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Two Milwaukee Alderpersons are urging thestate Assembly to reject a bill passed by the Re-publican controlled state Senate last week restrict-ing early voting hours available to Milwaukeeresidents to vote during non-work day hours.

Calling the legislation --Senate Bill (SB) 324--”shameful and hypocritical,” Alderwoman MileleCoggs and Alderman Willie C. Wade attacked thesenate’s actions in a joint press statement.

The bill would prohibit local election officialsfrom allowing people to vote early in-person at

their municipal clerk’s office via absentee ballotbefore 8 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on weekdays or formore than 45 hours per week. Weekend in-personabsentee voting would be banned.

Early in-person voting has become increasinglypopular in recent years as a convenient way forvoters to do their civic duty and cast a ballot inelections.

Early voting can also help reduce election dayovercrowding at polling locations and provide aconvenient, accessible option for seniors and per-sons with disabilities to cast their ballot.

The impact of an early voting ban would fall es-

pecially hard on urban areas of the state with largeminority populations.

In the statement, the alderpersons noted the at-tempt to suppress or limit the right to vote not onlynegatively impacts city residents, but also hun-dreds of thousands of other state residents.

“It is obvious that they (Republican members ofthe Senate) are trying to affect the outcomes of theupcoming fall state elections by creating laws tofix or alter the outcomes of their own elections (in-cluding the Governor’s race),” Coggs and Wadesaid. “Such self-serving actions should not be al-

Hope ChristianHigh School achievesthird consecutiveyear of 100 percentcollege acceptance

For the third consecutive year in a row, 100% of HOPE Christian High School’sgraduating seniors have been accepted to college. The class of 34 students hasreceived 200 letters of acceptance and more than $2,000,000 in academic schol-arship offers.

"Time and time again, our scholars amaze us with their grit and determinationto prove what is possible and this group of seniors is no different,” Principal ZachVerriden said.

“The class of 2014 has worked relentlessly to set the bar even higher at HOPEChristian High School. This group set a goal that they wanted to be the class toachieve 100% college acceptance the earliest in the school year and they did soby a long shot. How cool is it that our scholars aren't even paying attention tothe goal of 100% college acceptance any more, but rather, who can get there thefastest?"

To celebrate this milestone, HOPE will hold their 2nd Annual Senior SigningDay event on Friday, May 30. Similar to the concept of Signing Day for athletes,HOPE seniors will announce where they have chosen to go to college in front oftheir families, peers, faculty, and community supporters.

HOPE Christian High School offers a comprehensive college prep program de-signed to ensure that all students who graduate are prepared to attend, and to besuccessful, in college. The program includes a curriculum aligned to the ACTCollege Readiness Standards, data driven academic results and college seminarcourses. As a result of this rigorous preparation, the current seniors have also at-tained an average ACT score that outperforms the city, state and national AfricanAmerican averages.

Senior scholars at HOPE are proud to be a part of this record-making class andare grateful for the preparation that they have received at the high school.

“HOPE, as a team and family, has stood behind me, despite my mistakes, saidHOPE Senior Kenya Green. “They’ve pushed me beyond the expectations thatI’ve set for myself. Because of their support, I know that I will successful.”

Said D’Jon Miller, another senior at the school: “I am no longer scared to takeon adversity. HOPE has given me a promising future.”

“HOPE has taught me to be proud of my uniqueness and individuality – andhave showed me how to use my talents to better the world, said HOPE seniorSierra Gilliam-Jones.”

HOPE Christian High School is part of HOPE Christian Schools, a network offour schools serving more than 1,300 students in central-city Milwaukee. HOPEprovides K4-12th grade students with a values-based education that develops theirknowledge and cultivates their character -- the fundamental traits they need tobecome inspirations to their families, leaders in their communities, and successesin the workplace.

EYON BIDDLE: “Paul Ryan is out oftouch with the Black community. He has nointerest in the development and progressionof the Black community. His comment wasracist and classist. People like him shouldbe ignored and run out of office. We haveserious work to do. We don’t have time forPaul Ryan and his stupid, cruel comments.”

MARTHA LOVE: “This city andthis country was built by strong Blackmen who also took care of their fami-lies and community. I think he needsa history lesson.”

DARRIN REASBY: “No cost of liv-ing jobs, no real training, no realhope for the future. Building morejails instead of helping young menlearn how to be a father equals whatyou call lazy (Black) men!”

VERA DAVIS: “It’s unfair to makeseeping generalzations about an en-tire population of people. His com-ment sounds like a person who hasnot spent time in our community.”

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: “What do you think aboutCong. Paul Ryan’s comment calling Inner-city men(Black Men) “lazy?”

African AmericanChamber of Commerce unveilsnew Revolving Loan Fund

Dr. Eve Hall, president andCEO of the African AmericanChamber of Commerce re-cently conducted an informa-tion session to introduce theorganization’s new RevolvingLoan Fund.

The session was held at theMilwaukee Urban League, lo-cated on 435 W. North Ave.The Revolving Loan Fund isa new service offered by thechamber designed to awardloans from $5,000 to$25,000.

The fund is a collaborationwith the Wisconsin EconomicDevelopment Corporation,Wisconsin Business Develop-ment, Associated Bank and

local community partners to increase accessto capital and to develop partnerships with ex-isting and start-up minority businesses.

The fund is a pool of money that providesclients with financing often used for start-up or

expansion.Details of the process and qualifications

was presented by Edward Bryant and Sey-oum Mengesha.

(Photos by Yvonne Kemp)

The Affordable Care Act sign-up deadline is fastapproaching. The last day to sign-up is March 31,2014. While there were many initial challengeswith applying for healthcare online, the kinks havebeen removed and it’s now much easier to accessthe variety of plans the healthcare program offersto allow applicants to get the best program at anaffordable price.

One of the main goals of the ACA is signing-upyoung people. Many 20-somethings and 30 yearolds say they have been able to get full coverageat very good prices, some of which are in the $70per month range.

Now that’s a deal! As a matter of fact, it mayeven be cheaper for young people to go it alonethan to remain on their parent’s policy.

In speaking with people in the community, newthings are being shared. Those we talked to blamethe still somewhat low sign-up numbers in thecommunity on the high levels of unemploymentand underemployment in our community.

New jobs for our people simply have not beenin abundance and the long-term unemployed havenot been able to find work.

After months and months of responding to theunemployment requirements of documenting ef-forts to find work, many simply stopped trying.

And even after trying again and again, the onlyjobs available pay only minimum wage. Individu-als with minimum wage jobs aren’t inspired toincur any new expenses, thus forcing many ofthese individuals to forgo signing up for health-care, opting instead to gamble with avoiding anymajor illnesses or injuries that require a doctor’scare and hospitalization.

