Tips for sustaining a healthy lifestyle all your life
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It seems like whenever I have my hot pink gym bag in hand, an enthusiastic child of mine runs around the corner and insists they need full and complete attention. I begin to feel my grip loosen, the bag hits the floor, and there goes my gym time. These episodes happened at least once a week until I realized that in order for me to take care of my family, I must take care of me! Here are five steps that will help you exercise without guilt. Set your alarm early I know what you’re thinking: I can’t possibly get up early to exercise because I’m going to be too tired. Well, turns out that when you actually get up and get to moving, you won’t feel as tired as you thought. Continue to remind yourself why you are up and trust me,
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after you hit the gym or workout at home you will feel energized for the day! As soon as I wake up I visualize just how I’ll look and more importantly the sense of achievement I’ll feel when I’ve hit my goal. (Oh and by the way 5am isn’t too early, it’s just right, no waiting in line for anything!) Sneak in a lunch-break workout
Don’t hesitate to use your 60 minutes for lunch by walking or hitting the gym. Exercising during your lunch break has also been proven to increase productivity and your metabolism, meaning you’ll burn more calories throughout the rest of the day. Take the kids with you Most kids want to be included in what their parents are doing. So, take the kids with you to the gym. Most health clubs do provide daycare for children so they can play while you exercise. When I’m working out at home, my daughter loves to copy what I’m doing. So now it becomes a competition and we’re both sweating and exhausted at the end. By the way, I refuse to let her out-do me.
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Brentwood COC holds 4th annual Black Marriage Day observance
Church Holds 4th Annual Black Marriage Day Event, "Marriage: Building a Strong Foundation" - Mr. & Mrs. Watson (couple in the middle) received marriage honors for being the newlywed couple at Brentwood Church of Christ's 4th Annual Black Marriage Day, they have been married 9 months. Mr. & Mrs. Newsome (couple on the left) received marriage honors for being the longest married couple they have been married for 44 years. The event took place Saturday, March 22, 2014. Also in the photo are Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell, event organizers and hosts. The event included entertainment by Andre' Lee Ellis and an inspirational message from Evangelist David Kimmons, Sr., Assistant Minister, Brentwood Church of Christ. The Brentwood event coincided with the annual national Black Marriage Day observance, which is generally held on the 4th Sunday in March. Each year local and national churches and organizations participate in the observance by having vow renewal ceremonies, ministers preaching sermons on the virtues of marriage in the Black community and other activity. (Photo by Robert Bell)
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Photos and question “We asked four couples at the Brentwood Black by Yvonne Marriage Day event: Why is it important to celeKemp brate National Black Marriage Day?”
JIMMIE AND TABITHA WATSON (Married nine months):”It is important to promote marriage, to show marriage as a whole: the good, the bad and the ugly. People need events like this to show the importance of marriage in the Black community.”
ROBERT AND ELOISE NEWSOME (Married 45 years): “To us, the celebration of National Black Marriage Day is important because it can help rekindle and renew relationships in a marriage. For us, it shows if you keep God in your marriage, it will work. Keep God first.”
PATRICK AND VERONICA SEALS (Married 22 years): It’s important to celebrate Black marriage because it brings to memory the lineage of our people in terms of matrimony. It gives positive guidance to our young people that they see the love, faithfulness and trust two people have for each other that helps create strong families in our community.” PRESTON AND BONNIE LOVING (Married eight years): “Because of the high divorce rate and one parent homes in the Black community. This event will help reverse that trend.”
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Branch 32 Circuit Court judicial candidate believes voters will recognize and appreciate his community involvement, experience, and work ethic By Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr.
andidates for Municipal or County Circuit Court judgeships can’t make promises about how they would rule on cases if elected to the bench, let alone give their opinion about volatile political issues.
