Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Digital Edition Issue April 27, 2023

Hope Community Church hosts mortgage burning service

On Sunday, April 16, 2023, Hope Community Church commemorated the milestone of paying off the church mortgage during their morning service at the church, 5040 Northwestern Ave., Racine, WI. This was the vision of founding Pastor Sam Jackson. Some of the founding members were in attendance to join in the festivities.

The congregation watched and clapped loudly in excitement as Elders Lonnie Tolson and Yuniwo Nfor put the fire to the mortgage document while current Pastor Donald Bennett looked on.

Food and fellowship followed the mortgage-burning service. It was a day that the church celebrated the goodness and provision of God as He blessed this congregation. Pictured are (from left) Elder Lonnie Tolson, Pastor Donald Bennett, and Elder Yuniwo Nfor.

and North Division High School

On Saturday, April 15, 2023, friends, family, community members and North Division High School alumni gathered at Buckatabon Tavern & Supper Club in downtown Wauwatosa for a memorial to pay tribute to the tireless efforts and contributions George Gerharz made to the community, charities, school and non-profit institutions.

Gerharz was instrumental in helping launch a newsletter called the “Blue Devil Times;” and many other programs at North Division High School. His financial contributions, along with other sponsors, formed an Advisory Committee and gathered additional sponsorship for producing a quality newsletter for the duration of the three years, which was run by the tireless help and dedication of founder and president Martinez Milton, Jr.; former head teacher of the English deptment and chief editor Marchelle Odom, and the original committee members.

The family of George Gerharz was presented with a memorial plaque and dedication plaque (which will be hung in the North Division Dental Lab) and a check for $500.00 (on behalf of the Blue Devil Times) which will be sent to the Innocence Project:

4th Episcopal District of the AME Church and AKAs host community outreach at Repairers of the Breach

On Saturday, April 8, 2023, the 4th Episcopal District of the AME Church, the Sons of Allen (SOA) of St. Mark AME Church, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), members of St. Mark AME Milwaukee's Evangelism Ministry, and the Honey Dos (husbands of the AKAs) joined together to serve a meal at the Repairers of the Breach (RotB), 1335 W. Vliet St. The meal was a part of the AKA's community outreach portion of their regional meeting. This event with the RotB is the first SOA event at the 4th Episcopal District level. The coordinator of the 4th Episcopal District level SOA is Rev. Jerry Davis, III, who is also the Pastor at Crossroads AME Church in Indianapolis, and was appointed by Bishop John F. White, Sr., to be the coordinator.

Rev. Davis wanted to leverage his district position to do an event and paired it with the AKA regional meeting in Milwaukee April 7-9. As it happens, his wife is the Regional President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

New Orleans, one of George’s favorite charities. The donors were Dr. Howard Fuller, Irma Hall-Daniels, James Love, Margaret Todd, Tommie Martin, James “Smitty” Smith, Martinez Milton, Jr. and the NDHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always”

The late George Gerharz honored by family, friends

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

Remembering the life and legacy of local entrepreneur Robert Joseph Thomas

On Friday, April 21, 2023, family, friends, colleagues and community leaders gathered at Reid's Golden Gate Funeral Home and Cremation, 5665 N. Teutonia Ave. to honor the legacy of Robert Joseph Thomas, entrepreneur and Milwaukee Community Journal co-founder and associate publisher. Thomas passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, he was 86. Thomas was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee and came to Milwaukee as a pre-schooler as part of the ‘Great Migration.’ He was raised in Calvary Baptist Church, and attended Milwaukee Public Schools, graduating from North Division High School.

While at North, Thomas became a track star and would receive a track scholarship to Marquette University and had trained to be an Olympic hurdler.

Because funds weren’t available, Thomas set aside his dream of becoming a lawyer, leading to a varied business career of many firsts.

The businesses he created—some with his father, J.C. Thomas, one of the first black Milwaukee County bus drivers— were: 'Robby’s,’ the first franchised fast food hamburger establishment in Milwaukee’s central city. It was the prototype for the entry of McDonald’s, located on North Avenue; Rich Man Poor Man, Ebony Cue Billiards, ‘The Fox Trap,’ the first member-owned Black nightclub; the first video game center on Fond du Lac and Capitol Drive, a location that broke traditional black business norms; and the first black-owned bowling center located in a former A&P food store on Teutonia Avenue. In 1980 Thomas was named Milwaukee’s Black Businessman of the Year.