Most residents would like to support the Afford-able Care Act because they understand the politicsinvolved in getting the health legislation passedand the continued hammering it and PresidentObama have taken and will continue to take all the

way up to the November mid-term elections thatwill be a launch pad for the 2016 Presidential elec-tions.

However, far too many residents are literallygrappling from day to day. Congresses unemploy-ment extension act took away unemploymentstipends for millions last January.

Food stamps programs have been drastically re-duced, again tightening the day-to-day funds avail-able for food and sustenance.

Seniors who typically retired at 65 years of ageare now working the low-wage jobs that used togo to teenagers and college students, and they’reworking them longer, eliminating the voids thatusually occurred for at least a decade.

The historically underemployed have hadnowhere to go. One could begin to look at thismajor group as unresponsive and lethargic.

But, in truth, far too many have tried unsuccess-fully to find a job. In order for their to be a hand-up, there has to be a hand. Jobs have shrunk, whilethe gap between the employed and un-employed/underemployed has grown wider.

A recent article by the Associated Press titled,“Low-Wage Workers Struggle to Find Middle-PayJobs”, points up the dilemma of Richard Wilson,27, who awakens early, goes to work daily, yet

Ald. Coggs and Wade blast bill limiting voting hours

Healthcare act, unemployment, seniors, lowwage jobs, wealth gap all interconnected

By Kathy GaillardAcross the country, people can’t stop talking about the cold temperatures

and unprecedented snowfall totals. At one point, 49 states in the U.S. hadsnow. Moreover, meteorologists report that as of mid-February Milwaukeehad recorded 51.1 inches of snowfall since Dec. 1, 2013—about 20 inchesmore than the normal for the period, and winter is not over!

Cold weather and snow come with the territory for Midwesterners, but atsome point, enough is enough! Besides the gray snow and freezing temper-atures, by the end of February and early March many people start gettingcabin fever.

The cold and snow can be especially harsh for individuals who are 50 andolder. While the tendency is sometimes to just hunker down and ride out thecold weather, the Aging and Disability Resource Center said that it is impor-tant to make sure seniors get enough exercise, especially when it is harder toleave the house in the cold weather.

Moreover, since 55 is the new 40, more and more individuals 50 and overare not only getting enough exercise, but they are discovering creative waysto escape the cold weather for sunny respites. While certainly not everyone

Combating CabinFever/Winter Getaways

GOLDEN YEARSGOLDEN YEARS

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The Senior Class of Hope Christian High School

AACC’s Dr, Eve Hall explaining fund

Participants in the information session (left to right): SeyoumMengesha of WEDC, Jerry C. Roberts with the Helen Bader Foun-dation, Dr. Hall, Ralph Hollmon of the Milwaukee Urban League,Wallace White of W2 Excel LLC, Edward J. Bryant of the AACC.

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lowed.”The alderpersons pointed out cur-

rent state law allows just one locationfor in-person absentee voting per mu-nicipality which, they say, explainsthe lines outside the Zeidler Munici-pal Building during early votinghours.

“The limitation of one site per mu-nicipality, regardless of size, and therecent further restriction and limita-tion to the hours of operations, placesa cap on the capacity of large munic-ipalities like Milwaukee and Madi-son to respond to the increased publicinterest in voting early and theunique needs of residents in urbanareas,” they said.

As a result, the alderpersons be-lieve the proposed restriction tohours, the percentage of in-person

absentee voters in large municipali-ties like Milwaukee and Madisonwill likely decrease, while the per-centages of other smaller municipal-ities, not affected by the cap oncapacity, will continue to increase.

Both Coggs and Wade say their re-spective aldermanic districts--thesixth and seventh districts have the

highest proportion of in-person ab-sentee voters compared to the rest ofMilwaukee.

“If the change is approved, it willhave a disproportionate, negative im-pact on voters in (our) districts.”

The alderperson’s claim of senatehypocricy is founded on records ofthe Government Accountability

Board, which reveals 15 of the 17Republican senators voting to rollback early voting have themselvesvoted early.

In fact, bill author Sen. GlennGrothman, has voted early seventimes in the last decade, includingtwice in 2012.

“It seems the Republicans are allfor equal access to the franchise, justso long as that voter is likely Repub-lican,” said Scott Ross, executive di-rector of One Wisconsin Now.

“We’re seeing the real fraud inWisconsin elections on display aspartisan politicians try to manipulatethe rules on voting to give them-selves an unfair partisan advantage,”Ross said.--Sources for this article:The Milwaukee Common Counciland One Wisconsin Now.

cannot move up the proverbial ladder this nation has espoused as the Amer-ican way to success.

“For years, many Americans followed a simple career path,” the AssociatedPress article reads. “Land any entry-level job. Accept a modest wage. Leaveeventually for a better paying job.”

“Not so much anymore,” the AP article continues. “Since the Great Reces-sion began in 2007, that path has narrowed because many of the next-tier jobsno longer exist. That means more lower-wage workers have to stay put. Theresulting bottleneck is helping widen a gap between the richest Americansand everyone else.

“Research shows,” the article continues, “occupations that once helped el-evate people from the minimum wage into the middle class disappeared dur-ing the past three recessions since 1991.”

The article states further: “Last year, 17.4 million Americans between ages25 and 64 earned less than $ 10.10 an hour, the minimum wage proposed byPresident Barack Obama ( the current federal minimum is $ 7.25). That’sequal to an income of nearly $19,900 for a full-time employee, less than halfthe median pay of a U.S. worker.”

The report went on to disclose that over 1.9 million office and administra-tive support jobs (which included 714,370 executive secretaries with annualincomes averaging $50,000 per year, and 252,240 fewer bookkeepers whohad average incomes of $36,640 salaries”) were permanently lost during theGreat Recession.

It is imperative we understand the depths of the issues associated with un-employment/underemployment, abject poverty, access to health care, and up-ward mobility and how they are unavoidably intertwined.

And it is equally important to understand why it is important to be involved.Putting our heads in the sand is not the answer. Examine all options and un-derstand the importance of being a part of the solution rather than being apart of the problem.

Ignorance is not bliss, and just because it is difficult does not give one theright to become disheartened and apathetic! It is important our community isengaged in the process, whether that process is finding employment or health-care. It is important we know what our participation in this historic initiativemeans to our community’s health, If you need healthcare coverage, take afew minutes and log onto the ACA healthcare site. Go to Healthcare.gov/mar-ketplace.

While the Affordable Care Act has been and continues to be criticized, mostAmericans do not want it repelled. It is important to know the initiative hasalready helped millions of families by eliminating the penalty for pre-existentillnesses and diseases.

As an asthmatic, that harsh penalty always affected our family. And Godforbid, your child is born with cerebral palsy or a degenerative heart disease,sickle cell or the many other maladies that used to put families into lifetimepoverty.

And the ACA has enhanced the lives for millions of seniors whose health-quotients increase with age. Do we throw away our seniors or cherish themas they do in most cultures? In order for the ACA to work, more young peoplemust sign up so there is age-balance.

