The milwaukee community journal september 25, 2013 by Milwaukee Community Journal

Frederick Douglass statute to join King and Sojourner Truth in Emancipation Hall

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A statue of Ameria’s first true civil rights leader, Frederick Douglass will soon be relocated to Washington, D.C.’s Emancipation Hall. The statue represents the District of Columbia. Each state is allowed two statues to represent at our nation’s capitol in the halls of Congress. The district was only allowed one, since it is not technically a state. The addition of Douglass, one of the country’s foremost civil rights leader and abolitionist, was a triumph for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Nor-

ton, who had been pushing to move the statue that had been housed at One Judiciary Square (a government building) for years. The Frederick Douglass piece was made in 2007. That was the same year the building was officially named “Emancipation Hall” in honor of the slaves who helped build the Capitol. The statue stands seven feet tall and weighs 1,700 pounds. The statue will be the third African American figure to be housed in Emancipation Hall, along with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sojourner Truth.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT MUST WE DO TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER?

Ken Montgomery: I think it should start at home with good parenting. Our kids need us to be parents, not friends. Parents need to be held accountable for their children.

Sharon Singh: I feel like our community should come together as a whole More family oriented and supportive friends and neighbors. Speak more about what we can do.

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Overall, there are 180 statues located at the U.S. Capitol. The Douglass statue was created by Steven Weitzman of Maryland and depicts the abolitionist standing next to a lectern while clutching a piece of paper. The movement of the Douglass bust is also a win for D.C. Each state has two statues in the Capitol and residents of the District has been waiting for their turn. Douglass was a resident of Washington D.C. and served as the city’s first Recorder of Deeds.

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Black spending power tops $1 trillion W I S C O N S I N ’ S L A R G E S T A F R I C A N A M E R I C A N N E W S PA P E R

African Americans spend more, watch more TV

(BLACK PR WIRE) --AfricanAmerican buying power continues to increase and is expected to rise from its current $1 trillion level to $1.3 trillion by 2017, according to Resilient, Receptive and Relevant: The African-American Consumer 2013 Report. The report was released today by Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, in collaboration with the NNPA during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 43rd Annual Legislative Conference. Highlights from the report include: • Fifty-three percent of the 43 million Black Americans are under the age of 35, and the Black population has grown 63% faster than the general market population. • African Americans watch more television (37%); make more shopping trips (eight), purchase more ethnic beauty and grooming products (nine times more), read more financial magazines (28%) and spend more than twice the time on personal hosted websites than any other group • Over 81% of Black Americans said they believed that products advertised using Black media are more relevant to them. Only three percent, or $2.24 billion of the $75 billion spent on television, magazine, Internet and radio advertising was with media focused specifically on Black audiences. • African Americans’ annual retail spending or “Basket ring” is 87% of total market retail spending, while their average annual household income accounts for 70% of total mar-

ket average. This narrow gap in retail spending between Black Americans and the total market is an indication of the vitality and resiliency of African American consumers. as a result, we are spending 30% more of our average annual household income at retail (13%) versus the total market (10%). • Black Americans consistently place a higher emphasis on grooming and beauty categories and at the top of that list is ethnic hair and beauty aids, which Black Americans purchase nine times more than others. Hair care is serious business in the Black community at all income levels. • Black Americans are voracious media users and leaders when it comes to setting pop cultural trends. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in our television viewing habits where we watch 37% more television than any other group, spending seven hours and 17 minutes per day viewing TV, compared to five hours and 18 minutes of total viewing for total market. Black women, especially those 18-49, tend to be heavier viewers than their male counterparts. Not surprisingly, media outlets dedicated to Black audiences have a higher composition and concentration of Black viewers, which should be of interest to businesses who incorporate television media buys into their marketing strategies. • An examination of African Americans’ overall online category usage reveals some notable and perhaps newly discovered behavioral distinctions between Blacks and the total market. Blacks spend 44% more time

on education and career sites and 21% more time on family and lifestyle sites than total market consumers, breaking the myth that Blacks are disinterested in education and the family’s well-being. additionally, african-americans continue to be resilient in their role as early adopters of technology as 14% are more likely to spend time on telecom/internet Services sites.

