{"id":2341,"date":"2025-06-25T04:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com:8000\/?page_id=2341"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:21:39","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/?page_id=2341","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2341\" class=\"elementor elementor-2341\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41dfe7e e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41dfe7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Because The EZRA Project Chicago understands that<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: #bfb48f;\">&#8220;where there is no vision, the people perish&#8230;&#8221; (Proverbs 29:18),<\/strong><\/p><p>We strive to live out our core values of faith, Christian ministry, education, and empowerment in an ever changing landscape of human challenge and triumph.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5ab22 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a5ab22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1732080 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1732080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965c795 e-grid e-con-full jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"965c795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dab999 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dab999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5db025 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5db025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MICHAEL AND ROSA SAILES SCHOLARS HISTORY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22a309 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f22a309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael and Dr. Rosa Sailes made their careers as educators in the Chicago Public Schools. Michael Sailes spearheaded business and vocational education programs in the Chicago High Schools and was a leader in several national student programs. Dr. Rosa Sailes, an ordained minister, taught high school English and Language Arts before transitioning to full-time ministry as a writer and teacher. Over the years, their exemplary teaching netted them numerous awards including the prestigious Golden Apple Award. Their influence has impacted several generations of students. The Michael and Rosa Sailes Scholars program reflects their values and encourages education and community dedication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991860d jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"991860d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0000_Sailes-e1752549867294.jpg\" title=\"_0000_Sailes\" alt=\"_0000_Sailes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7617fdd jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7617fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_0400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_0400-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_0400-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC_0400-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c4c95 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40c4c95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af2f6b jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6af2f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE TORCHBEARER AWARDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5b772 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5b772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each year, The EZRA Project Chicago awards individuals who have served the Church community in specific areas of ministry for over 35 years. Several of the EZRA Project Chicago&#8217;s Torchbearer awards are named for individuals who have left a legacy of exemplary faith. Other awards are presented to individuals whose Christian service has either impacted the larger culture, provided humanitarian outreach, or made a difference in the community&#8217;s quest for justice and equity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/theezraprojectchicago.com\\\/?page_id=296&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258c41a jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"258c41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/?page_id=296\">Learn more about our 14th annual Luncheon event!<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69764d2 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69764d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8350435 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8350435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SANKOFA MEMORIAL HISTORY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b235beb jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b235beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The word \u201cSankofa\u201d is taken from an African symbol which means \u201cto go back and fetch\u201d your history in order to move forward. The Sankofa Memorial allows community members to honor the legacies of deceased loved ones who served as mentors and role models in their lives. The Sailes Legacy Scholars Program was established to provide an opportunity for those community histories to propel the next generation of scholars to academic excellence and service in the African American community.<br \/><br \/>Rooted in the Akan concept of \u201cSankofa,\u201d which means \u201cgo back and fetch it,\u201d the Sankofa Memorial stands as a powerful reminder to honor the past while forging one\u2019s future. This memorial allows families to contribute to the Scholar Awards in the name of individuals whose resilience and achievements have shaped their lives. The Sankofa Memorial inspires both remembrance and progress, underscoring the importance of learning from our ancestors as we chart a path toward a more just and compassionate future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c413c4a jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c413c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC_0343-Version-2-r94gl7vk19c717mo7tvlvawz7rk3rkt496mww0fh2e.jpg\" title=\"DSC_0343 &#8211; Version 2\" alt=\"DSC_0343 - Version 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c246f jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95c246f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c78fac jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c78fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Memorial Family tributes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19348f e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c19348f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8aa540 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8aa540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">34 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbecad2 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbecad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scholars attending colleges and seminaries across the 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>African American churches in the Chicago area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a525694 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a525694\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834751e jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"834751e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9383716 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9383716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Living Legends 100-year-old+ Since 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073422a e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"073422a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a5bd9 e-flex e-con-boxed jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17a5bd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2821a9 e-con-full e-flex jltma-glass-effect-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2821a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fa762 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2fa762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theezraprojectchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Ezra_New_LogoWHT-tag-1-r94gl7vaaf59tx33l4dx7iu5ztgoomwtypw7wgtcek.png\" title=\"Ezra_New_LogoWHT-tag\" alt=\"Ezra_New_LogoWHT-tag\" loading=\"lazy\" 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