COMMUNITY VOL. XXXVIII Number 44 May 28, 2014
The Milwaukee
PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY Question and photos by Yvonne Kemp
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: During the third annual “Heal the Hood” event, we asked for members of our community: “What do you think should be done to reduce the number of shootings in our community?
Community comes out to show unity at third annual “Heal the Hood” event
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Housing project addressing family homelessness opens in Harambee Neighborhood
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Maskani Place empowers homeless families with a fresh start and a green environment
Heartland Housing proudly announced Monday the grand opening of Maskani Place, a 37-unit, $10 million housing community for Milwaukee families that were previously living in shelters, homeless or at risk of homelessness. “Maskani Place provides highquality, affordable, permanent housing for families affected by poverty that previously had to search monthly, weekly, or even daily for a place to sleep,” said Michael Goldberg, Executive Director of Heartland Housing, a division of Heartland Alliance. “With the security of living at Maskani, residents can focus on employment, education, personal wellness or whatever they need to improve their lives and the lives of their children.” Because all units are subsidized, rent will be no more than 30% of a resident’s income. Maskani Place was developed to address the number of Milwaukee children living in poverty who are either homeless or at risk of being homeless. In 2013, Milwaukee Public Schools served 3,556 homeless children, an increase of 5.4 percent from the previous school year. Of the country’s largest cities, Milwaukee has the fourth highest child poverty rate in the country, with 43 percent of children living below 100 percent of the federal poverty line. “Educational and developmental success is incredibly difficult for children who live in shelters or are constantly being moved from one relative to another,” said Goldberg.
WILLIAM MUHAMMED: “There is no quick fix to the self-hatred manifesting in gun violence. The conditions are a result of decisions that leadership, and Black people, collectively have made over the decades to integrate into a system that is antithetical to our survival. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and now Minister Louis Farrakhan is calling for a united front of Black leaders and intellectuals to pool our resources, economically, intellectually and tehnically to create our own independent reality. We must invest knowledge, wisdom and understanding into our people in a concentrated, programatic thrust, over a protracted period of time to rebuild the institution of family and self-love.”
BREGETTA WILSON: “There needs to be more love in the community! Love for the mothers, children, fathers, people. Not to just get love, but for people to love themselves.”
DURIL WHITE: “We need more love for one another, and cultural education that empowers and cultivates the minds of our youth; as well as skilled labor training that leads to life sustaining employment or entrepreneurship.”
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Community residents concerned about the recent increase in violence and crime attended the third annual “Heal the Hood” block party held on the corner of North 24th Street and West Keefe Street on Sunday. The block party is held each year to inspire and engage in discussions about the approaches to ending the problem of violence, especially gun violence, and crime. Aside from the food, vendors, and entertainment, the “Heal the Hood” campaign also strives to promote self-sustainability and non-violence, as well as create something positive. The “Heal the Hood” event was hosted by Alderwoman Milele Coggs and Heal the Hood campaign founder Ajamou Butler. Abel Muhammad was the guest speaker and 2B Karaoke provided music and entertainment. (Photos by Yvonne Kemp)
Mayor Tom Barrett congratulates Mercia Harris-Williams and her children, four-year-old A’Mive Grant and seven-year-old Jon’zelle Grant, for being one of the first families to move into Maskani Place, $10 million, 37-unit housing community for homeless families who previously had to rely on shelters. Williams and her children helped the mayor and representatives of Heartland Housing cut the ribbon officially opening the Maskani Place. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)
“Maskani Place will give these kids the stability of a permanent home that many of us take for granted.” In addition to high-quality, safe, affordable housing, service partner Community Advocates will provide assistance with employment training and job searches, finding childcare, and developing financial literacy. The building includes a computer lab, a multi-purpose community room, a wellness room, an outdoor
play area and several raised garden beds. “Maskani offers families a safe, nurturing place to start their lives over again and build a stable future for themselves and their children,” said Andi Elliott, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Community Advocates. “Our programming gives them the support they need to get back on track.”
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Poet, Author Maya Angelou Dies at 86
Article by Hillel Italie
The childhood victim of rape wrote a million-selling memoir, befriended Courtesy of Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and the Associated Press via Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and performed on stages around the world. Blackpressusa.com An actress, singer and dancer in the NEW YORK (AP) — Maya An1950s and 1960s, she broke through gelou, a modern Renaissance woman as an author in 1970 with “I Know who survived the harshest of childWhy the Caged Bird Sings,” which hoods to become a force on stage, became standard (and occasionally screen, the printed page and the inaucensored) reading, and was the first of gural dais, has died. She was 86. a multipart autobiography that continHer death was confirmed in a stateued through the decades. ment issued by Wake Forest UniverIn 1993, she was a sensation readsity in Winston-Salem, North ing her cautiously hopeful “On the Carolina, where she had served as a Pulse of the Morning” at former Presprofessor of American Studies since ident Bill Clinton’s first inauguration. 1982. Her confident performance openly Maya Angelou Tall and regal, with a deep, majestic delighted Clinton and made the poem voice, Angelou defied all probability and category, becoma best-seller, if not a critical favorite. For former President ing one of the first black women to enjoy mainstream sucGeorge W. Bush, she read another poem, “Amazing cess as an author and thriving in virtually every artistic Peace,” at the 2005 Christmas tree lighting ceremony at medium. The young single mother who performed at strip the White House. clubs to earn a living later wrote and recited the most popShe remained close enough to the Clintons that in 2008 ular presidential inaugural poem in history. (continued on page 3)
More Men are Enjoying the Art of Cooking
GRACELYN WILSON: “We need to embrace the young; show some love to one another. Teach love instead of hate. Get rid of the guns. I truly believe in the non-violence approach.”
