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Photos and question by Yvonne Kemp

QUESTION OFTHE WEEK:

“Looking back on yourlife, what made you

decide to make base-ball your career?”

RAY B. KNOX:“Baseball was the bestthing going for Black(base) ball players wegot to travel and playthe game we loved andwe also got to seeplaces and do things wewould not ordinarily do!”REGGIEHOWARD: “As ayoung child my fatherand uncle loved base-ball. I was fortunate tomeet Negro Leagueplayers from differentteams, managers andtraveling secretarieswhich gave me the opportunity to become thevisiting team batboy. The rest is history. Ieventually became a player for the Indianapo-lis Clowns.”W. JAMES COBBIN: “Being abaseball player was de-cided for me at the ageof six. At the age of 15,I played under an as-sumed name so I couldplay with the KnewwBow Indians. Baseball was then and becamemy whole life.”

GILBERT HERNANDEZBLACK: “When I wasin junior high school, Iused to play hookyfrom school so I couldwatch the New York Gi-ants play and the NegroLeague players at the Polo Grounds. I waslucky enough to see Satchel Paige and otherNegro League and Major League playersplay.”

Photos of GarfieldDays Blues Festivaland Negro LeagueDay at Miller Park by Yvonne Kemp

James Beckum (on the left) and Gilbert Hernandez Black (on the right next to Beckum) throw out the firstpitch(s) before the Negro League Tribute Game at Miller Park Saturday between the Milwaukee Brewers (wear-ing the uniform of the Negro League Milwaukee Bears) and the Pittsburg Pirates (wearing the uniform of theNegro League Pittsburg Crawfords). Beckum is one of the founders of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League,the longest-running inner-city baseball program in the country.

Brewers Host Annual Negro League Tribute GameThe Blues Were Alright at the Garfield AvenueBlues, Jazz, Gospel and Arts Festival

The community descended on West Garfield Avenue for the 18th Annual Garfield Avenue Blues,Jazz, Gospel and Arts Festival in the Bronzeville neighborhood Saturday. From Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. Drive to North 7th Street, families and individuals partook in the music, food and festivitiesof this popular summer event.

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Gilbert Hernandez Black and James Beckum sign auto-graphs during the first 45 minutes of the game on the FieldLevel Concourse near home plate.

Beckum and Hernandez Black participated in the induction ceremonyinto the Yesterday’s Negro League Hall of Fame. At the Mother KathrynDaniels Center (MKDC) located at 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way on thegrounds of Milwaukee’s Holy Redeemer Church (COGIC). With the twoinductees are past inductees (left to right): Dennis Biddle, Lonnie Harris,William McCrary, Reggie Howard, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, HernandezBlack, Beckum, Ray B. Knox, and W. James Cobbin

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THETHE PULSEPULSEThe WHO•WHAT•WHERE• WHEN of YOUR Community!

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Be The Change MilwaukeePresents Charlie Westbrook’s“Process To Success” Basketball Camp II, BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Charlie Westbrook is taking time outof his busy training schedule to facili-tate a comprehensive basketball campfor kids ages 7-15. The camp is cur-rently in session until July 24th at theFitzsimonds Boys and Girls club lo-cated at 3400 W. North Avenue. If youmissed out on registering your child forthis session, there will be a secondcamp in August. Please visitcharlie1westbrook.com to sign up.

There is a $10 registration fee andthe camp is FREE! Charlie created thecamp as a way to use his gifts and tal-ents to give back to the community andshare his knowledge and expertise withinner city kids. Charlie is communityoriented and passionate about the city of Milwaukee.

He is a Riverside graduate and a proud Boys & Girls club success story whocontinues to work with youth organizations to use his skills and talents to giveback to his hometown. Charlie has a vested interest in making sure that kids inhis community have an exemplary role model to look up to and he strives to bejust that.

Charlie has had a successful career as both a college and professional basketballplayer. Charlie attended the University of South Dakota at Vermillion and wenton to accept a spot on the Orlando Magic Summer League team. Charlie was abreak out star in summer league in 2012, and at the end he had a difficult choicebetween three NBA training camps and playing overseas. Charlie decided tobroaden his horizons and took a position with Tezenis in Verona, Italy where heled his team into the first series of the playoffs. Charlie then returned home andwas briefly signed with the Miami Heat's training camp. He went on to sign withToulon, France and had an outstanding season.

Charlie has a competitive spirit on the court and is a passionate player. His statsspeak for themselves as he continues to be a star player in D-League, camp andoverseas.

Charlie is consistent, both on and off the court, and a solid contender with greatlocal ties to the community. Charlie desires to use basketball to reach kids byteaching them the game that he enjoys, along with mentoring, life skills, and greatsportsmanship, which are all qualities that translate to leading a great life off thecourt as well.

The final day of the camp is autograph day. The camp participants will get tomeet and greet with other professional basketball players, receive mentoring fromthem and enjoy and autograph session. Don’t miss pout on this great opportunity,be sure to visit charlie1westbrook.com to learn more about Charlie Westbrookand to register your child today!--Article By Allegra Walls

Come and support North Division High School's Alumni Association's OLD SCHOOL JAM,and Membership Drive on Sat., July 25, 6pm at the WAAW Center 3020 W. Vliet St., $15 advance,$20 at the door. Call 414-933-1652 for tickets.

Also, if you are interested in what is going on with public education and specifically, North Div.come to Community Brainstorming on Saturday, July 25, 9:00am at St. Matthews Church, 2944N. 9th St. Michael Bonds, president of the school board,

Sen. Nakiya Harris and others will be available to answer questions.

NAACP Milwaukee – Who Really Cares:Back Yard BBQ & Resource FairDuring the event there will be free food, giveaways, music, spoken word and vendors

NAACP Milwaukee Branch will be hosting Who Really Cares: Back Yard BBQ & Resource Fair on Saturday, July25, 2015 from 12pm to 4pm. The event, which will be held at Washington Park near the Band Shell, will help thecommunity learn about the different job opportunities and resources available in the Milwaukee area, as well as givethe community a chance to come together in a positive manner.

During the event there will be free food, giveaways, music, spoken word and vendors. Music will by DJ DOC Bfrom V-100 and The Terry Sims band.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s largest and oldest civilrights organization. Founded in 1909 by a multi-cultural group of civil rights advocates, the NAACP has stayed trueto its mission of promoting and maintaining civil rights for all people. From its inception, the NAACP has workedhard to end practices such as segregation, lynching, employment discrimination, police misconduct, discriminationin schools and voting discrimination. The Milwaukee Branch was founded in 1924.

DeVougas Elected Chair of City of Milwaukee Fireand Police Commission

The national law firm of Quarles &Brady LLP today announced thatSteven M. DeVougas, an attorney inthe firm's Product Liability PracticeGroup, has been elected to a one-yearterm as chair of the City of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission. De-Vougas was appointed to the board as a commissioner in September 2013.

The Board of the Fire and Police Commission is a civilian body whichoversees and prescribes general policies, standards, and rules in the Milwau-kee Fire Department and the Milwaukee Police Department. In addition topolicy matters and employment functions, the commission decides citizencomplaints against Fire or Police employees. The commission is comprisedof seven part-time citizen board members, and a full-time professional staffled by an executive director.

