Healthy Start MISSION MAKEOVER 2014: A NEW YOU for the NEW YEAR! Compiled by MCJ Staff kay, we are now three weeks into the New Year. So how’s it going? You finished the Christmas cookies and the homemade fudge and you’ve even begun to hit the gym.
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You’ve done exactly what you said you were going to do? So now it’s time to share. Television shows have focused on weight loss, weight control and
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weight/lifestyle changes. Are you beginning to feel like “too much”, “enough”, already! Yet, studies reveal that the average person makes resolutions on January 1, and abandons them before the end of the month! So the fact that you are still reading, trying, learning what’s working and what’s not says a lot about your ability to stick to it and make your weight control and good health in 2014 a reality. Yes, habits are hard to break, but we pledged to make our lives healthier. So, we re-commit to this journey. Instead of TALKING about I should’a, could’a or I’m, gonna, let’s get busy. Get a doctor’s report before beginning a weight control regimen. But assuming you have no serious maladies, we can begin gently and
progress to more rigorous activity as we see success. Choose exercises you love to do like dancing, walking, jumping in place or skating or kick-boxing or weight-lifting or biking. We win when we do the things we love. Many local centers have Zumba classes, yoga and palates and all types of cardiovascular equipment plus weights, but work with the experts to avoid sprains, tears and muscular assault, they teach us the importance of warming up first. Nutri System, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers have been successful for many, but a lot can be done right in your home once someone has taught you the basics. And don’t forget about the fitness centers, personal trainers and exercise classes at the Y’s and senior cen(continued on page 8)
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The President’s State of the Union Address
With or without the help of Congress, President Obama vows to move country forward
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ASHINGTON -- He talked a good game of acting on his own if necessary, calling for 2014 to be a "year of action, but President Barack Obama's State of the Union address showed he knows that true progress depends on cooperation with a divided and recalcitrant Congress.
"Sometimes we stumble; we make mistakes; we get frustrated or discouraged," he said near the end of the more than hour-long speech, seeming to describe his bad 2013 that lowered his approval ratings. "But for more than 200 years, we have put those things aside and placed our collective shoulder to the wheel of progress."
It was vintage Obama, blending hopeful calls for a unified approach with declarations of presidential independence through executive orders. There were the now familiar calls to recalibrate the tax code, spend more to rebuild roads and bridges, bolster education and avoid war if at all possible.
He brought many to tears with a tribute to Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg, a disabled war veteran who sat next to first lady Michelle Obama and waved with wounded limbs to a prolonged standing ovation. Even Republicans relentlessly critical of the President conceded his oratorical skill. "A speech by Barack Obama is a lot like sex," said GOP strategist and CNN contributor Alex Castellanos. "The worst there ever was is still excellent." According to a snap CNN/ORC International poll, 44% of respondents had a "very positive" response to Obama's speech, while 32% described a "somewhat positive" response and 22% didn't like it at all. Last year, 53% of respondents in a similar poll rated their response to the 2013 address as very positive. The underlying theme of Obama's
"What I offer tonight is a set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class, Some require congressional action, and I'm eager to work with all of you. But America does not stand still, and neither will I." --President Obama
fifth State of the Union address was his call on Tuesday for the government to work on behalf of all Americans in 2014, and his pledge to do so even if Congress refused to join him in an election year. "Let's make this a year of action," Obama said. "That's what most Americans want -- for all of us in this
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chamber to focus on their lives, their hopes, their aspirations." It's an optimistic goal for a President with a 43% approval rating entering his sixth year in office and facing a determined opposition in the Republican-led House of Representatives with congressional elections looming in November.
Search the transcript of Obama's speech Quotes from State of the Union speeches Obama: Time to fix immigration system Obama: End 'Mad Men' workplace policies Obama makes a case for healthcare reform (continued on page 5)
FIRST PERSON Cong. GWEN MOORE responds to President Obama’s State of the Unioin Address to Congress
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A record crowd of Milwaukee Brewer fans packed the Wisconsin Center Sunday, January 26 to see, talk to and get the autographs of their favorite Brewer players. Called “Brewers On Deck,” the annual event, sponsored by Time Warner Cable, give fans a preview of the upcoming 2014 Major League Baseball season and quiz the players, coaches, front office executives, broadcasters and Brew Crew alumni how the team will fare this season. The community’s presence was in full effect: (A) Omar Wright, II smiles broadly as he gets Milwaukee Brewer Jean Segura to autograph his baseball. (B) Negro League great Dennis Biddle and his granddaughter, Angelina Correa-Biddle proudly display a T-shirt with all the logos of the great Negro League teams. (C) Brewer Khris Davison takes questions about the upcoming season. (D) Brewer Ryan Braun signs autographs for fans excited to have back this season after he was suspended last season for using performance enhancing drugs. (Photos by Yvonne Kemp)
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OMAR WRIGHT: “I think the Brewers will be a .500 ball club, unless they sign a better starting pitcher and get better production from the first base position.”
CHERICE WRIGHT: “I am optimistic about the Brewers this season. If they can stay injury free and shore up the pitching staff. We will be a good team. I look forward to seeing our young team.”
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DARIUS ALLEN: “My prediction for the Brewers this 2014 season is with the new pitcher (Matt Garza), we will win 83 games.”
ANGELINA CORREABIDDLE: “I have high hopes for the Brewers this season. I think they will be great and I hope the younger players will do well. ‘Go Brewers!’”
“Tonight President Obama delivered a thoughtful address, outlining our nation’s priorities for 2014. From education reform and college affordability to job training and retirement security, there were many noteworthy items in his speech under the overall theme of opportunity, action and optimism. “I am pleased that he used this moment, not simply as a messaging platform, but as a means to highlight how he intends to address some key legislative items this year. Cong. Moore “His speech focused on the notion of ‘opportunity for all.’ In other words, we must work to create opportunity for the middle class and those striving for the middle class. There is no doubt that our economy continues to grow; however, let us recognize that our work is far from over. The scourge of income inequality plagues our communities, and low-wage jobs threaten the financial security of families all across America. “Tonight President Obama decided to take the first step in working to ensure that hardworking Americans earn living wages. Those who are working on new federal contracts will now have more funds to provide for their basic needs. The second step is raising the federal minimum wage in its entirety by passing the Harkin-Miller bill. “While we support struggling Americans in the workforce, we must not forget the 1.6 million people and counting who have already lost vital unemployment benefits. In Wisconsin, approximately 1,608 people are losing their benefits each week in the first half of 2014. I join President Obama in calling on Congress to act. I also look forward to learning more about the President’s CEO initiative to hire the long-term unemployed. “It was clear, however, that the President does not seek to turn his back on Congress. Rather, he has decided to act when Congress has not. As Members, it is essential that we work with him to expand economic opportunity to all Americans. As we do so, we must work to ensure that Americans are not discriminated against in the workplace through pay discrepancies, sexual orientation or gender identity. “In America, success should not be guaranteed for a few and an unattainable idea for most. In the same vein, I am pleased that the President spoke on the importance of our manufacturing sector. Companies like Master Lock, in my district, help to support millions of jobs each year. In fact, the manufacturing sector employed over 12 million people this past December, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. We must work to sustain and bolster this vital aspect of our economy. I look forward to President Obama’s Wisconsin visit to discuss the significance of manufacturing jobs. “From preserving the integrity of the Voting Rights Act, to passing comprehensive immigration reform, gun violence prevention legislation and more, we have many other items left on the legislative table. It is my hope that President Obama and Congress are able to work together to positively address our most pressing issues.”
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African Global Images exhibit returns to MATC for Black History Month
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or this the second year, African Global Images, Inc. (AGI) has been invited by the President’s Diversity Council of Milwaukee Area Technical College to install an historical exhibit in honor of Black History Month 2014 at MATC’s downtown campus, 700 West State Street.
Under the title, “Exemplar Invention & Mastery of the African World – Presence, Accomplishment, Contribution,” this then 86 item installation was premiered last Black History Month 2013 at MATC. Presented on the second floor south corridor of the “M” building, this eight case installation this year will be themed, “Time, Presence, Civilization in Black – The Rescue and Restoration of Masterful African World Creation, Invention and Accomplishment on the Global Stage of Time and Achievement.” Inspired by the films Hidden Colors 1 and 2, the primary purpose of this display is to document the unbroken legacy of African World accomplishment, invention and civilizing masterful engagements from humankind beginnings, into Classical Kemetic (Egyptian) Civilizations, Great African Kingdoms, the Golden Age of the Moors, and even exemplar
A new way to earn your college degree is now available
By Michael R. Lovell, Chancellor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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ore than a year ago, UWM, the University of Wisconsin System and the University of Wisconsin Extension were very excited to announce the UW Flexible Option, a way for students of all ages to earn college credits, certificates and degrees in a more personalized, convenient and affordable way.
