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Second annual 'Strong Black Women's Appreciation 2014' Lupita The Second Annual Strong Black Women's Appreciation is Nyong'o designed help encourage, motivate, educate, and restore hon- is People or to black women within the black community. Donald Burris, event founder, had a vision Magazine's about three years ago to recognize and honor strong black Most women in his hometown of Milwaukee, WI. After doing some research Burris found that there Beautiful are some beautiful, intelligent black women that have over- Person 2014 come certain obstacles to become successful and reach their dreams. As part of the event, a $500 scholarship is awarded in honor of his cousin who was murdered in 2008: the Sanchaz D. Conley Scholarship Award (Continued on pg. 2)
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Shoes From Holy Redeemer
Auxiliaries in Ministry (AIM) director Steven Tipton collected more than 10,000 pairs of shoes to ship to Haiti and Kenya. This project was initiated by Tipton’s son who traveled to Haiti several months ago. Steven, Jr., visited a school in Haiti and met with children who were in need of shoes. Holy Redeemer Elementary and Middle School students held an in-school contest to collect shoes and award the classroom with the most donated shoes with honors. PicPhoto by George Neal tured are Principal Jutiki Smith, AIM director Steven Tipton, Chandra Alston, Sis. Dominique Brown and Dr. Bobbie Lathan. The Milwaukee Times participated in collecting shoes and presented several hundred pairs of shoes donated by customers and friends. Bishop Sedgwick Daniels is the pastor of Holy Redeemer COGIC.
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Scott Walker named to Time Magazine's '100 most Influential People' list Gov. Scott Walker has been named to Time Magazine's yearly list of the world's 100 most influential people, joining the ranks of world leaders, entertainers and religious figures. In a particular coup for the GOP governor, his tribute in the magazine's list was written by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a potential adversary in the 2016 presidential race. "His battle to bring fairness to the taxpayers through common sense reform of the public-sector collective-
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bargaining laws brought him scorn from the special interests and a recall election. Despite these threats, he stood tall," Christie writes. In a statement, Walker said he was "certainly humbled by this honor," which carried a photo of him seated on a Harley-Davidson outside the Statehouse. The Walker piece initially carried the cryptic headline of "The politician who reached out to the West" — the same headline given to the previous article on (Continued on pg 2)
Lupita Nyong'o on the cover of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" issue. It's official: Lupita Nyong'o is People Magazine's Most Beautiful Person for 2014, besting other gorgeous ladies like Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts and Julianna Margulies. The annual Most Beautiful cover was unveiled on the Today show Wednesday, April 23. This should come as no surprise to the magazine's readers (and to the world, really), and it's not only because Nyong'o is breathtakingly beautiful. The breakout star of "12 Years a Slave," this year's Best Picture, won an Oscar herself for Best Supporting Actress. She soon after inked a contract with Lancome Paris and constantly lands on "best dressed" lists with every red carpet appearance. But it's the Kenyan Mexican actress' reaction to the new honor that captures her the most. "It was exciting and just a major, major compliment," Nyong'o told People after learning she's gracing this year's cover. "I was happy for all the girls who would see me on [it] and feel a little more seen." The humble yet powerful sentiment seems to be a constant when it comes to the 31-year-old, whose speeches have become as much an inspiration as they are a gracious thanks. At the Academy Awards, she wrapped her (Continued on pg. 2)