DeVougas joined Quarles & Brady in March 2015. He focuses his practicein the areas of litigation, product liability, and toxic tort. His litigation strate-gies have resulted in favorable settlements, obtaining judgment, and winningdecisions at the state and federal court level. In addition to the Fire and PoliceCommission, DeVougas is actively involved with numerous organizationsthroughout the community, including the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic.

He received his law degree from Marquette University Law School andhis bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan.

Engineering interns from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sew-erage District’s Regional Interns in Science and Engineer-ing program (RISE) visit the new Irgens Partners 17 story833 East Michigan construction project led by Prism Tech-nical. Parents interested in having their child learn aboutcareers in real-estate and construction should contactPrism at info@prismtechnical.com or 414.847.0990

North Division Alumni Association to hold Old School JamJuly 25 At Wisconsin African American Women’s Center

Steven M. DeVougas

Charlie Westbrook

PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “HOW CAN YOUTAKE THE MEDIA SERIOUSLY WHEN IT SAYSCAITLYN (FORMERLY BRUCE) JENNER LOOKSBEAUTIFUL BUT SERENA WILLIAMS LOOKSLIKE A MAN!”--COMEDIAN D.L. HUGHLEY

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Every blue moon, an article, com-mentary or speech crosses my deskthat is worthy of serving as a guestcolumn for Signifyin’. The follow-ing ‘sermon’ presented by JohnMetta more than adequately meetsthat criteria, particularly givenevents of the past few months.

What follows is the text of a “ser-mon” presented as a “congrega-tional reflection” to an all Whiteaudience at the Bethel Congrega-tional United Church of Christ lastmonth.--Mikel Holt

A couple weeks ago, I was debat-ing what I was going to talk about inthis sermon; I had great reservationstalking about the one topic that Ithink about every single day.

Then, a terrorist massacred nine in-nocent people in a church that I wentto, in a city that I still think of ashome. At that point, I knew that de-spite any misgivings, I needed to talkabout race.

You see, I don’t talk about racewith White people.

To illustrate why, I'll tell a story:It was probably about 15 years ago

when a conversation took place be-tween my aunt, who is White andlives in New York State, and my sis-ter, who is Black and lives in NorthCarolina. This conversation can bedistilled to a single sentence, said bymy Black sister:

“The only difference between peo-ple in the North and people in theSouth is that down here, at least peo-ple are honest about being racist.”

There was a lot more to that con-versation, obviously, but I suggestthat it can be distilled into that onesentence because it has been, by myWhite aunt.

Over a decade later, this sentenceis still what she talks about. It has be-come the single most important as-pect of my aunt’s relationship withmy Black family. She is still hurt bythe suggestion that people in NewYork, that she, a northerner, a liberal,a good person who has Black familymembers, is a racist.

This perfectly illustrates why Idon’t talk about race with White peo-ple. Even — or rather, especially —my own family.

I love my aunt. She’s actually myfavorite aunt, and believe me, I havea lot of awesome aunts to choosefrom. But the facts are actually quitein my sister’s favor on this one.

New York State is one of the mostsegregated states in the country. Buf-

falo, New York, where my aunt lives,has one of the 10 most segregatedschool systems in the country. Theracial inequality of the area she in-habits is so bad that it has been thesubject of reports by the Civil RightsAction Network and the NAACP.

Those, however, are facts that myaunt does not need to know. She doesnot need to live with the racial segre-gation and oppression of her home.

As a white person with upwardmobility, she has continued to im-prove her situation. She moved out ofthe area I grew up in– she moved toan

area with better schools. She does-n't have to experience racism, and soit is not real to her.

Nor does it dawn on her that thevery fact that she moved away froman increasingly Black neighborhoodto live in a White suburb might itselfbe an aspect of racism. She doesn'tneed to realize that “better schools”exclusively means “whiter schools.”

I don’t talk about race with Whitepeople because I have so often seenit go nowhere. When I was younger,I thought it was because all whitepeople are racist. Recently, I'vebegun to understand that it’s morenuanced than that.

To understand, you have to knowthat Black people think in terms ofBlack people.

We don't see a shooting of an inno-cent Black child in another state assomething separate from us becausewe know viscerally that it could beour child, our parent, or us, that isshot.

The shooting of Walter Scott(killed by a White police officer afterbeing stopped for a traffic offense;the officer has been indicted) inNorth Charleston (South Carolina)resonated with me because WalterScott was portrayed in the media asa deadbeat and a criminal — but whenyou look at the facts about the actualman, he was nearly indistinguishablefrom my own father.

Black people think in terms of“we” because we live in a societywhere the social and political struc-tures interact with us as Black peo-ple.

White people do not think in termsof “we.” White people have the priv-ilege to interact with the social andpolitical structures of our society asindividuals.

You are “you,” I am “one of them.”Whites are often not directly affectedby racial oppression even in their

own community, so what does not af-fect them locally has little chance ofaffecting them regionally or nation-ally.

They have no need, nor often anyreal desire, to think in terms of agroup. They are supported by the sys-tem, and so are mostly unaffected byit.

What they are affected by are at-tacks on their own character.

To my aunt, the suggestion that“people in the North are racist” is anattack on her as a racist. She is unableto differentiate her participationwithin a racist system (upwardly mo-bile, not racially profiled, able tomove to White suburbs, etc.) from anaccusation that she, individually, is aracist.

Without being able to make thatdifferentiation, White people in gen-eral decide to vigorously defend theirown personal non-racism, or pointout that it doesn't exist because theydon't see it.

The result of this is an incessantlyrepeating argument where a Blackperson says: “Racism still exists. It isreal,” and a white person who argues:“You're wrong, I'm not racist at all. Idon't even see any racism.”

My aunt’s immediate response isnot “that is wrong, we should do bet-ter.” No, her response is self-protec-tion: “That’s not my fault, I didn't doanything. You are wrong.”

Racism is not slavery. As PresidentObama said, it’s not avoiding the useof the word “nigger.” Racism is not

white water fountains and the back ofthe bus. Martin Luther King did notend racism.

Racism is a cop severing the spineof an innocent man. It is a 12-year-old child being shot for playing witha toy gun in a state where it is legalto openly carry firearms.

But racism is even more subtlethan that. It’s more nuanced. Racismis the fact that “White” means “nor-mal” and that anything else is differ-ent. Racism is our acceptance of anall white “Lord of the Rings” cast be-cause of “historical accuracy,” ignor-ing the fact that this is a world withan entirely fictionalized history.

Even when we make stuff up, wewant it to be white.

And racism is the fact that we allaccept that it is white. Benedict Cum-berbatch playing Khan in Star Trek.Khan, who is from India.

Is there anyone Whiter than Bene-dict Cumberbatch? What? Theyneeded a “less racial” cast becausethey already had the Black Uhuracharacter?

That is racism. Once you let your-self see it, it’s there all the time.

Black children learn this whentheir parents give them “The Talk.”

When they are sat down at the ageof five or so and told that their bestfriend’s father is not sick, and not ina bad mood — he just doesn't want hisson playing with you.

Black children grow up early tolive in The Matrix. We're not given achoice of the red or blue pill. Most

white people, like my aunt, neverhave to choose. The system wasmade for White people, so Whitepeople don't have to think about liv-ing in it.

Living every single day with insti-tutionalized racism and then havingto argue its very existence, is tiring,and saddening, and angering. Yet ifwe express any emotion while talk-ing about it, we’re “tone policed,”told we're being angry.

In fact, a key element in any racialargument in America is the “AngryBlack person,” and racial discussionsshut down when that person speaks.