He was the father of two sons: Dr. Terence Nolan Thomas, who preceded him in death, and Todd ‘Speech’ Thomas, a Grammy Award winning hip-hop artist and creative griot of the African American experience.

Thomas leaves to treasure his life and legacy: son Todd and his devoted wife Yolanda; grandchildren Jahi Terence and Zoe Renee; treasured friend and caregiver Robin Davis; cousins, nieces and nephews; his MCJ family; Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity brothers and many friends and associates. Pictured are State Senator Lena Taylor (left) who presented Robert's son, Todd ‘Speech’ Thomas (right), with a proclamation.

A new plaza honoring a Milwaukee trailblazer is coming to downtown

Vel R. Phillips Plaza will soon take over a parking lot along Wisconsin Avenue between 5th Street and Vel R. Phillips Avenue (formaly 4th Streer).

The mayor made it official by signing a resolution for the $15 million project Monday, April 24, 2023.

“I’m also excited to witness this project become a reality. It’s no secret that I’m a supporter of gathering spaces in the plaza,” Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said.

Renderings show the new space will include a building for food and drink vendors, open space for possible farmers markets and food trucks and kiosks honoring the life

and legacy of Phillips.

The late trailblazing activist broke countless barriers. She was Milwaukee's first black Common Council member and the city's first alderwoman.

"She'd be absolutely overjoyed about the whole thing," her son Mike Phillips said Monday. "People relaxing, people enjoying hopefully a nice sunny day, that'll be perfect."

The plaza will take over the parking lot located across the street from the Wisconsin Center, which will be host to the 2024 Republican National Convention.

The city said construction on the plaza will begin this summer and is expected to wrap up next summer.

"The idea is to have this done before the RNC," the mayor told WISN 12 News

The announcement comes as Milwaukee Tool is finalizing its new downtown head-

quarters. Fiserv is also moving its headquarters nearby to the same building that will house a new Kohl's store.

"It's making it clear that our downtown is not just what happens east of the river and that there is so much that's happening right here throughout all of downtown and connected to other parts of the city, as well," said Lafayette Crump, Milwaukee's City Development Commissioner.

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a ‘rebel heart,’ dies at 96

Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN He was 96.

Belafonte died Tuesday, April 25, 2023, of congestive heart failure, Sunshine said.

Belafonte was dubbed the “King of Calypso” after the groundbreaking success of his 1956 hit, “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O).” He also became a movie star after acting in the film adaption of the Broadway musical, “Carmen Jones.”

But Belafonte’s biggest contributions took place offstage. He was a key strategist, fundraiser and mediator for the civil rights movement. He continually risked his entertainment career – and at least once his life – for his activism. He became a close friend of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who often retired to Belafonte’s palatial New York apartment to talk strategy or escape the pressures of leading the civil rights movement.

A voracious reader with a burning disdain for injustice, Belafonte’s political consciousness was shaped by the experience of growing up as the impoverished son of a

poor Jamaican mother who worked as a domestic servant.

“I’ve often responded to queries that ask, ‘When as an artist did you decide to become an activist?’ ” he once said. “My response to the question is that I was an activist long before I became an artist. They both service each other, but the activism is first.”

The scope of Belafonte’s activism was astonishing. He saw the civil rights movement as a global struggle. He led a campaign against apartheid in South Africa, and befriended Nelson Mandela. He mobilized support for the fight against HIV/AIDS and

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became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He also came up with the idea for recording the 1985 hit song, “We Are the World,” which assembled a constellation of pop and rock stars, including Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen, to raise money for famine relief in Africa.

Belafonte didn’t mellow as his wealth and fame grew. He drew criticism after calling President George W. Bush “the greatest terrorist in the world” for leading an invasion of Iraq, and assailed black celebrities such as Jay Z and Beyonce for not taking bolder stands on social

justice. He criticized Barack Obama so much during the then-Senator’s first presidential run in 2008 that Obama asked him, “When are you going to cut me some slack?”

“What makes you think that’s not what I’ve been doing?” Belafonte responded.