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mastery during the eras of plantation enslavement, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and onward into select present day accomplished titles. “Time, Presence, Civilization in Black” will conclude in the final eighth case with the promise of excellence, achievement and mastery in the next generation as reflected in select introductory profiles of national and international youth and teens featured in the Milwaukee Courier Newspaper bimonthly series – “Young, Gifted & Black.” The mission of AGI is to elevate, enhance, and advance African American historiography to the next level of world status research, scholarship and instructional methodology. To achieve this goal, African American History has to be extracted from the limited definitions and imposed imagery inherent within the confined 345 years of Westernized referenced thought from 1619 to 1964 and reconnected to the African global presence on the world stage of time and achievement. It would be metaphysicist Dr. Phil Valentine in Hidden Colors 2, for example, where he shared in opening remarks that “The one thing we can say about African people is that we left evidence of ourselves all over the planet and throughout all annals of time starting with humankind beginnings.” He adds that, “the deeper European scientists dig, the Blacker the planet gets.” Shahrazad Ali in Hidden Colors 1 is quoted in her observation that everywhere that early European explorers traveled outside of Europe, when they arrived at any destination on this planet, “Black people were already there – or some kind of Black people, or yellow people or red people or
cation. We’re very excited about the UW Flexible Option because we recognize that with technology, the ability to deliver course content is much different than it was previously. Some courses are especially well-suited to being done in the virtual world. This creates new opportunities for people to go back and complete their degrees or take courses in areas in which they want to gain more expertise. What’s truly different about the Flexible Option compared to many other online courses is it will allow you to measure your competency in a certain subject area. It may be that a person taking a particular course is not necessarily seeking to complete a degree. A person may just be interested in demonstrating a competency for the purpose of furthering his or her standing at work or in seeking a promotion. Or a person may already have a degree but want to expand into new areas. I’m really proud that we’re making options available, right here at UWM, for people who believe in the value of a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee degree and the quality of the university’s faculty, but haven’t had the time to make their schedules fit with ours. Students will be able to define their own paths, proceed at their Lovell own pace, and take advantage of a support network to select and complete courses. The potential payoff for the State of Wisconsin is that right now, only about 26 percent of state residents who are 25 or older have at least a bachelor’s degree. That compares to a national average of nearly 29 percent and even higher numbers in neighboring states like Illinois (31 percent) and Minnesota (32 percent). The more people with college degrees we have in our state, the more likely they are to do better economically. This is shown by the current differences in median household incomes among Wisconsin ($52,627), Illinois ($56,853) and Minnesota ($59,126). All of these statistics are from the U.S. Census Bureau. The UW Flexible Option is a great pathway for the individuals, estimated at about 750,000 in the State of Wisconsin, who have some college credits but not a degree. For those who have not been able to find their way back to college in the traditional way, this could be the way.
“We’re very excited about the UW Flexible Option because we recognize that with technology, the ability to deliver course content is much different than it was previously.”
A lot of work has taken place to make the proposal a reality, and I’m very pleased to report that at the beginning of January 2014, the program is up and running, and the first students have enrolled. At participating UW System twoyear colleges and four-year universities, we see the Flexible Option as an innovative way to deliver courses and content to different populations than those currently reached. Most often, it has been designed for adult, nontraditional students who may have a lot of life experiences and have completed a significant part of their education, but haven’t been able to find the time to complete their schooling. While the Flexible Option won’t work for everyone, it may be the answer for individuals who are in fields for which the coursework can be done online. Many different fields of study will eventually be offered from multiple state universities. Right now, UWM is providing degree options in nursing, health sciences and information studies, and a certificate option in business and technical communi-
brown people. The Black man is the root man of all the civilizations.” She further submits that, “Everybody they have ever found, every tomb they have ever raided, wherever they went, they found something symbolic of the Black man, either our features – your nose, your mouth, your head, the way you look, our hair, even braids.” In this regard, “Time, Presence, Civilization In Black” opens in Case 2 with humankind origins in Africa citing, for example, a photo of “Lucy,” the oldest skeletal remains of an African woman found in Hadar, Ethiopia in 1974 by archeologist Donald Johnson. This find was dated at 3.2 million years old. This sequence additionally documents the first initial Stone Age ever on the globe, beginning at 250,000 B.C.E. Lasting to around 50,000 B.C.E., when speaking to the primal manifestation of civilizing activity during this first Stone Age period, these first Africans – through their own ingenuity and inventive genus - learned how to make pottery, polish stone tools, grow food, raise and domesticate animals. Dr. Molefi Kete Asante in his 2002 published work, “African American History – A Journey of Liberation” would add to these remarks from his work that these early Africans learned how to use “everything in their environment to assist them in surviving. Stone Age Africans made medicine from leaves and plant roots, clothing from grass, and tools from stone.” Case 2 closes with a map showing the migratory patterns of the African where in 35,000 B.C.E. the global migration of African populations begins. This African now over millions of years will move into the unpopulated areas of what is now known as Europe, Asia and what would much later come to be known as North and South America. Foundational civilizing growth and contributorial presence in all phases of ordered humankind cultural activity – congenial communal living, agriculture, the raising and taming of animals, food gathering, healing of the sick, spiritual systems, the raising and training of the young, kinship patterns, monument and temple building to note samples – would be evident wherever the African found presence on this planet during his migratorial sojourn. Case 3 will explore highlights of the nearly 3,000-year invention and achievement of Classical Kemetic (Egyptian) African civilizations of the Nile Valley. Examples will include the 2000-year-old Model Glider detailing that the ancient African had knowledge of heavier-than-air flight technology. This installation will also visually evidence Classical African mastery in medicine imaging the personage of Imhotep, the world’s first multi-genius and medical doctor of record dating back 4,714 years ago in 2700 B.C.E. Additionally noted will be the Edwin Smith Papyrus believed to have been written during the Eighteenth Dynasty around 1550 B.C.E. Such documentation surfaces a broad range of medical science to include knowledge of the pulse and cardiovascular system, dermatology, dentistry, gynecology, ophthalmology, obstetrics, tumors, burns, fractures, birth control and intestinal disorders to mention a few. Imhotep, it must be mentioned, lived and practice medicine in Kemet nearly 2000 years before the Greek Hippocrates who Western science refers to as the “Father of Medicine.” Classical Kemetic achievement in Mineralogy, Shipbuilding, Pyramid Building, and Temple Building; even the in-
vention of a parlor game resembling today’s chess board and the invention and practice of cosmetology will also be shared. Closing out Case 3, a graphic of the original Zodiac in the Temple of Dendera would reveal that the ancient African created the world’s first and then only 360 plus 5-day calendar in 4236 B.C.E. and the Olmec Head showing that Africans had settled in this part of the world (South America) nearly 2000 years before Columbus. A brief overview of the African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Sanghay on Case 4 will then take the viewer into the Golden Age of the Moors. Spanning a period of 781 years from 711 A.D. to 1492 A.D., the Moors of Black African descent had occupied Europe, particularly the regions now called Portugal, Southern France and Spain according to Hidden Colors 2. This region then known as Andalus, and like the rest of what is later called Europe, was going through their “Dark Age.” The Moors brought Europe out of the Dark Ages by introducing into the land its learned academies, architecture, cosmopolitan cities, and lighted streets. The Moors produced in the Arabic language great literature and research covering every subject known to man in these medieval times to include religious studies, language, history, geography, medicine, music, art, astronomy, philosophy, poetry, government, social etiquette, astronomy, astrology, geometry, calculus, and even its classical music traditions. And yes, classical music is an African tradition and not European as stated by Dr. Booker Coleman in Hidden Colors 1. Departing from the traditional approach over many decades since our enslavement to categorize Black achievement in America under specified professional categories (i.e. Art, Science, Medicine Education, Invention, Journalism, Business, etc.), this year’s presentation in cases 5, 6, and 7 will feature said achievements within their respective historical time eras of the African’s unique and peculiar presence on North American shores - Enslavement, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and into the present day. In this manner, we can see the connection of this legacy of African World mastery and achievement. When we speak, for instance of a Phyllis Wheatly, born in Africa and sold into enslavement who at the age of 17 in 1773 wrote thirty-one poems in her first African American woman published book, “Poems of Various Subjects, Religious and Moral;” or born into slavery, Fannie Jackson Coppin would rise to become the first African American woman to head an institution of higher learning in 1865, the Institute for Colored Youth, now Cheyney University in Pennsylvania. And further again during this era of enslavement, we still had numbering over 60,000 free Africans (Blacks) who had developed enterprises in almost every area of the business community to include merchandising, real estate, manufacturing , construction, transportation, extractive industries, service, and carpentry. Even in 1865 according to published accounts, despite having no more than a 3rd grade education in most cases, Blacks following their freedom, became blacksmiths, bricklayers, carpenters, merchants, teachers, doctors, lawyers, farmers, ranchers, cooks, soldiers and more. Blacks back then also built houses, towns, communities, businesses, families, schools, universities, institutions and strongly invested in their collective future. Born in 1843, Elijah McCoy at the age of 29 patented during the Reconstruction period in 1872 invented the first ver-