The Angry Black person invali-dates any arguments about racism be-cause they are “just being overlysensitive,” or “too emotional,” or“playing the race card.”

Or even worse, we're told that weare being racist (Does any intelligentperson actually believe a systemati-cally oppressed demographic has theability to oppress those in power?)

But here is the irony, here’s thething that all the angry Black peopleknow, and no calmly debating Whitepeople want to admit: The entire dis-cussion of race in America centersaround the protection of White feel-ings.

Ask any Black person and they'lltell you the same thing. The reality ofthousands of innocent people raped,shot, imprisoned, and systematicallydisenfranchised are less importantthan the suggestion that a singleWhite person might be complicit in a

racist system.This is the country we live in. Mil-

lions of Black lives are valued lessthan a single White person’s hurtfeelings.

White people and Black people arenot having a discussion about race.Black people, thinking as a group,are talking about living in a racistsystem. White people, thinking as in-dividuals, refuse to talk about “I,racist” and instead protect their ownindividual and personal goodness. Indoing so, they reject the existence ofracism.

But arguing about personal non-racism is missing the point.

Despite what the Charleston Mas-sacre makes things look like, peopleare dying not because individuals areracist, but because individuals arehelping support a racist system bywanting to protect their own non-racist self-beliefs.

People are dying because we aresupporting a racist system that justi-fies White people killing Black peo-ple.

We see this in how one Muslimkiller is Islamic terror; how one Mex-ican thief points to the need for bor-der security; in one innocent,unarmed Black man shot in the backby a cop, then sullied in the media asa thug and criminal.

And in the way a white racist in astate that still flies the confederateflag is seen as “troubling” and “un-

“Can I get a Hallelujah!”A “Sermon”on Race In America

Message to the Black Communityand the Black Leadership:WE NEEDAPARADIGM SHIFT!

Brothers and Sisters, we must begin to push hard to achieve a real para-digm shift if we are going to have a shot at addressing the issues facing theBlack community in America. We are going to have to take a truly soberapproach that is void of any one philosophy, ideology, and/or theory that inorder to promote and/or establish unity within the Black community. Byparadigm shift, I mean a fundamental change in how our ancestors and theBlack community will be represented and by whom.

I am not talking about some superficial description of unity where allBlack people are all doing the same thing at the same time. That’s unrealis-tic. The unity to which I refer is one of functionality, where representatives(leadership) from all segments of the community are working togetheraround a common and collective agenda and doing business on behalf ofthe Black community.

We cannot otherwise compete, let alone win. LET ME SAY IT AGAIN –WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL UNITY AMONGST THE BLACK COMMU-NITY, WE CANT WIN! WE MUST HAVE A PARADIGM SHIFT.

What could we possibly could be waiting for when you consider the stateof the Black community? Where is the energy to unify the Black commu-nity or is that impossible? We must wake up to our reality and stop lookingat television. We must look at our job situation; our finances; our families;our neighborhoods, etc. and then we will see the real story.

I have been screaming about the ramifications and the perpetual under-mining of real Black progress by the disturbing imbalance of wealth andincome disparities, coupled with the mass incarceration of Black men atepidemic proportions.

While there is limited individual and isolated economic growth amongstsome Blacks, as a group, both locally and nationally, the Black communityis losing significant social-economic ground and the sad reality is that thereis nothing in place now to defend and possibly stop this decline. In addition,we now find ourselves in an environment with the following:

• Shrinking public resources, specifically in the areas of our greatest needs(i.e. health, education, social services, economics, etc.);

• Significantly diminished public opinion against the use of public policyand resources to correct the legacy of slavery (i.e. many previous ”affirma-tive action” gains are being challenged in court today);

• The Black community appears to be more disunited and too politicallyweak to mount any real challenge in spite of the fact that Blacks hold polit-ical positions;

• There is little or no evidence of any movement that is directly connectedto the civil rights and/or political movement the 60s and 70s;

• The Black community lacks the very little organizational capacity tochallenge many of the issues facing them;

• Media blitz of Black inferiority and the exaggeration of Black problemswhich cement the self-fulfillment prophecy. Many Black and non-BlackAmericans now believe this is “the way it is;”

• As a result of chattel slavery, Jim Crowism, and now the powerful in-dustrial prison complex, along with a number of systems that reflect numer-ous structural deficiencies, the Black community remains very emotionallysick without the aid of any therapy, counseling, and reparations; and

• Few have championed a campaign against our cultural crisis, which con-tinues to be weakened by self-destructive and abnormal behavior that is nowbeing modeled by so-called Black entertainers and adopted by our youth.This abnormal behavior has become normal for so many Black citizens thatour collective immune system (culture) is under attack.

I asked you where is the organized effort to address the issues facing theBlack community (i.e. mass incarceration of Black men; failed educationsystem; demise of the Black family; increased growth of families and indi-viduals living at or near poverty, etc.).

There is none. Why? I contend that too many Blacks, even those that arebetter educated, don’t know what time it is. They don’t know their history,so they can’t know what’s going on.

Unless something is done now, the future of the Black community inAmerica will be forever and permanently damaged. No excuse is goodenough for our community not making the paradigm shift that is needed tosave ourselves . Yes, this is going to be difficult because Black people haveall of the individual and collective challenges that any other group has. Noone is immune to the challenges of life.

Blacks have their share of good and bad within just like every other group.However, in spite of the fact that we have our own life issues, we still mustovercome them and initiate a movement to support change for the future.

Brothers and sisters, I’m no motivational writer or speaker, but it is myhope and prayer that you become motivated to follow this call to actionwhich is motivated by faith and facts. Some have equated organizing ourcommunity to “herding cats.”

So I’m asking our Black leaders to support me in creating a cooperativeleadership that takes into account our aggregated talents and strengths andminimizes our faults and weaknesses; a leadership that will serve with dig-nity and honor the future Black people; a paradigm shift that will BREAKTHE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHAINS THAT KEEP US FROM BELIEVINGTHAT WE CAN DO THIS (BLACK INFERIORITY). WE MUST KNOWMORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY AND THE MIND THAT HAS MADEUS THEIR ENEMY.

Since the 15th century (past 600 years), Europeans have steadfastly heldthe belief that it is their divine right to rule and govern African peoples, adinfinitum.

Africa will forever be defined as the Dark Continent and its people ascannibals, savages, uncivilized, backward and primitive, devoid of knowl-edge and culture, with evil traits and desires.

Nothing could be further from the truth because Africa is the “Mother ofCivilization” and has a recorded history of nearly 100,000 years withAfricans being pioneers of science, religion, chemistry, mathematics, edu-cation, astrology, philosophy, architecture, agriculture, medicine, govern-ment, etc.

When you don’t know your history you become a victim of the mediaand educational blitz of white supremacy and black inferiority, which ismaintained through their education and religious systems.

The primary weapon used by white supremacists to perpetuate and main-tain the myth/big lie of European supremacy and white privilege, invinci-bility, and to maintain the myth/big lie of Black inferiority and nothingnessis education (miseducation).

The secondary weapon Europeans have used to perpetuate and maintainthe big lie is through religion. Ask yourself, if you were the devil/big lie,where would you hide?

