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Girl’s image becomes
Vol. CIV - NO. 33
Wednesday-Tuesday
December 16-22, 2009 face of new business
Our City.....................................2
Our Nation.................................8
by Kathy Chaney
Our Focus................................10
DEFENDER STAFF WRITER
Our Views................................11
Our Business...........................13
Our Health...............................17
Carol Mosely
The drawing of a little girl’s face was tossed in
Our Entertainment...................22
the garbage a few times before it became immor-
Our Culture.............................24
Teesee’s Town.........................25
Seen on Scene.........................28
Braun steps out
talized by a South Side mother.
Shannon Hill Muhammad, owner of This Lil’
Soulicious...............................29
Light of Mine, Inc. merchandise company, said a
Our Faith.................................32
Classifieds...............................35
with ‘Good Food’
few years ago her then-fourth grade daughter
Our Sports...............................39
drew a picture of a happy little girl one day for a
class project and filed it away. When it was time
to clean her room, the picture was put in the trash
Executive Editor
Lou Ransom
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pile.
News Editor
Rhonda Gillespie
“I noticed it and asked why she was throwing it
ORIAL
Staff Writers
away. She said it was just another picture. I did-
Kathy Chaney
Wendell Hutson n’t see it that way so I picked it up. Some time
DIT
Columnist
later, I noticed it in the garbage again. That was
E
Theresa “Teesee” Fambro
Hooks
when I put the picture in a safe place,” Hill
Senior Layout Designer
Muhammad told the Defender.
Diona Jackson
Production/Layout
The mother said the girl’s face depicted such
Marissa Bullock
joy that the image needed to be shared with oth-
Staff Photographer
Worsom Robinson
ers. That’s when the idea to put the face on T-
Chef D gives
shirts, tote bags and hats was born.
“When you see her face, she looks so happy and
DEFENDER
the lowdown on
it definitely projects self-esteem. I refer to her as
the Black girls’ Hello Kitty,” Hill Muhammad
CONTACT US
CPS cafeteria
said of the merchandise geared for girls under age
13 and sold in a store on 71st Street and Jeffery
At The Chicago Defender
Main operator (312) 225-2400
Advertising ext.174 cookies
Boulevard.
Her now-13-year-old daughter gives her input
Editorial ext. 128
Classifieds ext. 154
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occasionally about the merchandise, but prefers
Production ext. 126
to remain hands-off.
Circulation ext. 161
“She’s shy about it and a little embarrassed. She
Customer Service Hours
Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. doesn’t want the attention,” the mother said.
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as well as other data to substantiate cir-
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culation data submitted to Verified. This
audit followed guidelines prepared in
conformity with generally accepted cir-
culation auditing procedures involving
records covering all distribution meth- caps improbable
ods utilized for qualified circulation dur-
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The results of this audit warrant the
issuance of this audit report to as a true
season with
and accurate statement of the qualified
circulation of the client publication.
We certify to the best of our knowledge
all information set forth in this SWAC title
Publisher’s Statement is true and in
accordance with VERIFIED AUDIT
CIRCULATION Procedures and
Regulations. On display, a hoodie from the This Lil’ Light of Mine
Carol Bell - Circulation
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merchandise collection. The products feature the
image of “joy” on a llittle girl’s face as the logo.
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