Belafonte’s hero and mentor

Harold George Belafonte, Jr., was born March 1, 1927 in New York City to poor Caribbean immigrants. His father worked as a cook on merchant ships and abandoned the family when Belafonte was young. Belafonte also spent some of his boyhood in Jamaica, the former British colony and his mother’s native country, where he witnessed white English authorities mistreating black Jamaicans. He returned to New York City’s Harlem neighborhood by 1940 to live with his mother, Melvine, who struggled to hold her family together amid grinding poverty.

“She was the one who taught him that you shouldn’t let the sun go down without fighting against injustice,” Judith E. Smith, author of “Becoming Belafonte: Black Artist, Public Radical,” said about Belafonte’s mother.

Belafonte had a tumultuous childhood and often had to fend for himself.

“The most difficult time in my life was when I was a kid,” he told a magazine interviewer. “My mother gave me affection, but, because I was left on my own, also a lot of anguish.”

Belafonte dropped out of high school and enlisted in the US Navy in 1944. He was relegated to manual labor on the ship and didn’t see combat, but the experience proved to be profound. He met college-educated black men who gave him a wider exposure to the world, talking to him about big issues such as segregation and colonialism. The experience of fighting against facism abroad while coming back to segregation at home angered Belafonte, much like many black veterans from World War II.

He drifted into the enter-

tainment field almost by accident. Belafonte was working as a janitor in New York when he attended a play at the American Negro Theater. He was so swept up by the performance that he decided to become an actor.

He eventually studied acting at a workshop attended by classmates such as Marlon Brando, Tony Curtis and Bea Arthur. He also fell into singing in nightclubs – once in a band that included jazz greats Charlie Parker and Max Roach – and landed a recording contract in 1949.

Belafonte had natural charisma, on stage and behind the microphone. He won a Tony Award for his acting on Broadway and was the first African American to win an Emmy award for his 1959 variety show.

Belafonte also looked for a way to merge his activism with his career and found a mentor and friend in Paul Robeson. The black stage and film actor was a renaissance man, a star athlete and Ivy League-educated intellectual who became an outspoken civil rights activist and a critic of US foreign policy. Robeson was eventually blacklisted for his activism during the McCarthy era. Belafonte called Robeson part of his “moral compass.”

“For me, Mr. Robeson was the sparrow. He was an artist who made those of us in the arts understand the depth of that calling, when he said, “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice.”

His friendship with MLK Belafonte also built a friendship with King, another a powerful black leader. King often flew to New York City to raise money for the movement and to meet key advisors. During one trip, he called Belafonte, greeting him with, “We’ve never met, so you may not know who I am.”

The two men met at a New York church where King was speaking and retired after the event to a basement room to talk.

“It was just us at a card table with straight-back chairs,” Belafonte recalled. “What was supposed to be a few minutes led to almost four hours. I liked his courage, his thoughts, his ideas and his mission. I committed to him after that.”

Belafonte’s relationship with King would prove to be crucial. Belafonte had star power, connections, and more importantly, a willingness to risk all to help the civil rights movement. He raised money for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization that King co-founded and led. Belafonte also helped bail out activists who had

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Spring training: Seven ways to get fit for summer

In case you haven’t noticed, summer will be here any minute and right about now, you’re probably panicking because those last pesky 10 or 20 pounds still haven’t melted off yet and are interfering with your summer body.

Not to worry, we’ve compiled a list of seven helpful tips to whip you into shape just in time for summer.

1. Switch it up.

So, you work out every day for at least a half-hour right before you go to bed.

That’s all fine and dandy, but if you really want to start seeing results, set your alarm so that it goes off 30 minutes earlier than usual and go for a quick run or power walk before you go about your day.

Working out early in the morning causes your body to burn more fat. If you can’t work out in the morning, afternoon workouts can still give you a performance boost since you are more likely to have eaten a meal or two.

2. Stop skipping breakfast. You may think you’re doing yourself a favor by dashing out the front door on an empty stomach, but that’s where you’re wrong.

When you skip out on meals, especially breakfast, your metabolism slows down, which makes the weight-loss process that much more difficult.

3. Cut back on alcohol. I really hate to break it to you, but alcohol is loaded with empty calories and to make things worse, it slows down the fat-burning process. Who wants that when you’re trying to drop the lbs?

4. Eat before you hit the gym

Eating a little something before you work out helps you retain and build muscle.