Religion is the perfect vehicle, because once religion becomes an accept-able tradition, a lie can then be covered within the spirituality of a traditionmaking it virtually impossible for anyone to question the validity of what’s

SIGNIFYIN’SIGNIFYIN’By Mikel Kweku Osei Holt

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Offering pre-need, at need andafter-care services to families in

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throughout our state. J.C. Frazier, Funeral Director

Milwaukee6630 W. Hampton Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53218Telephone: (414) 462-6020

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Racine, WI 53402Telephone: (262) 637-6400

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Families served by:Northwest Funeral Chapel O’Bee, Ford & Frazier

Hamilton, Charles L. Sr.Age 91 yrs. July 18, 2015. Beloved father of Ethel L.(Andrew)Key, Estrellia Parker, Jamon Hamilton Sr.,Charles L. Hamilton Jr., Rosalyn H. McElvain, Kather-ine J. Davis, Lamont F. (Lavon)Hamilton and BrettJ.(Geneva)Hamilton. Funeral services will be held

on Monday, July 27 at 11AM. Visitation Monday 10AM until time ofservices at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Patterson, Connell L. Jr.Age 50 yrs. July 18, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Wednes-day, July 29 at 11AM. Visitation Tuesday 3-7PM(Family hr. 6-7PM)at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Wilks, James W.Age 82 yrs. July 16, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday,July 21 at 11AM. Visitation Tuesday 10AM until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Mallette, Robert L. IIIAge 37 yrs. July 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Thursday1PM. Visitation Thursday 12 Noon until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Meatheney, Louis R.Age 55 yrs. July 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Friday,July 24 at 5PM. Visitation Friday 4PM until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Sumlin, Robert L. Jr.Age 67 yrs. July 19, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Saturday,July 25 at 11AM at Zion Rock Baptist Church 10230 W. Fond du LacAve. Visitation Friday 3-6PM(Family hr. 6-7PM) at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Patterson, Connell L. Jr.Age 50 yrs. July 18, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Wednes-day, July 29 at 11AM. Visitation Tuesday 3-7PM(Family hr. 6-7PM)at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Davis, John S. Jr.Former Robert Fulton Junior High School principal,passed on Sunday, July 19 after a courageous battlewith cancer. He was 90 years old. Beloved father ofJohn Davis III, Patricia Williams-France andSharon(Gregory)Patterson. Loving grandfather of

Norris Williams Jr., Nia(David)Harris, Mallory Davis, Katherine Smithand Eliot Patterson. Further survived by 4 great-grandchildren, ahost of nephews, nieces and other loving relatives and friends. Fu-neral services will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11AM atNew Hope Baptist Church 2433 W. Roosevelt Dr. Instate Saturday10AM at the CHURCH until time of services. Visitation Friday 3-7PM(Family will receive guest from 6-7PM) at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

During the 134th Annual Convention of the Wisconsin Funeral Di-rectors’ Association in Green Bay, J C Frazier of Northwest FuneralChapel was recognized for his 25 years of service as a Licensed Fu-neral Director.

Frazier has served on the Funeral Director Examining Board, Mil-waukee Area Technical College Funeral Service Advisory Board andhas represented local funeral directors before the Wisconsin Statelegislature. Additionally, he has trained a number of Funeral ServiceApprentices who have gone on to become Licensed Funeral Direc-tors.

Frazier’s funeral service career started after his retirement fromthe U.S. Army. His training and professional growth came under theauspices of Ernestine O’Bee and William Ford, both of whom hadserved over fifty years as Licensed Funeral Directors. Frazier guidedthe transition of O’Bee Funeral Home to Northwest Funeral Chapeland since 1993, he and his staff have served over 400 families an-nually throughout Milwaukee and its surrounding communities.

The establishment of the Northwest Family Activity and EventsCenter on Good Hope Road and the Northwest Cremation Serviceson Fondulac Ave demonstrates his continual efforts toward “settingnew standards for funeral services in our community.

Northwest FuneralChapel, Inc.’s J.C.Frazier recognizedfor 25 years serviceOn Satur-

day, August15, at 6:30p.m.,EbenezerChurch willhold a sum-mer “It IsWell” Con-cert.Ebenezer islocated at3132 N.MLK Drive.Special guestperformerwill beJoshua J.Miller.

Also performing will beCheryl McGrary and HeirbornBand. Tickets can be purchasedin advance for $10; $15 at thedoor. Individuals 17 years ofage and under will be admittedfree.

There will be VIP seating/re-freshments will be provided fora cost of $20. Door will open at6 p.m. There will be doorprizes, and free parking willalso be available.

For more information go towithoutdistractionrelationship.com or call 708-745-4393.

Summergospel concertat EbenezerChurch Aug. 15

Joshua Miller

Cheryl McCrary

Huge AnnualRummage Sale

One of the best Rummage sales is back! Huge dealsand great finds will be featured at the “2015 Shop ‘til YouDrop” Rummage Sale on Saturday, August 1, 2015 from7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the corner of 55th & BurleighStreet in Milwaukee.

Shoppers who love a good sale always enjoy Transfor-mation Temple Christian Church's annual Shop 'till YouDrop Rummage Sale and Barbecue and so will you!TTemple is known for its excellence in ministry and that

excellence is shown in every event including this one.You can shop, stop, eat and shop some more.

Items featured include baby items, men's, women's andchildren's clothing, including the popular “Sunday’sBest” section, home furnishings, books, housewares andmore.

You will definitely “Shop ‘til You Drop” at this grandrummage event. Join Pastor Ripton A. Stewart and theirMen's & Women's ministries and "Shop 'til You Drop" atTransformation Temple Christian Church, 5418 W.Burleigh Street (55th & Burleigh) in Milwaukee. The bestrummage in town!

For more information contact Transformation Temple’sadministrative office at (414) 393-WORD (9673.

Experts Encourage Milwaukee Area Families to Bring Backthe Sunday DinnerNew Effort Benefits Area Seniors andMeals on Wheels

Herb Beighley from the North Milwaukee County areais on a mission to see more families share sit-down Sun-day dinners with their senior loved ones. The reason?New research shows that 50 percent of surveyed familiesliving near senior relatives feel they do not share enoughmeals with older loved ones, losing an important familyconnection.*

“For seniors, it’s not what’s on their plate that mattersmost at mealtime – it’s who is at the table with them,”said Beighley, owner of the local Home Instead SeniorCare® office. “When seniors share meals with a compan-ion, they have a better mealtime experience – both nutri-tionally and emotionally.”

Almost 75 percent of the people surveyed said theyonly sit down for a family meal with senior loved onesfor special occasions, events or holidays. They say a bigpart of the problem is time – both not having enough ofit and conflicting schedules.

To encourage families to make time for these meals,

the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation® will donate$1 to Meals on Wheels America (up to $20,000 totalthrough July 31, 2015) for each person that commits toregularly scheduling family dinners at SundayDinner-Pledge.com. Pledging to have a sit-down dinner withloved ones will help to ensure other seniors will have aquality meal through the Meals on Wheels program.

“We hope families will make the pledge to either reviveor begin new mealtime traditions with their senior lovedones,” Beighley said. “This small commitment can havea big impact on a senior’s well-being.”

To help families across the country host their own Sun-day dinner, Home Instead Senior Care has partnered withcelebrity chef and mother of four Melissa d’Arabian todevelop easy, nutritious recipes.

Additional resources include tips for how to involveseniors in meal planning and preparation, pre- and post-dinner activities and meal plans for healthy, inexpensivemeals that all generations can enjoy.