By Kathy Gaillard
Long gone are the days when women wooed men by making them tasty, home cooked meals to show off their culinary skills, in hopes of winning their hearts. Today, the script has flipped as more men are taking over the kitchen and wooing women with delicacies they create in the kitchen. Thanks, in part, to television shows such as the Food Network and high profile ‘master’ chefs on prime time television, cooking is now viewed as a cherished masculine characteristic—impressing many women. And, the Baby Boomer generation has not been left out of the picture. One-third of adults in the United States (or 34%) admit
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to occasionally watching cooking shows on television and 15% watch very often, according to a Harris Poll. More than half (55%) of Baby Boomers watch cooking shows very often or occasionally. And, the news gets even better. A 25-year study of 3,000 Gen Xers found that the men have really beefed up their game in the kitchen. They still don't cook as much as women, but it's creeping up there; with men making two-thirds of the meals
that married women do, that equates to eight meals a week on average for a married woman's 12. Men also try to do a good job at it, watching cooking shows, spending time shopping and chatting with friends about cooking. In addition, researchers point to women’s increased involvement in the work force, as one of the reasons for the upswing in the number of men cooking. Unlike other chores that can be put off, cooking is time-sensitive, which means that there's more pressure on men to step up their game and get it done when women can't. Many married men have taken on cooking to be more fair when it comes to domestic labor, and cooking seems to be the task of choice in an effort to do more around the
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PERSPECTIVES
Statement by NAACP Milwaukee Branch concerning murders and violent crime
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, then the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.”--Malcolm X
Transit settlement holds the key to decreasing homicides in our community
(Editor’s note: During this month, in honor of his birthday, we’ve been running quotes from the iconic civil rights leader.)
MCJ EDITORIAL
The recent spate of shootings in our community and last week’s announcement of a $13.5 million settlement of a suit brought by the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin (BHCW) and Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) against the Wisconsin and U.S. Departments of Transportation to increase access to jobs outside Milwaukee county by creating and expanding bus routes are interrelated. How, you ask? Jobs are seen by many poltiical figures and law enforcement officials in Milwaukee and the city’s Black community as the best way to decrease the high crime rate--especially the homicide rate-that dogs our community. The $1.7 billion Zoo Interchange project currently underway ignores the needs of those who depend on public transportation to reach jobs that are increasingly being created outside the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. Approximately $11.5 million will be spent over the next four years to create bus routes that will transport workers between Milwaukee and suburban communities that have built business parks that are attracting manufacturing companies, corporate headquarters, and financial institutions that generate billions of dollars in
revenue and thousands of jobs. With a good paying job that can support a family, a person is NOT very likely to hold up a corner store or gas station; or be so stressed and angry about not having a way to support a family, they take their frustration out on someone else, whether known or unknown to them, with a gun. With a good paying job, there is no need to sell drugs on a street corner to support a family and risk loss of life due to competition or robbery. Yes, the settlement and the city’s rising homicide numbers are very much intertwined. That is why what the BHCW and MICAH accomplished is so important to the welfare of our community and its future--especially for our children, who have become unwitting collatoral damage brought on by senseless violence committed by individuals with misplaced rage and bravdo. We hope the two government entities and the suburban businesses who are targeted by the settlement will not fight BHCW and MICAH, but work with them to create opportunities for our community’s jobless, who only want to work to support their families and give their children a brighter, better future.
60 Years After Brown
By William Spriggs
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Board of Regents ended practices of racial isolation of a doctoral student. The weekend of May 17 marked the 60th anniverOn the immediate heels of the Brown decision, later sary of the Supreme Court's decision in the five related in 1954 Freeman was the lead in Davis et al. v. the St. cases known as Oliver Brown et. al. v. the Board of EdLouis Housing Authority ending segregation in public ucation of Topeka. housing in St. Louis, and in 1955 Roundtree in Sarah It struck down the principal that segregation was Keys v. Carolina Coach Company settled the legal legal under the Constitution and was the crowning inissue ending segregation on interstate buses. tellectual achievement of the Howard University Law The litany of cases highlights a legacy of barriers in School. all walks of life, a history driven home in a poignant Rarely has one institution played such a profound article by Ta-Nehisi Coates making a case for repararole in changing history. With the exception of Louis tions. A key contribution of Coates' article is to remind Redding and Jack Greenberg, who argued the companAmerica that "equal opportunity" is a meaningless conion case about segregated schools in Delaware, all the cept when centuries old legacies deal hands that are incases-involving public elementary schools in Kansas, herently unequal due to malice. Virginia, South Carolina and a separate case for WashA report released last week by the National Urban ington, D.C.-were argued by faculty or alumni of the Spriggs League's Washington Bureau on access to college for Howard Law School. African Americans underscores the problems faced in Under the direction and mentorship of Charles “The litany of cases highbringing the full promise of Brown and equal educaHamilton Houston, Howard single-handedly took on lights a legacy of barriers tional opportunity to the 21st Century. the challenge to dismantle segregation; with the spotAs Coates quotes Lyndon Johnson's 1965 Comlight on his protégé Thurgood Marshall and a legal in all walks of life, a hismencement Address to Howard University that "Negro who's who of Leon Ranson, William Hastie, Oliver poverty is not white poverty," African American coltory driven home in a Hill, Spotswood Robinson, George E. C. Hayes, James lege students are not white college students. Nabrit, Jr., Loren Miller, Dovey Johnson Roundtree, poignant article by Ta-NeBlack college students are the poorest of any racial Frankie Muse Freeman and Robert L. Carter. group, with 47.4 percent of those who are dependent While Brown crowned that intellectual feat, earlier hisi Coates making a case on parents coming from families with incomes below victories were also important. Led by Marshall, these $30,000; explaining why 83.5 percent apply for aid and cases broke down barriers in higher education, equal for reparations. A key con59.9 percent qualify for zero expected family contribupay, public transportation and residential segregation. tribution of Coates' article tions toward their education and 22.5 percent getting In 1936 with Houston in Pearson v. Murray, ended segregation of the University of Maryland Law School is to remind America that near the maximum Pell Grant. This still leaves them needing to borrow 64.6 percent of their unmet college (which had denied Marshall entry based on his race). "equal opportunity" is a cost need. In 1938 in Missouri ex. rel. Gaines v. Canada ruled that Overcoming all these barriers, the Center for EcoMissouri could not meet the needs of Black students meaningless concept when nomic Policy and Research reports that last year, 2013, pursuing law by sending them to other states to study. 12.4 percent of recent Black college grads were unemcenturies old legacies deal Marshall, in cases argued with Houston, Hastie, Hill ployed, compared to 5.6 percent for all recent grads. and Ranson in 1939 and 1940, oversaw Mills v. Board hands that are inherently And, among those employed, 55.9 percent were of Education of Anne Arundel County and Alston. v. stuck in jobs that don't require college degrees, which School Board of the City of Norfolk, winning equal unequal due to malice.” a recent Demos report notes makes the higher debt load pay for Black public school teachers; in 1946 with of black college students different. Hastie in Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia ruling that federal anti-disThese differences need to weigh heavily on how we have structured higher crimination laws on interstate bus routes trumped Virginia's segregation laws; in 1948 in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Oklahoma ending segrega- education to be privately financed by students, not as a public investment in tion at Oklahoma's only public law school, and with Miller in Shelley v. our nation's future. And, when we design higher education policy guidelines to create accountKramer that while race restrictive covenants in deeds were permissible, they ability in the system, we need to think of the challenge those legacies mean could not be enforced by a court, removing an important pillar that maintained for Historically Black Colleges, like Howard University - schools that remain housing segregation; and 1950 in Sweat v. Painter on the inadequacy of Texas' committed to educating large numbers of Black students. racially separate law schools.