• Black Americans read financial magazines 28% more than other consumers and spend an average of 87 minutes online looking at websites related to finance and investment, which is 12% higher than the overall market. however, african-americans under index for most categories within the financial sector, particularly in purchasing common financial products such as mutual funds, first

mortgages, and stocks. this information indicates that there is a disconnect between curiosity and participation. financial services and investment companies that take the time to “uncomplicate” finance and investment information for this consumer segment may find Blacks receptive to converting from a

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State college students from several fraternities and sororities showed their skill at ‘Stepping’ during the ‘Stomping at the Haus’ tailgate party at Miller Park Friday. The event was coordinated by the Brewers’ Emerging Market department prior to Friday’s game. Participants received free food and commemorative t-shirts.

92,000 low income families dropped from BadgerCare

Troy Sparks: There should be a block captain on every block in high crime neighborhoods. They should be equipped with police issued cell phones with a direct line to the police.

Lorraine Gill: The police Ralph and Margaret Hollmon celebrated the 100th birthday can be more community oriof Margaret’s mother, Viola Bell during a grand fete at the Silented. Neighbors should ver Springs Golden Living Center in Glendale recently. look out for each other, and Shown with Ms. Bell was Alderwoman Joann Shaw of Glenadults should reach out to dale (center) who presented a proclamation from the mayor our children. of Glendale. (photo by Yvonne Kemp)

As a result of Governor Scott Walker’s decision to reject an opportunity to strengthen Wisconsin’s BadgerCare program through a federal partnership, an estimated 92,000 Wisconsinites will receive letters from the state today telling them that someone in their household will be dropped from the BadgerCare coverage they have relied on. In response to the state initiative, Senator Tammy Baldwin sent a letter to Governor Walker calling on him to take ‘responsibility for the path he has taken and ensure that the Wisconsinites who are being kicked off of the BadgerCare program are enrolled in the new health insurance marketplace built through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).’ Baldwin also raised concerns about the Walker administration’s commitment to engaging in effective outreach to the Wisconsin citizens who will lose their BadgerCare coverage. In the letter to Walker, Senator Baldwin also wrote, “Adding to the confusion for these families, you have been calling for full repeal of the ACA. I find this especially troubling given the fact that your stated effort to cut the uninsured rate in Wisconsin relies on “Obamacare” to provide coverage to the uninsured, including the 92,000 you are kicking off of BadgerCare. As you must know, repealing, defunding or delaying the ACA would leave these Wisconsinites without access to coverage. They deserve better than the uncertainty you are offering.”

Father’s Summit will provide resources to empower men

Fathers across the Milwaukee area are faced with many challenges. They will be offered tools they can use to become stronger parents and cope with those challenges at the 8th Annual Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit. The Fatherhood Summit will be held Friday and Saturday, October 4th and 5th at Destiny Youth Plaza at 7210 N. 76th Street. The focus of the free two day event is “Changing Milwaukee Through Male Empowerment.” The summit will offer access to information and resources that will help men become more effective fathers, creating stronger families and stronger communities. The Fatherhood Summit will feature on both days a Health, Job and Resource Fair. This component will provide a variety of free health screenings, access to employers who are seeking to hire, and access to programs from areas that include housing, education, job training, public safety, and financial educa-

tion. The Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit is being organized by the City of Milwaukee and the office of Mayor Tom Barrett, the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative and the Social Development Commission. It is free and open to the public. Men interested are encouraged to pre-register by visiting the websites of the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative or SDC at www.cr-sdc.org or www.MilwaukeeFatherhood.com. Onsite registration will also be offered. MFI) Summit, which brings the Milwaukee community together to generate support for fathers, will be packed with educational workshops, tools, and resources to empower men to become better fathers, cope with and overcome challenges they face, and improve their education, work, and family outcomes. The summit also offers great networking opportuni-

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ties for local residents. One focus area will be the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With the ACA comes the “Marketplace” – an online health insurance store that is designed to give individuals more choice and control over their health insurance coverage. The Marketplace will be able to provide coverage to the uninsured, including those who have been denied coverage in the past, and others who are simply looking for new options. Enrollment starts on October 1st. Summit workshops and informational sessions will explain to participants how the new system will work, what their options are, and how they can enroll. The event is open to everyone! New dads, experienced dads, teen fathers, single fathers, divorced dads, stepdads, grandfathers, father figures, role model dads, mothers of dads, children of dads, and anyone interested in helping men to become better fathers are welcome. The summit is being organized by the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative, Office of Mayor Tom Barrett, and the Social Development Commission. Current major sponsors include the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Potawatomi Bingo, United Way, Black Health Coalition, Brewers Foundation, Bader Foundation, Johnson Controls, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Wisconsin Energy Foundation, Guaranty Bank, and Salvation Army.