For these free resources and more information on howyou can bring back the Sunday dinner and reconnect withyour senior loved ones, visitwww.SundayDinnerPledge.com or call Home InsteadSenior Care at 414-259-9820.

* Home Instead, Inc. completed surveys with a randomsample of 1,000 households in U.S. and Canada betweenFebruary 10 and 15, 2015.

Participants were 50 percent male and 50 percent fe-male, with 900 households in U.S. and 100 in Canada.

Earnestine O’Bee-Founder

J.C. Frazier

The Milwaukee Community Journal July 22, 2015 Page 5

Services will be held forVelma D. Dye-Lock, wife ofFrank Lock, on July 31,2015 at Golden Gate Fu-neral Home, 5665 N. Teu-tonia Ave. Viewing will be11until 12 noon, at whichtime the service will start.

Services set forVelma D. Dye-Lock

Prominent community Black men from a wide-range of professions, backgrounds and spiritual beliefs came together recently at 3500 W. ShermanBlvd to remember and reflect on their friend, mentor, and teacher Taki S. Raton who died suddenly almost two weeks ago. Among the those picturedand who spoke at the memorial service was Community Journal Editor Thomas Mitchell, Jr. (far right seated front), who recalled his friend, whowas a contributor to the newspaper and its Perspectives page commenting on issues and examining them from a cultural and historic perspective.Funeral services were held Wednesday evening at Golden Gate Funeral Home. (Photo courtesy of Facebook)

Popular ESPNRadio Sports

Talk Show HostSteve Haywood

passes

Steve Haywood (pictured at lefttalking to a Milwaukee Bucks fanduring a Bucks game at the BMOHarris Bradley Center), a fixture inMilwaukee sports radio scene sincethe 1990s, died Sunday at St. Luke’sHospital after a long illness. He was48.

Haywood was the host of “ThatBeing Said,” and co-host of “TheGame” with Bill Johnson, bothshows aired on Milwaukee’s ESPNRadio.

Haywood was a graduate of Mil-waukee Tech High school (1985),and was a graduate of the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Whitewater (1991).

Haywood covered a number ofmajor events, including the MajorLeague Baseball All-Star Game in2002 and the NBA All-Star Game in2003. Funeral arrangements arestill pending. Source-FOX6News

(Photo by Bill Tennessen)

Remembering Brother Taki Raton

The Milwaukee Community Journal July 22, 2015 Page 6

Y&EY&EYOUTH & EDUCATION

School begins August 3 for the 11MPS schools using a year-round cal-endar.

To help ensure students ready toget back into classrooms, the MPS-operated schools on the calendar arehosting two back-to-school events.

The Milwaukee Public Schoolsyear-round back-to-school eventsare:

• Thursday, July 23 from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. at MPS' Nathaniel Haw-thorne School, 6945 N. 41st Street,Milwaukee 53209, just south ofBrown Deer Park near 41st and GoodHope

• Friday, July 24 from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. at MPS' Alliance School, 850W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee 53205,just north of downtown and east of I-43

Families will have the opportunityto win backpacks and school suppliesand the events include games, treatsand roller skating. Limited seats arestill available for the 2015-16 schoolyear at many MPS schools and fam-ilies will also have the opportunity toenroll at the events.

Children enrolled in MilwaukeePublic Schools' year-round schoolsshould be in school all day, every day- starting with "Day One," the veryfirst day of school. Research showsthat students who increase attendance

also increase their academic success.MPS schools on the year-round

calendar have a shorter summerbreak but longer fall, winter andspring breaks. Students spend thesame number of days in school. Lim-ited seats are still open in some year-round schools.

Interested families may enroll atthe back-to-school events or atmpsmke.com/enrollMPS.

The 10 MPS-operated year-roundcalendar schools are:

• The Alliance School of Milwau-kee (9-12)

• Community High School (9-12)• Congress School (K4-8)• Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary

School (K4-5)• Ralph H. Metcalfe School (K4-8)• River Trail School (K4-8)• Silver Spring Elementary School

(K4-5)• Frances Brock Starms Early

Childhood Center (K3-K5)• Frances Brock Starms Discovery

Learning Center (1-8)• Wisconsin Conservatory of Life-

long Learning (K4-12)Photo: Students and educators at

MPS' Nathaniel Hawthorne Elemen-tary School, which uses the year-round calendar

MPS' year-round schools are back in session Aug. 3Back-to-school events set for July 23, 24; students should be in school on Day One and every dayto stay on track for college and career success

Students and educators at MPS' Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, which uses the year-round calendar.

Legendary Black educator JohnS. Davis, Jr. dies; former RobertFulton principal changed lives

John S. Davis, Jr., former Robert T. Fulton Junior High School principal,passed on Sunday, July 19 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 90years old.

Davis was born to educators John and Lillian Davis on December 14, 1924in Patterson, Louisiana, he and his siblings witnessed dedication to educa-tional excellence. He began his learning through his parents, the Louisianaeducational system followed by earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in el-ementary education at Grambling State University (former Grambling NegroNormal College). Upon graduation, he taught history, science and biologyat the high school in Homer, LA. Soon after, he met and married the love ofhis life Dorothy Walker.

Davis attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he receivedhis Masters of Science Degree in Administration. His life journey led him toMilwaukee where he became a sixth grade teacher at Garfield ElementarySchool for 13 years before Central Office offered him the position of Super-visor of Federal Projects for the Milwaukee Public School System (MPS).After holding that position for two years, the social unrest of the 60’s requiredhis return to a more hands on participation in the MPS school district.

He was appointed to Palmer elementary School in 1967 where he servedas the second African-American principal in Milwaukee. Shortly after arriv-ing at Palmer, he was reassigned to Robert Fulton Junior High School wherehe had a stellar career that spanned from 1968 to 1984.

Davis was a faithful member of the Canaan Baptist Church in Milwaukee,WI for 49 years before moving to Louisiana in 2005. While living there, heserved as deacon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Homer, LA from 2005until his health failed in 2014. At that time, Davis returned to Milwaukee tobe closer to his family and united with a new church.

His new pastor, Rev. Dr. Archie Ivy from the New Hope Missionary BaptistChurch was a former Fulton teacher. Ivy stated, “Mr. Davis was a great leaderand administrator. He had an excellent relationship with his students and fac-ulty”. He further shared, “Mr. Davis was very professional. I watched himand learned how to be a principal.” Ivy later became the principal of NorthDivision High School.

Davis was very active in the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He also servedhis country with honor and distinction in World War II as a United States Ma-rine.

He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 57 years, Dorothy; his par-ents, John and Lillian Davis; his brothers Frank, Clarence and Winfred Davis;sister Leonez Davis; Mother-in-law Lizzie Blackmon.

His memory will forever be cherished by his family. His children, JohnIII, Patricia Williams-France, Sharon (Gregory) Patterson, all of Milwaukee,WI; Five grandchildren, Norris Williams, Jr., Nia ( David) Harris, MalloryDavis, all of Milwaukee, WI; four great-grandchildren, all of Milwaukee, WI;and a host of family and friends.