To do so would compromise his or hers ability to make fair and impartial rulings as a judge, thus disqualifying them to hear cases they might have previously commented on in the media. The only thing a judicial candidate has to make his or her case before the voters—especially first time candidates for the bench—is their integrity, not to mention their experience as trial attorneys or county court commissioners. Judicial candidates use these positions to impress enough law enforcement unions, labor unions, defense attorneys and prosecutors, judges and activists to endorse their candidacy. Another important area judicial candidates emphasize
to capture votes is their consistent community involvement: sitting on boards of organizations that focus on issues impacting youth and education, the judicial system, the faith-based community, as well as volunteers doing hands-on, grass-roots work “in the trenches.” Judging from his resume’, Milwaukee County Court Commissioner and Circuit Court Candidate Cedric S. Cornwall seems to meet those aforementioned qualifications. Cornwall is running for the Branch 32 Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench held by outing Judge Michael Guolee, who will retire this year. “When you look at my support, it’s broad-based,” Cornwall said in a recent interview conducted at the MCJ’s offices. “I have unions and law enforcement that reflects my background as a court commissioner.” Cornwall currently serves as a Milwaukee County Judicial Court Commissioner. Court Commissioners are appointed by the Milwaukee County Chief Circuit Court Judge. As a court commissioner, Cornwall presides over hearings in Children’s Court, Small Claims Court, Intake Court, Preliminary Hearing Court, and Traffic Court. He is currently assigned to the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center, where he conducts settlement conferences, delinquency hearings and permanency plan review hearings in delinquency and CHIPS cases. “The Judicial Court Commissioner does a lot of ‘upfront’ work on cases that, if they can’t be resolved by me or other court commissioners are forwarded to an assigned circuit court judge,” Cornwall explained. “I’ve presided over tens of thousands of court hearings, and there have been no complaints by the public or attor(continued on page 2)
Dealing With Grief and Loss
By Kathy Gaillard
Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity; the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve. - Earl Grollman Grieving the loss of a loved one is a universal experience, yet the manner in which we grieve is unique to each individual. As adults age, it sometimes seems that loss and grief become a part of life. We look around and notice that friends, relatives, siblings and even children are dying. Not only does this cause older adults to mourn the loss of their loved ones, but they also begin to realize that they, too, have more days behind them than they do ahead. In other words, their finiteness becomes more real. Information on the website SHARE.com advises that the profound effect that grief and loss have on older adults is exacerbated because they may be coping with the decline and death of family members and close friends, as they are simultaneously experiencing a variety of "living losses" in their own lives, such as health issues, loss of independence, energy and lifestyle. Moreover, an emotional support system that previously existed may no
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“According to SeniorCare.com, “Society may forget about the special needs of older adults who are grieving. Life changes dramatically when they lose a spouse or close friend. They struggle to find ways to navigate life absent a long-time partner or friend. “
longer be in place because friends and confidants have passed and adult children are busy with their own lives. To that end, bereavement can be especially painful and lonely for seniors. According to SeniorCare.com, “Society may forget about the special needs of older adults who are grieving. Life changes dramatically when they lose a spouse or close friend. They struggle to find ways to navigate life absent a long-time partner or friend. In addition, when a grandchild dies, grandparents grieve twice: They grieve the loss of the grandchild while carrying the pain of their own child’s suffering.”
While nothing can take the pain of grief away, there are ways for older adults to navigate through their grief and restore hope. One way to work through the grief process and pain of loss is by talking about it or getting support from others who can relate to the situation and feelings. It is also critical to understand that grief is a process—not an event— and everyone must move through that process in his or her own way and pace. The degree to which older adults cope with feelings of sorrow, anger, loneliness, confusion and despair that accompany grief and loss may de(continued on page 4)
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COMMUNITY LEGENDS IN POLITICS AND CIVIL RIGHTS HONORED BY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors recently honored to legends of politics and civil rights, presenting awards to Vel Phillips (pictured above at left with members of the Board) and noted historian and founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum Dr. James Cameron postumously. Members of the Cameron family were on hand to receive the award for late historian (left to right): Daughter Dolores Cameron, son Virgil Cameron and daughter-in-law Carolyn Cameron. (Photos by Yvonne Kemp)
SDC Commissioner Monique Taylor one of three women running for 15th District Aldermanic Seat
Monique Taylor is one of three women who want to join the only other woman on the Common Council, Ald. Milele Coggs. Taylor will face off against Vera Davis and Patricia Ruiz. The men in the race are Eyon Biddle, Sr., Eyon Biddle and Edgar L. Brooks. The primary election will be April 1st and the general election will be April 29th. Taylor is a Community Organizer and Family Advocate who directly connects with families and victims of injustices here in the city of MilwauMonique Taylor kee. Taylor is a Concordia University of Wisconsin graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resource Management. Taylor’s major concern is working hard to improve the quality of life and working for and with the constituents to bring about change. “As a potential alderwoman I think it’s important to communicate with my constituents to keep them informed, ask for their insight and hear their concerns,” Taylor said. “As an elected official I plan to work hard to make sure residents of my district know who I am, where I stand on issues facing the district and what I’m working on.” “I’m very fortunate to be in a position in my life where I have the time and energy to continue to make a difference in my community,” Taylor said. “I’m excited about the possibility of serving on the council and helping move Milwaukee forward.” Taylor’s campaign website is www.taylorforchange.com. Taylor has been placed #4 on the ballot.