The NAACP Milwaukee Branch reiterates our prior statements and joins the call for ending the violence that occurs in our community on a regular, almost daily basis. We abhor the murders and other violence that has plagued our community. The recent shooting of 10-year-old Sierra Guyton highlights the insanity of it all. Obviously, this criminal conduct is unacceptable and cannot be condoned or tolerated. We must work with law enforcement and community stakeholders to contain and reduce crime but, beyond that, each of us as individuals, and collectively as a community must be responsible and accountable to each other. At the same time, we as a society must not lose sight of the root causes for much of the violence. The poverty, unemployment rates and disparities in income and opportunity affecting Milwaukee’s African American community are among the highest in the nation. The fact is that few African Americans or others with jobs and opportunities commit murder or other violent crimes. This means that all of us – elected officials, business leaders, faith community, community organizations, educational institutions - have an important role to play in addressing these issues. It is not enough to express outrage about the violence. We must also be outraged by the circumstances that contribute to this situation, and we must take actions and implement policies that address these circumstances and conditions. We must move the needle and reduce disparities by creating jobs and socio-economic opportunities to transform our community into a Milwaukee that is inclusive for all. The mission of the NAACP is to promote equality for all people and to oppose discrimination based on race. We feel strongly that working to increase public safety is consistent with that mission. However, we know that the way to resolve it is not only by calling for a stop to the violence, but also by taking specific, meaningful and targeted steps to eradicate its root causes. We call for actions that address the lack of jobs and opportunity, the imbalance in education, and the general hopelessness that permeates our community. We also call on all citizens to be accountable to each other and to the community. We all have a stake in this and must do our part.--James H. Hall, Jr., President NAACP – Milwaukee Branch
In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama kisses author and poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Angelou, author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” has died, Wake Forest University said Wednesday, May 28, 2014. She was 86. (Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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(continued from page 1) she supported Hillary Rodham Clinton’s candidacy over the ultimately successful run of the country’s first black president, Barack Obama. But a few days before Obama’s inauguration, she was clearly overjoyed. She told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette she would be watching it on television “somewhere between crying and praying and being grateful and laughing when I see faces I know.” She was a mentor to Oprah Winfrey, whom she befriended when Winfrey was still a local television reporter, and often appeared on her friend’s talk show program. She mastered several languages and published not just poetry, but advice books, cookbooks and children’s stories. She wrote music, plays and screenplays, received an Emmy nomination for her acting in “Roots,” and never lost her passion for dance, the art she considered closest to poetry. “The line of the dancer: If you watch (Mikhail) Baryshnikov and you see that line, that’s what the poet tries for. The poet tries for the line, the balance,” she told The Associated Press in 2008, shortly before her birthday. Her very name as an adult was a reinvention. Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis and raised in Stamps, Ark., and San Francisco, moving back and forth between her parents and her grandmother. She was smart and fresh to the point of danger, packed off by her family to California after sassing a white store clerk in Arkansas. Other times, she didn’t speak at all: At age 7, she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend and didn’t speak for years. She learned by reading, and listening. “I loved the poetry that was sung in the black church: ‘Go down Moses, way down in Egypt’s land,’” she told the AP. “It just seemed to me the most wonderful way of talking. And ‘Deep River.’ Ooh! Even now it can catch me. And then I started reading, really reading, at about 7 1/2, because a woman in my
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Salvation Army and Feed The Children team up again to serve 800 area families
Feed The Children, in cooperation with The Salvation Army, Brentwood Health Organization, Brentwood Church of Christ and Silver Spring Neighborhood Center provided 800 pre-identified families with food and essential items recently. Volunteers helped unload over 40,000 pounds of items from two semi-trailers. The families received the food at Brentwood, 6425 N. 60th St. This was the fifth year Feed The Children has teamed up with The Salvation Army. More than 6,400 families have been served in those five years through this partnership. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)
MICAH celebrates 26 years of “Doing What is Just”
Members of Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope, better known as MICAH, recently celebrated its 26th year of “Doing What is Just” for the community during its anniversary fete at the Italian Conference Center. MICAH members pictured above are (left to right standing): Rev. Louis Sibley, Mt. Zion MBC; Rev. Robert Sims, Bethesda MBC; Rev. Joseph Jackson, Friendship MBC; Ret. Rev. Dennis Jacobson of Incarnation Lutheran Church; Rev. Dick Aiken, St. Sebastian; Ret. Rev. Joseph Ellwanger, Rev. Robert Wilson, St. Johns United; Rev. James Phillips, Blessed Deliverance MBC; Rev. Dr. Archie Ivy, New Hope Baptist Church; Rev. Richard Shaw, St. Matthew CME; (seated, left to right): Pastor Marilyn Miller, Reformation Lutheran Church, Pastor Mary Martha Kannass, Hephatha Lutheran Church, Rev. Dr. Mary Jean Giles, Christian Fellowship Community Church; Rev. Willie Brisco, MICAH president; Ana Garcia-Ashley, Exec. Dir. of Gamaliel (“Fire of Faith”) Chicago; Michelle Townsend deLopez, Cross Lutheran Church. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)