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consumer who researches financial services and products into a consumer who purchases financial services and products. Black Americans spend 18% of their annual retail dollars on store brands, otherwise known as private label items. While this behavior is similar to other consumer groups, there are store brand categories that are overdeveloped among Black households. out of the top 20 store brand product categories purchased by Black and White non-hispanics there are six categories unique to African Americans. Blacks may also purchase store brands at a different rate than other groups; for example, store brand disposable diapers is first in the list for african-americans but fifth for White non-Hispanics.

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Destitution the new norm for America’s poor

by Sasha Abramsky The latest Census Bureau figures on poverty in America, combined with the data on inequality released a week earlier, confirm a shocking new reality. While a sliver of top earners are doing better than they ever have before, for tens of millions of Americans, insecurity—and, for a distressing number, destitution—is the new norm. The current Population Survey data show that 15 percent of Americans, roughly 46.5 million people, live at or below the government-defined poverty line—which, as most who work with the hungry, the homeless, the uninsured, and the underpaid or unemployed know, is itself an inadequate measure of poverty. By more reasonable measures, poverty in this country is even more pervasive. The headline one can take away from this is that three years into the recovery from the collapse of 2008,

poverty numbers haven’t really gone down. Almost all the additional wealth being generated by a growing economy is going to those who already have the most. Median income has stagnated and, for young people, it is continuing to go down. But there’s a deeper significance to the numbers: how they compare with the figures from recent decades. The percentage of people in poverty is roughly the same as in 1983, in the middle of the Reagan presidency, as well as in 1993, at the end of twelve years of Reagan/Bush trickle-down economics. A far higher portion of the population lives in poverty than was the case in the mid-1970s, after a decade of investment stemming from Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty; and far more live in poverty today than did at the end of Bill Clinton’s eight years in office—years in which the earned-income tax credit was expanded, unemployment was kept to near-historic lows, and

Lifestyles contribute to infant mortality rate

To the Editor: According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health African Americans have 2.3 times the infant mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites. They are almost four times as likely to die as infants due to complications related to low birth weight, compared to non-Hispanic white infants.Losing a baby is devastating and no parent should have to go through this. That’s why it’s important to remind the community to do what you can to take care of your family and yourself. My district has one of the highest infant mortality rates in Wisconsin, which is why I want to call your attention to the fact that September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. I encourage everyone to help reduce the infant mortality rate in our community. To raise awareness of this serious problem, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health adopted the theme “A Healthy Baby Begins with You and You and You.” In a nation as sophisticated as ours, there is no reason why infant deaths and mortality rates were one of the four leading causes of death for Africans Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Statistics (2009). Lifestyle plays a role in this devastating problem and, among those

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factors—which may surprise you—is low birth weight resulting from mothers using tobacco products or being exposed to second hand smoke. The Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention & Poverty Network (WTPPN) is working hard to help the community understand the negative effects that tobacco products can have on infant mortality and other health issues. They need your help and support to continue to spread the word. Let’s turn these statistics around, as we take control of our lives. You have the power to change and give your children a better and healthier start in life. Ashanti Hamilton, Alderman, 1st District

State should do more to inform public about ACA

Senator Nikiya Harris (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement today regarding Affordable Care Act town halls in Milwaukee: "Last month, the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) scheduled mid-day town halls to inform people about the Affordable Care Act. While I appreciate OCI for listening to my previous concerns relating to this schedule, I am shocked that OCI scheduled two evening town halls with less than 48 hours of notice. This is purely unacceptable. This directly points to the Walker Administrations’ lack of effort in informing Wisconsinites about the healthcare exchanges and how it will affect current Badgercare recipients who are losing coverage. “We have three months to inform 92,000 people that they will no longer be eligible for BadgerCare and the Walker Administration doesn’t even have the decency to inform these individuals about the town halls in a timely fashion. If OCI is hosting town halls and

the Department of Human Services are informing people of their loss of coverage, why aren’t they working together to make sure that these folks