5. Do not ignore hunger. When you start to feel those midday hunger pangs, go ahead and reach for a snack! And it doesn’t have to be a full meal – fruit, yogurt or a handful of almonds should do it.

Actually, eating small meals throughout the day helps speed up your metabolism.

6. Go raw. You can’t go wrong if your diet consists of mainly fruits, vegetables and complex carbs (beans, legumes, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and quinoa).

These foods are lower in calories but still fill you up for hours.

7. Get some sleep. Eight hours is ideal, but at the very least, you should be getting six hours every night.

Anything less than that can sabotage your waistline because get this: Lack of sleep causes you to eat more and when you eat more, you tend to gain weight, right? The last time I checked, that would totally be defeating the purpose.

Milwaukee Recreation provides fun and affordable activities for all ages and abilities. This season, join us for a variety of programs at locations throughout the city! Visit chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://mps.milwaukee. k12.wi.us/MPS-Recreation/ Resources/FullGuide.pdf to view the Summer 2023 Recreation Guide.

Participants are encouraged to register for our wide range of programs, including aquatics, cooking, fitness, outdoor education, music, martial arts, sports leagues & activities, and much more!

Here is everything you need to know for summer registration.

Registration Dates for Summer Programs in the Recreation Guide

• City of Milwaukee Residents: Registration for programs in the Summer Recreation Guide begins May 11 at 10 a.m.

• Non-residents: Registration for programs in the Summer Recreation Guide begins May 18 at 10 a.m.

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to register online when your registration period opens.

Registration Dates for Summer Driver Education

• City of Milwaukee Residents/MPS Students: Registration for Summer Driver Education begins May 9 at 10 a.m.

• Non-residents: Registration for Summer Driver Education begins May 16 at 10 a.m.

Visit https://web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/wimilwaukeewt.wsc/splash.html

here to register online when your registration period opens.

Summer Playgrounds Program

Milwaukee Recreation will provide enrichment activities, play opportunities, and free meals at playground sites across the city beginning June 12, 2023 (for kids ages 6-17). Due to federal regulations, all provided meals are served seated and must be consumed by youth at the playground.

All playgrounds are oper-

ated as a “free drop-in” program. Though locations are staffed and provide many enriching games and activities for youth, general supervision is only provided for youth who choose to stay on site. The playgrounds program is not a substitute for child care or similar attendance/registration-driven programs.

Please click here for playground locations and hours, as well as additional program opportunities that will be available at each site. We look forward to seeing you

this summer!

Inclusion Services Policy

Milwaukee Recreation is committed to creating and promoting inclusion within all facilities and programs that the department manages. Through the Inclusion Services Policy and supporting practices, we aim to ensure that everyone has access to the benefits of quality parks and recreation.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed for a participant to fully enjoy a recreation class, submit an ADA

Accommodation Request by clicking this link: ADA Accommodation Request / Inclusion Complaint Form. If registering in person, please indicate that an accommodation is needed to the Milwaukee Recreation team member processing your registration.

Once your request is received, you will be contacted by a member of the Recreation team to discuss the specific accommodation needs prior to the start of the class.

Milwaukee Recreation needs two weeks to process accommodation requests.

MPS congratulates 2023 Spelling Bee winners in grades 3–5

Milwaukee Public Schools students in grades 3–5 faced off on Saturday, April 15, 2023, to find the best spellers in the district. Winners were crowned for each grade level.

Each of 28 participating schools held preliminary spelling bees to determine winners at the school level, and those winners advanced to the district finals. Students studied a word bank of more than 400 words to prepare for this exciting event.

Spelling bees offer academic competition that requires focused studying, poise, listening, public speaking ability, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Each year, students look forward to the spelling bee to demonstrate their knowledge and mastery of the English language. The skills gained through participation last a lifetime.

Congratulations to our top spellers!

Grade 3

First Place: Samadhi Henri, Lowell International Ele-

mentary School

Second Place: Benjamin Keto, Bay View Montessori School

Third Place: Adelaida Marquez, Manitoba School

Grade 4

First Place: Aiden Polivka, Lowell International Elementary School (first place grade 3 winner in 2022)

Second Place: Dahlia Swanson, Fairview School

Third Place: Henry Cung, Humboldt Park

Grade 5

First Place: Arielle Harris, Ninety-fifth Street School (second place grade 4 winner in 2022)

Second Place: Benjamin Dames, Milwaukee German Immersion School

Third Place: Allison Martinez Hernandez, Milwaukee Parkside School of the Arts

If you missed the Spelling Bee for grades 3–5, join us to watch grades 6–8! The event is free at Vincent High School, or watch the spelling bee on TMJ4's livestream at https://tmj4.com/live.