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(continued from page 1) neys. I think that speaks volumes,” Cornwall said. A native of Mississippi, Cornwall is a graduate of Marquette University’s law school and has been a Milwaukee County resident for 30 years. Cornwall has practiced law in the area for 27 years and was a founding partner in the law firm of Cornwall, Rhiel, and Yamahiro, and a solo-practitioner in a general practiced law firm, where he gained extensive trial experience in criminal, juvenile, traffic, and supervision revocation cases. Cornwall was also the manager of the City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission and in the Trial Division of the Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender. Such an extensive background and wealth of experience reveals a candidate--in Cornwall--who has a deep commitment to public service, a commitment that started after he graduated from law school. “I’m running for the Branch 32 bench because I want to continue public service to the people of Milwaukee County. “I’m committed to maintaining the highest standard of professionalism, and I will always strive to give the highest level of respect to those who would appear before me. As a court commissioner, I’ve made sure everyone who came before me got their day in court and were heard. (As a Circuit Court Judge) I’m going to be fair and open minded.” Cornwell added, if elected, he will interpret the law and apply it to the facts of each case that comes before him. Asked about his chances in attaining the court seat, Cornwall said they were good given the support he has garnered during the last 10 months he has been doing grass-roots campaigning. “I’m fortunate to have volunteers who are committed to the same ideals I have. “I’m confident when the voters hear my background, they will see I’m the right candidate they should vote for. I think I have the judicial temperment and work ethic that voters will recognize and appreciate.”
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Candidate reveals five key areas she would address if elected 15th district alderman
Crime and public safety, housing, jobs, education and business/economic development are the five key planks in the platform of 15th District Vera Davis Aldermanic Candidate Vera Davis. It’s these agenda items Davis, a 10 year resident of the district once represented by former Ald. and Common Council President Willie Hines, has been focusing on as she talks to potential voters in the district she meets as she knocks on the doors of residents talking to them about what they feel are the important issues she might focus on if she were to survive the April 1 primary and win the April 29 general election. “As a child I watched my grandmother organize neighbors while creating programs that improved conditions in her community,” Davis says. Here are the five areas and strategies Davis said she would use to successfully solve the problems within the embattled district: Crime & Public Safety – I want to establish a working relationship with the leadership of the Milwaukee Police Department and other city agencies to create solutions that address specific issues that are identified by the residents. Housing – I want to create opportunities for families to purchase affordably priced foreclosed and rehabilitated homes while continuing to promote new home construction throughout the district. Jobs – I want to eliminate barriers and create access to employment opportunities that exist within our city. Business Development – I want to evaluate business owner needs for expanding existing business and implement strategies to establish new business. Education – I support early childhood education and giving families various choices and options that they feel work best for their children.
Vote NO on the Milwaukee County Board Salary Question
Scott Walker’s Enormous Job Failure Hurts Wisconsin Families
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT COMMENTARIES
By Larry Hoffman, Ph.D.