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”--King
Obamacare success overlooked after failures over-covered GUEST COMMENTARY
Social Security labeled the program You can say what you want about as socialism and prohibitively exObamacare, but you can’t call it a pansive government control. One failure. It is turning into a political Republican lawmaker at the time and practical success story, and it is By David A. Love--Courtesy of theGrio.com predicted “The lash of the dictator will gaining momentum every day. So much had been focused in the media on the shortcomings, failures be felt, and 25 million free American citizens will for the first time submit and setbacks in the initial implementation of the Affordable Care Act. themselves to a fingerprint test.” Now granted, the rollout was rocky, and the website, Healthcare.gov, sufIn 1961, Ronald Reagan, acting as hired help for the American Medical Association, warned of the perils of the Democratic initiative later known fered from flaws so many glitches and shutdowns that critics dismissed it as Medicare. as an abysmal failure. “One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a And yet, take a look at the successes: Obamacare has hit 3 million enrollments, a sign the administration has turned the corner on the healthcare people has been by way of medicine. It’s very easy to disguise a medical reform law. And the White House has a fighting chance of meeting its ini- program as a humanitarian project, most people are a little reluctant to optial goal of 7 million enrolled by the end of March. pose anything that suggests medical care for people who possibly can’t afford it,” Reagan said in a recorded speech. “Now, the American people, if Further, with the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, you put it to them about socialized medicine and gave them a chance to more than 6.3 million Americans are now eligible for Medicaid and the choose, would unhesitatingly vote against it.” Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. “[Y]ou demand the continuation of our free enterprise system. You and I As many as 4 million new people signed up for Medicaid since October 1. With millions of people who did not have access to healthcare or who can do this. The only way we can do it is by writing to our congressmen could not otherwise afford it now having it, now that is what you call even we believe that he is on our side to begin with,” Reagan added, urging the public to act. progress. “If you don’t, this program I promise you, will pass just as surely as the Meanwhile, with 60 days left for open enrollment in Obamacare, a new sun will come up tomorrow and behind it will come other government proAssociated Press-GfK poll finds more people are becoming comfortable grams that will invade every area of freedom as we have known it in this with the health care law. Negative perceptions of the rollout have decreased from 76 percent in December to 66 percent today. And while 71 country until one day as Normal Thomas said we will wake to find that we percent of people encountered problems on the health care website, those have socialism, and if you don’t do this and I don’t do this, one of these experiencing successes soared from 24 percent in December to 40 percent days we are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children, what it once was like in America when men were today. According to a poll from the National Association for Business Econom- free.” Contrary to the naysayers, the sky did not fall, and Social Security, ics, the vast majority of businesses—75 percent— said that the Affordable Medicare and Medicaid made America better. In fact, these programs enCare Act will have no impact on their business conditions, while 85 percent said it would not change their hiring plans. riched our lives. They evolved and expanded along the way, just as ObaFor a concept fraught with such partisan division as Obamacare, the Remacare undoubtedly will evolve. publican criticism was made to order. And why not? This is politics. The And yet, there are valid criticisms of Obamacare, which was a political compromise made in a Washington, DC sausage factory, providing what GOP had a vested interest in the failure of the President’s ambitious initiasome regard as a universal right within the constraints of the for-profit, tive. They knew if he succeeded, and apparently he has, the Democrats free market system. For example, progressives preferred a public option, could solidify their support among voters, with millions of happy customers. or a government run, single-payer system, or simply Medicare for all. There is no other way to explain the doomsday scenario by the Tea For now, after the public was bombarded with nonstop coverage of the Party, with their cries of government intrusion, and their prediction of Obamacare website failure, now things are operating smoothly and there is death panels, socialism, fascism, and any number of isms designed to scare relative silence. Meanwhile, three Republican senators— Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Tom people into rejecting Obamacare. The country has been down this road beCoburn (R-Okla.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)— have proposed an alternafore. tive to Obamacare. You can hear crickets chirp. Good luck with that. Let us not forget that in the 1930s under President Roosevelt, critics of
President Obama Casts Ugly Glare on Race Tainted Drug War
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, article courtesy of New America Media
President Obama again cast an ugly glare on the race tainted drug laws in a recent interview and in reports from the White House. He specifically finger pointed marijuana. Virtually all medical professionals have repeatedly said that marijuana use is no more damaging than alcohol, and so did Obama. If anything, judging from the thousands of family break ups, the mountainous carnage from alcohol related accidents and physical deaths from liquor addiction, marijuana use is far safer than alcohol. But marijuana, as with the wildly disparate racial hammering of minorities with cocaine drug busts, has also been yet another weapon in the ruthless, relentless and naked drug war on minorities, especially African Americans. The difference is that the gaping racial disparities in crack cocaine prosecutions and sentencing have gotten massive public attention, White House and legislative action to close the legal gap. Marijuana, by contrast, has flown far under the public and lawmaker’s radar scope. But the racial war that has been blatantly evident in the drug war is just as, if not more blatant, in who’s arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced for marijuana use and sale. Take two states, Minnesota and Iowa. Minorities and especially blacks make up a relatively tiny overall percentage of residents of these two states. Yet blacks were eight times more likely to be arrested than whites. An ACLU study released last June found that in nearly every county in the nation the arrest rate for marijuana possession among blacks was at least four times higher than that for whites. Even worse the big gaping disparities in arrest numbers for blacks and whites come at a time when public attitudes have radically softened on both personal and medicinal marijuana use. Many states and locales have drastically decriminalized marijuana possession, and two states have legalized its use, and other states are poised to vote on legalization. Even worse, the huge race tinged arrest numbers come at a time when the incidences of nearly every other type of crime has plummeted. The reasons aren’t hard to find. The near institution of open and covert stop and frisk laws that target minorities, incentives to pad arrest numbers to insure greater federal funding and to bolster the perceived crime fighting stature of police agencies,
and the ease and cheapness of focusing on low level crimes are major reasons for the continued war on minorities for marijuana use. Then there are the public attitudes toward black and white drug offenders. The top-heavy drug use by young whites has never stirred any public outcry for mass arrests, prosecutions, and tough prison sentences for them, many of whom deal drugs that are directly linked to serious crime and violence. Whites unlucky enough to get popped for drug possession are treated with compassion, prayer sessions, expensive psychiatric counseling, treatment and rehab programs, and drug diversion programs. And they should be. But so should those blacks and other non-whites victimized by discriminatory drug laws. A frank admission that the laws are biased and unfair, and have not done much to combat the drug plague, would be an admission of failure. It could ignite a real soul-searching over whether all the billions of dollars that have been squandered in the failed and flawed drug war -- the lives ruined by it, and the families torn apart by the rigid and unequal enforcement of the laws -- has really accomplished anything. This might call into question why people use and abuse drugs in the first place -- and if it is really the government's business to turn the legal screws on some drug users while turning a blind eye to others? The greatest fallout from the nation's failed drug policy and that certainly includes racially skewed marijuana arrests is that it is a double-edged sword. On the one hand it further embeds the widespread
notion that the drug problem is exclusively a black problem. This makes it easy for on-the-make politicians to grab votes, garner press attention, and balloon state prison budgets to jail more black offenders, while continuing to feed the illusion that we are winning the drug war. On the other, the easing up of marijuana arrests and prosecutions of whites permits much of the public and lawmakers to delude themselves that the nation has become much more prudent and enlightened in how it views the drug fight. In his interview Obama was blunt, "We should not be locking up kids or individuals for long stretches of jail time when those writing the laws have probably done the same thing.” Obama certainly could testify to that since he has frankly admitted his use of drugs in his youthful days. This frank admission and the realization that more prisons, the hiring and maintaining of waves of corrections officers, and the bloating state budgets in the process, not to mention political pandering is a lose-lose for the nation. The biggest loser of all with the nation’s disastrously failed and flawed drug war, is minorities and especially blacks. Marijuana is no different. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He is a frequent MSNBC contributor. He is an associate editor of New America Media. He is a weekly co-host of the Al Sharpton Show on American Urban Radio Network. He is the host of the weekly Hutchinson Report on KTYM 1460 AM Radio Los Angeles and KPFKRadio and the Pacifica Network.