Catholic Charities brings hope to lowincome pregnant moms and works to reduce co-sleeping deaths
According to the 2013 Fetal Infant Mortality Review, Milwaukee’s infant mortality rate is at crisis levels, due to premature births, congenital frailties, and unsafe sleeping conditions. When compared globally, Milwaukee's infant mortality rate is worse than 77 countries. Catholic Charities is one nonprofit focused on reducing this infant mortality rate by improving the prenatal care that low-income moms receive and educating soon-to-be parents about the dangers of unsafe sleeping conditions. According to Jessica St. Martin-Trejo, one of Milwaukee County’s Catholic Charities support coordinators,
“Education is so critical when it comes to preventing cosleeping deaths. We know so much more than we did even ten years ago about what is considered a safe sleeping environment. So if a pregnant teen asks her mom for advice in this regard, the advice she receives could be outdated and not what we consider safe by today’s standards.” “Today, we recommend that there are no toys, bumper pads or heavy blankets left in the crib with a baby, that the baby always lay on his or her back, and that an adult never sleeps together with an infant.” “If a soon-to-be mom doesn’t have a crib, we’ll connect her with community resources that provide discounted or free pack ‘n plays.” Catholic Charities also makes it a priority to meet on a regular basis with low-income moms to ensure they are getting the prenatal care they need and that they are eating right so that their baby can be carried to full-term. Once the baby arrives, Catholic Charities again works to make sure that baby is breastfeeding ok or that the mom has formula for the baby to thrive. (continued on page 5)
RELIGION BOOKSHELF
Local author pens novel on the trials one’s faith often must endure
Divided Loyalty, written by Patsy McNeely, is a true and compelling story of a womamn’s discovery of the joy of the Lord and His fulfilling promise to a wonderful life on earth, only later to find that hell resides just around the corner. Experience the journey with her as she struggles to remain faithful to God and to her husband, even when it looked like she was losing him to another woman. See how the devil used his tactics and devices to try and devide her marriage, even to the point of forcing her to make a decision between her husband and God. Learn how this woman of God stayed on her knees and prayed during the weakest moments of her life, in order that she might gain the strength to stand during her husband’s rejections and unfaithfulness. Discover how she allowed the power of the Holy Ghost to lead her to pray for her husband’s mistress’ marriage in order that hers might be saved. See how God allowed these things to work together for their good, even after the affair almost cost them their lives! “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve.”--Joshua 24:15 KJV About the author McNeely was born and raised in a small town outside of Memphis Tennessee. She was raised by strict and God fearing Grand-Parents. She would leave her home town upon graduating from high school. McNeely would continue in her trained ways and faith in God only for a short while, and would later find herself out of church and the will of God for over twenty plus years. After a failed life of sin and not having God, she would find her way to Greater New Birth Church, 22nd Center where the Bishop R.J. Burt was Senior Pastor. Through his teaching and guiding, McNeely would learn and developed a powerful prayer life, and an ability to hear from God. Patsy would be called to preach the gospel and would later be ordained.
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Upon establishing a relationship with the Almighty Father, McNeely would marry after seven years of living in sin, and learn that God would now cause her in her first year of marriage to go through test, in order that she would write this book. It would take McNeely seven years to complete and publish “Divided Loyalty.” Divided Loyalty is a book written to show God’s true intention regarding marriages. It shows how when one mate is in church and the other spouse isn’t-how one should pray and stand in the gap for the unsaved or non-believing spouse. It also shows how spouses should forgive one another as God forgave us. It is a book that one can live by, refer to, and be blessed in the union of marriage. The book is available at Amazon.com and will later be available in Barnes & Noble bookstore. McNeely states that God has given her a marriage ministry, and through living and Patsy McNeely writing Divided Loyalty, she have made a commitment to be available for any and all speaking engagements as related to this book. McNeely works as an Inside Key Account Sales Representative, for Cornell Communications in Milwaukee. She resides with her husband Robert of 10 years. She is a faithful member of Greater New Birth Church, Chief Apostle & Founder of Grace International Fellowship, Bishop R.J. Burt, Senior Pastor, Lady Patricia R. Burt, Pastor, at 8237 West Silver Spring Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She works diligently with the Prison Ministry, and preaches throughout Wisconsin. McNeely prays that Divided Loyalty will become worldwide, and that there be new hope and respect for marriages all over the world, as it relates to God and his plan.