There’s an election on April 1. It may not seem like a major one. But there’s a question on the ballot in Milwaukee County that’s critical to our future. In legalese, the ballot takes 128 words to ask this: Starting with the next election of County Board Supervisors, should all their salaries be cut in half, from about $51,000 to about $24,000 with no health insurance? The referendum is part of Act 14, a ploy by conservatives in the Legislature, County Executive Chris Abele, and the powerful downtown business interests (the GMC and MMAC) to prevent the Board from passing progressive legislation. From 2003 to 2013, I worked as an aide at the County Board – under Supervisors Roger Quindel, John Thomas, and David Bowen. I found it a great place to work. But before I retired at the end of 2013, I saw Act 14 begin to cripple the Board. County government is a living piece of American democracy. Act 14 is an affront to democracy. The Board and the Executive exercise checks and balances – oversight to keep each other honest. But Act 14 weakens the Board. When one branch is weakened, both branches are more likely to make bad decisions. Starting in 2016, Act 14 cuts Supervisors’ terms to two years, disrupting their work with costly election campaigns twice as often as the Executive. Increased turnover on the Board will result in new Supervisors unfamiliar with their jobs or ways to cope with moves made by the Executive. Act 14 also stops their pension, severely limits their office budget, guts their staff, and takes away parts of their authority. If this referendum passes, it will slash their salary and cut off their health insurance. It applies to Milwaukee County and its Board only – no other county in the state. What the County Board Does. County Supervisor is no cushy job. Each Supervisor has oversight over some 25 county departments that run our bus system and our airports, the zoo, four museums, the War Memorial and Marcus Center; care for our elders and our physically and mentally disabled and addicted; promote economic development, urban agriculture, and our disadvantaged businesses; construct and maintain county roads and our parks; the Sheriff’s department, our courts, the District Attorney; and more, with about 5,000 fulltime employees. Each month, Supervisors – individually, in committees, and then as an entire board – analyze dozens of issues and proposals, make dozens of financial decisions, vet dozens of decisions made by others, and find themselves in dilemmas, some in which all possible choices are painful. We-the-people can speak our minds to Supervisors and testify at the committee meetings. Our County Supervisors reflect the electorate and the values of this community. Among those values is the ability to support oneself by working. The Board fights to protect workers and to help the weakest and least fortunate among us. The interests of citizens, both affluent and poor, of color and otherwise, have been well represented on the Board. As a result, the rights of minorities and low-income residents are often in the forefront and these groups have some power. Supervisors whose districts include the inner, less affluent areas of the county spend time helping residents and businesses build alliances to compete with the wealthy power structure that ignores or discounts them. County Supervisors of color contribute vitally to communities of color and the county as a whole. David Bowen, for example, brings an energetic focus on injustice and the needs of our youth. Russell Stamper II carries a passion to better our poorest neighborhoods. Michael Mayo brings experience with transportation issues. The Board has unanimously adopted a measure by Khalif Rainey, requiring that contracts be preceded by research on their impact upon the county’s women, disabled, elderly, and racial and ethnic minorities. Peggy Romo West champions health
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care and the Kozy Community Center and is a strong voice for our Hispanic people. With humility and dedication, Willie Johnson chairs the all-important Finance Committee and represents all of us on numerous boards and committees statewide. I respect Supervisors for the hard work we expect from them and get from them. The folks in their districts include many of our poorest. Should these Supervisors have to juggle one or more additional jobs at the same time they’re fighting to give their constituents the tools to make a living and a good life? I don’t believe so. The Board’s Accomplishments. What makes me believe Supervisors are worth $51,000 a year? From the past 10 years, here’s a possible Top 10 List of the Board’s accomplishments, most of them over opposition from County Executive Chris Abele or Scott Walker: 1. Gave $10 million to save the War Memorial and the Art Museum’s collection. 2. Twice shot down Walker’s proposals for parking meters along Lincoln Memorial Drive. 3. Saved Pulaski and Noyes indoor pools for seniors when Walker and Abele tried to shut them down. 4. Saved bus routes when Walker tried to curtail them. 5. Funded Sup. Roger Quindel’s idea, a County Youth Sports Authority, enabling adult volunteers to provide organized training and competition for many hundreds of kids. 6. Removed the House of Correction from Sheriff Clarke, to emphasize rehabilitation. 7. Switched employees’ health insurance from a corporate provider to self insurance by the County, saving at least $37 million. 8. Became one of the first governments in the USA to adopt a Living Wage ordinance for County workers and contract employees, at $11.32 an hour. 9. Rejected Walker’s 25-year $400 million lease of St. Michael’s Hospital for mental health. 10. Enabled 500 new workers to train for and take jobs averaging $18 an hour through WRTP/Big Step. If those aren’t enough good reasons to Vote NO, here are some more: 1. In a county of nearly a million people, both urban and suburban, Supervisor is a rigorous, multifaceted, fulltime job with responsibility for millions of our tax dollars. 2. We need both branches working smoothly and vigorously, so they can check and balance each other. This vote is part of Act 14, a law that in-