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are covered come January 1, 2014? “This is a matter of urgency. People’s health coverage is at stake. The governor should stop using Wisconsin citizens as pawns in his national, political chess game.

poverty rates fell significantly. That our poverty numbers have risen to such a high level exposes the fact that as a society, we are choosing to ignore the needs of tens of millions of Americans—as we have done for much of the period since the War on Poverty went out of fashion and the harsher politics of Reaganism set in. These ignored Americans include kids like the ones I interviewed in Los Angeles, forced to choose between applying to college or dropping out of school and getting dead-end jobs to support parents who had lost not only their jobs but their homes, too. They include the elderly lady I met outside Dallas, who was too poor to retire but too sick to take the bus to her work at Walmart. Her solution? She paid her neighbors gas money to drive her to a job that paid so little she routinely ate either 88-cent TV dinners or went to bed hungry. They include, too, the residents of New Orleans’

Lower Ninth Ward I met in 2011, who, six years after Hurricane Katrina, were still living in appalling conditions in a largely obliterated community. In New York City, as Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has pointed out, nearly half the city’s residents are economically insecure. In Detroit, more than a third of residents live below the official poverty line. In New Orleans, two-thirds of African-American kids under the age of 5 live in poverty. Milwaukee shares similar statistics with nearly 40% of the Black population living in poverty. And the list goes on. With the exception of Romania, no developed country has a higher percentage of kids in poverty than America. Similarly, America also has a remarkably high percentage of people living in what is called “deep poverty,” at less than half the official poverty rate.

The Republicans claim that unless we slash what is left of the safety net by gutting food stamps (which alone keep 4 million people out of poverty and alleviate the hardship of millions more), putting stricter limits on unemployment benefits and other harsh measures, we’re doomed to go down the Greek road to ruin. In fact, this country has more than enough resources to grapple with poverty. What we’re sorely lacking is not resources but political will and empathy. In modern-day America, It has somehow become easier to bravely sally forth to do battle against assistance for the hungry, the destitute and the down-on-their-luck than to talk sensibly about the causes of mass poverty and rampant inequality.

and allowing a significant part of the labor force to work full-time (if not more) and yet still be unable to pay basic bills—is one of the great scandals of our age. That it is acceptable for billionaires to pay capital gains tax at a rate far lower than the income tax that middle-class Americans pay while 11.3 million people are unemployed and millions are bumping up against unemployment benefits limits, exposes the debased priorities of Washington. That the estate tax has been so eviscerated that only a few thousand estates per year are subject to taxes, while nearly one in four children lives in poverty, is simply hairraising. President Obama nodded to the scale of America’s poverty crisis in his speech commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. But the occasional nod isn’t enough. This is the greatest moral challenge facing

Thinner lips, skin whitening might help you make it (but, there’s a cost)

he revelation last week that television news personality Julie Chen had plastic surgery to become ‘more acceptable to White viewers’ shocked many people of color.

I too was shocked. But I was shocked that so many Black folks were somehow surprised by her drastic accommodation to gain ‘acceptability.’ After all, we’ve been there, done that. Taking some extreme measures to fit in, or otherwise seek to facilitate cultural correctness, has been a hallmark of our history in this land of equal opportunity and fair play. In Chen’s case, she explained in a recent interview on ‘The Talk’ television show, that she first confronted the invisible wall of institutional and cultural bias 25 years ago when she asked for an opportunity to work as a weekend anchor at a television station in Dayton, Ohio. “I asked my news director, ‘If on holidays, anchors want to take vacations, can I fill in? I don’t care, I’ll work Christmas.’ And he said, ‘You will never be on this anchor desk because you’re Chinese.’”

Ask a Lawyer: When is a Miranda Warning Required?