Last but not least, the Social Security Act was signed in 1935 after the GreatDepression of 1932. It took over three decades before there was full partici-pation in the program.

Social Security evolved! The Affordable Care Act will also evolve as well,but we must play our part in the evolution. Act today. Your participation isimportant for your health, your security, and that of your family.

ACA, joblessnes, low wagejobs, wealth gap interconnected

Alderwoman Coggshosts Bronzeville update meeting held at MUL Ald. Milele Coggs recently hosted an updatemeeting on the Bronzeville Cultural and Enter-tainment District at the offices of the MilwaukeeUrban League, 435 W. North Ave. One of thediscussion points was the December 2013charette that focused on ideas for the district.The Charette looked at six specific sites and hasresulted in several recommendations for poten-tial future developments in the Bronzevillearea. Coggs noted that in the last decade, theBronzeville area has seen nearly $40 million innew investments, such as the additions of a newWalgreens, the Growing Power Cafe’, and themixed-use King Drive Commons project, whichalone brought more than $24 million in invest-ments to the neighborhood. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)

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PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Only the Black womancan say, when and where I enter, in the quiet,undisputed dignity of my womanhood, with-out violence and without suing or special pa-tronage, then and there the who Negro raceenters with me.”--Anna Julia Cooper

Last week, Republicans in Wisconsin put voting rights squarein their crosshairs, passing restrictions to end early voting onweekends and pullback early voting hours during the week. Themove was Republican's second successful attack on early votingsince cutting the voting window in half in 2011.

The partisan bill has the pungent stench of partisan politics, astrategy aimed at keeping voters at home in order to win elec-tions and remain in power.

Leaders all across the state including Milwaukee Mayor TomBarrett have panned the bill for it’s obvious intentions. WhileRepublicans argue their restrictions level the playing field forvoters in rural areas their arguments of fairness breakdownwhen you compare 2012 early voting totals.

In an editorial featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,Mayor Barrett breaks down how the bill will affect Wisconsincommunities. Barrett writes "In 2012, in the city of West Bend,4,245 people voted in-person absentee in the presidential elec-tion.

With the proposed restriction limiting early voting to 90 hoursin a two-week period, West Bend would still have just about aminute and a half to work with each voter.

That seems pretty fair. Menasha would have almost two fullminutes per voter.

Oconomowoc would have four minutes per voter. With the re-striction to one site per municipality, and 36,349 early voters,the city of Milwaukee would have nine seconds per voter."

Democratic leaders aren’t the only one’s stepping up to criti-cize the law. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Urban Milwau-

kee, Beloit Daily News, and the Appleton Post Crescent have allpanned recent voter suppression efforts waged by Scott Walkerand state Republicans.

The Journal Sentinel exposed the intent behind Senate Repub-licans maneuvers last week as “suppressing the Democratic votein Milwaukee and Madison, where many of the state’s people ofcolor live.

It’s a highly partisan bill that harks back to an era when vot-ing was made much harder by strict poll laws for certain groupsof people. On that basis alone, Gov. Scott Walker should vetothe bill.”

Walker should veto the bill, but the odds are very unlikely asthe Governor exposed his own voter suppression agenda lastweek.

Adding to the assault on Wisconsin democracy, Scott Walkermade it clear last week that he will call for a special session topass Voter ID once it is deemed unconstitutional by federalcourt or the State Supreme Court.

Gov. Walker signed the Voter ID into law in May 2011 and itwas almost immediately challenged in court.

Aside from an open admission that the law is unconstitutional,Walker's prioritization of calling a special session to rewrite vot-ing laws highlights his disinterest with actual governing versusnon-stop electioneering.

Despite the "open for business" signs that littered the stateafter his election, Wisconsin has fallen from 11th to 37th in na-tional job growth rankings since Scott Walker has taken office.

Republicans' real focus seems to be getting re-elected andholding on to power. Even if winning comes at the expense ofdisenfranchising thousands of students, veterans, people ofcolor, people with disabilities, and people with low-incomes.

Our political leaders shouldn’t be making it harder to vote inorder to fix elections.

Winning fair and square on the merits of ideas is how elec-tions should be done. Instead of changing the rules of the game,Scott Walker and state Republicans should play fair and spendthe last few weeks of the legislative session fixing real prob-lems, putting their money where their mouth is, and working toimprove the economic security of Wisconsin’s working class.

Governor Walker and legislature should fix state’s real problems instead of “fixing” a voting system that’s not broken

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hen Paul Ryan talked about a"real culture problem" in "ourinner cities in particular" this

week, he wasn't the first American politi-cian to be slammed for using raciallycoded language to get a point across. Farfrom it.

Ian Haney López, author of Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Ap-peals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class, says it's notjust the promotion of old-fashioned racial stereotypes that we need to worryabout. Rather, he argues, it's the manipulation of racism in service of veryspecific goals.

López's book focuses on elected officials' ability to tap into bias withoutbeing explicit about it, all to gain support for what he calls "regressive poli-cies," which, ironically, hurt working-class white people as much as peopleof color.

"This sort of coded speech operates on two levels," he says. "It triggersracial anxiety and it allows plausible deniability by crafting language that letsthe speaker deny that he's even thinking about race."

It's disturbing and frustrating, and more than ever, it's what racism sounds

like and how politics works.To understand how outright racist language has gone underground but is

working as hard as ever to drum up support for conservative policies, the au-thor says, you just have to look at this list of sneaky code words and phrasesthat politicians throughout history have loved, and what they really mean:

1. 'Inner City'Ryan's statement, which he later said he regretted, is a perfect example of

the way public expressions of racism have evolved, says López. "You can'tpublicly say black people don't like to work, but you can say there's an inner-city culture in which generations of people don't value work." The goal here,he says, isn't to demonize minorities—far from it—but to demonize a gov-ernment that helps the middle class (and if the people Americans have his-torically associated with inner cities have to be used in the process, so be it).

2. 'States' Rights'Totally innocent and nonracial, right? Not so much. López says we first

heard this from Barry Goldwater, who was running on a very unpopular plat-form critical of the New Deal, during the 1964 presidential election. "Hemakes the critical decision to use coded racial appeals, trying to take advan-

tage of rising racial anxiety in the face of the civil rights movement," saysLópez. In other words, while "states' rights" is a pretty racially neutral issue,you just have to look at what was happening at the moment to realize thateveryone knew it translated to the right of states to resist federal mandates tointegrate schools and society.

3. 'Forced Busing'López calls this phrase, which, on its face, was racially neutral, "the North-

ern analog of states' rights," which "allowed the North to express fevered op-position to integration without having to mention race." After all, kids hadbeen bused to school for quite a while. It was only when the plan took on aracial edge that it became controversial. Politicians didn't have to say thatoutright, though—they simply dropped in the phrase to trigger resentmentand gain supporters.