terferes with democratic process. 3. The Legislature singled out Milwaukee unfairly, as they’ve done with residency and education. 4. Poorly paid elected positions are unaffordable by good candidates, particularly minorities, who aren’t wealthy. 5. Poorly paid elected positions will attract candidates who don’t need the money and are oriented toward wealthier constituents. 6. State assemblypersons are paid about $50,000 and Milwaukee alderpersons make $78,000. The job of Supervisor deserves a reasonably comparable salary. 7. Poor pay can tempt officials to excuse themselves for ethical lapses and corruption. 8. If we only pay our employees for part-time work, should we expect them to be fulltime workers? 9. If one or two employees do unsatisfactory work, does it help to cut everyone’s salary? 10. Overseeing department professionals who make six-figure salaries, should Supervisors be expected to work for charity wages? Each Supervisor represents 54,000 constituents. At their current a salary of about $51,000, you could say that they’re paid about one dollar a year per constituent. Isn’t a good Supervisor worth a dollar a year to you? Or would you vote YES and buy the 50-cent discount model? After five years as a County Board aide, I made about $24,000 a year. I can’t imagine an elected official, who’s responsible to the people 247, getting no group insurance or pension, yet getting the same pay that I made as an aide. When you try to contact a Supervisor, how long do you expect to wait for them, or at least an aide, to get back to you? Supervisors with fewer staff are already less able to engage with individuals and groups in their district. If this referendum passes, it will be harder for us to reach them and for them to reach us. It will open the door wide to wealthier candidates and close the door to candidates of limited means. If you or anyone in your family would ever feel a calling to run for office, would you be encouraged or discouraged to know that it paid parttime wages, offered no benefits, and you’d have to hold another job at the same time? The Republicans say this vote will allow us to taking fulltime salaries away from part-time workers. In reality, its effect would be the opposite: relegating fulltime workers to parttime salaries. If we pay Supervisors less, we’ll get less from them and be less able to hold the Executive and other power brokers accountable. Vote NO on April 1. Turnout will be low, so your voice will be loud. Larry Hoffman recently retired after ten years as a legislative aide for the County Board. Prior to that, he was an elementary school teacher who, having earned a Ph.D., did research in education at UWM. As a devoted teacher, his pay was generally low and his hours long.
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Article by Urban Media News he nation is currently undergoing a slow, but steady, recovery from the Great Recession. In 2010, Scott Walker promised Wisconsin would be at the forefront of that recovery by creating 250,000 jobs.
Four years later that promise is infamous, Walker isn’t even halfway there more than three years into his term, an ever present reminder of his failure to create jobs. In his first term as governor, Scott Walker has failed miserably at protecting the economic security of the middle class and providing opportunity for more to join the middle class. As the state continues to create jobs at half the rate of the national average, families in every corner of the state are struggling to keep up with bills and put food on the table. The most recent quarterly jobs data ranks Wisconsin at 35th in the nation in job creation. Walker’s administration touts that ranking as an indicator of success , but the adjusted quarterly jobs data shows that Wisconsin actually fell from 34th to 35th in the nation. Walker’s cherry-picked measurements spin the data to give the illusion of economic improvement, but when looking at the entire picture one thing is clear; Walker’s jobs failure is even worse than previously thought. A certain lowlight of the latest jobs report is data on the state’s biggest and most important economic sector: Manufacturing. Over the most recent 12-month period, Wisconsin actually lost nearly 700 manufacturing jobs, and gained zero total private sector jobs in January, the same month Walker claimed the state’s economy was doing “dramatically better”. The state’s manufacturing industry once provided jobs that increased economic security for thousands of working class households. Communities in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha especially benefited from the steady employment and family sustaining incomes the industry provided. In Scott Walker’s Wisconsin, manufacturing jobs go by the wayside, while food-service continues to be one of the few growing industries.
