Bro Kaleem in Chicago

Bro Kaleem in Chicago: 4am - Backstreet Boys cover

2011-10-30T11:31:00.000-07:00

Bro Kaleem in Chicago: 4am - Backstreet Boys cover

4am - Backstreet Boys cover

2011-10-30T11:26:00.000-07:00

a picture is worth a thousand words........

2011-10-25T21:06:00.000-07:00

2011-08-31T01:19:00.000-07:00

2011-07-31T21:33:00.001-07:00

With Allah's Name, The Merciful Benefactor, The Merciful Redeemer

Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the nights in Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven. And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr (the Night of Power) in prayer with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven - (Bukhari, Muslim).

The Mosque Cares urges you to share this blessed month with believers that you know may be elderly or living alone. If able to do so, share meals, pay frequent visits or at least make phone calls and/or email. Thank you.

May Allah bless us all with a successful month of fasting.

Ministry of Imam W. Deen Mohammed & Staff

2011-07-27T10:07:00.001-07:00

team iphone

2011-07-27T09:36:00.000-07:00

“The company that makes the BlackBerry is laying off 11 percent of its workforce. You can tell it's bad, because the CEO’s announcement ended with the line ‘Sent from my iPhone.’” -- Jimmy Fallon

loves seasons.....

2011-07-27T08:21:00.000-07:00

Police shootings in Chicago

2011-07-27T06:15:00.000-07:00

Police shootings are up in Chicago because of a disconnect. Cops are rotated before they can form any kind of relationship w/ the community.If a police officer (in a positive way :-) knows YOU, your brother, your dad, your mother, and your grandma.... YOU would be less like to offend.The most effective police officers are those the people know and trust. We should know police officers by their first name.... Not by their ego driven nick- names..... "robo-cop" "king kong" "Mike Tyson". Chicago police brag that they are the biggest "gang" in Chicago..... that's part of the problem.

RIP David Koschman

2011-07-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

David Koschman is dead... But no one has been charged with his death. *strange* I smell good ole Chicago politics at work! The man who killed him is the Nephew of former Mayor Daley.

RIP David Koschman

2011-07-27T06:06:00.000-07:00

Everywhere else in america, when somebody kills someone either accidentally or purposely...That person goes to jail. I guess not in Chicago! RIP David Koschman

Inspiration can come from the oddest places

2011-03-16T18:58:00.000-07:00

After watching an episode of "Undercover millionaire", i was inspired to start a breakfast program for the homeless on the West-side of Chicago. June 2011 will be its start. My thoughts are to feed the body but to inspire the soul. Breakfast made to order, r&b music, and spoken word poetry. Whenever i start MY day off with a great breakfast and wonderful music, no one can top me or stop me! I'd like to do the same for the homeless. Maybe i can inspire one of them to do something great. The financing will come from where ever it is at the moment. I'll be Blogging more about this as things progress. I just feel that i have an obligation to do more. Gotta go for now.... need to make contact with the Chicago food depository. :-) ......... I just want to do something great.

Chicago politics at its finest!.. nice try!

2010-08-29T21:39:00.000-07:00

"A police spokesman declined to comment on the under-the-public’s-radar gathering, which was part of something called the Chicago Gang Violence Reduction Initiative.
“Every law enforcement agency was there to show we’re on the same team,” one law enforcement source said. “It’s a new approach. We’re telling these guys: ‘You got to cut the violence — or else. The first gang that kills somebody, we will go full barrel after your whole gang.’ “
When one of those gangs is involved in a killing, sources said, authorities plan to make their leaders’ lives miserable, doing everything from towing their cars for parking violations, to ramping up parole visits, to pulling them over repeatedly for traffic stops" Oh silly men............. I'm sure you guys know that the gangsters on the streets committing violent crimes are not listening to the “young head” Chiefs the way they listened/obeyed the “Old heads”. this is not the 80s. You guys are reaching. Kinda sounds like grandstanding to me!

Blago guilty of lying to Feds....yea right!

2010-08-17T16:35:00.000-07:00

Guilty of lying to federal agents seems like an imbalanced relationship considering the government can use almost any means necessary to secure a confession and or conviction. I've a real problem with the government when it sits high and looks low. So feds can lie to detainees boasting of imaginary evidence in the hopes of obtaining a tearful confession but when THEY are misled by a slick detainee, federal charges are in order. Go Blago! i hope he doesn't do a day in jail. To levy against him a reasonable number of charges is one thing, but to overcharge him with 28 counts in hopes of "making SOMETHING stick" is communistic. I say power to the people NOT the government!

Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise (Official Music Video)

2010-07-29T08:17:00.000-07:00

Ashamed that i complain.

2010-07-29T06:58:00.000-07:00

Before i left the shelter this morning, i had to called paramedics for a sick shelter guest. I didn't immediately recognize him even though he had been coming to the shelter for many years. He was much thinner than usual; Painfully so. His complexion seemed muddy. His voice just above a whisper. His eyes were distant and sunken. He seemed but a shadow of himself. I remember Just about a year ago he was full of life... but not this morning. His breathing labored on as he complained of dizziness. The paramedics arrived and easily lifted his skeletal-like frame onto the stretcher. They whisked him away to a waiting ambulance. Years of intravenous drug abuse and high risk behavior to blame. I usually leave the shelter with a feeling of accomplishment on Thursday mornings but not today. Today i feel sad and grateful. Sad that a fellow human being is suffering but grateful that i was able to serve him hot meals and offer a safe place to lodge. That's as deep as i care to think about it on this beautiful summer morning. Time to correct myself. I will be grateful for my life and will not complain. I will be grateful for my health and will not complain. As i drive along sipping my Carmel macchiato, on the phone complaining about WHATEVER...... I will be mindful that there are people out there with REAL problems!

Broken Lisa

2010-07-16T09:53:00.000-07:00

I was reading one of my fellow tweeters blog last night, and felt chills. She reminded me so much of my ex 'till it was scary. Let me go back. When i first saw (I'll call her"Lisa") Lisa's twitter Pict, i thought "hmmm, she looks like my ex". The content of her blog just blew me away. All i could say was Wow! eerily Lisa. Baby-daddy drama;"Lisa". Emotional Damage; "Lisa". Single young female addicted to retail; again "Lisa" If i didn't know better I'd say they were one in the same. It was uncanny! I've found that i still feel sorry for my ex even years after we've broken up.... Not for self serving reasons, but because i know that she will probably never be able to have a gratifying romantic relationship. I'm usually a very positive dude, but i don't think my that my twitter friend will either. I sense damage from an abusive parent, and or of her poor life choices. Her own blog eludes to her propensity for physical violence/ destructive behavior. I really hope that Twitter "Lisa" gets some sort of help. My ex is seeking answers through religion.... i wish her well. So beautiful, so damaged. so "Lisa".

Dezarie- Gracious Mama Africa

2010-07-15T14:21:00.000-07:00

We deserve the truth

2010-07-14T11:27:00.000-07:00

Today in Chicago, there was a memorial service for a policeman shot in the line of duty with his own gun. My heart goes out to the friends and family of this man who's life was taken in such a senseless act. Its not often that we hear of a criminal so brazen that he would attempt to disarm a uniformed police officer. Where did this killer come from ?

lot of questions still abound. Top cop Jody Weiss seems to think robbery was the motive. hummm nice try.... what a nice neat little package, but that DOESN'T make sense. Are we the public to believe that the shooter tried robbing an armed uniformed cop single handed (without a gun of his own), in front of a police building at 3o'clock in the afternoon ? We are Chicagoans, we aren't stupid! This was clearly the actions of a deeply disturbed and delusional individual who should not be out on the streets in the first place! I think Mr. Weiss's assurtion of robbery is to make it easier to to get this guy to the lethal injection table vs a psychiatric hospital..... be it right or wrong, at least THAT makes sense! I'm sure the common rule among police and politicians is that the public cannot REALLY handle the truth.... and on some levels they may be right, but we still are entitled to it! I heard a wise man say once that the truth is bad enough why lie? I cant help wondering if the shooter was ever a patient of one of the many Psychiatric facilities in Illinois now closed. We deserve the truth.

Racist or sarcastic? Chicago cop recorded

2010-03-19T09:14:00.000-07:00

Just another example of the unprofessional climate in the Chicago police Department. (Excluding the good cops) Am i to understand that nobody thinks that Chicago Has a serious Police problem? How many instances of outrageous , unprofessional behavior needs to be uncovered? John Burg, Latonya Haggerty case, Anthony Abbate, and of recent a stalking commander. Wake the F- up City hall!!!