by Anthony Jackson

Contrary to popular belief, police officers are not required to read a suspect his or her Miranda rights immediately at the time of an arrest. Yet, in movies and TV shows like Law and Order, cops usually inform a suspect his or her Miranda rights immediately as the suspect is handcuffed. As viewers should know, movies and TV shows represent fiction and do not always accurately portray real life events. One of my favorite movies, My Cousin Vinny, is a great legal teaching tool for Evidence, yet the movie is still considered a farce. At its core, a defendant’s Miranda rights represent a simple principle. Based on the Supreme Court’s 1966 Miranda ruling, law enforcement officials must advise suspects in custody of their right to remain silent and to have an attorney present for questioning. The goal of Miranda is to grant suspects an informed choice between speech and silence, while simultaneously preventing involuntary statements. Thus, the ultimate question is when does Miranda apply. A suspect must be given his or her Miranda rights prior to “custodial interrogation.” This involves two elements. First, the suspect must be in “custody,” or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in a significant way. Depending on the circumstances, this can be a formal arrest, a detention in the back of a squad car, or any other significant restraint upon freedom of movement. As to the second element, a suspect in custody must be apprised of his or her Miranda rights if a police officer wants to “interrogate” the individual. Thus, if a suspect in handcuffs voluntarily states, “I fired three shots,” without any questioning or inducement from the cops, this incriminating statement will be used against the individual, even in the absence of a Miranda warning. In fact many times law enforcement officials question suspects before deciding to arrest them. This is a lawful action. From the law enforcement perspective, it does not make sense to advise suspects of their right to remain silent or to have a lawyer present if the law does not require police officers to do so at a particular time. Law enforcement officials know suspects will talk from the moment of an arrest even up to the police booking. So, the next time you watch your favorite legal show, pay attention to the moment a suspect is apprised of his or her Miranda rights, because the absence of a Miranda warning during “custodial interrogation” can result in the suppression of evidence. If you are facing a criminal issue, the Jackson Law Office, located at 230 W. Wells Street, Suite 600, Milwaukee WI 53203 can represent you and fight for your individual rights. The Jackson Law Office focuses on criminal defense, estate planning, and personal injury litigation. You can contact the Jackson Law Office at (414) 704-5680.

That so many leaders of a country with a $17 trillion economy tolerate so much misery amid so much plenty—normalizing child hunger

SIGNIFYIN’ By Mikel Kwaku Osei Holt

The news director told her she wasn’t relatable to their audience because Dayton didn’t have a large Asian population. “And he said, ‘On top of that, because of your heritage, because of your Asian eyes, I’ve noticed that when you’re on camera and you’re interviewing someone, you look disinterested. You look bored because your eyes are so heavy, they’re so small.’” Some time later, a high-powered agent echoed the director. “He said, ‘I cannot represent you unless you get plastic surgery to make your eyes look bigger.’ He then whips out a list of plastic surgeons who have done this surgery.” Chen said she struggled with the possibility of surgery, at one point asking her parents for advice. Having faced discrimination and prejudice throughout their lives, they reached the conclusion that there were few viable options if she wanted a successful television career, and advised her to have the surgery. Black Americans should be able to relate to Chen’s story, for we too have been confronted by the invisible wall of cultural bias all our lives. And while there’s no surgery to make us appear more acceptable (nose and lip surgery notwithstanding), some in the public eye have taken the extreme route of skin lightening treatments (Michael Jackson is an obvious example, but there have been others). That said, what distinguishes Black Americans seeking acceptance in White America from the Chen’s of the world, is our long history of failed attempts to miscegenate, a phenomenon that is rooted as much in our collective low self-esteem as it was in our seeking acceptance by the dominant race and power structure. History is replete with examples of how the dominant society utilized various tactics to ingrain a sense of inferiority in African Americans, with the expressed goal of keeping us under their thumb. The infamous Willie Lynch strategy was the most insidious, but it was just one stratagem used to keep Black America trapped under the shadow of inferiority. Remarkably, many renowned sociologists and historians believe the seeds planted 300 years ago gained root that continues to bear fruit to this day and are manifest not only in our relentless quest to look and act Euro-

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UNCF hosts ceremony to salute contributors, volunteers

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The UNCF Milwaukee campaign held its annual Salute to Champions Award Ceremony on Thursday, September 19, at the Devon’s Seafood and Steak in the Bayshore Town Center. UNCF’s Regional Development Director, Jann Honore, from Chicago, recognized and thanked the entire Milwaukee Community, especially the sponsors and donors contributing to the very successful 29th Annual Walk/Run for Education. UNCF colleges and students count on contributions so that they can invest in the leaders of tomorrow. Donations enable UNCF to give member colleges and universities the resources they need to provide a college education to students that are academically rich but lack the finances to pay for a college degree. UNCF plays a critical role in enabling more than 60,000 students each year to attend college and get the education they need to live their dreams of a college education and to participate as responsible citizens in society. The UNCF Salute event recognized sponsors, volunteers and participants who made this years’ event a success- raising more than $200,000 for the 29th Annual UNCF Walk/Run for Education. A special thank you was extended to the Honorary Chairperson, Mayor Tom Barrett, and to the Grand Marshalls, Dr. Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor – Global Inclusion and Engagement, the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and United Nations Ambassador – International Affairs, Dr. Gregory E. Thornton, Superintendent, Milwaukee Public Schools and Dr. Earnestine Willis, Kellner Professor in Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin. The galloping sponsor for the 2013 Walk/Run was Rockwell Automation and the sprinting sponsor was Johnson Controls. The other sponsors recognized were: United Way of Greater Mil-