4. 'Cut Taxes'Dog-whistle politics is partly about demonizing people of color, but it's

also about demonizing government in a way that helps the very rich, saysLópez. So, when Ronald Regan said "cut taxes," what he was communicatingto the middle class was, "so your taxes won't be wasted on minorities." A keyReagan operative admitted as much in an interview quoted in Lopez's book,saying, " 'We want to cut taxes' … is a whole lot more abstract than, 'Nigger,nigger.' " It continues to be more abstract, and it continues to work.

5. 'Law and Order'This phrase, says López, is a way to draw on an image of minorities as

criminals that was used by both Reagan and Clinton. He points to an inverserelationship in Congress between conversations about civil rights and criminallaw enforcement. "What you see in the 1960s is that opposition to civil rightsbecomes 'what we really need is law and order, to crack down'. " Of course,the latter is less controversial and, at least on its surface, avoids the issue ofrace.

6. 'Welfare' and 'Food Stamps'Welfare, says López, was broadly supported during the New Deal era when

it was understood that people could face hardships in their lives that some-times required government assistance, and, in fact, was purposely limited towhite recipients. In this context, it wasn't heavily stigmatized. Fast-forwardto the 1960s, when Lyndon Johnson made it clear that he wanted it to have aracial-justice component. "Then it becomes possible for conservatives to startpainting welfare as a transfer of wealth to minorities," says Lopez. Remember

“Don’t change a hair for me,not if you care for me. Stay,little Valentine, stay. Each dayis Valentine’s Day…”Rodgers and Hart’s “MyFunny Valentine” (1937).

Last month, in the midst of all thecold and snow, I reveled in the ro-mance of Valentine’s Day -- one ofmy favorite times of the year. Namedfor Saint Valentine, this special dayis dedicated to people in love, fallingin love or simply thinking about love.

February 14, like the state of Vir-ginia, is for lovers. Always was. Al-ways will be. And its memories forme this year -- a month later -- alsoare special to millions who knowlove makes the world go round. Noother holiday mixes fun and senti-ment quite as well.

Hearts, flowers and sweetness forsweethearts are everywhere. Cards

and kisses are exchanged and love isin the air.

In a life full of romance, candle-litdinners, scenic rendezvous and ro-mantic interludes, Valentine’s Day isunique in my heart of hearts.

Thoughts of Valentine’s Day bringout our best and bounciest, as well asa dilemma when it comes to pickingout that special gift for that specialsomeone.

I mean, there must be somethingbesides the usual run of heart-shapedcandies and heart-shaped gold lock-ets -- which brings to mind other spe-cial people on this special day of loveand remembrance.

For example, my late father andmother -- Juanita and Sanford Carter-- eloped to Waukegan, Ill. to getmarried on Valentine’s Day in 1934 .But I really didn’t grasp the signifi-cance of this wonderful confluenceof dates until their silver wedding an-niversary in 1959, in our big house at2605 N. 1st St. And what a day it

was.Surrounded by a large number of

their many friends, love was every-where as my parents were presentedwith countless gifts of silver -- in-cluding hundreds of silver dollars.

Red Valentine hearts and cupids ofall sizes were strewn throughout,many festooned with silver dollars.

It was happier and more joyousthan any of my birthdays.

Perhaps my best memory of thatoccasion was listening starry-eyed asMr. Carter -- a truly great baseballplayer in the Negro Leagues -- re-galed the well-wishers with some ofhis exploits, including the time he gota triple off the nonpareil Leroy“Satchel” Paige in Bismarck, NorthDakota, in 1935.

And then hearing some old-timersinsisting that “Sandy Carter wouldhave made the major leagues” had hecome along a decade later.

For my folks’ golden anniversary,on Valentine’s Day in 1984, there

was a huge celebration in the grandballroom of the Marriott Inn inBrookfield joined by some 300 well-wishers -- many of whom gathered25 years earlier.

In addition to Mrs. Neil Moody,my mother’s sister and widow ofCalvin C. Moody -- and dear friendsSusie Feaster, Jim Fields, ErnestineO’Bee and William Stark -- otherMilwaukeeans attending included:

Circuit Court Judge Clarence Par-rish and his wife, Mildred; Sixth Dis-trict Alderman Marlene Johnson andher husband, Ben; former mayorFrank P. Zeidler, and his wife, Agnes;retired police detective Felmers O.Chaney, later to head the localNAACP; Mr. and Mrs. John Givens;Mr. And Mrs. Reuben Harpole;Eclipse editor George F. Sanders;Mrs. Ernestine O’Bee; Carter familyAtty. Ted Crockett and his wife, Pat,and Father Matthew Gottschalk,parish priest of St. Francis and St.

Remember When...Two fine Milwaukeeans married 80 years ago on Valentine’s Day

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By Richard G. Carter

Eight Sneaky Racial Code Words and Why Politicians Love Them

By Jenee Desmond-Harris, courtesy of TheRoot.com-Posted March 15, 2014

A guide to manipulating bigotry tosupport an agenda, while insistingyou didn’t mention race

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cannot move up the proverbial ladder this nation has espoused as the Amer-ican way to success.

“For years, many Americans followed a simple career path,” the AssociatedPress article reads. “Land any entry-level job. Accept a modest wage. Leaveeventually for a better paying job.”

“Not so much anymore,” the AP article continues. “Since the Great Reces-sion began in 2007, that path has narrowed because many of the next-tier jobsno longer exist. That means more lower-wage workers have to stay put. Theresulting bottleneck is helping widen a gap between the richest Americansand everyone else.

“Research shows,” the article continues, “occupations that once helped el-evate people from the minimum wage into the middle class disappeared dur-ing the past three recessions since 1991.”

The article states further: “Last year, 17.4 million Americans between ages25 and 64 earned less than $ 10.10 an hour, the minimum wage proposed byPresident Barack Obama ( the current federal minimum is $ 7.25). That’sequal to an income of nearly $19,900 for a full-time employee, less than halfthe median pay of a U.S. worker.”

The report went on to disclose that over 1.9 million office and administra-tive support jobs (which included 714,370 executive secretaries with annualincomes averaging $50,000 per year, and 252,240 fewer bookkeepers whohad average incomes of $36,640 salaries”) were permanently lost during theGreat Recession.

It is imperative we understand the depths of the issues associated with un-employment/underemployment, abject poverty, access to health care, and up-ward mobility and how they are unavoidably intertwined.

And it is equally important to understand why it is important to be involved.Putting our heads in the sand is not the answer. Examine all options and un-derstand the importance of being a part of the solution rather than being apart of the problem.

Ignorance is not bliss, and just because it is difficult does not give one theright to become disheartened and apathetic! It is important our community isengaged in the process, whether that process is finding employment or health-care. It is important we know what our participation in this historic initiativemeans to our community’s health, If you need healthcare coverage, take afew minutes and log onto the ACA healthcare site. Go to Healthcare.gov/mar-ketplace.