Justin Bieber benefits from double standard, while Richard Sherman is smeared as a ‘thug’ By Demetria Irwin, Courtesy of theGrio.com
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alling Justin Bieber a thug does not make the racial insults hurled at Richard Sherman any more palatable, so let’s stop with that half-hearted campaign.
Yes, we have work to do with racism in this country and there are very real and clear disparities in how people of different races are portrayed in the media and handled in the justice system. But under no circumstances is Bieber a thug. He’s a 19-year-old singer who got popped for a DUI while allegedly drag racing and is accused of egging a neighbor’s house. No thug in the history of thuggery ever egged anyone’s home. Sure, he was filmed urinating in a restaurant’s mop bucket, got into a physical altercation with a DJ over song selection, had his home raided by police last week (part of the egging investigation) and has a bevy of friends with “Lil” in their names, but that makes him seem more like an entitled brat who wants a tough guy image, not a thug. Sherman is a talented, 25-year-old, Compton-raised, Stanford-educated, trash-talking NFL cornerback who is going to the Super Bowl. He’s no thug either. His amped on-field interview after winning the NFC championship game generated an onslaught of racist bile via social media and “thug” was a frequent word used to describe him. In a press conference a few days after, Sherman acknowledged that his boastful tirade might have been immature, but maintained that calling him a thug was the more politically correct version of calling him the n-word. “The only reason it bothers me is it seems like it’s an accepted way of calling someone the n-word nowadays. It’s like everybody else said the n-word and they said thug and they’re like, ‘that’s fine.’ That’s where it kind of takes me aback. It’s kind of disappointing because they know. What is the definition of a thug, really,” said Sherman. Bieber hasn’t been called a thug because he’s not one and his white skin and Canadian birth certificate prevent most people from calling him that regardless of his behavior. Sherman has been called a thug because he’s a black male athlete who is unafraid to remind everyone about his domination on the football field and he occasionally does that in a spirited way. Instead of trying to put the square thug peg into the round slot that is Bieber, we should instead focus that energy on changing the long-held perception of black men as violent, dangerous beings. Calling Bieber a thug is just a continuation of misusing labels. The more practical but also much more difficult course of action is to have a nuanced national conversation about this country’s obsession with assigning aggression to every black male action. As far as Bieber is concerned, there is another important issue attached to his and that is immigration. In a recent blog post, the ACLU pointed out that if Canadian citizen/American resident Bieber were more like his non-famous fellow immigrants, his recent run-ins with the law would likely lead to deportation. But Bieber is white, is from a predominately white country and has millions of dollars. We have an idea of how the deportation story will end for him and it is very different than the ending might be for, say, a Haitian immigrant whose home was raided and who was arrested for a DUI, drag racing and driving with an expired license. There are obvious double standards in this country. How do we address them in a productive way?
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RELIGION
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St. Mark AME makes donation to Haiti recovery efforts
In January 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged Haiti, destroying homes, churches and schools, and killing thousands of people. Many responded to the humanitarian appeals for aid including St. Mark A.M.E. Church of Milwaukee, more specifically the Christian Explorers Sunday school class. “We wanted to not only respond to the immediate needs in Haiti, but impact the long term recovery of Haiti. We decided in Sunday school class to commit to raising funds for five years to donate to the Haiti recovery effort,” said Dr. Tyrone Carter. A personal pledge of $1.00 per week of each Sunday school class member, contributions from the general congregation and three fundraising golf tournaments were funding sources over the past four years. A total of $17,000 has been raised over five years. This week the final contribution was made to the relief efforts in Haiti. St. Mark A.M. E Church is located in the heart of Milwaukee at 1616 N. Atkinson Avenue, where Darryl Williams is pastor. St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is the first African American church built in Wisconsin in 1886.
Milwaukee Gospel: Jubilee at The Pabst
Concert Showcases Local Gospel Groups, Benefits Progressive Community Health Centers
On February 21, the longest continually-performing black gospel quartet in Milwaukee, the Masonic Wonders, will headline a jubilant evening of music at the Pabst Theater. Milwaukee Gospel: Jubilee at The Pabst brings together five local quartets for a survey of this historic music, seldom seen outside of the churches where it is performed. Black gospel’s influence on soul, jazz, blues, and rock is an undisputed fact, and this concert is a chance for music fans to experience the lift this music delivers. Joining the Masonic Wonders are the Queens of Harmony, Victory in Praise Youth Choir, the Genesis Singers, and the Sharon Travelers, all backed by a rockin' house band. Milwaukee Gospel will be hosted by emcee, Jimmy Westmoreland of WGLB 1560AM Incredible Gospel. “This show is a first and long overdue, a chance to hear the music that has been lifting spirits across this city for a long time,” said John Sieger, a Milwaukee songwriter and musician who is also one of the concert organizers. “Gospel music is the Mount Everest in the middle of the American musical landscape.” The Milwaukee Gospel concert, held during Black History Month, benefits Progressive Community Health Centers. All proceeds will aid in the building of a new health care facility to replace Progressive’s deteriorating Lisbon Ave. Clinic. It is natural that that these two groups come together for this event, as they both work to help the disadvantaged in our city, one ministering to the physical, the other to the spiritual. Milwaukee Gospel is made possible through generous support from the following sponsors: John Shannon and Jan Serr, Kapco, Inc., Colectivo Coffee, Maxie’s Milwaukee, and Third Sector Creative.
A prayer of blessings for the Black Family A
s we prepare to begin the celebration of African American History Month, I would like to offer a prayer written by an African American Franciscan Friar, James Goode.
God of Mercy and Love we place our African American Families before You today. May we be proud of our history and never forget those who paid a great price for our liberation. Bless us one by one and keep our hearts and minds fixed on higher ground. Help us to live for you and not for ourselves, and may we cherish and proclaim the gift of life. Bless our parents, guardians and grandparents, relatives and friends. Give us the amazing grace to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Help us, as your children, to live in such a way that the beauty and greatness of authentic love is reflected in all that we say and do. Give a healing anointing to those less fortunate, especially the motherless, the fatherless, the broken, the sick and the lonely. Bless our departed family members and friends. May they be led into the light of Your dwelling place where we will never grow old, where we will share the fullness of redemption and shout the victory for all eternity. This we ask in the Precious !ame of Jesus, our Savior and Blessed Assurance. Amen. Holy Mary, Mother of Our Families,
BREAD IN THE
WILDERNESS by Fr. Carl Diederichs, All Saints Catholic Church pray for us. Prayer composed by FR. JIM GOODE, OFM, (Founder, 1989, of the !ational Day of Prayer for the African American and African Family) During this upcoming month we will have many opportunities to recall the blood, sweat and tears that so many African Americans have suffered from the time they were ripped from their families and friends and brought here to slave for the master. It is also a time to rejoice as we recall the resiliency of a people and the unbelievable contributions to literature, medicine, education, music, the arts and science that continue to this day. As pastor of a predominantly African American Church, I thank God daily for the opportunity to share my life and ministry within this marvelous community.
Spiritual Freedom: Declare No More! By Imani Elev8.com - This time there will be no resolutions, no promise this will be the year I achieve perfection, and most of all, no beating up on myself when I fall off the wagon. Instead, I will have only one goal — to let go of things that have kept me from being all that I can be. 1. Letting Go Of What Others Think Before I try something new, I often hear this little gremlin voice inside my head telling me all the reasons why I shouldn’t go for it. It tells me all the things that could go wrong, all the reasons why I’m not qualified, and most of all, it lists all of the people who may disagree with my plan. Have you ever heard this voice? When I’m in a good space, it’s easy to tune out and move forward. But, too often I let it stop me. I become consumed with what people might think, forgetting that those who mean the most have always supported me no matter. Today I say “NO MORE.” This week’s Affirmation: From this day on, I will listen only to His voice, which never leads me astray. 2. Letting Go Of Fear How many times have you let fear stop you? Fear of stepping out of that job into something more purposeful. . . . Fear of changing career paths or going back to school. . . . Fear of a negative health report or of the unknown. Today I want you to stop and declare “NO MORE.” By no means am I saying it will always be easy, or that you won’t ever get scared. But, I am saying that if you remember whose child you are and have faith in His perfect plan, fear
should never stop you. That may mean standing tall when a job loses you, or holding it together when a negative report comes your way. The wonderful truth is that no matter what happens, faith tells us that you will not have to face it alone. This week’s Affirmation: I need never fear because I know who holds my hand. 3. Letting Go Of Perfectionism I’m going to run a 10K . . . just as soon as things slow down and I’m able to devote 4-5 days per week to training. I’m going to write another book . . . just as soon as I have a few months with nothing else going on, so I can finally dive in consistently. My list goes on and on. What about yours? Perfectionism often goes hand in hand with procrastination. Why? Because in waiting for the perfect time, we never finish
‘Preachers of L.A.’ Renewed for Season 2; Casting Underway for Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, !Y Spinoffs EURweb - Not only will Oxygen return to the pulpit for a second season of its breakout reality series “Preachers of L.A.,” but the network is currently casting new editions of the show set in New York, Atlanta, Dallas and Detroit. The original LA series will premiere this fall with Bishop Noel Jones, Minister Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, Pastor Jay Haizlip, Pastor Wayne Chaney andBishop Ron Gibson. “Preachers of L.A.” gives viewers a candid look at the lives of mega-pastors in Southern California.