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Walker adamantly opposes raising the minimum wage in Wisconsin or at the federal level to help struggling families, but the jobs data shows minimum wage waitstaff jobs are often their only viable option. When the governor promised to create new jobs in Wisconsin, few thought he meant mostly low wage positions that leave people underemployed and forced to work more than one job just to keep the lights on. In the last year of the governor’s first term, Wisconsin families are still struggling to make their dollars stretch, and few would agree with Walker’s assessment that the state is “still doing much better than we were doing previously.” Wisconsin’s jobs picture is a far cry from when Walker took office - the state held an 11th in the nation job growth ranking in January 2011. Four years later, its apparent that Walker had no real plan to create jobs when he was elected and is completely out of touch with the needs of everyday people in the state. Attention that should have been given to a serious economic policy that invested in education, innovation, and infrastructure, instead went to ensuring political favors for corporate allies, election rigging, and a stealthy pursuit of a radical social agenda. By any standard, Scott Walker hasn’t lived up to his promise on job creation. Wisconsin has moved backwards during his first term and is falling further behind each day. What Walker sees as success, working class families know is a failure. People know they shouldn’t have to work two jobs at minimum wage just to keep their heads above water. Working class families won’t be fooled on Election day; all of the spin and political gimmicks in the world can’t put food on the table or pay the bills. People remember when Wisconsin was 11th in the nation in job creation and had more than 70,000 jobs than we have in the state today. We all remember better times, and we know that Wisconsin can do more to get people back to work.
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QUOTE FROM THE QUR’AN: “IT IS NOT THE EYES THAT ARE BLIND BUT THE HEARTS.”-- (22:46)
Editor’s note: As we noted in the March 12 edition of your Community Journal, we will be publishing quotes from both the Christian Bible and the Islamic Bible, the Qur’an. We are including quotes from the Qur’an because many of our readers are Muslim and we try to report on all religions and Christian denominations on this page. Out of respect for their religion, we will alternate Islamic quotes with those from the Christian Bible each week. If we have space for two quotes, we will print a quote from both religions. The Islamic quotes we will publish will be those that properly represent the true meaning of the Islamic religion, which is one of peace and contemplation.
Brentwood Church of Christ to host comedy night to benefit scholarship fund
The Lois M. Chapple Scholarship Fund at Brentwood Church of Christ, will present “Spring Into Spring with Laughter,” featuring the hilarious comedy of Marlin Hill,” with a special appearance by Stephen “Old School” Millet. The event will be held in the Brentwood’s Fel-
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(continued from page 1) pend on their ability and willingness to process emotions. Older adults who have learned how to communicate their feelings and needs, who have the freedom and permission to vent their deepest emotions and who have cultivated an attitude of acceptance, humility, peace and faith over time, are better able to cope with grief. Those who tend to hide or repress their feelings and do not share or interact with others, struggle with grief and depression more. The ability to turn grief into an opportunity for personal and spiritual deepening, come to terms with life as it really is and renew a sense of purpose for living also depends on having a support system. No matter if older adults live alone, in a retirement community or with family members, those who have trustworthy, non-judgmental and empathetic friends and relationships, often work through the grief process quicker. Studies from the Grief Recovery Institute indicate that in an overwhelming majority of cases, depression and anxiety can be the result of unresolved grief issues. The study concludes that, “You can't think your way out of
lowship Hall and will be live and for one night only! Brentwood Church of Christ is located at 6425 N. 60th St. Admission is $10 per person. There will be a concession stand at the event to allow the audience to grab some food between or during the laughs.
heartbreak. It is like trying to paint a room with a hammer. It is not your head that is broken; it is your heart.” It is also entirely possible to mistake depression for grief or for grief to turn into depression. Grieving over losses is normal and healthy, even if the feelings of sadness last for a long time. Losing all hope and joy, however, is not common. Distinguishing between grief and clinical depression is not always easy, especially since they share many symptoms. However, there are ways to tell the difference. Grief is a roller coaster involving a wide variety of emotions and a mix of good and bad days. Even in the middle of the grieving process, an individual will have moments of pleasure or happiness. On the other hand, with depression, the feelings of emptiness and despair are constant. Nearly everyone has suffered from depression at one time in his or her life. It can affect anyone, at anytime, at any age. Depression transcends racial, religious, and ethnic boundaries. And, while both genders suffer from depression, women report it twice as often as men do. Depression in older adults and the elderly is often linked to physical illness, which can increase the risk for depression. Chronic pain and physical disability can understandably get you down. Symptoms of depression can also occur as part of medical problems such as dementia or as a side effect of prescription drugs.
This photo is a collage representing the goings on at Zion Hill Baptist Church during its observance of National Black Marriage Day last Sunday. (Photos by Yvonne Kemp)
Spring Youth Revival, April 14-15, at Peace Temple COGIC
A city-wide Spring Youth Revival will be held at Peace Temple COGIC, 3332 W. Lisbon Ave., April 14-15, starting at 7 p.m. both nights. The theme of the revival is: “Jesus is the Real Thing.” Minister Tim Cole will be the revivalist for the two days of the event.