Visitation will be held Friday from 4-6 p.m. followed by family hour atNorthwest Funeral Chapel, 6630 W. Hampton Ave. Visitation will be heldfrom 10-11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2433 W.Roosevelt Drive, followed by a service celebrating his life

City of Milwaukee Health Department Announces Dates and Locations for 15th Annual Back-to-School Health FairsHealth fairs to be held Aug. 7 at North Division HighSchool and Aug. 14 at Bradley Tech High School

With school season already around the corner, Mayor Tom Barrett and theCity of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) have announced that the City’s15th annual Back-to-School Health Fairs will be held Friday, Aug. 7, at NorthDivision High School (1011 W. Center St.) and Friday, Aug. 14, at BradleyTech High School (700 S. 4th St.). Both events will run from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

“Our annual Back-to-School Health Fairs offer families an opportunity toget their children ready for a healthy school year,” said Mayor Tom Barrett.“We are thankful to our generous sponsors for their support and to all the or-ganizations providing services and resources at both fairs.”

The health fairs are presented by the City of Milwaukee Health Departmentand United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County in partnershipwith Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Children’s Community Health Plan,United Healthcare, Molina Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield,MHS Health Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Urban League.

Services at each fair include school-required vaccinations, lead testing, vi-sion and dental screenings. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a Badger-Care HMO, will also bring Green Bay Packers legend LeRoy Butler as oneof the special guests to the 15th annual health fairs.

“Each year we serve thousands of children at both health fairs,” said Com-missioner of Health Bevan K. Baker. “Ensuring that families have access torequired vaccinations and health screenings is essential to keeping schoolsand our community healthy year round.”

Free backpacks and school supplies will be provided to children with anup-to-date shot record, or those who receive vaccinations and lead testing atthe fairs. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to re-ceive gifts and services. For more information, call (414) 286-3521 or visitwww.milwaukee.gov/health.

Give the Kids a Real TimeOut This Summer SeasonWisconsin offers summer fun –from one end of the state to the other MADISON--From waterparks to

arts and culture, summer festivalsand more, a world of fun awaits yourfamily in Wisconsin. This summer,give your kids the “time out” of theirlives!

Splashtastic Fun!Looking to make a splash in your

summer? Families don’t have tosearch any farther than Wisconsin’spremier destinations! Condé NastTraveler rated the Kalahari Resort inWisconsin Dells one of “The World’sCoolest Indoor Water Parks” in 2014.The Timber Ridge Lodge at GrandGeneva in Lake Geneva is home tothe signature 50,000-square-foot in-door-outdoor aquatic wonderland,Moose Mountain Falls, and BlueHarbor Resort in Sheboyan offers ayear-round indoor waterpark andmini-golf course, along with relaxingstrolls on their lakeshore trails.

Summer Arts & Culture!Wisconsin is brimming with arts

and culture for the whole family. Atthe John Michael Kohler Arts Centerin Sheboygan, travelers can explore12 art galleries in 99,000 square feetof space – even the restrooms are awork of art!

Fun in the form of history and her-itage awaits at Milwaukee PublicMuseum’s new permanent exhibi-tion: Crossroads of Civilization,which explores how the ancient civ-ilizations of Africa, Europe and Asiacame together to form an epicenter ofcomplex culture.

Travelers can also find a world ofrich Hispanic heritage at Latino Arts,Inc., Milwaukee’s only gallery dedi-cated to showcasing the work of His-panic and Latin American artists.

Wisconsin Fests are the Best!Wisconsin has a long-time reputa-

tion for holding fantastic festivalsthroughout the summer. Nearlyeverywhere you look around thestate, you’ll find a family-friendlyfestival – the perfect summer timeout!

Art Fair on the Square July 11-12, 2014With more than 450 artists from

across the United States, Art Fair onthe Square is one of the largest andmost popular juried art fairs in theMidwest, attracting more than200,000 to Madison’s bustling Capi-tol Square.

Big Top Parade and Circus Celebration July 25, 2015The city of Baraboo, hometown of

the Ringling Brothers, honors its richcircus roots each summer with anelaborate Circus Celebration Day onthe streets of its historic downtown.Enjoy dazzling circus-themed per-formances, antique circus wagons,walking tours, live music, fun-filledchildren’s activities, a farmers marketand the Big Top Parade.

EAA AirVenture OshkoshJuly 20 – 26, 2015

Don’t miss the World’s GreatestAviation Celebration featuring morethan10,000 airplanes on display andin the air!

Join more than 500,000 visitorsfrom 60 countries at the Wittman Re-gional Airport in Oshkosh to cele-brate the past, present and future offlight.

African World FestivalAugust 1, 2015

(continued on page 7)Madison’s Art Fair on the Square.

(Photo courtesy of travelwisconsin.com)

John S. Davis, Jr.

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KALEIDOSCOPEKALEIDOSCOPEt h e M C J l i f e s t y l e & e n t e r t a i n m e n t s e c t i o n

TIDAL FLOWThe ebb and flow in all of ourlives is going the way that it issupposed to go.

We run ourselves ragged whenwe cease to go with the directionof the tide.

Many rough waters will flow ourway, but it is in the way that wechoose to respond that is impor-tant.

I have learned that it becomescounterproductive to resist vs.accepting what is.

We can surely use that energyfor more positive means in help-ing us ride the waves.

I recall a man once saying to thestormy waters: “Peace Be Still!”and the waters instantly becamecalm.

We need to speak peace into

our own situations and rest as-sured.

Sonya M. Bowman“It Is What It Is”

ACCEPT MEI am IDo not change menor put me downAccept me for what I amNo...you need not agree with meBut Accept mefor I am total in being

I have my faultsI have my guiltBut that is who I amPerfect I will never beAllow me to be uninhibitedDo not pressure me into feelingwhat I do not feelAccept me when I am flying highAs I have Accepted you whenyou were flying highDo not put me down.....nor makemefeel unhappy about meI am Iand I like being what I amMETara R Pulley"Keeping it Real"

OUT OF CONTROLHow do I embrace the transi-tion?How do I become comfortablewith my new role?How do I change from child tocaregiver?How do I learn patience whenthere is frustration?How do I care for the one whoalways cared for me?How do I balance a tilting scale?I DON'T... God will contend withwhat concerns me!

Zelda CoronaVision Represents Faith!

SISTA SPEAK...SPEAK LORD!SISTA SPEAK...SPEAK LORD!

ACCEPTANCEACCEPTANCE

Manty Ellis and the JazzFoundation of MilwaukeeA Fundraising concert for the JazzGallery Center for the Arts

Hear Manty Ellis, one of Milwaukee’s great jazz legends, alongwith some of best and brightest talents on today’s jazz scene, in-cluding Eric Schoor on tenor sax, Billy Johnson on bass, andVictor Campbell on drums.

Now re-named the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, the JazzGallery has been reborn, featuring art exhibitions, jazz and ex-perimental music, urban poetry and performance. We are rais-ing funds to improve the venue with new flooring, stage lightingand a built in sound system.

SUNDAY, July 26, 7:00 PMat the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts926 East Center Street$10.00 donation is requested

Celebrate African-American culture with an array ofmusic, dance and ethnic foods at Henry W. Maeir FestivalPark. Enjoy a fantastic lineup of the best in gospel, R&B,old-school hip-hop and jazz on four stages. With enter-tainment, delicious fare, shopping, cultural offerings anda children’s village, the festival links tradition with con-temporary lifestyles.

Wisconsin State FairAugust 6 – 16, 2015The Wisconsin State Fair presented by US Cellular pro-

vides plenty of family-friendly entertainment. As thestate’s largest agricultural showcase, guests can enjoymouthwatering food like the Fair’s famous cream puffs,free entertainment and live music on 30 stages, educa-tional programs and fun contests.