waukee, Lena’s Food Market, Northwestern Mutual Life, Chase Bank and Associated Bank. Members of the public, private, corporate, philanthropic, faith- based and community partners attended the event. The 2013 Crystal Globe Award was awarded to Johnson Controls. Mary Dowell, director of Community Relations, accepted the award on behalf of Johnson Controls. Dowell delivered remarks during the presentation and thanked the 500 employees who participated this year! The Walk/Run provides an annual friendly competition among the

teams and to see who can raise the most money by soliciting registrations, donations, sponsorship and matching gifts. Their efforts earned them the Crystal Globe Award! Individual fundraising efforts were also recognized and appreciated. This year’s winner of the individual fundraising goal was Rufus Finner from Canaan Baptist Church who raised more than $3,500. UNCF is grateful for the commitment shown by all of the other fundraisers and the entire community for your commitment to this Walk/Run. Plans are underway for the 30th Anniversary, scheduled to take place

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Actress Keenyah Hill tabbed as celebrity host for fashion show Renowned model and actress Keenyah Hill will be the celebrity host of the Center for Leadership Development – Milwaukee, Inc.’s 2013 “Fist Impression, Best Impression” (FIBI) Fashion Show Benefit on Sunday, September 29 at the historic Pritzlaff Building, 325 North Plankinton Avenue. Doors will open at 3 p.m. for the cocktail hour and silent auction. The program and dinner will begin at 4:30 p.m. The Center for Leadership Development-Milwaukee (CDC-Milwaukee) was established in 2010 to provide quality solutions to concerns plaguing African Americans and minorities; “issues that hinder academic success and ultimately success in life,” according to its web descriptor. The CLD-Milwaukee structures classes and initiatives designed to encourage African American and minority youth to excel to the highest levels of achievement and become productive citizens by providing training, information and experiences that promote academic, personal, and professional development. CLD-Milwaukee has the vision and commitment of developing future leaders, CEO’s, business owners, teachers, doctors and skilled workers by preparing a pipeline of high quality minority youth to succeed in higher education and in the mainstream market arena. Through carefully designed development programs and unwavering high expectations, CLD-Milwaukee will provide young people with the tools, skills, and resources required to accomplish their individual goals. The FIBI fashion show benefit affair is reflective of CLD-Milwaukee’s continuing effort to share and cultivate modeled experiences presented to promote both personal and professional development. According to CLD-Milwaukee founder and director Tamiko JordanObregon in an event information release, “ “We have only one opportunity to make a first impression and it should be our best impression. Entering the workforce directly from college or high school and making a first impression can present some challenges. One may have the technical skills and knowledge, but there is much more to learn that is often not taught in educational institutions.” Jordan-Obregon adds that a number of questions may come to mind when encountering new professional experiences, many of which may focus around dress, appropriate office attire, how to dress for an interview, acceptable selections for casual Fridays, and attire for formal and gala occasions. “FIBI will not be your typical fashion show,” Jor-

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dan-Obregon says. Through a variety of skits and fashion displays, the afternoon is planned to provide tips on appropriate attire for a variety of business, formal and casual engagements. Hill was introduced to America’s spotlight when she was a young contestant on Tyra Bank’s hit reality TV show, America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) in 2004. She worked her way to becoming one of the top three contestants and is now an internationally recognized personality. Following ANTM, Hill’s modeling career has included such ads promoting Samsun and Heineken products and has been featured in Vibe, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, RADAR, US Weekly and Juicy magazines. Select runway projects list “Alice and Olivia Fall 2006,” “Elle Girl Presents Dare to Be You; Wal-Mart Meets America’s Next Top Models,” and “Indashio and Custo Barcelona.” In 2005, Hill embarked upon a career in acting. She has co-starred in The Reality Show with Andy Dick; guest starred in “Half & Half;” starred in a nationally distributed independent film “Truth Unspoken” and currently has a recurring guest star role on Fox’s “New Girl” starring Zoeey Deschanel. For additional information on sponsorship level tickets for CLD-Milwaukee’s “First Impression, Best Impression” Fashion Show Benefit, please contact