While the Affordable Care Act has been and continues to be criticized, mostAmericans do not want it repelled. It is important to know the initiative hasalready helped millions of families by eliminating the penalty for pre-existentillnesses and diseases.

As an asthmatic, that harsh penalty always affected our family. And Godforbid, your child is born with cerebral palsy or a degenerative heart disease,sickle cell or the many other maladies that used to put families into lifetimepoverty.

And the ACA has enhanced the lives for millions of seniors whose health-quotients increase with age. Do we throw away our seniors or cherish themas they do in most cultures? In order for the ACA to work, more young peoplemust sign up so there is age-balance.

Last but not least, the Social Security Act was signed in 1935 after the GreatDepression of 1932. It took over three decades before there was full partici-pation in the program.

Social Security evolved! The Affordable Care Act will also evolve as well,but we must play our part in the evolution. Act today. Your participation isimportant for your health, your security, and that of your family.

Paul Ryan

Brentwood Church of Christ will hold their 4th Annual Black MarriageDay Event on Saturday March 22, 2014 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at thechurch, 6425 N. 60th Street, Milwaukee, WI. The theme of the event willbe Marriage: Building A Strong Foundation.

The event will include entertainment by Andre' Lee Ellis, Actor & Artis-tic Director of Andre Lee Ellis & Company. Evangelist David Kimmons,Sr., assistant minister at Brentwood Church of Christ, will provide an in-spirational message.

A dessert social will be held following the program. Black MarriageDay is a national observance on the 4th Sunday of March each year thatcelebrates marriage in the Black community.

This event is open to everyone who believes in and supports the valueof marriage in the Black community, this includes singles and individualsfrom all cultures.

Tickets are $15 for individuals and $20 for couples, tickets can be pur-chased in advance or at the event.

This event is supported in part by the VOW to Succeed program. Pleasecontact Thomas & Clarene Mitchell at 414-736-1546 for more informa-tion and tickets.

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RELIGIONRELIGION

In Loving Memory

Quality Service...a tenured tradition

sincere concern at your time of need.

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

Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha andother communities

throughout our state.Services scheduled for March 19 to March 26, 2014

Hall, Lucie P.Age 64 yrs. March 12,2014. Funeral serv-ices will be held on Saturday 12 Noon atAllen Ebenezer CME Church 2669 N. 19thSt. Visitation Saturday 11AM at the CHURCH

until time of services. The family is served by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Norwood, Walter Jr.Age 65 yrs. March 1, 2014. Funeral services will be heldon Friday 11AM. Visitation Friday 10AM until time of serv-ices at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Carter, BeatriceAge 93 yrs. March 18, 2014. Funeral services will be heldon Saturday 11AM at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church 3737 N.Sherman Blvd. Visitation Saturday 10AM at the CHURCH

until time of services. The family is served by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Hortman, Bertha L. "Tome"Age 94 yrs. March 13, 2014. Belovedmother of Maggie Fitzgerald. Loving sisterof Earl Smith, Rosie Thompson, Marie John-son, Essie Anderson, Martha(Charles)Cathey

and Frank Brooks. Grandmother of Bertha(Freddie)Lipsey,Wilson Shaw, Karen Shaw, Martin Shaw, Natassha Loveand Demetrius Love. Also survived by 23 great-grandchil-dren and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Fu-neral services will be held on Friday 12 Noon atTabernacle Missionary Baptist Church 2500 W. MedfordAve. Instate Friday 11AM at the CHURCH until time of serv-ices. Visitation Thursday 3-7PM(Family hr. 6-7PM) at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Milwaukee6630 W. Hampton Avenue

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

Fax: (414) 462-9937

Racine800 Barker St.

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

Fax: (262) 637-6416

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

Five days to the BlackMarriage Day celebration atBrentwood COC March 22

RELIGIOUS QUOTE: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trustin him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the holy spirit--Romans 15:13

hen itcomes togrowing

your ministry, it is atask that takes in-tentionality.

The church must be intentional inthe task of evangelism. Manychurches, however, are struggling tomove from the 200 attendance mark.Why?

The Barna Group has indicated theaverage Protestant church size inAmerica is at 89 adults. 60% ofprotestant churches have less than100 adults in attendance. Only 2%have over 1000 adults attending.

Overall, the study showed there areboth demographic and theolographicreasons why small churches staysmall and large churches grow larger.

While some church growth can beattributed to geographic location andpopulation growth, the Barna studyindicates there are fundamental dy-namics at work that keep small con-gregations from growing numericallyas well as several basic factors thatcontribute to the numerical expan-sion of mid-sized and large churches.

Demographically, it was surprisingthat Barna’s research showed adults

under 35 years of age are more likelythan are older adults to attend smallchurches.

Barna cited two dominant reasonsfor this pattern. The first is the rela-tive absence of children amongyounger adults.

This impacts one’s choice of achurch because providing childrenwith a quality ministry experience isone of the main reasons why manyAmericans attend a church, andlarger churches typically offer moreprograms and opportunities for chil-dren.

The second reason why youngeradults are more likely to attend asmall church relates to the Baby Bustgeneration’s disinterest in participat-ing in Boomer-led organizations andin large-scale enterprises.

Busters are more interested inbeing personally known and con-nected, which many believe is more

difficult to accomplish in largerchurches.

The study also found some smallchurches have some theolographiclimitations – that is, their spiritual be-liefs and practices reflect challengesthat are less prevalent in larger con-gregations.

The data revealed that smallchurches have a lower proportion ofattenders who are "spiritually active,"which was defined as individualswho attend a church service, read theBible, and pray to God during a typ-ical week.

The study showed mid-sizechurches, on the other hand, as hav-ing the highest proportion of bornagain believers.

The Barna study suggested thatmany mid-sized churches grow nu-merically because their born againmembers actively evangelize and in-vite non-born again people to the

church. This often has the effect of

swelling the church’s numbers so thatit reaches the "large" category.

Beloved, whether you agree withthe Barna research or not, the bottomline is while small churches arestruggling to increase their atten-dance; larger churches are concernedabout maintaining at least the currentlevel of attendance.

Whether you are a member of asmall, medium sized or large church,keep in mind, it is not the size of thechurch that determines its greatness;but a great church in God’s sight isone that is in love with Jesus and themembers are exhibiting the love ofJesus impartially and liberally to allwhom they encounter.

Next week we will look at theproblems some churches face whentrying to push past the attendancebarrier. In the concluding article ofthis series, we will take a raw andhard look at why your church maynot be growing.

The writer does not assume re-sponsibility in any way for readers’efforts to apply or utilize informationor recommendations made in thesearticles, as they may not be necessar-ily appropriate for every situation towhich they may refer. If you wouldlike to contact Rev. Lester, write toher c/o P.O. Box 121, Brookfield, WI.

