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10/01/2025

CHICAGO 🚨 The Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow (BWTT) Summit just got even bigger! For ONE DAY ONLY, the city comes together to give you the tools, resources, and game you need to build wealth + create lasting legacy. 💼✨

This year, BWTT is teaming up with ESSENCE to push the mission forward for communities that have been underrepresented and underserved for generations. 🙌🏾

🔥 Don’t miss the Women in Sports Panel with Renee Montgomery, Karen Leetzow, , , and Jessica .4 — live on the main stage.

📅 Register FREE at 👉🏾 chi.gov/bwtt25

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https://whatstheword.tv/2025/10/01/city-of-chicago-treasurer-essence-link-up-to-build-wealth-and-legacy-bwtt/

10/01/2025

Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Chicago mother Jessica Williams. Williams was celebrating her birthday with family in New Orleans and was walking back to her hotel room when she was caught in the crossfire.

To read more⤵️
https://whatstheword.tv/2025/10/01/2-new-orleans-men-arrested-after-killing-chicago-woman-while-shooting-at-each-other/

📝: PrettyK

10/01/2025

Thirty-three-year-old Jessica Williams went on a birthday trip with her family to New Orleans but tragically never made it back home to her children. What was meant to be a fun celebration turned deadly when two men shot at each other, inadvertently hitting Williams and her sister as they were walking back to their hotel room. According to Fox 8 Live…...

Thirty-three-year-old Jessica Williams went on a birthday trip with her family to New Orleans but tragically never made it back home to her children. What was meant to be a fun celebration turned deadly when two men shot at each other, inadvertently hitting Williams and her sister as they were walki...

10/01/2025

What happens when going viral nearly takes you out? 👀
Keith Lee is teaming up with Microsoft in The Reheat Season 2 to help Chicago restaurants like Cleo’s, Tacotlan & Soul Prime beat burnout and build balance 🍴🔥

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https://whatstheword.tv/2025/10/01/wet/

10/01/2025

💰✨ Chicago, it’s time to build wealth that lasts!
Join us at the FREE Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow (BWTT) Financial Summit, hosted by Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin.

Get inspired by powerhouse guests like , , , , Karen Leetzow, Rena Wakama, and many more leaders shaping culture & business.

📍 Register today at chi.gov/bwtt25 and follow for updates.

09/30/2025

Chance The Rapper kept it real when asked about Fat Joe saying he & Remy Ma’s “All The Way Up” should’ve won that Grammy over him. 👀

09/30/2025

Illinois traffic stop turns wild!
28-year-old Keajion Jennings rammed his car into a police cruiser and told officers straight up: “I hate cops.” 🤯

He later admitted to drinking and taking “weed pills” before the crash. Now he’s facing heavy charges — including aggravated battery with a vehicle.

Full story + bodycam footage⤵️
https://whatstheword.tv/2025/09/30/illinois-man-crashes-into-cop-car-because-he-hate-cops/

09/30/2025

G Herbo Shows Off New Braids & Announces Lil Herb Album November 7th

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https://whatstheword.tv/2025/09/30/g-herbo-shows-off-new-braids-announces-lil-herb-album/

09/30/2025

👷🏾‍♂️📐 Not every classroom has four walls.
Chicago’s own TechCo Savvy is flipping the script—bringing West Side teens inside a house BUILT by a Black teacher-turned-developer to learn about STEM, real estate, and ownership firsthand.

From AutoCAD to construction sites, these students aren’t just learning skills… they’re building futures. 🏡✊🏾

Together, hand in hand, we can bridge the gap in Black STEM and create a new ecosystem of wealth + opportunity.

Read more⤵️
https://whatstheword.tv/2025/09/30/black-teacher-turned-developer-brings-students-into-the-blueprint-homeownership-stem-real-estate-on-chicagos-west-side/

09/30/2025

🎥📐 West Side teens are learning STEM & ownership INSIDE a house their teacher-turned-developer built!
This is how TechCo Savvy is bridging the gap & building futures. 🏡✊🏾

09/30/2025

Morton College Men’s Basketball is gearing up for the 2025 season — and they need OUR support. 💪

One name to know: Zion Young, 6’8” freshman from Schaumburg HS who averaged a DOUBLE-DOUBLE his senior year. Now he’s ready to put on for the Panthers… but he needs the community behind him.

👉 Tap the link to donate & keep Zion + the squad on the floor this season.
https://whatstheword.tv/2025/09/30/support-morton-college-mens-basketball-in-2025/

09/30/2025

Big Tech vs. Trump finally comes to an end… YouTube just dropped a $24.5M bag to settle Trump’s lawsuit after booting him off their platform post-Jan. 6. 👀

👉 $22M going to the National Mall, another $2.5M to conservative groups.
👉 Meta already paid $25M, Twitter (X) paid $10M.

Whole saga’s a wrap. Read more ⤵️
https://whatstheword.tv/2025/09/30/youtube-to-pay-24-5-million-to-settle-trump-lawsuit/