Tune in to your favorite urban and gospels stations inChicago for a chance to win family-of-four passes, creampuffs and more!

The Great Taste of the Midwest

August 8, 2015The Great Taste of the Midwest features more than 150

of the Midwest’s finest craft brewers at beautiful OlinPark, overlooking Lake Monona in Madison.

Mexican FiestaAugust 21 – 23, 2015Spice up your summer with Mexican Fiesta. The festi-

val offers three days of fun, food, music and culture. Thisyear the festival’s cultural pavilion will feature more than100 artisans from Mexico. Other event highlights includelive entertainment, a marketplace, cultural programmingand plenty of delicious traditional Mexican cuisine.

Travelers looking for year-round Wisconsin getawayideas, travel planning, events and free guides can discovertheir own fun by visiting TravelWisconsin.com on desk-top, tablet or mobile devices.

You can also choose to “Like” us atFacebook.com/TravelWisconsin or follow along on Twit-ter at Twitter.com/TravelWI and Instagram at TravelWis-consin.

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Give the Kids a Real TimeOut This Summer Season

Manty Ellis

Sonya M. Bowman

Tara R. Pulley

Zelda Corona

Exposure Associates will pres-ent, “At Last: The Best of EttaJames, her story, her music, herdance, August 27th at The Hamil-ton, 823 East Hamilton Street. Theretrospective on James will beperformed by Andera Riley. Alsoperforming will be the VertialEssence Dance Company. Theevent is being sponsored by Ex-posure Magazine. There will be anetworking and wine tasting ses-sion starting at 7:30 p.m. TheTribute to Etta James will start at8:30 p.m. For more information,call 888-807-4777.

The King Advisory Inc. will hold the 21st annual Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. Back to School Festival August 8, 2015, at the Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. Community Center, 1531 W. Vliet St. The event will startat 11:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. The purpose of the festival is to connectbusinesses and the community in order to enhance education forhealthy Future leaders. Schools supplies are still needed to make theevent a complete success, as are volunteers. Those interested in donat-ing supplies or volunteering can call Nori Carter at 414-975-0584,

21st Annual MLK Back toSchool Festival set for Aug. 8

BIRD LIFE, BLACKLIVES & SUPERHEROES

This weekend’s Gallery Night & Day at Ayzha Fine Arts will spotlight birds broughtback from the brink of extinction, the black-lives-matter movement in Baltimore, super-heroes of comic book lore and some exquisite portraits in oil. Gallery Night will runfrom 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 24, and Gallery Day will run from noon to 4 p.m. Satur-day, July 25. We unveil new works during the quarterly event, which is free, and theartists are on hand to talk about their creations.

Minocqua artist Sharon Reilly has done a series of Asian-style watercolors on onceendangered birds. Sharon, an art instructor, has worked as a wildlife biologist. Her spe-cialty was avian wildlife. Paintings from her bird series will be unveiled Friday.

Milwaukee photographer Brandy Bond has shot some of the angst and anger bub-bling on the streets of Baltimore, one of the many American cities where often fatal po-lice action caught on camera has sparked community outrage. Her photographs will beon exhibit. She will also show a video of the protests.

José DeHoyos, an artist in residence at Ayzha Fine Arts, will show off his playful sidewith paintings of comic-book heroes, such as Superman and Spiderman.

Milwaukee portrait artist Milton Lacy will have some of his fine works on exhibit.Finally, works by Dominique Whitehurst and new pieces by gallery artists Kevin Boa-

tright and Francis Annan Affotey will be on display. Annan, whose repertoire includesfabric art, will show off colorful bow ties he created.

On Gallery Night & Day, art patrons hop from gallery to gallery in Milwaukee. But ifyou’re not in a hopping mood, you can feel free to stay put at Ayzha Fine Arts. Artisttalks will take place between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday. Re-freshments will be served both days.

Lillie Howard (Pictured at right) turned 100years of age July 17, 2015. Family, relativesand friends descended on Milwaukee to helpher celebrate the century milestone.

Howard was born and raised in Alabama.She came to Milwaukee in 1959 and workedfor several families as a house keeper, beforelater becoming a hair dresser.

A great support system for her family andfriends, Howard did not have children of herown, but raised and nurtured the children ofher extended family and friends. Childrenwho she helped raise were given the neces-sary skills and reinforcement of their parents’ teachings when ever they were around her.

Known as a strong-willed person with a lot of her positivity, caring, humor, and old schoolfirmness and standards, Howard is an exceptional role model for all people who she touches.Even now, Howard is, amazingly, taking care of her younger sister. Howard has traveled aroundthe United States and abroad.

She belives the secret of her longevity is to love and treat people with dignity and respect.She also believes all people--regardless of age or circumstance-- should be treated as individualsand should feel empowered to have choice and control over their own lives by finding a reasonto laugh every day, which brings longevity.

GOLDENTIMESLILLIE HOWARDTURNS 100!

Lillie Howard

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nerving.” In the way people “can't understand why he would do such a thing.”A white person smoking pot is a “hippie” and a Black person doing it is a “criminal.” It’s evident in the “school-

to-prison pipeline” and the fact that there are close to 20 people of color in prison for every white person.There’s a headline from The Independent that sums this up quite nicely: “Charleston shooting: Black and Muslim

killers are ‘terrorists’ and ‘thugs’. Why are white shooters called ‘mentally ill’?”Did you catch that? It’s beautifully subtle. This is an article talking specifically about the different way we treat

people of color in this nation and even in this article’s headline, the white people are “shooters” and the Black andMuslim people are “killers.”

Even when we're talking about racism, we're using racist language to make people of color look dangerous andmake White people come out as not so bad.

Just let that sink in for a minute, then ask yourself why Black people are angry when they talk about race.The reality of America is that White people are fundamentally good, and so when a white person commits a crime,

it is a sign that they, as an individual, are bad. Their actions as a person are not indicative of any broader social construct. Even the fact that America has a growing

number of violent hate groups, populated mostly by white men, and that nearly ALL serial killers are white men cannot shadow the fundamental truth of white male goodness.

In fact, we like White serial killers so much, we make mini-series about them.People of color, especially Black people (but boy we can talk about “The Mexicans” in this community) are seen

as fundamentally bad.There might be a good one — and we are always quick to point them out to our friends, show them off as our Acad-

emy Award for “Best Non-Racist in a White Role” — but when we see a bad one, it’s just proof that the rest are, as arule, bad.

This, all of this, expectation, treatment, thought, the underlying social system that puts White in the position ofNormal and good, and Black in the position of “other” and “bad,” all of this, is racism.

And White people, every single one of you, are complicit in this racism because you benefit directly from it.This is why I don't like the (Bible) story of the “Good Samaritan.” Everyone likes to think of themselves as the

person who sees someone beaten and bloodied and helps him out.That’s too easy.If I could re-write that story, I'd rewrite it from the perspective of Black America. What if the person wasn't beaten

and bloody? What if it wasn't so obvious? What if they were just systematically challenged in a thousand small waysthat actually made it easier for you to succeed in life?

Would you be so quick to help then?Or would you, like most White people, stay silent and let it happen?Here’s what I want to say to you: Racism is so deeply embedded in this country not because of the racist right-

wing radicals who practice it openly, it exists because of the silence and hurt feelings of liberal America.That’s what I want to say, but really, I can’t. I can't say that because I've spent my life not talking about race to

White people. In a big way, it’s my fault. Racism exists because I, as a Black person, don’t challenge you to look atit.