BiblicalCounseling for Today’s Christian FamilyBy Rev. Judith T. Lester,B.Min., M.Th.

Church growth: The church must have “Good Intentions”when undertaking the task of evangelism (Part 1of 3)

his coming Sunday,March 23, is theThird Sunday ofLent. And theGospel story fromJohn has touchedthe hearts of mil-

lions over the centuries--TheSamaritan Woman. (John 4: 5-42)Jesus calls her to a life-givingfaith and changes her from awoman beset by anxiety and probably multiple re-jections into a joy-filled woman who was eager toshare her faith in Jesus with others.

And in the course of learning who Jesus is, she askedsome questions that still have relevance for us.

She "sees" Jesus is a prophet (has faith in Jesus) andasks him where one should worship. And Jesus "sees"her. He has seen her plight of dependence, of rejection.She exists for Him. She is somebody.

He treats her as she probably has never been treated--with respect. And with respect Jesus answers her ques-tion about where to worship and says something that musthave made her happy--not on this mountain nor inJerusalem, but "in spirit and in truth."

So, she is in! And she drops everything and preachesthe "good news" to her neighbors and they flock to himtoo.

She is transformed. In worldly terms she has every-thing stacked against her. She's a Samaritan, a woman,has lived a tragic and very unhappy life, a life dependenton others.

Her personal relationships have not worked out, herhusbands either died or left her and the man she is withcould well be her deceased husband's brother, who wouldhave been forced to take her in. But Jesus sees only awoman in need of love. She is transformed.

Sheleft behind the jars. She rushed to speak good news withgreat joy. What holds us back, what "jars" would we liketo leave behind, what tragedies in our lives, what presentchallenges that have us all messed up?

Our job or lack of one, a relationship going nowherefast, grief as someone we love becomes old and sick, orguilt over what we should have done with our lives anddidn't do.

And then Jesus comes to the well and sees us in ourpain and suffering and offers us "living water." He offersus peace and freedom, a chance to make something ofwhatever life we still have here.

What is blocking you? Maybe we need to pray: "DearGod, you want for us only good things and yet sometimeswe have a hard time accepting your gifts and being thepeople you have called us to be.

“Help us let go of those things that hold us back, re-mind us of your unfailing love, and create in us the hopeand courage to drink the living water you offer and thefuture you have created. This we ask in Jesus' name.Amen."

We know that faith in Jesus will not change everything.But our faith and prayer will give us a chance to inviteGod into our pain and suffering and God's presence willbe like life-giving water. "We know that this is truly theSavior of the world."

American Baptist Church, with great happiness, will celebrate the 12thanniversary in honor of the Reverend Dr. John R. Walton, Jr. and FirstLady Lorrie Craig Walton, Sunday, March 30, 2014, during the 9:30 a.m.service.

Calvary Baptist Church, located at 2959 North Teutonia Avenue, is wheelchair and elevator accessible. Parking is available east and west of thechurch and on-street. The Reverend Dr. Archie Ivy , Senior Pastor, NewHope Missionary Baptist Church, will preach the celebratory sermon cen-tered on the theme, “ Pastor and People: Giving to a Giving God,” Luke6:38 and John 3:16. For additional information, contact the church at 414-372-1450, Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Calvary Celebrates the Walton’s12th Pastoral Anniversary

BREADIN THE WILDERNESSBy Fr. Carl Diederichs,All Saints Catholic Church

Transforming our liveswith the “Good News”T

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Milwaukee6630 W. Hampton Avenue

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

Fax: (414) 462-9937

Racine800 Barker St.

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

Fax: (262) 637-6416

Elizabeth Catholic churches.The musical portion of the day was

provided by vocalist Veo Brazil, withdance music furnished by the ManteeEllis Quartet.

After the party ended, my wife,Janice, and I, took my still-in-lovemother and father, 72 and 73, toMaui, Hawaii, for a neat vacation.Take it from me, nothing compares toValentine’s Day or a wedding in thatparadise.

Over the years, I’ve known a fewother people who found love withsomeone special and kept it throughthick and thin.

When true love appears, it’s usu-ally because the time is right. Indeed,

a man or a woman may be flounder-ing -- seeking direction and wonder-ing what it will take to love and beloved.

And then, out of nowhere, it hap-pens, and your heart soars. You findthe love of your life. It’s happened tome, and I’m forever grateful.

All of that said, here are a just afew of the special people in my life.They all made a distinct impression,and helped me, in their own way, tofind my way:

James Cameron: A dear friend whomade history in 1930 by escaping aKu Klux Klan lynching in Marion,Ind.

A famous photo of his hung friendson the cover of his book “A Time of

Terror,” is a riveting reminder of anti-Black racism. Cameron later foundedAmerica’s Black Holocaust Museumin Milwaukee. His memory lives on.

The celebrated Mrs. O’Bee: Awoman whose name was iconic inmy Milwaukee home town.

Her family’s famous funeral parlorprovided fitting services for many ofthe city’s Black people -- rich, poor,big and small -- including both myparents. In her twilight years, she wasmy father’s generous and consideratenext-door neighbor.

Leonard Sykes: A professionalconfidante who loved jazz and origi-nal Black rhythm and blues.

As a member of The MilwaukeeJournal’s editorial board in 1986-87,

I was its top Black staffer, but felt Iwas simply a journalist.

Caring co-worker Leonard assuredme this was special, and his advicehelped me become a better pro in aneventful year.

The legendary Mattiebelle Woods:This great lady who’d worked on myfather’s Milwaukee Globe in thepost-war 1940s, gave me my start ather weekly Milwaukee Recorderwhile I was in college.

She already was the “grandedame” of the city’s Black press, andeveryone read “Party Line by Mat-tiebelle.”

Jet Magazine paid her a 100thbirthday tribute in 2002. She passedaway in 2005 at 103 years of age.

My four adult Milwaukee-bornchildren -- Terrence, Sherry, Stevenand Tracy: We had lots of fun andthey all turned out fine.

Terrence served 20 years in theNavy, Sherry gained fame with BlackEntertainment Television, Tracy is anurse and Steven runs his own busi-ness. Who could ask for anythingmore?

A belated Happy Valentine’s Dayto everyone and, especially, the lov-ing memory of my parents -- Mil-waukee’s own Juanita and SanfordCarter. They truly belong to the ages.

Milwaukee native Richard G.Carter is a freelance columnist

can afford to be a snowbird (north-erners who move to warmer southernstates in the winter), there are someinexpensive ways to travel to combatcabin fever.

Nettie Perry, a Milwaukee-basedtravel agent for Xstream Travel, saidthat a number of low-cost getawaysare available this time of year, if youare willing to scour the internet tofind them, or you save time by hav-ing an experienced agent do the workfor you through www.travel-coach.paycationonline.com.