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PREWITT, JACQUELYN D. Age 51 yrs. May 22, 2014. Beloved wife of Marvin Williams. Loving mother of Jerrod Dion Thomas and Markez Prewitt. Daughter of Barbara(Charles) Hill. Sister of Jerrell Hill.Also survived by 2 grandchildren and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday 11AM at All Saints Catholic Church 4051 N. 25th St. Instate Saturday 10AM at the CHURCH until time of services. Visitation Friday 3-7PM(Family hr. 6-7PM) at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020
HARTISON, BESSIE MAE MORGAN Age 76 yrs. May 22, 2014. Beloved wife of Robert Hartison. Loving mother of Cheryl Morgan, Charlotte Morgan-Weddle, Rodney(Rosa)Hartison, Rickey(Amy)Hartison, Delinda Kay(Maurice)Hall, Landry Rose(Anthony)Davis and Michelle(Jerel) Wilson. Sister of Samuel Hinton and David(Betty)Hinton. Also survived by a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Friday 11AM at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church 3737 N. Sherman Blvd. Visitation Friday 10AM at the CHURCH until time of services. Visitation Thursday 3-7PM at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020 SOWARD, JON TEI III Passed peacefully on May 15, 2014. End of life was lived out at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice. Jon is survived by his wife, family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday 11AM at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020
KIPER, ELLA M. Age 67 yrs. May 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Thursday 11AM. Visitation Thursday 10AM until time of services at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020
HARDY, ROBIN Y. Age 50 yrs. May 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Thursday 10AM at Holy Redeemer COGIC 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way. Visitation Thursday 9AM at the CHURCH until time of services. The family is served by: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020
ELDER, SHIRLEY A. Age 62 yrs. May 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday 1PM. Visitation Tuesday 12 Noon until time of services at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020
SCALES, JOANN Age 63 yrs. May 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Monday 11AM. Visitation Monday 10AM until time of services at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020
TATE, EDITH Age 74 yrs. May 26, 2014. Beloved mother of Phyllis(James)Mitchell, Brent Brooks, Lawanda(Stanley)Harris, Sylvia Denise Garrett, Cynthia(Eugene)Garrett, Cassandra(Winnie)Tate and Kevin Tate. Loving sister of Clinton Tate and Virginia Tate. Also survived by 20 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Monday 1PM. Visitation Monday 12 Noon until time of services at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020 NORWOOD, EDITH M. Age 80 yrs. May 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Saturday 1PM. Visitation Saturday 12 Noon until time of services at: Northwest Funeral Chapel O'Bee, Ford & Frazier 6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020
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Anti-tobacco organization reveals new ways industry is attracting young consumers during editorial meeting at MCJ
Members of the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network met with Community Journal Editor Thomas Mitchell (pictured above left) during an editorial board meeting at the newspaper recently. During the meeting, the coalition members updated the MCJ editor about tactics being used by the tobacco industry to attract young people to smoking. Lorraine Lathen (right) shows Mitchell a flavored tobacco product which can be easily purchased in any corner store or gas station in the city. (Photo by Mosaic Communications)
Maskani Place empowers homeless families
(continued from page 1) According to a 2011 survey by Milwaukee’s Continuum of Care, 20 percent of Milwaukee’s homeless population is comprised of families with children.
“Maskani Place demonstrates the success we can have when government, the non-profit sector and the community work together toward a common goal,” said Mayor Tom Barrett. “This is what is great about Milwaukee. We lend a hand to our neighbors. And by doing so, we make our neighborhoods stronger.” Maskani Place is Heartland Housing’s third project in Milwaukee. In 2011, Heartland opened the 38-unit Capuchin Apartments on the city’s Park West neighborhood, in partnership with St. Ben’s Community Meal. In 2009, Heartland opened the 24-unit Prairie Apartments in the King Park Neighborhood along with Guest House of Milwaukee. Since its founding in 1988, Heartland Housing has developed nearly 1,850 units and manages nearly 850 affordable homes throughout the Midwest. Green building Maskani Place was designed and constructed with sustainability and
energy efficiency in mind. All units have ENERGY STAR appliances; low VOC paints, adhesives and sealants; low-flow plumbing; and energy efficient lighting, ceiling fans and windows. In addition, heating, cooling and hot water systems are all energy-efficient. Heartland Housing will pursue certification of the building through Enterprise’s Green Communities, a program similar to LEED certification that is focused specifically on affordable housing. Smart financing Heartland Housing used an array of public and private financing including tax credits from Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), and support from the City of Milwaukee and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM). "Smart, energy efficient, attractive housing not only helps the residents, it also improves the surrounding neighborhood," said Wyman Winston, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA). "Developments like Maskani Place create jobs, put parcels back on the
tax rolls, encourage other development and keep communities moving forward. This is the kind of development we want to see throughout the state." In addition to state and local funding, Maskani Place received generous support from US Bancorp Community Development Corporation, BMO Harris Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Forward Community Investments, and Enterprise Community Partners. Heartland Housing is also currently working with the city of Madison on a similar development on that city’s east side. “Heartland Housing’s mission is to build high-quality, sustainable housing that provides stability for and improves the lives of residents and enhances the surrounding community,” said Goldberg. “We hope to continue our success in Milwaukee and throughout the state.” “Maskani” is a Swahili word for “home.” Maskani Place is located at 320 East Center Street in Milwaukee’s near north side. Families that are interested in living at Maskani Place should contact Heartland Housing at 414-208-4855.
More Men are Enjoying the Art of Cooking
(continued from apge 1) house. Cooking appears to be the most fun domestic chore, and it provides a creative outlet and a sense of accomplishment. Of 900 men surveyed by Midan Marketing, almost 50 percent say they do at least half of their household’s grocery shopping. Of that group, more than half do all of the shopping and 46 percent say they are responsible for cooking food for the entire family. But sharing household chores is not the only reason for more men cooking. Because Gen Xers are getting married and having kids later in life than the generations before, men are spending more years of their lives single and eating frozen pizza and take-outs does not cut it. They are learning their way around the stove, since no one else is around to do it for them. Moreover, since there is a high rate of divorce among Baby Boomers, men who are newly divorced or never married are also learning to cook. Cooking is no longer seen as “women’s work” and, in many cases, it is now viewed as a familiar, welcoming and masculine trait. Jim Gaillard (yes, he is my brother) is among those men who have learned to cook on their own. A single, 50-something entrepreneur, Jim grew up in a home where “cooking” was considered ‘women’s work.’ When an opportunity presented itself for him to attend high school in Oshkosh, WI, the experience was enlightening in more than one way; his host family assigned everyone a night to cook dinner. Jim found himself in the kitchen and enjoying it. After whetting his appetite for cooking in Oshkosh, when he continued his education at Marquette University, Jim was not a fan of dorm food, so he continued cooking in his dorm room. Over the years, he has honed his culinary skills and today cooks for himself almost daily. He also delights in impressing the ladies by turning the tables and cooking for them. Among his 'house specialties’ are grilled steak, chicken and Cajun crab legs, seafood gumbo, spicy fried blue gills, seafood/vegetable stir fry and sweet potato pie. Sam Belton, owner of City.Net Café, located at 306 E. Wisconsin Avenue, managed to successfully fuse his passion for good, healthy food, with his love of jazz into a business. This 60-something entrepreneur only started cooking twelve years ago and, today, business is booming at his jazz-cafe. “I started cooking because I enjoy good, seasoned food that is also healthy,” said Sam.