QUOTE FROM THE HOLY BIBLE: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” --Jeremiah 29:11
Northside Church of God bestows Pastor Emeritus upon Rev. Sandy L. Johnson
Pastor Lamont R. Sherrill and the Northside Church of God congregation recently bestowed the high honor of Pastor Emeritus and First Lady Emerita to Rev. Dr. Sandy L. Johnson and Mrs. Roylene Johnson. Pastor Johnson, along with Mrs. Roylene Johnson, served as the Senior Pastor of Northside Church of God which he named the Northside “Forever Family” for forty-eight years. During his tenure at Northside Rev. Sandy L. Johnson (cenChurch of God, he served as a memter) with State Sen. Lena Tayber of Wisconsin Church Service, lor (left) and Johnson’s wife Central States Minister’s Association Roylene. (File photo) and as Chairman of the Minister’s of Wisconsin Assembly of the Church of God. In addition to local and state recognition, Pastor Johnson received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Mid-America Bible University in Oklahoma City. After the retirement of Rev. Dr. Sandy L. Johnson, the Northside Family elected and installed Reverend Lamont R. Sherrill to serve as Senior Pastor. Pastor Sherrill is a Wisconsin native. He attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. While residing in our nation’s capital, Pastor Sherrill heard the presentation of the gospel, and by God’s grace through faith in the atoning work of Christ, he was born again. He recognized the calling of ministry upon his life and responded to the call in March 1991. He and his wife Marie are the proud parents of five daughters: Dominque, Brionna, Kenya, Zaire, and Tanzania. For more information about Northside Church of God call 414-372-6612 or visit our website at www.northsidemilwaukee.org.
Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church announces Good Friday service
Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1345 W. Burleigh St., invites the community to fellowship with them on Friday, April 18, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. The theme for the service is, “Christ, the Ultimate Sacrifice” 1 Peter 3:18. Rev. Brandle C. Morrow, Sr. is the interim pastor at Metropolitan MBC. The Good Friday speakers will be: Minister Victoria Wanzo, associate minister at Metropolitan MBC; Pastor Roxanne Cardenas, Tangible Word Ministries; Minister Delores Taylor, associate minister at Metropolitan MBC; Sis. Cynthia Robinson, president of Adah Mission Circle.
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“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education.”--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MATC to offer entry-level machine tooling and welding programs
By Taki S. Raton The MATC Downtown Milwaukee Campus, 700 West State Street, announces their ten week career training program respectively in Machine Tooling and Welding. Sponsored by the School of Technology and Applied Sciences, information sessions are planned for Tuesday, April 22 from 10:30 to 12:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 14, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., both in MATC’s T Auditorium, 1101 North Sixth Street. Those attending information sessions will received assistance in enrolling in the Machine Tooling or Welding Programs, assistance in applying for financial aid, requirements for the Technical Diploma and Associate Degree Programs, and awarding of the Training Program Certificate upon successful course completion. “MATC is creating entry-level short-term Engine lathe, Milling and Welding Training certificate programs that include, blueprint reading, hands-on application, and support math courses,” says Louise SmallHamilton, Senior Specialist in the School of Technology and Applied Sciences. She adds that the machine tooling and welding programs are designed “to assist low-skilled workers gain entry-level training for a rewarding manufacturing career.” Funded through a Department of Labor Making the Future Grant, The Machine Tooling initiative awards the Engine Late Training Program Certificate and the Milling Training Program Certificate. Students in the Engine Lathe Training Program will learn applicable manufacturing safety skills, machine tooling blue-
print reading and machine trades mathematics. Participants in the Engine Lathe 1 & 2 courses will be instructed in manual machinery operation and standard machine tooling practices. An engine lathe operator uses hand tools, performs benchwork, arranges and organizes jobs for inspection of parts. Accurate measurements and calculations will be a standard requirement in addition to the manual dexterity necessary to operate engine lathe machinery, drilling presses and grinding machines. The milling operator is also trained in the use of hand tools, benchwork, and organizes the manual vertical milling machine for basic parts inspection. The operation of a cut off or vertical band saw is a common utility of this machine tooling trade. Additional to safety skills, blueprint reading, and machine trades math, Manual Vertical Milling 1 & 2 will offer instruction in milling machine setup, tooling, and standard machine tooling practices. Also funded through the Depart-
ment of Labor grant, the Gas Metal Arc Welding course introduce trainees to the skill of making weldments using gas metal arc core and flux core welding processes. Welders use a variety of welding equipment to perform flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead welds. Skilled welders generally plan work from drawings or specifications using knowledge of metals to analyze the parts to be joined. Operators are able to select and set up their welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine welds to ensure that proper standards and specifications have been met. Each of the three described training opportunities will offer academic support to assist students in the cultivation of math skills towards successful completion of each program. For additional information to include site location, tuition, required credit hours, diploma and Associate Degree related programs and career pathways, please contact SmallHamilton at (414) 297-7137 or ‘Elan Namath at (414) 297-6655.