“Whether you want to go to LasVegas or one of the southern cli-mates, there are plenty of getawaypackages that offer three to fournights for under $500, especially ifyou are able or willing to fly out ofChicago,” said Perry.

Everyone loves a deal and one ofthe perks of getting up in age are dis-counts!

Winter getaways provide a primeopportunity to take advantage ofsome of the great travel deals, vaca-tion packages, weekend getawaysand discounts.

Moreover, with some 75 millionbaby boomers entering into retire-ment, winter is a great time to let thegood times roll and might be justwhat the doctor ordered to get you

out of the winter doldrums!As you plan your getaway, con-

sider signing up forwww.Groupon.com. Groupon can bea money saver, no matter where youlive. On a daily basis, Grouponemails deals for everything fromrestaurants to spas to leisure eventsin your city or the city you are visit-ing. If you like the offer, you can signup and if enough people sign up tojustify the special price being of-fered, you get the discount price. Forexample, you may receive a specialoffer from a local restaurant offering$15 worth of food for only $7through Groupon. The idea is thatwhen people put their collective buy-ing power together everyone wins—the businesses and you.

Chill on a CruiseIn the cruise industry individuals

55 years of age or older usually qual-ify for discount travel. Many cruiselines offer discounts to senior citizensduring select sailing dates. Amongthe cruise lines that offer discountsare Carnival Cruise Lines, CelebrityCruises, Costa Cruises, MSCCruises, and Royal Caribbean.

One advantage of senior citizendiscounts on cruises is that not onlythe senior citizens themselves get thediscounts, but if at least one personin the room is an eligible senior citi-

zen, the second passenger may alsoget the discount! Upon boarding theship, the qualifying senior citizenwill have to show valid, governmentissued, photo identification for proofof age.

If you are a part of a group of sen-ior citizens, consider pooling re-sources to take a cruise or landvacation together. Typically, themore people you can get to accom-pany you on a cruise, the deeper thediscount. To qualify as a group mosttravel agencies request that at least16 people be in the group, with atleast two people in each room.

Jaunt Over to VegasRemember what happens in Vegas,

stays in Vegas! And, even thoughLas Vegas can be a very expensivetown, there are several places thatseniors can go for a fun and inexpen-sive getaway. Many of the casinosoffer discounts on buffets for seniorsand several downtown casinos offercheap gambling.

According to Perry, one person cantravel to Vegas for a three-night andfour-day stay for just under $500.This includes airfare and hotel.

And, with so many Vegas venuesoffering discounts to senior citizens,it is possible to spend as little as $600for this quick getaway. Vegas has ahost of cafes and coffee shops where

seniors can grab quick, inexpensivemeals. Some hotels have 24-hourcafes serving up scrumptious mealsat great prices, among them are theCafé at Harrah’s which offers morethan 100 menu items, making it pos-sible for everyone to find somethingthey like. It is also the perfect break-fast spot for early risers.

When it comes to gambling orchoosing a hotel, many of the hotelslocated on the strip offer great ratesand less expensive gambling options.Penny slots and bingo machines areeverywhere in Las Vegas if you knowwhere to look (if you don’t, asksomebody!). Hotels like Red Rockand Sunset Station all have greatbingo parlors.

Sun in SedonaSedona, Arizona has become a va-

cation destination favorite, particu-larly for older adults. According toprices on www.travelcoach.payca-tiononline.com , a three-night trip, in-cluding airfare (from Chicago) andhotel stay costs only $420. Sedona isa beautiful year-round, with averagetemperatures in the mid-60s duringMarch.

The most popular seasons areMarch through May and Septemberthrough mid-December. While hotelrates are slightly lower in July andAugust, the most economical prices

of year are available from the firstweek of January through mid-Febru-ary.

Go to the Beach—In South CarolinaAt Myrtle Beach Resort Vacations,

senior citizens (over 55 years old)receive a 10% Discount on mostdaily and weekly rates for condo-miniums rented. During the wintermonths, seniors can save almost21% on Monthly Winter Rates bytaking advantage of the resort’s "Thelonger you stay, the less you pay!"plan.

Get on the Bus!While inclement weather may

quash this option, the bus offers agreat, economical alternative for sen-ior citizens who cannot safely orcomfortable drive. It can also be con-venient, especially if you want to flyout of a major hub like Chicago—take the bus to the airport!

You can also travel south andenjoy the trip by taking bus that of-fers many amenities and luxuries andnot be stressed with driving. Web-sites such as www.Boltbus.com orwww.Megabus.com offer cheapseats (some fares are as low as $1)and other amenities such as Wi-Fi,extra leg room, plug-ins, reservedseating, handicapped accessible.(Note: I did a search and found one

fare from Washington, D.C. to NewYork for $11!)

Wherever you decide to go orwhatever you decide to do, do yourhomework, find a getaway that meetsyour needs and enjoy some much de-served ‘down’ time in the sun whilecombating cabin fever.

those Reagan speeches about welfarequeens? Today, says López, we hear"food stamps" used similarly.

7. 'Shariah Law'We first started hearing about this

alleged threat to American justice inthe wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, saysLópez, when the Bush administrationbecame intent on linking the war inIraq to hijackers who were fromSaudi Arabia. "To get there, you con-vince America that this threat is in-ternal as well—new brownimmigrants who are threatening theheartland," he says. "A prime exam-ple is Kansas prohibiting courts fromdrawing on Shariah law—it's not athreat at all. The point isn't the real-ity; it's the racial frame. The point is,these brown Muslim people are infil-trating our country, so be afraid, andvote for politicians who will supportthe right wing."

8. 'Illegal Alien'This phrase, says López, is a per-

fect dog whistle, which triggers fearsabout immigrants as criminals, tak-ing advantage of welfare and disre-specting the American way of life.But somehow the concerns are al-ways pointed at the Mexican borderinstead of the one we share withCanada. "It's racial rhetoric aboutLatinos that is now being couched inthis seemingly racially neutral lan-guage, and harnessed to support fearto get people to support conservativepolicies."

Jenée Desmond-Harris is TheRoot’s senior staff writer.

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YOUTH&EDUCATIONYOUTH&EDUCATION"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way inwhich it treats its children."--Nelson Mandela

VIVA FIDEL ANNOUNCES “BOOKS FOR SKOOL” BOOK DONATION DRIVE FOR TRUEKNOWLEDGE LIBRARY

As a gift to True Skool for 10 years of positive youth and community services, cel-ebrating and utilizing the elements of hip hop culture, professional Teaching ArtistViva Fidel is launching a powerful book donation drive called “Books for Skool”.Viva Fidel who is a well respected Hip Hop performer is also the resident Art of Em-ceeing instructor for the True Skool after school program and has been involved vol-unteering with the organization since its inception.