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– or worse yet, never even start. Today, let’s say “NO MORE.” Maybe we don’t have time to workout 4-5 times per week for an hour, but how about 15 minutes twice a week to start? Maybe we can’t carve out quiet time for months to write a book, but how about finding 30 minutes to write that first page? Step by step, page by page, always working towards the goal. With any luck, we might just get there faster than we think. This week’s Affirmation: Recognizing that there will never be a perfect time, I will start today. 4. Letting Go Of Whatever You’re Holding Onto How many times have you had your fist clamped so tightly onto a thing or person, that something better couldn’t find a way in? The answer for me is too many to count. I’ve held on to jobs, houses, and even a husband without praying for confirmation that I was holding onto what was really for me. The irony of it is that when I finally said “God, your will be done” and got over the fear of letting go, the blessing on the other side was always 100 times better than what (or who) I thought I couldn’t live without. Today, let’s declare, “NO MORE.” This week’s Affirmation: Instead of holding onto what I think I want, I will be open to all that is in His perfect plan. A note about the author: Imani is the author of a novel “When I Was Broken” and a book of inspirational thoughts “You Are !ot Alone.” An attorney by trade, she is also a life coach, retreat facilitator, and speaker dedicated to inspiring others to live their lives to the fullest. To follow her writing or get information on her You Are !ot Alone retreats, go to www.byimani.com.
P OLITICS & G OVERNMENT
The Milwaukee Community Journal January 29, 2014 Page 5
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS:
President vows to move his agenda forward with or C i t y • C o u n t y • S t a t e • N a t i o n a l without the help of Congress NAACP’S ONE MILWAUKEE FOCUSES POLITICS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY
One Milwaukee, an initiative created by the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP to attract young Black professionals and involve them in social activism, recently hosted its annual Town Hall Stakeholder’s meeting at MATC’s Cooley Auditorium. The Town Hall meeting dealt with economic sustainability, education, public safety, criminal justice, health, voting rights and political representation. The organization unveiled a report card of the Wisconsin State Legislature and how they did in addressing the aforementioned areas of discussion at the meeting. A panel of local and national political figures (pictured at left top) also addressed the issues. The panel consisted of (from left to right): U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, state legislator and state Attorney General Candidate Jon Richards, state Assemblyman Mandela Barnes, state Assemblyman LeTonya Johnson, and state Sen. Lena Taylor. (Pictured at left below): An attendee of the Town Hall meeting speaks with Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen and Milwaukee Ald. Milele Coggs. (Photos by Christopher McIntyre)
MILWAUKEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR MICHAEL MAYO, SR. CRITICIZES “LACK OF TRANSPARENCY” IN COURTHOUSE FIRE FUND TRANSFER
Milwaukee County Supervisor Michael Mayo, Sr., recently criticized officials from the Abele administration for a “lack of transparency” about the actual costs of the Milwaukee County Courthouse fire in July, and he called on the County Board to require more answers about the costs. Mayo, who is Chairman of the Transportation, Public Works and Transit Committee, said officials from the administration did not adequately explain
the need for a fund transfer of $7 million from the County’s contingency fund to cover costs of repair for the fire. The Committee took testimony from the officials about the fire and the fund transfer on Wednesday. “There’s a certain lack of transparency in this administration regarding payment for the actual costs of the fire,” Mayo said. “They’re asking us to cover costs of repairs, but they haven’t adequately explained why – if the insurance companies are covering all fire-related costs as they said – that they need $7 million to cover those costs. This is the equivalent of voodoo economics. “They want $4 million from the 2013 contingency fund and they want us to write a blank check without the funding resources for $3 million in 2014.”Mayo also questioned whether the County’s insurance companies have stopped paying for repairs because the
cause of the fire has yet to be determined. He said media reports indicated key components of the electrical system disappeared after the fire, making it difficult to determine the cause. “Are they trying to cover for the fact that these components are missing and the insurance companies turned off the money spigot?” he said. “They say they want to pay small vendors who have worked to repair fire damage, but what they are really doing is making sure the big boys get paid. In the past they’ve never shown concern for small business. But when they owe big contractors, they want to make sure they pay them. “I question the need to make these fund transfers, and I hope the Board will demand more transparency from this administration before we approve them. I want to make sure taxpayers are not on the hook for the costs of this fire.”
Senator Baldwin Applauds President Obama’s Action on Raising Minimum Wage
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today praised President Obama for making a push to raise the federal minimum wage. In the State of the Union Address, the President will announce that he will use his executive authority to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for those working on new federal contracts for services. The President will also propose working with Congress to pass the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, cosponsored by Senator Baldwin, which would increase the federal minimum wage for all workers. “I believe that our economy is strongest when we expand opportunity for everyone. “We need to reward the hard work of Wisconsinites by raising the minimum wage so an honest day’s work pays more,” said Baldwin. The President’s Executive Order (EO) will benefit hardworking Americans – including janitors, cashiers, construction workers, and others – working on new federal contracts. For example, the EO would benefit military base workers who wash
dishes, serve food and do laundry. This action will cover workers who are performing services or construction and are getting paid less than $10.10 an hour. In September, Senator Baldwin joined 14 of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama encouraging him to use his executive authority to raise the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors. Senator Baldwin believes it’s time for Congress to act on raising the minimum wage for all Americans. The Minimum Wage Fairness Act will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 over three years, lifting it closer to its historic level, and will index the minimum wage to inflation in the future so that low-wage workers do not continue to fall behind. The Act will also raise the minimum wage for tipped workers for the first time in more than 20 years, raising it to a level that is 70 percent of the regular minimum wage. “The growing gap between those at the top and everybody else is at its largest point in 100 years. “The absence of upward mobility for hard working families demands action because if we can’t close this gap, we might someday soon talk about the middle class as something we used to have, not something each generation can aspire to,” Baldwin said. In a public opinion poll released yesterday by Marquette University, a majority of Wisconsinites polled favor an increase in the minimum wage. Sixty-two percent say the minimum wage should be increased while 35 percent oppose an increase.
After a reminder to the respondent that the current minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, 33 percent say it should be increased to about $9 per hour, 25 percent say it should be around $10 per hour, 5 percent say about $11 per hour and 10 percent say it should be $12 or more per hour. Only 25 percent say it should remain where it is. Background on Raising the Minimum Wage: • The current wage of $7.25 was implemented in July 2009, the final of three increases resulting from 2007 legislation signed by President George W. Bush. • Raising the minimum wage will make sure no family of four with a full-time worker has to raise their children in poverty. It has been seven years since Congress last acted to increase the minimum wage and right now a full-time minimum wage worker makes $14,500 a year, which leaves too many families struggling to make ends meet. Even after accounting for programs like the Earned Income Tax Credit, a family of four supported by a minimum wage worker still ends up living below the poverty line. • Indexing the minimum wage to inflation would help lower-income workers keep up in the future. Since it was first established in 1938, the minimum wage has been increased 22 times, but was eroded substantially over several prolonged periods because of inflation. If the minimum wage had kept up with inflation since 1968, it would be worth $10.75 per hour today. • Twenty-eight million American
workers will get a raise under the Minimum Wage Fairness Act. More than half of these are women, and 15 million women would get a raise. The vast majority (88 percent) are adult workers, not teenagers. Over 14 million children (19 percent of American kids) have a parent who will get a raise. • Increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour will give $35 billion in raises to millions of workers over the course of the three increases, and increase GDP by nearly $22 billion as workers spend their raises in their local businesses and communities. This economic activity will generate 85,000 new jobs over the same period.
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“The President also promised an executive order to raise the minimum wage for some government contract workers. While the action is relatively narrow and affects less than half a million people, Obama urged Congress to follow suit for all lowwage workers in America.”