Biz Expo to be held at Thompson Center

This 3rd annual ‘The My City, My Biz Annual Expo’will be held at the Tommy Thompson Youth center, 640 S. 84th Street brings awareness to area residents of the local businesses, services and resources available to them while providing a vehicle for small & home-based business owne on Saturday, October 19, beginning at 8 a.m. A small business ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. The market place, buisnss and job fair and workshops will run from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Last year’s Expo was a huge success and included 32 community volunteers, 25 local sponsors, including t Hupy & Abraham, Stage Pro, and The Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce, 12 seminar spotlights, 100 local exhibitors and over 2,500 attendees. This year’s Expo is announcing the Send Out Cards Gratitude Leadership Celebration Kick-Off featuring Jordan Adler. The morning kick-off iis a high energy event to learn how to create joy and prosperity by using gratitude in your personal and professional life.

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pean, but also in our detestation (or envy) of each other based on skin complexion. The old saying still rings true today: ‘If you White you’re alright, if you’re yellow you’re mellow, but if you’re (too) Black, get back.’ Few of us will readily admit this phenomenon exists, but it is prevalent. How many times have you heard Black girls (and some boys), calling another sister out because they are ‘light’ skinned? Or have ‘straight hair.’ Or Black males and females admonishing someone speaking the Queen’s English for ‘talking White.’ That’s the other side of a double-edged sword that only serves to undermine and weaken the bonds of Black unity and brotherhood. (For the record, Black Americans are not the only people of African decent cursed by color consciousness. It’s not a coincidence that lighter skinned brothers and sisters in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries tend to hold most of the middle management jobs.) Meanwhile, back on the plantation, the European cultural dominance ‘forces’ us to make concerted efforts to adapt in order to achieve any significant level of success in corporate America. A dark skinned sister with dreads is shunned from entry-level jobs, much less middle management, and pressed (pun intended) to ‘straighten’ her hair. Brothers better shave those beards, and grow a mustache to hide those big lips. Of course, this is nothing new. History reveals numerous cases of Black slaves and freemen who used lye and axle grease to straighten their hair, as if a ‘process’ would somehow mask the Black skin and make us more acceptable. Likewise, skin lighteners graced the pages of Ebony and Jet magazines until the turn of the century. Dark skinned Black models rarely graced those pages, nor were they hired by advertising agencies. To be acceptable on the national stage, you had to look like Vanessa Williams or Halle Berry. That sad reality continues to hold true today. With the exception of Whoopi Goldberg and Wesley Snipes, how many dark skinned actors have made it? For that matter, there are those who believe Barack Obama’s brilliance would never had been recognized had he been of a darker hue. So don’t judge Chen too harshly. Having her eyes rounded to gain acceptance is no different from the Black folks who have their noses reduced or their lips thinned. And Lord knows, we have made Korean wig and extension merchants rich trying to look more like someone, or something other than what to Good Lord intended. As you ponder that last dichotomy, remember, Jesus had a beard, was the color of copper and wore his hair in dreads. And He made it to the top of His profession. Hotep

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The Milwaukee Brewers ended their home season with a victory over the Cincinnati Reds when Sean Halton produced a walk off homer. Hilton is shown here being showered with water and high fives after reaching home plate. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp

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SUMMONS PUBLICATION STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY FAMILY COURT BRANCH FAMILY: D CASE NO. 13FA005075 In re the Marriage of: ZELJANA DEVRNJA, 5736 W Forest Home #4 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53220, Petitioner and MILAN DEVRJNA, 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 45 days after the 21st day of August, 2013 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 Centro Legal the petitioner’s attorney, whose address is 614 W. National Ave., Floor 2 Milwaukee WI 53204.