The event will also be broadcast on TMJ4 on Sunday, May 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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April 27, 1968

– Vincent Porter becomes first African American certified in plastic surgery.

April 28, 1839 –

Cinque leads mutiny off the coast of Long Island, NY.

April 29, 1899 –Duke Ellington, jazz musician and composer, born.

April 30 1952

– Dr. Louis T. Wright honored by American Cancer Society for his contributions to cancer research.

May 1, 1867 –First four students enter Howard University.

Greater Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Located at 2479 N. Sherman Blvd. Milwaukee, WI

is currently looking to hire a musician. Please contact the Church if interested. The Phone number is 414-871-5673

MINISTER OF MUSIC WANTED

Reformation Lutheran Church, a small but committed urban congregation, seeks a P/T Minister of Music. Ideal candidate would have proficiency in both reading music as well as playing by ear. Responsibilities include choir direction and rehearsal, keyboardist with emphasis in the Black church tradition. Compensation for 10-hour work week includes two week’s paid vacation, and a starting salary in the $200-250/week range, dependent on experience. If interested and qualified, please call Minister Stephen at 414-544-3922

Mrs. FuMbanks' birthday salutes

April 1st

Joseph Bonner

April 4th

Janillan Wells

Mary Burnett

April 6th

Danny Burnett

April 7th

Kourtlyn Guy

Alexis Smith

Lavernia Green

April 9th

Eddie Jones

Mattie Carter

Vivan Townsend

April 10th

Destiny Reed

Thomas Webb

April 11th

Cora Jones

Azaria Davis

May 2, 1920 – Indianapolis ABCs defeat Chicago Giants in first Negro National League Game.

Catalyst Construction would like to invite your company to bid on the Via Vita Senior Living project.

ATTENTION: 8(a)/DBE/DVB/MBE/SBE/SDVOSB/ VOB/WBE FIRMS (Emerging Business)

Catalyst Construction is requesting bids/quotes from subcontractors and suppliers for the following project:

PROJECT: Via Vita Senior Living LOCATION: Spring Street, Mt. Pleasant, WI

BID DATE: May 2, 2023 at 4:00 PM

CONSTRUCTION START DATE: June 1, 2023

END DATE: March 2024

OWNER: WIMPIL, LLC

PROJECT CONTACT: Chad Kucik, ckucik@catalystbuilds.com

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is a 222-unit Senior Living Complex consisting of Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Support and associated common areas. The building has a 4-story wood framed portion and a 2-story light gauge portion over a parking structure.

Emerging Business workforce participation is required.

Catalyst Construction 833 E Michigan St # 1000 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Ph: 414-727-6840 catalystbuilds.com

April 17th

Maya Jones

April 18th

Nickleous Willis Cola Carroll

Bertha Bratchet

April 19th

Kimberly Willis

April 20th

Gregory Fumbanks

Halley Beason

April 21st

William Beason

April 22nd

Jessica Carter

April 23rd

Arial Smith

LaVern Moore

Dwight E. Ingram

Rodney Hampton

Michael Newsome

Joyce Williams

April 12th

John Smith, Jr.

April 13th

Wesley Chamberlain

Al Green

Peabo Bryson

April 14th

Rodneca Hampton

Anwon Tanner

Sharon Carter

April 15th

Dominick Henderson

Damon Wayans

Flex Alexander

Michael Cooper

April 16th

Martin Lawrence

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Luol Deng

April 24th

John Webb

April 25th

Delores Ramey

Towanda Ford

April 26th

Cynthia Jones

April 27th

Ageel Scott

Michael W. Celestine

April 30th

Berda Kendricks

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OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT

Office of the Milwaukee Public Schools, DIVISION OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES, 1124 North 11th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

INTEGRATED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT (IPD) CONTRACTORS under contract to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) will be soliciting bids for construction work funded by the ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF (ESSER) FUNDS The IPD Contractors under contract to MPS for ESSER II include: Nicholas & Associates, Inc. Performance Services, Inc.