"What I offer tonight is a set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class," Obama said. "Some require congressional action, and I'm eager to work with all of you. But America does not stand still, and neither will I." On issue after issue, he invited Congress to work with him but said he also would go it alone. Obama called for more government support to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, but also said that "I will act on my own to slash bureaucracy and streamline the permitting process for key projects, so we can get more construction workers on the job as fast as possible." The President also promised an executive order to raise the minimum wage for some government contract workers. While the action is relatively narrow and affects less than half a million people, Obama urged Congress to follow suit for all low-wage workers in America. Earlier Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner chafed at such unilateral action, telling reporters that Republicans are "just not going to sit here and let the President trample all over us." In the official Republican response, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington complained that Obama's policies "are making people's lives harder." "We hope the President will join us in a year of real action -- by empowering people -- not by making their lives harder with unprecedented spending, higher taxes, and fewer jobs," she said. One area of possible progress is immigration reform. Obama got a long ovation when he urged Republicans in the House to join Democrats in passing a Senate plan that got bipartisan support. McMorris Rodgers also brought up the issue backed by some Republicans as a way to bolster their weak support among Hispanic Americans, the nation's largest minority demographic. "We're working on a step-by-step solution to immigration reform by first securing our borders and making sure America will always attract the best, brightest, and hardest working from around the world," she said in describing the more limited GOP approach to the comprehensive Senate measure that includes a path to legal status for immigrants living illegally in the country. On another major reform issue, Obama chided Republicans for trying to undermine his signature health care law that passed in 2010 without GOP support. He cited the millions of people helped by the reforms that ended denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions among its benefits. "The American people aren't interested in refighting old battles," Obama said. "Let's not have another 40-something votes to repeal a law that's already helping millions of Americans. ...The first 40 were plenty. ... We all owe it to the American people to say what we're for, not just what we're against." In her response, though, McMorris Rodgers continued the GOP attack line on the health care reforms as big government run amok and causing harm to people by raising costs and limiting their personal choices of doctors and medical treatment. This year's State of the Union is a defining test for Obama The CNN/ORC poll indicated 59% of respondents thought Obama's policies as presented in the speech would help the economy, a lower figure than in recent years. Obama said he will order the U.S. Treasury to create a new federal retirement savings account called MyRA, a savings bond that would guarantee "a decent return with no risk of losing what you put in." It will be available to those whose jobs don't offer traditional retirement savings programs, he said.
ELECTION WATCH ‘14
Governor has six point lead over Dem challenger Mary Burke
Governor Scott Walker opens up 2014 with a six point lead over his Democratic gubernatorial challenger Mary Burke in the Marquette University Law School Poll. The poll, which was conducted January 20 to 23rd, finds Governor Walker leading Burke 47 to 41 percent. Also, 54 percent of the poll’s respondents said that the State of Wisconsin is moving in the right direction while 40 percent said that the Badger State is on the wrong track. When compared to the January 2012 Marquette poll, 50 percent said Wisconsin was Mary Burke on the right track while 46 percent said it was on the wrong track.--By Kyle Maichle, Editor of Wisconsin Election Watch,
YOUTH/ EDUCATION The Milwaukee Community Journal January 29, 2014 page 6
MPL Upcoming events
MPTV Young Writers and Illustrators Workshop Milwaukee Public Television’s FREE workshop is designed to promote children’s literacy skills through hands-on, active learning. Participants will learn the basics of story construction while focusing on the importance of illustrations in telling the story. Participants are encouraged to create a story and enter it in MPTV's 20th annual PBS Kids Writers Contest. For more information on workshops and the contest please visit www.mptv.org/kids. To register, contact Julie Hill Lehr at 414-297-7518 or hilllej@matc.edu or Debra Kunath at 414-297-7514 or kunathd@matc.edu. Seating is limited. • Saturday, Feb. 1, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Washington Park Library, 2121 N. Sherman Blvd. Pinkalicious Valentine's Day Party Celebrate the pinkest holiday of them all! Hear some Pinkalicious stories by Elizabeth and Victoria Kahn and then create Valentines. We promise not to make you eat any broccoli if you catch a case of pinkitis! • Thursday, Feb. 6, 4-5 p.m. Atkinson Library, 1960 W. Atkinson Ave. •Thursday, Feb. 6, 4-5:30 p.m. Capitol Library, 3969 N. 74th St. • Monday, Feb. 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m. M.L. King Library, 310 W. Locust St. • Saturday, Feb. 15, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Lessons in entrepreneurship F
emale students at the NOVA School (Photo A) and the Assata School (Photo B) heard from a local businesswoman and the director of an entrepreneurship education organization. The two events were sponsored by the African American Chamber of Commerce and Milwaukee Public Schools.
(Photo A at right): Daphne Jones, president and CEO of Glorious Malone's Fine Sausage (seated second from left) spoke about starting and owning a business and what it takes to be a successful business owner. (Photo B at left) Redonna Rodgers, Executive Director of the Center for Teaching Entrepreneurship (seated second from right) spoke about starting and owning a business and what it takes to be a successful business owner.
MPS’ Milwaukee French Immersion School celebrates 35 years of success Milwaukee French Immersion School, one of MPS’ highly-rated language immersion schools, recently celebrated its 35th anniversary complete with a pep rally and culminating with an open house held Friday, January 24. “Milwaukee French Immersion School is one of the many MPS schools providing an opportunity you won’t find anywhere else in this community,” MPS Superintendent Gregory Thornton said. “I’m honored to be a part of celebrating 35 years of offering our families this strong school option.” Students at Milwaukee French Immersion School (MFIS), which serves children from K4 through 5th grade, learn core subjects in the French language and are able to read, write and speak in both English and French. MFIS students’ language skills serve them well, preparing them for high school and postsecondary education – and expanding the number of career opportunities available to them. The focus on French doesn’t detract from learning the English language. In fact, students at MFIS outperform both the MPS and Wisconsin averages in English reading proficiency, according to state test results. Children need no prior French language experience to enter the school at K4, K5 or 1st grade and once they complete 5th grade, they have the option of continuing their immersion experience along with students from other MPS immersion schools at MPS’ Milwaukee School of Languages, which serves students in grades 6-12. Milwaukee School of Languages was named one of the best high schools in Wisconsin by U.S. News and World Report in 2012. MFIS was created 35 years ago as part of MPS’ desegregation efforts, aimed at attracting students from across the city to strong specialty programs. That continues today: the school serves a high-performing racially and economically diverse student body. At the 35th- anniversary open, prospective families who attended were able to meet current families, staff and leaders and even experience a language-immersion classroom experience for themselves. “This is an outstanding opportunity for families to come and see our philosophy of ‘thinking globally and learning locally’ in action, “ school leader Gina Bianchi said. Interested families who were not able to attend the open house are invited to contact Ms. Bianchi at (414) 874-8405 and visit the school’s website – mpsmke.com/mfis – for more information. Prospective families have their best chance of enrolling in their first-choice school during MPS’ ThreeChoice Enrollment period, which runs from February 3-21. Learn more at mpsmke.com/enrollmps.
KALEIDOSCOPE
The Milwaukee Community Journal January 29, 2014 Page 7
the MCJ lifestyle & entertainment section
SPECIAL TIME PLANNED FOR FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS
Hundreds of area fathers and daughters will enjoy a special evening out at the 11th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance. The fun-filled night is planned for Saturday, February 15 from 5 pm to 8 pm at North Division High School at 1011 W. Center Street. The evening will offer dancing, food, prizes, photographs and the chance for fathers and daughters to bond. The evening is appropriate for dads and girls of all ages. Pre-registration is going on until February 14 at the Milwaukee Recreation Department website at www.MilwaukeeRecreation.net. Use the course number code 42022 to register. Dinner at the event is limited to only pre-registered guests. Doors open at 5 pm for pre-registered participants and a limited number of walk-up registrations will begin at 5:45 pm. The Daddy Daughter Dance is a yearly project of the Milwaukee Recreation Department, the Social Development Commission and the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative. To learn more about the night and to see a video of a previous dance, visit the SDC website at www.cr-sdc.org.