You may have an attorney represent you. If you do not demand a copy within 45 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 further hereby notified that if you or the petitioner have minor children, violation of the following criminal statute is punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both:

or 414-344-6711

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 Workforce Development under Wis. Stat. 49.22(9) and listing the factors that a court may consider for modification of that standard under Wis. Stat. 767.511(1m) is available upon your request form the clerk of court. You are further hereby notified of the availability of information set forth in Wis. Stat. 767.105 from the office of family court commissioner. Dated: August 21, 2013 Centro Legal Attorneys for the Petitioner By: Jessica Marquez Murphy State bar No. 1064363 013-145/9-18-25/10-2-2013 SUMMONS (PUBLICATION) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY NOTICE AND ORDER FOR NAME CHANGE HEARING Case No. 13CV005819 In the matter of the name change of: DESTINY TIANA JOHNSON By (Petitioner) JESSICA S CARNEY

A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: To: DESTINY TIANA JOHNSON To: DESTINEY LEE’ARA CARNEY Birth Certificate: DESTINY TIANA JOHNSON

IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON. DAVID A HANSHER ROOM 412 PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Mil-

PROPOSED MI LWAUKEE COUNTY DAS- FM Pr oj ect s f or Adver t i sement f or Bi ds Name of Pr oj ect : RAWSON AVENUE LI FT STATI ON RECONSTRUCTI ON Pr oj ect No.V025-13807 : Bi d Due Dat e:Oct ober 2, 2013 See Bi d Document s f or det ai l s Pr e- Bi d Meet i ng: Sept ember 25, 2013 BI D DOCUMENTS FOR THE ABOVE PROJECT ARE AVAI LABLE AT: CI TY CAMPUS 2711 WEST WELLS STREET 2ND FL Mi l waukee, WI 53208 For Fur t her I nf or mat i on cont278act4861 414-or www. count y. mi l waukee. gov

waukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: October 18, 2013, TIME 9:30 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: 6-21-2013 BY THE COURT: HON. TIMOTHY WITKOWIAK Circuit Court Judge 013-153/9-18-25/10-2-2013

SUMMONS (PUBLICATION) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY NOTICE AND ORDER FOR NAME CHANGE HEARING Case No. 13CV006561 In the matter of the name change of: LEEAH MARY KAY TERRELL By (Petitioner) JALISA ASHLEY MICKEY

NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From:LEEAH MARY KAY TERRELLTo:LEEAH MARY KAY MICKEY Birth Certificate:LEEAH MARY KAY TERRELL

IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON. KEVIN MARTENSROOM 415 BRANCH 27PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: October 30, 2013, TIME 10:30 A.M.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by pub-

PROPOSED MI LWAUKEE COUNTY DAS- FM Pr oj ect s f or Adver t i sement f or Bi ds Name of Pr oj ect : CLARKE SQUARE PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT Pr oj ect No.P284: 1 3643 Bi d Due Dat e:Oct ober 2, 2013 See Bi d Document s f or det ai l s BI D DOCUMENTS FOR THE ABOVE PROJECT ARE AVAI LABLE AT: CI TY CAMPUS 2711 WEST WELLS STREET 2ND FL Mi l waukee, WI 53208 For Fur t her I nf or mat i on cont278act4861 414-or www. count y. mi l waukee. gov

lication 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: 7-19-2013 BY THE COURT: HON.KEVIN E MARTENS Circuit Court Judge 013-152/9-18-25/10-2-2013

SUMMONS (PUBLICATION) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY NOTICE AND ORDER FOR NAME CHANGE HEARING Case No. 13CV008371 In the matter of the name change of: LEILAH MARIE KORBAN By (Petitioner) LEILAH MARIE KORBAN

NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: LEILAH MARIE KORBANTo:LEILAH MARIE KORBINES Birth Certificate: LEILAH MARIE KORBAN

IT IS ORDERED This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin. Judge’s Name:HON.MCHAEL D. GUOLEEROOM 413PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: November 11, 2013, TIME 9:30 A.M.

come a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: 9-16-2013 BY THE COURT: HON. MICHAEL D GUOLEE Circuit Court Judge 013-150/9-18-25/10-2-2013

SUMMONS (PUBLICATION) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY DIVORCE-40101 Case No. 13FA5392 In Re: The marriage of MATTHEW JAMES BREWER, Petitionerand MELINDA MARIE BREWER, Respondent 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 MATTHEW JAMES BREWER 3428 S 17thSt Milwaukee WI 53233 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 be-

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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: 9-24-2013 By: MATTHEW J BREWER

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