A self-taught cook, Sam’s specialties at the café are home-style soups and signature Panini SAMices, named after him. His premier SAMiche is the salmon Panini, which combines pink salmon, breadcrumbs, eggs, milk and olive oil, along with his secret sauce, served Paninistyle.
Jim also shared his coveted SEAFOOD GUMBO recipe: One pound crab legs One pound of peeled, de-veined jumbo raw shrimp Three boneless skinless chicken breasts Four sticks of chicken andouille sausage Four hot beef Polish sausages Two large green bell peppers Four tomatoes One tablespoon Chef Prudhomme's "Seafood Magic" One tablespoon red chili sauce (this is the heat!) more or less if you like hot One large sweet Vidalia onion One clove garlic (or garlic powder) One pound frozen chopped okra Two boxes of Zatarain's gumbo mix for base (or make your own roux) Boil chicken breasts. Heat sausages in a little water. Steam crab legs for 10 minutes. Lightly sauté shrimp in a butter garlic mix. While these are warming, begin chopping all vegetables in 1" cubes. In a very large boiling pot, mix boxes of Zatarain with three quarts of water. Bring to boil for three minutes, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add veggies, cut chicken and sausages in 1" cubes and stir in meats, and spices. Simmer 10 more minutes and then stir in seafood to simmer final 10 minutes. (Note: I usually like this to be thin and soupy so I add more water and serve over brown rice. If you want to thicken it, stir gumbo file' powder in.) Makes plenty to share and freezes well. Note: In honor of Father’s Day, we are looking for men over 50 to share “the best advice my dad ever gave me.” Please submit your one paragraph ‘advice,’ along with a picture of you and your dad to grandppl@gmail.com no later than Monday, June 2, 2014.
Catholic Charities brings hope to low-income pregnant moms
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(continued from page 4) Tracey is a new mom whose pregnancy didn’t have an easy beginning. Her boyfriend refused to accept any responsibility for the baby and left Tracey. Without her boyfriend’s income to help with rent and utilities, Tracey was soon living on the streets of Milwaukee, even though she continued working full time. She found temporary respite in a homeless shelter, but was six months pregnant and frantic with worry about her situation and the health of the baby. Then her mom told her to call Catholic Charities. Tracey says she immediately connected with St. Martin-Trejo. “What a difference that made. We talked about how I needed to take better care of myself for the wellbeing of me and my baby. I felt good to not feel so alone,” said Tracey. Jessica also helped Tracy to enroll in the First Breath program to help her stop smoking. She then did some advocating for Tracy with the WIC office so that Tracey could be eligible for WIC and W2 assistance, making her life much easier. With her newfound confidence, Tracey got her own smoke-free apartment and her beautiful baby girl, Miranda, was born healthy and happy. Today, Jessica continues to make weekly home visits to Tracey and Miranda. “We talk about child development, where I am with my personal and parental goals, and Jessica is quick to answer any questions I have,” Tracey said. “At first everything was overwhelming, but I stayed with it. Catholic Charities was there for me when it felt like I had no one.” Fr. Dave Bergner, the executive director of Catholic Charities, says, “Last year, Catholic Charities helped a record 27,647 people, of all faiths in the 10 counties of southeastern Wisconsin, and offered over 8,410 hours of pregnancy support and adoption services throughout this area, regardless of people’s income levels. “In addition to providing pregnancy support and adoption services, Catholic Charities also offers mental health counseling and case management. “We bring hope to the poor, the frail and the vulnerable. That hope then ripples out to their families, coworkers and communities.” People interested in supporting Catholic Charities initiatives to support those in need can visit Catholic Charities web page at www.ccmke.org. Donations are also being accepted via text by dialing 85944 and texting “Moment” to make a $10 donation that is added to their cell phone bill. Ninety-six percent of all Catholic Charities clients live under the poverty level. Catholic Charities has been serving people of all faiths in southeastern Wisconsin since 1920. For more information visit www.ccmke.org
Maya Angelou Dies at 86
(continued from page 3) town took me to the library, a black school library. … And I read every book, even if I didn’t understand it.” At age 9, she was writing poetry. By 17, she was a single mother. In her early 20s, she danced at a strip joint, ran a brothel, was married (to Enistasious Tosh Angelos, her first of three husbands) and then divorced. By her mid-20s, she was performing at the Purple Onion in San Francisco, where she shared billing with another future star, Phyllis Diller. She spent a few days with Billie Holiday, who was kind enough to sing a lullaby to Angelou’s son Guy, surly enough to heckle her off the stage and astute enough to tell her: “You’re going to be famous. But it won’t be for singing.” After renaming herself Maya Angelou for the stage (“Maya” was a childhood nickname), she toured in “Porgy and Bess” and Jean Genet’s “The Blacks” and danced with Alvin Ailey. She worked as a coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Council, and lived for years in Egypt and Ghana, where she met Malcolm X and remained close to him until his assassination, in 1965. Three years later, she was helping King organize the Poor People’s March in Memphis, Tenn., where the civil rights leader was slain on Angelou’s 40th birthday. “Every year, on that day, Coretta and I would send each other flowers,” Angelou said of King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, who died in 2006. Angelou was little known outside the theatrical community until “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which might not have happened if James Baldwin hadn’t persuaded Angelou, still grieving over King’s death, to attend a party at Jules Feiffer’s house. Feiffer was so taken by Angelou that he mentioned her to Random House editor Bob Loomis, who persuaded her to write a book. Angelou’s musical style was clear in a passage about boxing great Joe Louis’s defeat against German fighter Max Schmeling: “My race groaned. It was our people