After living in Chicago for many years I cannot tell you about the many times that I have asked myself and others about the social community lifestyle of citizens in the city of Chicago. It is safe to say that there have been many first and great people and preliminary enactments that have taken place in Chicago. The spirit to create something from nothing, or to achieve what others might think is impossible, has always been the characteristic of the city of Chicago and its citizens. There has always been a "Yes I can" do and an "I will" spirit among the residents of Chicago. When those slogans are carried out progressively, and or with vigor, it has been proven that there are absolutely no limits of expectations in Chicago.
In knowing what I know about the in creditable legacy of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable; the first non-native settler and founder of Chicago: it is clear to me and many others that the spirit of DuSable can and does define a lot of important decisions and leadership for all over America and the world. What makes the phenomenon so surreal is that the narrative of characteristics is being based on an American immigrant man of African descent.
In1999 Haroon Rashid became the Founder and former President of Friends of DuSable, a not for profit organization dedicated to educating the public on the legacy of the founder of modern day Chicago, Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable. In 2000 he became a member of the City of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on African Affairs for 13 years. In acknowledging the rich and diverse history of the City of Chicago, as well as the great accomplishments of its founder, (Friends of DuSable & Chicago Commission on Human Relationa) was responsible for establishing a citywide commemoration in Honor of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable. The now implementations of the DuSable Commemoration not only serves as a day to honor DuSable, it is a vehicle to bring communities together for a day of unity in celebration on March 4th each year of the origin of the great city of Chicago that they all share. Haroon declares that he is an advocate for human rights and dedicates his free time to political and social causes. His view of America and the world is one that respects Equal Human Rights as the only expectable narrative and advocacy for the 21st century and beyond and, in that spirit, he will often quote that: In the Spirit of Du Sable, I Will.