Above photos were taken during the 2013 Daddy Daughter Dance
African Global Images exhibit returns to MATC for Black History Month (continued from page 2)
sion of his lubricator for steam engines. This was the first in a series of fortytwo patents, most of which were designed to facilitate machine lubrication. Edward Alexander Bouchet at the age of 24 became the first African American to earn a doctorate in the United States earning a Ph.D. in physics at Yale in 1876. Bouchet was also the first African American during this Jim Crow era to be nominated to the esteemed honor society, Phi Beta Kappa in 1884. He received summa cum laude honors in all undergraduate courses and ranked sixth in his 1864 graduating class. From this African Global Image perspective; from this African World Historiographical perspective, and from the perspective of an exclusive African Centered world view, we are not speaking here of “imitating,” being at par, trying to be recognized or accepted by other folk just because we are the “First” at this or that. Given our unique and unusual experiences in North America, our “First” on these shores is above, apart and beyond; it surpasses all other people and is a continuation of and connected to a legacy of masterful adaptation and accomplishment that has its origins in our own humankind beginnings. During these periods – lasting 345 years from 1619 to 1964, our African (Colored/Negro/Black) forbearers – even given and during the kidnapping from Africa, the Middle Passage, forced bondage, brutality, oppression, terror, attempted colonization, et. al, we – an African people – still remained resilient, resistant, masterfully adaptive, masterfully creative, masterfully skilled and masterfully equalizing. A people who over millennium populated the earth and through migratory patterns out of Africa laid the foundation for all of the world’s civilization in Europe and in Asia beginning around 32,999 B.C.E; created the world’s first calendar in 4236 B.C.E., formed the world first civilizations in Kemet over the 2,625 years from 3150 B.C.E to 535 B.C.E. and brought the European out of the Dark Ages during the 781 years of the (Black) Moorish occupation from 711 to 1492 A.D. these people can certainly and most assuredly survive and master the peculiar circumstances that befell us on these shores over the 345 years from 1619 to the end of Jim Crow in 1964. This is the next level of African American History and this is how this discipline should now be taught. “Time, Presence, Civilization – In Black” both demonstrates and is dedicated to this vision. And we are both inspired and encouraged with this continuation of our African World legacy of mastery in the last Case 8 bearing witness to the genius of our children. The twins Kristie and Kirstie Bronner, for example, who made history this past June as Spelman’s co-valedictorians; 8-year-old Sumayyah Muhammad, a champion equestrian who has her sights on the Olympics; UPENN grad Brittney Exline who becomes the nation’s youngest African America engineer; 6-year-old Joshua Bedford who studies Philosophy, Math, and History at Oxford; born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Katie Washington would rise to become Notre Dame’s first Black valedictorian; Tony Hansberry II at the age of 14 would invent a unique surgical techniques, and teen scholars Stephen Stafford and Saheela Ibraheem are included among the “World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers” list. “Time, Presence, Mastery In Black” will open officially on Tuesday, February 4 at 9 a.m. and will be available for viewing during normal MATC campus hours until Friday, February 28. Please contact Marvette Cox in MATC’s Department of Counseling and Advising, (414) 297-8027, for any further events associated with the exhibit to include a Power Point lecture on the display and scheduled showings of Hidden Colors 1 and 2. For presentation arrangements on the exhibit during Black History Month, please contact this writer at: blydendelany@yahoo.com.
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MCJ SPORTS
Despite the best efforts of Deonte Burton (pictured at left, top) and Todd Mayo (pictured below at left), the Marquette Golden Eagles continued to struggle this season in the newly realigned Big East Basketball Conference, losing to the Villanova Wildcats in double overtime at the BMO Bradley Center.
Mission Makeover 2014: A New You for the New Year!
(continued from page 1) ters. There are no excuses! Remember the daily benefits of walking, jumping rope, floor exercises, even those done in our office, like squats, stretching at our desks, or knee bends at the copier, and running in place in your cubicle, or using the stairs instead of taking the elevator. Everything that takes us away from our seats, the couches, our beds and makes us move is exercise and the more we do adds up. Yes, we are moving! Remember we are what we eat, so make a conscious decision to eliminate too much salt...that’s a savings in blood pressure readings; and doing it gradually really works. Sugar, we eat too much! Get your natural sugars through fruits, your juices, and an occasional treat . They say it’s better to reduce gradually than going cold turkey but discipline does it! Reduce the fried food intake. Bake, broil, boil, instead. Snacks....instead of chips, candies and cake, let’s go the natural way, salsa, celery sticks, carrots, cheese sticks, or apples. What about guacamole? These simple changes will control our current weight and with exercise we can be on the way to 10, 20 pounds, or more, loss, this year. WHAT’S YOUR story? WHAT’S YOUR suggestion? SHARE YOUR SUCCESSES! Tell us all about your program, what you’re doing, how you are doing it? We will put them into the paper; show your before photo and later your after photos. Let’s encourage one another as we make a total commitment to making healthy start changes, in 2014, that lead us all to long, healthy, productive lives. In August, 2014, we will again announce our 2014 MISSION MAKEOVER WINNERS.
Last year we had three winners who lost over 200 (combined) pounds. They walked away with $ 500 each in cash awards. This year, we expect men to show
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their new hulk successes, along with the women. They will walk the Mission Makeover runway, too. So join us. Congratulations again to 2013 winners, Daphne Johnson; Sabrina
Benson; and Latrice Winston...who proved “We Have the Power”! Send us your photos....or share your plans. We’re counting on you! HealthyStart: Fit in 2014 begins with YOU!
CLASSIFIEDS/LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES
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SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY Case !o. 13FA7277 Divorce-40101 In Re: The marriage of:TERRY VAUGHN BROWN, Petitioner and Respondent: REGINA BEATRICE FLAKES
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO THE PERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RESPONDENT: You are notified that the petitioner named above has filed a Petition for divorce or legal separation against you. You must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Petition within 45 days from the day after the first day of publication. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court at: Clerk of Court, Milwaukee County Courthouse 901 N 9thStRoom 104 Milwaukee WI 53233 and to TERRY VAUGHN BROWN 119 CECELIA CT WAUKESHA WI 53188 It is recommended, but not required that you have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the Petition within 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Petition, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Petition. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. You are further notified that if the parties to this action have minor children, violation of 948.31 Wis. Stats., (Interference with custody by parent or others) is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment: If you and the petitioner have minor children, documents setting forth the percentage standard for child support established by the department under 49.22(9), Wis. Stats., and the factors that a court may consider for modification of that standard under 767.511 (1m). Wis Stats. are available upon your request from the Clerk of Court. You are notified of the availability of information from the Circuit Court Commissioner as set forth in 767.105 WIs.Stats. 767.105 Information from Circuit Court Commissioner. (2)Upon the request of a party to an action affecting the family, including a revision of judgment or order under sec. 767.59 or 767.451: (a)The Circuit Court Commissioner shall, with or without charge, provide the party with written information on the following, as appropriate to the action commenced: 1. The procedure for obtaining a judgment or order in the action 2. The major issues usually addressed in such an action. 3. Community resources and family court counseling services available to assist the parties. 4. The procedure for setting, modifying, and enforcing child support awards, or modifying and enforcing legal custody or physical placement judgments or orders. (b)The Circuit Court Commissioner shall provide a party, for inspection or purchase, with a copy of the statutory provisions in this chapter generally pertinent to the action. Date: 1-13-2014 BY:TERRY BROWN 014-015/1-29/2-5-12-2014 SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY !OTICE A!D ORDER FOR !AME CHA!GE HEARI!G Case !o. 14CV000526 In the matter of the name change of: GILBERT DANIEL WILSON JR By (Petitioner)GILBERT DANIEL WILSON JR
NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: GILBERT DANIEL WILSON JR To: GILBERT DANIEL ABDULLAH Birth Certificate: GILBERT DANIEL WILSON JR IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON. JANE CARROLLROOM 206BRANCH 39 PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: February 24, 2014, TIME 2:00 P.M.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Milwaukee Community Journal, a newspaper published in Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Dated: 1-22-2014 BY THE COURT: HON. JANE CARROLL Circuit Court Judge 014-016/1-29/2-5-12-2014 SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY !OTICE A!D ORDER FOR !AME CHA!GE HEARI!G Case !o. 14CV011709 In the matter of the name change of: VENA MICHELE GREEN NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From:VENA MICHELE GREENTo:MIZ SHEMMI GYEEZ Birth CertificateVENA MICHELE GREEN IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON.DANIEL A NOONAN ROOM 414 PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: March 6, 2014, TIME 9:00 A.M. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Milwaukee Community Journal, a newspaper published in Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Dated: 1-23-2014 BY THE COURT: HON.DANIEL A NOONAN Circuit Court Judge 014-013/1-29/2-5-12-2014 SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY Case !o. 13FA007410 Divorce-40101 In Re: The marriage of:DELORISE MOORE, Petitioner and Respondent: RONNIE L JACKSON THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO THE PERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RESPONDENT: You are notified that the petitioner named above has filed a Petition for divorce or legal separation against you. You must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Petition within 40 days from the day after the first day of publication. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court at: Clerk of Court, Milwaukee County Courthouse 901 N 9thStMilwaukee WI 53233 and toDELORISE MOORE, 6570 N 80th Street, Apartment 108Milwaukee WI 53233 It is recommended, but not required that you have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the Petition within 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Petition, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Petition.
