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An amazing thing about the legal cannabis industry is the people in it, there are fantastic new events and opportunities popping up all the time. One such jamboree is happening on the South Side of Chicago this week. The Metro Blac Experience is combining a live concert with a cannabis party to give attendees what promises to be a unique and special night! Metro stops by to talk about coming up in Chicago, working in cannabis and what led him to putting together these unrepeatable experiences. Plus a debate over surplus funds in Illinois' medical cannabis program in the News Joint Wrap and Kansas decides to stay in the dark ages. Enjoy!

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REPRISE - Ken welcomes Rev. David Swanson, author of the powerfully provocative book, Redisciplining the White Church from Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity. Once again on the podcast, two white guys talk about race - specifically race in the American white evangelical church. David started a church in the historic Bronzeville district in the South Side of Chicago. David tells the story of his own awakenings. The white church is predisposed to resist conversation about racial history, white dominance, and the harmful impact of the conservative propaganda machine.  The two share their journeys of self-discovery - awakening to the problems of whiteness.  Swanson quotes many, like Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, and Bryan Stevenson. Ida B. Wells  (who battled lynching in the late 1800s) challenged Dwight L. Moody. The Emmett Till Law of 2020 was just signed the week of this recording, making lynching a federal hate crime. 

Structural, systemic, and institutional racism is a reality that must be taken into account. David is a great proponent of the Civil Rights Tour. 

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Just off the Green Line at 51st, Boxville is Chicago's first shipping container marketplace that uses modified shipping containers for commerce in place of traditional brick and mortar spaces. Katrina Roddy joins the podcast and Jon Hansen takes a tour of the accelerator program. 

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Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) is one of the nation’s largest utilities, serving Chicago. Last month, ComEd announced it is spending $113 million a year on “income-tested programs” to slash energy use and energy bills for those who can least afford them, while combating climate change. 

In this episode of Grid Talk, host Marty Rosenberg talks with Gil Quiniones who is the ComEd CEO. They’ll talk about initiatives to make sure disadvantaged communities and historically underserved communities are prioritized as the utility pursues decarbonization.

“It’s not just really deploying technologies. It’s how do we engage the community in the process of deploying those technologies in terms of STEM programs with the local schools as well as opportunities for workforce development, whether it’s directly for trade-type, craft-type jobs or being a utility professional engineer or scientist.”

Quiniones talks about opportunities related to the federal government’s $80 billion infrastructure spend on energy. Investing in communities is top priority.

“We want to make sure that we’re putting our customers at the center of this transition.”

 You’ll also hear what ComEd is adding is it reimagines the grid. 

Gil Quiniones was named CEO of ComEd in November of 2021 and oversees utility decisions that impact more than four million customers. Mr. Quiniones joined ComEd after spending a decade as the president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, the nation’s largest state-owned public power organization. He is an internationally recognized leader in modernizing power grids, and delivering clean, safe and affordable energy for customers, leading to economic and environmental benefits for diverse communities.

Mr. Quiniones holds a B.S. from De La Salle University in Manila. In 2020, he earned a Corporate Director Certificate at Harvard Business School.

Ken welcomes Rev. David Swanson, author of the powerfully provocative book, Redisciplining the White Church from Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity. Once again on the podcast, two white guys talk about race - specifically race in the American white evangelical church. David started a church in the historic Bronzeville district in the South Side of Chicago. David tells the story of his own awakenings. The white church is predisposed to resist conversation about racial history, white dominance, and the harmful impact of the conservative propaganda machine.  The two share their journeys of self-discovery - awakening to the problems of whiteness.  Swanson quotes many, like Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin and Bryan Stevenson. Ida B. Wells  (who battled lynching in the late 1800s) challenged Dwight L. Moody. The Emmett Till Law of 2020 was just signed the week of this recording, making lynching a federal hate crime. Structural, systemic, and institutional racism is a reality that must be taken into account. David is a great proponent of the Civil Rights Tour.  SHOW NOTES

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The Milwaukee metropolitan area is the most segregated region in the entire U.S. It's been pronounced the "worst city for Black people".

Carla Cross has made a difference in this area through the real estate industry. Her company, Cross Management Services, helps commercial real estate projects meet their diversity and inclusion goals.

Over the last 20 years, she’s worked on projects such as the Fiserv Forum, Lambeau Field, Harley-Davidson Museum, and many more.

Learn about Carla Cross’s journey as Luis explains the unfortunate side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this episode, you’ll learn about the city’s Black and White racial issues that have grown out of control over the last century.

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Chef Rashad Frazier Highlights a Little Known History Between Black and Japanese Americans Through His Food Concept, Yoshi Jenkins, a Fusion of History, Cultures, and Delicious Bites.

Camp Douglas’ deadly reputation was kept in shadows but now there’s a surprising movement to bring it to light.

Camp Douglas’ deadly reputation was kept in shadows but now there’s a surprising movement to bring it to light.

Our case study: The U of C, where a private force polices 65,000 Chicagoans on and off campus.