falling. It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. One more woman ambushed and raped. A Black boy whipped and maimed. It was hounds on the trail of a man running through slimy swamps. … If Joe lost we were back in slavery and beyond help.” Angelou’s memoir was occasionally attacked, for seemingly opposite reasons. In a 1999 essay in Harper’s, author Francine Prose criticized “Caged Bird” as “manipulative” melodrama. Meanwhile, Angelou’s passages about her rape and teen pregnancy have made it a perennial on the American Library Association’s list of works that draw complaints from parents and educators. “‘I thought that it was a mild book. There’s no profanity,” Angelou told the AP. “It speaks about surviving, and it really doesn’t make ogres of many people. I was shocked to find there were people who really wanted it banned, and I still believe people who are against the book have never read the book.” Angelou appeared on several TV programs, notably the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries “Roots.” She was nominated for a Tony Award in 1973 for her appearance in the play “Look Away.” She directed the film “Down in the Delta,” about a drug-wrecked woman who returns to the home of her ancestors in the Mississippi Delta. She won three Grammys for her spoken-word albums and in 2013 received an honorary National Book Award for her contributions to the literary community. Back in the 1960s, Malcolm X had written to Angelou and praised her for her ability to communicate so directly, with her “feet firmly rooted on the ground. In 2002, Angelou used this gift in an unexpected way when she launched a line of greeting cards with industry giant Hallmark. Angelou admitted she was cool to the idea at first. Then she went to Loomis, her editor at Random House. “I said, ‘I’m thinking about doing something with Hallmark,’” she recalled. “And he said, ‘You’re the people’s poet. You don’t want to trivialize yourself.’ So I said ‘OK’ and I hung up. And then I thought about it. And I thought, if I’m the people’s poet, then I ought to be in the people’s hands — and I hope in their hearts. So I thought, ‘Hmm, I’ll do it.’” In North Carolina, she lived in an 18-room house and taught American Studies at Wake Forest University. She was also a member of the Board of Trustees for Bennett College, a private school for black women in Greensboro, N.C. (continued on page 7)
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“Only the educated are free!”--Epictetus EDUCATED QUOTE:
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1- Emma Mattin addresses her fellow graduates during the SDC May GED/HSED Graduation 2- Graduates listen to speakers during the SDC May GED/HSED Graduation 3- Priscilla Hazelwood (right) receives her GED/HSED diploma from Priscilla Wallace 4- Billy Campbell (left) and his nephew James mark their graduation from SDC’s GED/HSED program 5- Keynote speaker Kalan Haywood, Sr. addresses graduates at SDC GED/HSED Graduation
Milwaukee Small Business Week Will Celebrate City’s Entrepreneurs While Inspiring and Educating Business Owners Milwaukee joins other cities throughout the country in celebrating National Small Business Week
The City of Milwaukee joins cities like Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Newark, in celebrating the contributions of local small businesses in honor of National Small Business Week. For the third year, small business owners, working in conjunction with the City of Milwaukee’s Office of Small Business Development, local sponsors and community partners, will host the annual Milwaukee Small Business Week celebration the week of June 2. A series of events that recognize and celebrate the city’s thriving small business community will be held throughout the week. This year’s program will trail National Small Business Week, the platform after which Milwaukee’s initiative was modeled, which is taking place in May. National Small Business Week was established in 1963 to recognize the contributions of small businesses to the economic well-being of America. “Small businesses are a huge part of Milwaukee’s local economy and Milwaukee Small Business Week has proven to be an opportunity to empower, engage and educate local entrepreneurs,” said Nikki Purvis, Manager of the City of Milwaukee’s Small Business Development Office. “We invite the entire community to come out and celebrate Milwaukee Small Business Week.” The 2014 Milwaukee Small Business Week event calendar includes: • Kick-off News Conference and Reception, Monday, June 2 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Jackson’s Pub, 1203 N. 10th Street Cost: FREE. Register here: https://openforbusinessmixer.eventbrite.com • Small Business Sustainability Conference Hosted by the City of Milwaukee, ‘From Surviving to Thriving: Maximizing Local Resources to Expand Small Businesses,’ Tuesday, June 3 from 7:30 am until 2 pm at Manpower Headquarters, 100 Manpower Place, Milwaukee; Cost: $25; Register here: http://city.milwaukee.gov/OSBD • Staying in the Game: Unwritten Rules to Small Business Success Breakfast Panel Discussion; Wednesday, June 4;7:30 am until 10:30 a.m. Manpower Headquarters, 100 Manpower Place, Milwaukee Cost: FREE. Register here: http://smallbusinesssucessbreakfast.eventbrite.com “The Milwaukee Small Business Week events provide a number of opportunities to help companies survive and thrive in today’s business climate,” said Johnna Scott, co-owner of Mosaic Communications, Inc., a local public relations firm based in Milwaukee. “Small businesses are powerful and Milwaukee Small Business Week is a great time to learn best practices, connect with critical resources and engage with individuals who make purchasing decisions.” This year’s sponsors include the City’s Office of Small Business Development, Veolia Water, LISC, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District, Wisconsin Business Development, Associated Bank, the Office of Environmental Sustainability’s ME2 Program, Mosaic Communications and media partners Energy 106.9 FM and Jammin’ 98.3 FM. Milwaukee Small Business Week’s community partners include Manpower Group, Great Impressions Printing, WOO Connections and the Wisconsin District Office of the Small Business Administration. For more information about Milwaukee Small Business Week or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please call 414.444.7001 or visit www.mkesmallbizweek.com. To register for the Small Business Sustainability Conference, visit http://city.milwaukee.gov/OSBD.