If you and the petitioner have minor children, documents setting forth the percentage standard for child support established by the department under 49.22(9), Wis. Stats., and the factors that a court may consider for modification of that standard under 767.511 (1m). Wis Stats. are available upon your request from the Clerk of Court.
to notification of the availability of the information set forth in sec. 767.081, Stats. The information is available from the family court commissioner. You are further notified that if the parties to this action have minor children violation of the following criminal statutes is punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed two years or both. 948.31 Interference with custody by parent or others. If you and the petitioner have minor children, a document setting forth the percentage standard for child support established by the Department of Health and Social Services under sec. 46.25(9)(a), Stats, and the listing the factors that a court may consider for modification for that standard under sec. 767.25(1m). Stats, is available upon your request from the clerk of court.
You are notified of the availability of information from the Circuit Court Commissioner as set forth in 767.105 WIs.Stats.
Dated this 20th day of January, 2014 By: MARIA DEL REFUJIO VAZQUEZ 014-012/1-22-29/2-5-2014
767.105 Information from Circuit Court Commissioner.
SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY DIVORCE-40101 Case !o. 13FA0005 In Re: The marriage of MICHAEL TABOR, PetitionerandHENRIENTTA TABOR, Respondent
A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.
You are further notified that if the parties to this action have minor children, violation of 948.31 Wis. Stats., (Interference with custody by parent or others) is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment:
(2)Upon the request of a party to an action affecting the family, including a revision of judgment or order under sec. 767.59 or 767.451: (a)The Circuit Court Commissioner shall, with or without charge, provide the party with written information on the following, as appropriate to the action commenced: 1. The procedure for obtaining a judgment or order in the action 2. The major issues usually addressed in such an action. 3. Community resources and family court counseling services available to assist the parties. 4. The procedure for setting, modifying, and enforcing child support awards, or modifying and enforcing legal custody or physical placement judgments or orders. (b)The Circuit Court Commissioner shall provide a party, for inspection or purchase, with a copy of the statutory provisions in this chapter generally pertinent to the action. Date: 1-22-2013 BY:DELORISE MOORE 014-014/1-29/2-5-12-2014 SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI!: CIRCUIT COURT: FAMILY COURT BRA!CH MILWAUKEE COU!TY CASE !O. 2013FA004913-D In re the marriage of: MARIA DEL REFUJIO VAZQUEZ, 1030 S 30thSt, Milwaukee WI 53215 Petitioner and JOSE A SALAZAR PEREZ, ADDRESS UNKNOWN Respondent THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the person named above as respondent: You are hereby notified that the petitioner named above has filed a petition for divorce against you. Within forty days after the 20thday of January, 2014 exclusive of the date just stated, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the petition. The demand must be sent or delivered to this Court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court Milwaukee County Courthouse 901 N 9th St. Milwaukee WI 53233 and to MARIA DEL REFUJIO VAZQUEZ whose address is 1030 S 30thSt, Milwaukee WI 53215 You may have an attorney represent you. If you do not demand a copy within forty (40) days, the Court may grant a judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the petition, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the petition. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law.Judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment of wages or seizure of property. You are hereby further notified that the parties to this action are entitled
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO THE PERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RESPONDENT You are notified that the petitioner named above has filed a Petition for divorce or legal separation against you. You must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Petition within 40 days from the day after the first date of publication. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court at:Clerk of CourtMilwaukee County Courthouse 901 N. 9th St.ROOM 104 Milwaukee WI 53233and to MICHAEL TABOR 130 W CenterMilwaukee WI 53212 It is recommended, but not required, that you haveattorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the Petition within 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Petition and you may lose your right to object anything that is or may be incorrect in the Petition. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. You are further notified that if the parties to this action have minor children, violation of 948.31, Wis. Stats., (Interference with custody by parent or others) is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. If you and the petitioner have minor children, documents setting forth the percentage standard for child support established by the department under 49.22(9), Wis. Stats., and the factors that a court may consider for modification of that standard under 767.511(1m), Wis. Stats., are available upon your request from the Clerk of Court. You are notified of the availability of information from the Circuit Court Commissioner as set forth in 767.105,Wis. Stats. 767.105 Information from Circuit Court Commissioner. (2) Upon the request of a party to an action affecting the family, including a revision of judgment or order under sec. 767.59 or 767.451: (a) The Circuit Court Commissioner shall, with or without charge provide the party with written information on the following, as appropriate to the action commenced: 1. The procedure for obtaining a judgment or order in the action. 2. The major issues usually addressed in such an action. 3. Community resources and family court counseling services available to assist the parties.
4. The procedure for setting modifying, and enforcing child support awards, or modifying and enforcing legal custody or physical placement judgments or orders. (b) The Circuit Court Commissioner shall provide a party, for inspection or purchase with a copy of the statutory provisions in this chapter generally pertinent to the action. Date: 1-16-2014 By: MICHAEL TABOR 014-011/11-27/1-22-29/2-5-2014 SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI!: CIRCUIT COURT: FAMILY COURT BRA!CH MILWAUKEE COU!TY CASE !O. 2013FA00764 In re the marriage of: ANA M VARGAS REYES, 551 W Becher St Apt A, Milwaukee WI 53207 Petitioner and RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, ADDRESS UNKNOWN Respondent
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the person named above as respondent: You are hereby notified that the petitioner named above has filed a petition for divorce against you. Within forty days after the 16thday of January, 2014 exclusive of the date just stated, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the petition. The demand must be sent or delivered to this Court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court Milwaukee County Courthouse 901 N 9th St. Milwaukee WI 53233 and to ANA M VARGAS REYES whose address is 551 W Becher St Apt A, Milwaukee WI 53207 You may have an attorney represent you. If you do not demand a copy within forty (40) days, the Court may grant a judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the petition, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the petition. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. Ajudgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment of wages or seizure of property. You are hereby further notified that the parties to this action are entitled to notification of the availability of the information set forth in sec. 767.081, Stats. The information is available from the family court commissioner. You are further notified that if the parties to this action have minor children violation of the following criminal statutes is punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed two years or both. 948.31 Interference with custody by parent or others. If you and the petitioner have minor children, a document setting forth the percentage standard for child support established by the Department of Health and Social Services under sec. 46.25(9)(a), Stats, and the listing the factors that a court may consider for modification for that standard under sec. 767.25(1m). Stats, is available upon your request from the clerk of court. Dated this 16th day of December, 2013 By: ANA M VARGAS REYES 014-010/1-15-22-29-2014 SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY !OTICE A!D ORDER FOR !AME CHA!GE HEARI!G Case !o. 14CV000433 In the matter of the name change of: ROSHAUN MOORE-TABITI NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: ROSHAUN MOORE-TABITI To: ROSHAUN MOOREFULLILOVE Birth Certificate ROSHAUN
MOORE-TABITI
IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON. KAREN CHRISTENSONROOM 208 PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: February 25, 2014, TIME 10:00 A.M. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Milwaukee Community Journal, a newspaper published in Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Dated: 1-13-2014 BY THE COURT: HON.KAREN E CHRISTENSON Circuit Court Judge 014-008/1-15-22-29-2014 SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY !OTICE A!D ORDER FOR !AME CHA!GE HEARI!G Case !o. 14CV000093 In the matter of the name change of: ROSHAE MOORE-TABITI NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: ROSHAE MOORE-TABITI To:ROSHEA MOORE-FULLILOVE Birth Certificate ROSHAE MOORETABITI IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON. KAREN CHRISTENSONROOM 208 PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: February 25, 2014, TIME 10:00 A.M. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Milwaukee Community Journal, a newspaper published in Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Dated: 1-13-2014 BY THE COURT: HON.KAREN E CHRISTENSON Circuit Court Judge 014-007/1-15-22-29-2014
SUMMO!S (PUBLICATIO!) STATE OF WISCO!SI! CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COU!TY !OTICE A!D ORDER FOR !AME CHA!GE HEARI!G Case !o. 14CV000287 In the matter of the name change of: MURSAL M ALI By (Petitioner) MURSAL M ALI NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From:MURSAL M ALITo:ABDULKADIR ALI ADEN Birth CertificateMURSAL M ALI IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON.DANIEL A NOONAN ROOM 414 PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: February 28, 2014, TIME 10:00 A.M. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Milwaukee Community Journal, a newspaper published in Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Dated: 1-13-2014 BY THE COURT: HON.DANIEL A NOONAN Circuit Court Judge 014-006/1-15-22-29-2014
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