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72 Hours in Sweden - Chicago Southsider Goes Global!

72 Hours in Sweden - Chicago Southsider Goes Global!

Mental Health Awareness Month: Go Behind the Scenes

May 14, 2023

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Chicago Southsider Goes Global!

This week's newsletter is coming to you live from Stockholm, Sweden.

In the last 72 hours, I had a chance to go behind the scenes and explore life in Stockholm.

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. It is the largest city in Sweden with over 900,000 people living in the urban area.

Sveriges Riksbank, the oldest central bank in the world, was founded from the ruins of Stockholms Banco. Now is a great time to study the financial system and review the quality of your current bank.

If you want to learn more about Chicago's banking history, check out the making of the first Black-owned bank on the South Side of Chicago.

Jesse Binga: The Making of the First Black-Owned Bank on the South Side of Chicago - Chicago Southsider

Banking pioneer Jesse Binga (April 10, 1865 – June 13, 1950) became one of the wealthiest Black entrepreneurs on the South Side of Chicago in the early 1900s. He made millions in Chicago’s real estate scene, and then made history as the first black person to charter a privately-owned bank in Chicago. The beginning of […]

https://chicagosouthsider.com/jesse-binga-the-making-of-the-first-black-owned-bank-on-the-south-side-of-chicago/

Westfield Mall of Scandinavia is located in Solna in Stockholm, Sweden. It's next to Friends Arena — Sweden's national stadium. The mall opened in 2015 and is the fourth largest mall in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden).

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Did You Know...

Emmett Till's childhood home is in Woodlawn. It's a Chicago landmark.
Lorraine Hansberry's childhood home is in Woodlawn. It's a private residence.

Pageant Season!

Miss Illinois USA pageant. The 2023 Miss Illinois and Miss Illinois Teen USA pageant will take place from May 26-28, 2023 at the Braden Auditorium of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.

Miss Illinois State Competion. The 2023 Miss Illinois competition will take place at the Marion Civic Center from June 6-10, 2023.

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Jim Rohn

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