Selzer-Ornst Construction Co. LLC

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Projects May include mechanical or lighting upgrades; minor remodeling including painting and flooring; restroom upgrades; major remodling projects, exterior site work projects; major upgrades to athletic facilities and many other types of projects. Contractors are encouraged to review the A/E Graphics on-line Plan Room often to see new bid opportunities.

All bids will be solicited or noticed on-line through A/E Graphics, Inc. This advertisement shall provide public notification of the potential for available bidding opportunities. Interested parties are encouraged to review the opportunities available on a regular basis.

All contractor(s) and subcontractors(s) are subject to the current livable wage rate, in accordance with the City of Milwaukee Ordinance 310-13. Please note that these projects are funded by ESSER Federal funds; therefore, are subject to the payment of prevailing wages in accordance with the Federal Davis Bacon act.

MPS HUB, COIN and Student Employment / Participation requirem ents are as identified within in the bidding documents

For all bids solicited through AE Graphics, Inc. the following applies:

The bidding documents may be viewed and downloaded for free from A/E Graphics On-line Plan Room, at https://mps.aegraphics.com/ Hard copies may be obtained 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Monday through Friday from A/E Graphics, Inc.; 4075 North 124th Street, Brookfield, WI 53005; phone (262) 781-7744; fax (262) 781-4250

Hard copies require a deposit for Drawings and Specifications: $25.00; and if requested a MAILING CHARGE: $35.00

Call A/E Graphics, Inc. for availability of bid documents for pick up. Plans and specifications will be loaned to a prospective bidder upon receipt of the deposit listed, which deposit will be returned upon surrender of the plans and specifications in good condition. Bid documents must be returned only to A/E Graphics, Inc

Pre-bid walkthroughs shall be as noted in bidding documentation.

All questions should be submitted as noted in the bidding documentation

Submit bid forms per Instructions in the bidding documentation

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive informalities.

Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals at the bid opening through sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aids.

Keith P. Posley, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools

Wednesday, Dec.21, Tues. Dec 26 & Jan 3, then every Mon Jan 9 – April 24, 2023

OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT

Office of the Milwaukee Public Schools, DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES

AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES, 1124 North 11th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 18, 2023

Sealed bids will be received until Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 1:30 PM online through A/E Graphics, Inc., pursuant to Section 119. 16(4) Wisconsin Statutes in accordance with plans and specifications for the following work: All contractor(s) and subcontractors(s) are subject to the current livable wage rate, in accordance with the City of Milwaukee Ordinance 310 -13. Please note that this project is funded by ESSER Federal funds; therefore, it is subject to the payment of prevailing wages in accordance with the Federal Davis Bacon act.

BID GUARANTY TO ACCOMPANY BID: MPS Bid Bond, Certified or Cashier's Check: 10% of Contractor's Base Bid.

NEW CHILLER PLANT - INSTALLATION

Golda Meir Upper Years

227 W. Pleasant Street Milwaukee, WI 53212

MPS Property No. 067

MPS Project No. 7276

MPS HUB, COIN and Student Employment / Participation requirements are identified on the Project Manual Cover and Bid Form and defined within the Contract Compliance Services Participation Plan Requirements in the Project Manual.

Deposit for Drawings and Specifications: $25.00

MAILING CHARGE: $35.00

The bidding documents may be viewed and downloaded for free from A/E Graphics On-line Plan Room, at https://mps.aegraphics.com/ Hard copies may be obtained 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Monday through Friday from A/E Graphics, Inc.; 4075 North 124th Street, Brookfield, WI 53005; phone (262) 781-7744; fax (262) 781-4250. Call A/E Graphics, Inc. for availability of bid documents for pick up. Plans and specifications will be loaned to a prospective bidder upon receipt of the deposit listed, which deposit will be returned upon surrender of the plans and specifications in good condition. Bid documents must be returned only to A/E Graphics, Inc

A pre-bid walkthrough for the site will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 12:30 PM, meet at the school’s main entrance.

All questions should be submitted in writing prior to 12:00 PM on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 to DFMSProcurement@milwaukee.k12.wi.us No questions may be answered after that date and time. No questions shall be answered verbally. No verbal information from any source is to be relied upon by any respondent in the development of their Bid. Written questions and responses will be documented by way of addenda, which will be forwarded to all bidders.