Racism exists because I, not you, am silent.But I’m caught in the perfect “Catch 22,” because when I start pointing out racism, I become the “Angry Black

Person,” and the discussion shuts down again. So I'm stuck.All the Black voices in the world speaking about racism all the time do not move White people to think about it–

but one White John Stewart talking about Charleston has a whole lot of White people talking about it. That’s theworld we live in. Black people can't change it while White people are silent and deaf to our words.

White people are in a position of power in this country because of racism. The question is: Are they brave enoughto use that power to speak against the system that gave it to them?

So I'm asking you to help me. Notice this. Speak up. Don't let it slide. Don’t stand watching in silence. Help builda world where it never gets to the point where the Samaritan has to see someone bloodied and broken.

As for me, I will no longer be silent.I’m going to try to speak kindly, and softly, but that’s gonna’ be hard. Because it’s getting harder and harder for me

to think about the protection of White people’s feelings when White people don't seem to care at all about the loss ofso many Black lives.

A “Sermon”on Race In America(continued from page 3)

WE NEEDAPARADIGM SHIFT!being taught or question the lie.

The Black man in America has received a double doseof emotional and psychological damage due to nearly400 years of chattel slavery and Jim Crow terrorism,which produced a natural desire to be educated by a cor-rupted education system and a civil rights movementthat produced the ultimate emulation.

Malcom X once said, “Anyone who takes their chil-dren to the oppressor to be educated is a fool.”

Isn’t this exactly what Blacks have done in America?So what were we taught? We were taught a European-centered education instead if an African-centered edu-cation and the result is a stronger belief in whitesupremacy.

Black history, which most of us don’t know, is ourconnection to our ancestors. As a people, we must ex-amine how we got here and what these journeys lookedlike. We must examine how we survived and what thatmeans to us today.

We must also come to know that while we have a bigrole to play in the self-determination of Black peopleboth individually and collectively, we have been victim-ized in the worse way possible and now we carry theburden of a “victim’s guilt.”

Knowing your true history is the only real anecdotefor alleviating victim’s guilt and, if we are unable or un-willing to begin this pursuit, at least we should resistanything that could institutionalize our children who arebeing traumatized daily.

Sometimes the message is outright white supremacy(there are thousands of these messages) and you, by de-fault, must represent Black inferiority. Example: If yousay that “white is right”, then, by default you are sayingblack is inferior.

Sometimes the message is outright Black inferiorityand there are thousands of these messages, which, bydefault, infer white supremacy.

Example: if you say that you need a good educationto get out of the hood then by default you are saying bet-ter educated people live in superior neighborhoods andwhite people are frequently better educated.

It becomes extremely hard to overcome the barrageof white supremacy and Black inferiority messageswhen you don’t have an independent education and re-ligious source.

The paradigm shift must directly address the legacyof slavery (structural racism) and the culture of failure.

The paradigm shift must involve a strong and massiveeffort to de-Europeanize, de-mystify, detoxify, and de-brainwashing our subconscious minds and the rebuild asense of Black pride (say it loud,

I’m Black and I’m proud). I’m not talking about asong; I’m talking about a movement towards self-valu-ation and the pursuit of knowledge, restoration of theBlack heritage and addressing our collective hurt andpain (therapy) which includes:

• Celebrating Excellence in the Black Community -This is why the Black communication tools are so criti-cal (i.e. Black radio, newspapers, TV, etc.) so that wecan promote and market the good that is taking place inour community;

• Support Black Cultural Organizations and CulturallyEnriched Events – We must rally around and elevate ourBlack cultural organizations.

The strengths or weaknesses of these organizations re-flect the position of their community.

Neighborhood festivals, music concerts, poetry, spo-ken word, barbeques, parades, etc. must be expandedand increased because all of them provide to the massesof Black people a sense of pride and comfort especiallywhen there is an 24/7 bombardment of negative stereo-types of Black inferiority.

• Black Education Studies – We must have Black stud-ies for children in our schools but more importantly, wemust have an independent pathway for adults to studyBlack issues beginning with formal classes; book clubs;study groups; conferences, expert lectures, and groupcounseling for the hurt and pain that Blacks have beentold to get over with.

• Address Structural Racism, Discrimination, and Bias– Working with all of our civil rights organizations (i.e.NAACP, NAN, etc.) to address structural racism andnegative media stereotypes.

Today individual racism is very hard to prove becauseyou must uncover what’s in the person’s heart. How-ever, institutions don’t have hearts but they reflect theclimate and culture of its leadership and in addition tothe racist outcomes that the institutions demonstrate, ifthere is obvious bias within the institution and amongstits leadership, this is must be challenged.

The paradigm shift for the Black community is a newapproach to leadership.

Unfortunately, as part of the massive programming ofwhite supremacy and, by default, Black inferiority,Blacks have downright rejected or have not supportedBlack leadership.

As part of our experience in America, we have beenencouraged to suspect Black leadership.

Black leaders have not been able to work with eachother. This has existed since we’ve been in this country.When we have supported Black leadership, it is becausewhite media has approved them and we are made to be-lieve its okay to accept them. Black leadership must beindependent and not beholding to anyone except theneeds of the Black community.

I personally question anyone that calls himself aleader of Black people and isn’t prepared to speak outagainst oppression of Black people.

Even, the human body is designed with leadership (wehave a body with feelings and emotions but it is our headthat is responsible for leading the body).

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FIRST PERSONFIRST PERSONUnion representing Milwaukee Countybus drivers explains why they andM.C.T.S. don’t have a contract

The (Milwaukee) County Executive (Chris Abele) wanted to sell the Downtown Transit Centerproperty to Developer Rick Barrett for $500, while O’Donnell Park price tag was $13,000,000,which was rejected by the County Board.

The county executive also insists that Park East’s property still be sold to developers for $1.With recent Corporative Council’s report on a potential 17.5 million dollar surplus (May 21,2015 County Board meeting report), it appears that there is some room for negotiation with thebus drivers/mechanics union.

The eight percent raise that M.C.T.S. (Milwaukee County Transit System) says it is offeringemployees, is nothing but smoke and mirrors. What they are not telling the public is that ourhealth insurance premiums would sky-rocket. They would force us to pay for co-insurance (un-known amount) and the addition of part-time drivers would take away work from full-time driv-ers, lowering their average wage. Part-time workers would not be contributing to the pensionplan, thus reducing pension contributions and putting strain on the Pension Fund. It would alsoforce drivers to work longer (in years) to obtain a reasonable pension.

All drivers and mechanics want a FAIR deal, nothing more, nothing less. The reasoning ofthe bargaining unit for M.C.T.S. of not going to arbitration is absurd. They insist that a thirdparty would not understand the complexity of our system, while the real reason is that if theywent to arbitration, they would lose!

We invite M.C.T.S. to sit with us and bargain in good faith without arbitrations. We also invitethe riding public to contact their County Supervisor at 414-278-4222 and ask them to bring thesides back together, to end this stalemate.

The Company’s proposal offers a “Lenient Plan” that we (ATU Local 998) do not totally agreewith, unless the following changes are made:

• Tweak the Part-Time employees• Negotiate a four-year contract offered by the County Executive.

By The AmalgamatedTransit Union Local

998, which representsMilwauikee County

Bus Drivers

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