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Through the help of an energetic group of youthful growers, a community garden will be taking shape Saturday, May 31, and its produce will help feed impoverished families in Milwaukee's central city throughout the course of the spring and summer. The Amani Neighborhood Community Garden will be dedicated and planted by a group of six concerned freshmen at the University School of Milwaukee, who convinced school administrators to reserve the space on the school's grounds. Produce from the garden will be donated to families and individuals in the North side Amani neighborhood through the recently established MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary organization. Ceremonies and planting of the new community garden will commence at 9:00 a.m. on May 31 at the site on the University School campus, 2100 Fairy Chasm Road, River Hills. For more information, contact MacCanon Brown, MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary Organization, at 414-305-8997, or Julie Piwowarczyk, UW-Milwaukee director of communications at 414-352-6000.
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BHCW to hold 11th annual African American Walk for Quality Health June 7
On Saturday June 7, 2014 Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc. (BHCW) will have their 11th Annual African American Walk for Quality Health. This year's theme is Women's Health. Event co-chairs are Dr. Earnestine Willis, Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Bevan K. Baker, FACHE Commissioner of Health for the City of Milwaukee The primary purpose of BHCW's Walk for Quality Health is to garner city-wide support for the Wisconsin African American Eliminating Health Disparities Institute. The Institute was established by BHCW to specifically focus on the elimination of health disparities for African Americans in Wisconsin through data warehousing, research and policy development. The Institute also allows for the African American community to have control regarding the development, analysis, and dissemination of health information. Another very important reason for the African American Walk for Quality Health is to engage the community in a meaningful healthy activity. The promotion of good health is key to the reduction of health disparities. This event goes a long way in sending a positive message that African Americans do care about their health as the event route is directly in the community that is adversely impacted by health disparities the most. Registration for the African American Walk for Quality Health on June 7th starts at 9:00 am, the Walk begins at 10:00 am. Registration can be completed online at www.bhcw.org/Walk or at the event. Individuals can register for $10 and teams of ten can register for $35. There are also opportunities for people who can not attend the Walk to gain pledges. The event registration and kick-off activity occurs at the Milwaukee Urban League (435 W. North Ave.). The Walk route goes from the Milwaukee Urban League to Dr. King Drive, north to Center Street, west to the Wisconsin Black Historical Society & Museum (2620 W. Center). Festivities after the Walk will include a brief program, informational booths by the event sponsors, and an African American Women Business Fair. For more information, please contact BHCW at 414-933-0064.
Thrivent Financial representative recognized for excellence in financial services industry
GLENDALE, WIS.– Charlotte Ghazarian, CASL®, ChFC® , CLTC®, CLU® , LUTCF , of Glendale, a Financial Consultant with Thrivent Financial, has earned membership in the prestigious 2014 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT). Ghazarian qualified for this honor based on her outstanding client service, ethical conduct and professional knowledge in 2013. The MDRT is an international, independent association of leading life insurance and financial services professionals. Ghazarian is associated with Thrivent Financial’s South Wisconsin Regional Financial Office. About Thrivent Financial Thrivent Financial is a financial services organization that helps Christians be wise with money and live generously. As a membership organization, it offers its nearly 2.4 million member-owners a broad range of products, services and guidance from financial representatives nationwide. For more than a century it has helped members make
wise money choices that reflect their values while providing them opportunities to demonstrate their generosity where they live, work and worship. For more information, visit Thrivent.com/why. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thrivent Financial is the marketing name for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis. About Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals, is an international, independent association of nearly 38,000 members of the world's life insurance and financial services professionals from 450 companies in more than 79 nations and territories. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of sales excellence in the life insurance and financial services business.--919523-050614
Poet, Author Maya Angelou dies at 86
Legendary civil rights and political icon Vel Phillips was “in the house” as attendees of the recent celebration of the 60th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court in 1954 that outlawed school desegregation and paved the way for a series of landmark civil rights laws and court decisions. Phillips is best known for being the first African American and first woman to sit on Milwaukee’s Common Council. She also championed fair and equal housing, working with Father James Groppi and the NAACP in desegragating the city’s housing market, particularly on the southside. The Milwaukee celebration was held at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)
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Ghazarian named to Million Dollar Round Table
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Proposals Sought for Small Business Program for Refugees
A program that helps refugees start up and run their own home-based childcare businesses is seeking subcontractors. The Refugee Childcare Microenterprise Development Program at the Social Development Commission is collecting proposals from agencies and individuals to serve as the program’s Business Development Subcontractor and the Client Services Subcontractor. The scoop of the services that each is required to provide can be found in the formal Request for Formal Proposal located at www.crsdc.org/DefaultFilePile/NewsReleases/RFP/RFP0516-140516-14ARefugee ChildcareMicroenterpriseDev.Prog.pdf. Proposals are due to be submitted to SDC by 2:00 pm, Friday June 6, 2014. For more information, contact Monique Jones, SDC Purchasing Manager, at 414-906-2803.
(continued from page 5) Angelou hosted a weekly satellite radio show for XM’s “Oprah & Friends” channel. She also owned and renovated a townhouse in Harlem, the inside decorated in spectacular primary colors. Active on the lecture circuit, she gave commencement speeches and addressed academic and corporate events across the country. Angelou received dozens of honorary degrees, and several elementary schools were named for her. As she approached her 80th birthday, she decided to study at the Missouri-based Unity Church, which advocates healing through prayer. “I was in Miami and my son (Guy Johnson, her only
child) was having his 10th operation on his spine. I felt really done in by the work I was doing, people who had expected things of me,” said Angelou, who then recalled a Unity church service she attended in Miami. “The preacher came out — a young black man, mostly a white church — and he came out and said, ‘I have only one question to ask, and that is, “Why have you decided to limit God?’” And I thought, ‘That’s exactly what I’ve been doing.’ So then he asked me to speak, and I got up and said, ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.’ And I said it about 50 times, until the audience began saying it with me, ‘Thank you, THANK YOU!’” Associated Press writer Michael Biesecker in Raleigh, N.C., contributed to this report.
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