Each bid shall be for a fixed lump sum. Bids shall be submitted on -line through A/E Graphics On-line Plan Room, at https://mps.aegraphics.com/ using the “Submit Bid” tab on the NEW CHILLER PLANT - INSTALLATION - Golda Meir Upper Years project information page from which bid documents were obtained. Submit bid forms per Instructions to Bidders, Article B -5 of the Specifications.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive informalities.

Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals at the bid opening through sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aids.

Keith P. Posley, Ed.D. 04-19-23 Superintendent of Schools

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NOTICE

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is requesting proposals for Window Treatment Services for the Department of Facilities and Maintenance Services - System Wide - Various Locations, Milwaukee, WI. Project scope, proposal requirements and guidelines may be obtained online at: https://planroom.aegraphics.com/jobs/public http://planroom.aegraphics.com/

THEN:

1. Click on "All Public Jobs".

2. Search for the project listed above.

3. OR paper copies may be obtained from 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Monday through Friday from A/E Graphics, Inc.; 4075 North 124th Street, Brookfield, WI 53005; phone (262) 781-7744; fax (262) 7814250. Call A/E Graphics, Inc. for availability of proposal documents.

MPS HUB and Student Employment / Participation requirements are as stated within the proposal documents

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He risked more than his career at times. In 1964, Belafonte and his friend and fellow actor Sidney Poitier traveled to Mississippi to deliver a doctor’s bag filled with $70,000 to support voter registration efforts. Belafonte said the pair were chased and shot at by the Ku Klux Klan but eventually succeeded in hand-delivering their money. Belafonte delivered crucial help to King’s family as well. He paid for housekeepers and babysitters while King traveled the country. And he took out a life insurance policy for the civil rights leader that became one of the family’s primary sources of financial support after King’s assassination.

“Whenever we got into trouble or when tragedy struck, Harry has always come to our aid, his generous heart wide open,” Coretta Scott King later said in her memoir.

Belafonte also became one of King’s most trusted

him for advice and strategy, said Smith, author of “Becoming Belafonte.”

“He (Belafonte) was already a radical and already thinking about how Black liberation should unfold,” Smith said. “He had already been in these groups where everybody was talking about, what should you to do to organize? How do you make change?”

Belafonte in his later years

Being a radical was essential to how Belafonte defined himself. As he got older, his silky singing voice lowered to a gravely whisper and he walked with a cane. But he never lost his movie-star looks or his hunger for radical change. In 2013, he was awarded the NAACP’s highest honor, the Spingarn Medal. He said during his acceptance speech that what was missing from the contemporary struggle for freedom is “radical thought.”

“America has never been moved to perfect our desire for greater democracy without radical thinking and radical voices being at the helm of any such quest,” he said.

Belafonte also was a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor in 1989, the National Medal of Arts in 1994 and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. He also became a mentor to other artists, just as Robeson had inspired him years before.

A group of black students approached Belafonte in Harlem in 2016 and asked if there was anything he was still looking for, despite his advanced age.

friends. King often stayed in Belafonte’s Upper West Side apartment, and he wrote the outline to one of his most famous speeches – his 1967 address denouncing the Vietnam War – in Belafonte’s home.

King was a self-contained man in public who rarely let his guard down. But in rare photos that capture King breaking into a huge, uninhibited grin, Belafonte is often at his side, hugging him and sharing some private joke. There is a marvelous YouTube clip showing King telling a joke to Belafonte when the entertainer filled in as a host on “The Tonight Show.”

Belafonte provided more than emotional support to King, though. King relied on

“What I’ve always been looking for: Where resides the rebel heart?” Belafonte replied. “Without the rebellious heart, without people who understand that there’s no sacrifice we can make that is too great to retrieve that which we’ve lost, we will forever be distracted with possessions and trinkets and title.”

Belafonte never lost his rebellious heart. Blessed with looks, wealth and fame, he could have been content with being the King of Calypso. But he made another choice. He made his biggest contributions offstage.

He is survived by his wife Pamela, his children Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer, Shari Belafonte, Gina Belafonte, David Belafonte, two stepchildren Sarah Frank and Lindsey Frank and eight grandchildren.