What, are we STUPID! mayor Daley.

2010-03-12T06:37:00.000-08:00

Mayor Daley wants a taser device in every police car claiming that there is liability in officers discharging their service pistol. He went on to explain that when a bullet ricochets, and hits an innocent citizen, the city of Chicago pays. He obviously thinks that the citizens of Chicago are stupid. If he wants tasers in every squad car to give officers a non lethal advantage then just say it; don't sugar-coat it with terms like "public safety or "saves the city money" So, instances that call for the use of deadly force will suddenly be downgraded to simply "taser worthy"right? Are we to believe that in a situation where deadly force is justified, an officer will just whip out his taser in hopes of avoiding an accidental ricochet? Duh!! I'm not against tasers but i am against political liars. Those tasers will be used to either give good officers a street advantage, or give bully officers a way to punish. while i think every Police officer should be required to be capable of subduing an unarmed combatant, i think tasers can be a useful tool for officers.. Just don't lie to us mayor , we are not stupid.

shelter challenges to overcome.

2009-12-17T22:23:00.000-08:00

The sector of the homeless population that is most difficult for shelter workers to help is the mentally ill. Their behavior makes it difficult for them to conform to basic shelter rules so most times they remain on the street. I observed an instance of this Wednesday evening when a female shelter guest opted to walk the streets instead of receiving shelter services. She complained that her belongings were too far from where she slept. She wanted to bring a full sized shopping cart into the female sleeping area and park it next to her bed. We allow guest to stage their shopping carts and bikes in a nearby indoor garage area. For her this was unacceptable. I tried convincing her that after something to eat, a shower, and some sleep, she would feel much better. She refused services and left. I felt deflated. My heart is still heavy............. its Friday.

How to harm the homeless on your day off

2009-11-15T17:03:00.000-08:00

Don't you hate when employees comes to work, (on their day off) cause pandemonium, then leave? If your presence at work is a distraction or causes problems, then you should not be there. In social services, If your presence causes homeless people to become more homeless, then you become worse than that which made them homeless in the first place. I know because It happened on my shift. A supervisor strolled into the shelter (Sunday) on his day off and managed to Barr 4 shelter guest from the shelter. 4 may not sound like a lot, but tonight 3 men and 1 woman have to find other accommodations or sleep on the street. Pray for the Chicago homeless... they seem to get it from every direction these days.

Move me.

2009-11-13T21:31:00.000-08:00

Was asked to come down to a local coffee house for some live jazz. Was just "good".... music with no passion is ungratifying sex. Voices of angels, piano perfection, textbook trumpet, proper percussions does not make for a moving experience. Music to me is a creative medium for conveying melodic emotion. Sorry guys , tonight i felt nothing. It doesnt take a multiplatnum recording artist to move a room of 20 or a stadium of 20k. I have heard 10yr old jr Choir members sing with the passion of a broken hearted poet. Ive been lucky like that in my lifetime.
Chicago musicians.....move me or stay your ass at home. "Good" music is never good enough.

I get to go to work today.

2009-11-11T06:51:00.000-08:00

I get to go to work today. There are many in Chicago who are unemployed ; for them i pray. I have friends who hate their jobs; for them i sympathize. My heart belongs to those workers who serve the poor living at the many homeless shelters in the Chicago-land area. I've been privileged to be able to serve with them. We are not better than those we help. We love serving humanity. We get to go to work. I am thankful on three levels. I have a job, i love what i do, and i love that my work serves humanity. I realize that on my worst day, it's just another day for me in paradise. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZqXLnBYb4

Chicagos highs and lows

2009-11-10T18:46:00.000-08:00

High technology is used to record my car NOT coming to a complete stop at 31st and California.

Low technology is used to help protect the homeless from being and beaten in broad open daylight at Harrison and California

High technology is used to track down & apply the Denver boot to cars w/2 or more parking tickets in Chicago.

Low technology is used to track rogue cops who batter, rob and plant drugs on motorist they deem worthy of such treatment.

High technology is used to monitor prisoners awaiting trial at cook county jail.

Low technology is used to treat patients awaiting treatment at cook county hospital.
High technology used to cheat Brad Miller and the Chicago Bulls from a stunning win over Denver. THANKS LOW TECH REFS!!