At UWM, ‘Brilliance Begins with an Idea.”
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niversities are known as places for learning, but they also are places for discovering new knowledge.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) focuses on doing both, involving students as well as community and business partners in the process. The university’s 2014 Research Report, “Brilliance Begins with an Idea,” highlights the many ways this is happening. Faculty member Anthony Ross, Rockwell Automation Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management in the Lubar School of Business, is one of those featured. His work is an example of how the university can work with businesses to research problems. In this case, Rockwell Automation approached UWM researchers with questions about the design, quality and reliability of remanufactured products. Remanufacturing is the process of reconditioning or repairing used products to restore them to sound working condition. Together with a colleague from engineering, Wilkistar Otieno, Ross is looking at whether a specific product is worth being remanufactured. UWM graduates also bring what they learn into their work in the community. Celina Echeveste earned her master’s degree from UWM’s School of Education in 2012 and now teaches at Forest Home School.
Celina Echeveste in her classroom
At UWM, she focused her graduate-program research on non-English-speaking families and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As a result of the work she started at UWM, she has developed a handbook that covers the characteristics and warning signs of ASD, as well as school and community resources available in Spanish. “Children in Spanish-speaking families and African American children tend to be diagnosed less often than others,” she says. “Maybe they don’t have the resources, or they don’t understand what autism is. I have a lot of parents come in and say they wish they had the resources earlier.” One major effort involves getting students involved in becoming entrepreneurs. For example, Ogechi Chidebell, a Lubar School of Business Executive MBA student from Nigeria, decided to develop a smartphone app called Agogo Network. Named for a gong-like instrument used in ancient Nigeria to announce important events, the app is designed to boost small businesses in her home country by making listings and reviews available through smartphones. The app was one of the winners in UWM’s Student Startup Challenge (SSC). The SSC helps students turn original product ideas into their own startup companies. Winners receive financing, mentoring and help in developing a prototype. SSC taps the commercial potential of the rich ideas that present themselves in the course of earning a degree. UWM also promotes diversity in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) through participation in the UW System’s Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP) program. Student Juan Orjuela, a UWM sophomore, is featured in the Research Report for the work he did studying frogs with Gerlinde Hoebel, assistant professor of biological sciences. To find out more about UWM’s commitment to partnerships and research, you can view the annual Research Report online at www.researchreport.uwm.edu.
“A child without education, is like a bird without wings.” --Tibetan proverb
Journey to a New Self
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Make it a date Go on a fitness date with your loved one or a friend. My husband and I enjoy working out together so we can keep each other accountable; plus, a little competition never hurt anyone. (That reminds me, he needs to get back on the wagon.) Plan the day and put it on your calendar, no excuses! Prioritize activities Make a list of all the things you must do, for example: work, commute, shop, cook, etc. Make another list of things you do in your free time, such as talk on the phone, surf the web and so on. Replace a few of those activities with exercise. There are plenty of ways to stay active and burn calories at home. Committing to being a better you comes with consequences, but there’s no need to punish our families to get the feel and look we want. It’s also important not to over extend ourselves; balance is key, because this is a lifestyle, not a hobby, and you must be able to sustain this day by day, month by month, year by year for the rest of your wonderful, healthy life! Latrice Marie welcomes reader responses to Latriceculver46@gmail, or visit her at www.Facebook.com/Latrice-Marie.
SPORTSPAGE PHOTOP
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MILWAUKEE HOSTS NCAA TOURNAMENT REGIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN BADGERS PROVE TO BE VERY UNHOSPITABLE AS THEY ADVANCE TO THE SWEET SIXTEEN IN ANEHEIM, CALIFORNIA
PHOTOS BY BILL TENNESSEN
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