Fidel is asking for the community at large to donate books towards the establishmentof an official True Knowledge Library. The True Knowledge Library will complimentall of the Hip

Hop elements that are tangibly represented at True Skool's new location throughthe creative instructional DeeJaying, Emceeing, Breakdance and Visual Arts program-ming it offers youth ages 14-19. Fidel says, “I thought of starting up the True Knowl-edge Library as a way to of course promote reading and literacy amongst our youthbut also to collectively educate the general public and our students on the importanceof the "Knowledge" element within Hip Hop culture.”

This will not be the first time Viva Fidel has used his reach within Hip Hop to or-ganize and

host successful charity events or to raise donations for youth and families in Mil-waukee. In the past he has done concerts collecting food for the hungry and he hasalso helped coordinate winter coat and holiday toy drives. Fidel is particularly excitedabout “Books for Skool” which launches on Monday March 17th, 2014 and will beon going. “This donation drive is something that can help change lives forever, justone book or even the discussions about the books can truly open up our youth to somuch. We’ve helped young people come out of their shells and find their own voiceat True Skool. The possibilities are endless.”

If you are interested in donating books; True Knowledge Library is accepting Pop-ular/Best-Sellers/Classics in paperback or hardcover in new or good condition! Out-lining certain kindsof books preferred Fidel states; “We are specifically requestingnon-fiction, how-to and instructional books on Art, design, music production, entre-preneurship and technology. Also

self-help books based on health, wellness, spirituality and leadership are needed.Finally, we need books on world history, social activism, politics and general literaturetargeted to the Hip Hop audience.” Comics, animation books and photographic lookbooks are accepted as long as the content is child friendly and do not promote drugs,cigarettes, alcohol or graphic sexual images.

If you would like to donate bring or send your books to True Skool’s new location-161 W. Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1000 (lower level) Milwaukee, WI 53203

The official opening day of the True Knowledge Library will be National BookDay, April 23, 2014 at 4pm complete with a ribbon cutting, special invited guests andrefreshments. Any inquires or questions call you can email Vivafidelinfo@gmail.com

Morehouse partners withMilwaukee PublicSchools for WisconsinScholars Program

Morehouse College’s world-renowned Glee Club is coming toMilwaukee March 20 as part of thecollege’s Wisconsin Scholars Pro-gram in partnership with MilwaukeePublic Schools.

Fifteen young men from Wiscon-sin are currently attending More-house as part of the program, whichwas founded in 2012 and offers$25,000 in academic support to eachstudent annually.

Participating students are also en-gaged in professional and leadership

development opportunities, advancedtechnology training workshops, cor-porate executive mentoring programsand summer internship opportunities.

The performance is set for 7 p.m.on Thursday, March 20 at Holy Re-deemer Church of God in Christ,3500 W. Mother Daniels Way, Mil-waukee 53209. The concert is freeand open to the public.

The concert is made possible withthe personal support of Charles Har-vey, Johnson Controls chief diversityofficer, and his Wife Cheryl; More-house Trustee Dale Jones; and More-house alumnus Greg Martin, vicepresident and general manager ofLena’s Food Market.

About Morehouse CollegeAs the nation’s largest, private lib-

eral arts college for men, MorehouseCollege offers 26 majors in three ac-ademic divisions: Humanities andSocial Sciences, Science and Mathe-matics, and Business Administrationand Economics.

Morehouse offers a number of pro-grams and activities to enhance itschallenging liberal arts curriculumthrough the Leadership Center atMorehouse College, Morehouse Re-search Institute, Andrew Young Cen-ter for International Affairs and theMartin Luther King Jr. InternationalChapel.

In 2007, Morehouse launched anew Journalism and Sports concen-tration, which will one day grow intoa major course of study. Upon his re-turn to Morehouse, John Silvanus

Wilson Jr., the college’s 11th presi-dent, has said the central goal of hispresidency is to ensure that More-house achieves both capital and char-acter preeminence.

World-renowned Morehouse CollegeGlee Club coming to Milwaukee

Forty young people from Jack andJill of America Inc., MilwaukeeChapter and Christian Faith Fellow-ship Church in Milwaukee, partici-pated in a letter writing campaign onbehalf of children with sickle celldisease.

Students wrote letters to membersof Congress urging them to supportlaws that increase funding providingtreatment for those with sickle celldisease, and reiterated the need forreauthorization of the Sickle CellTreatment Act.

Sickle Cell disease is an inheriteddisease and affects red blood cells. Itaffects about 100,000 people in theUnited States who are mostly AfricanAmericans. Red blood cells becomesickle-shaped (crescent-shaped) andhave difficulty passing through smallblood vessels.

Blood vessels become blocked andless blood reaches that part of thebody.

Tissue that does not receive normalblood flow becomes damaged andcan result in pain and damage tobody organs.

On February 3, 2014, The SickleCell Disease Association of America(SCDAA) announced that a SickleCell Disease Congressional Caucuswas formed.

The caucus will focus on increas-ing support for people with SickleCell Disease.

The caucus is led by Representa-tives Charles Rangel (D-NY), DannyDavis (D-IL), and Senator Tim Scott

(R-SC). Support for sickle cell dis-ease is severely underfunded and thecaucus will work together to increaseawareness and impact legislation thatwill improve the quality of life forthose with sickle cell disease.

The Milwaukee community is en-couraged to participate in NationalSickle Cell Advocacy Day on April

2-3, 2014. If you are not able to joinothers in Washington, DC on thosedates, call members of Congress at(202)224-3121 and urge them to sup-port continuation of the Sickle CellTreatment Act.

With all of our efforts we can makea difference in the lives of those whosuffer with this devastating disease.

Jack and Jill organization and Christian Faith FellowshipChurch youths write letters for kids with Sickle Cell disease

Morehouse College

The Milwaukee Community Journal March 19, 2014 Page 7VIVA FIDEL ANNOUNCES “BOOKS FOR SKOOL” BOOK DONATION DRIVE FOR TRUEKNOWLEDGE LIBRARY

As a gift to True Skool for 10 years of positive youth and community services, cel-ebrating and utilizing the elements of hip hop culture, professional Teaching ArtistViva Fidel is launching a powerful book donation drive called “Books for Skool”.Viva Fidel who is a well respected Hip Hop performer is also the resident Art of Em-ceeing instructor for the True Skool after school program and has been involved vol-unteering with the organization since its inception.

Fidel is asking for the community at large to donate books towards the establishmentof an official True Knowledge Library. The True Knowledge Library will complimentall of the Hip

Hop elements that are tangibly represented at True Skool's new location throughthe creative instructional DeeJaying, Emceeing, Breakdance and Visual Arts program-ming it offers youth ages 14-19. Fidel says, “I thought of starting up the True Knowl-edge Library as a way to of course promote reading and literacy amongst our youthbut also to collectively educate the general public and our students on the importanceof the "Knowledge" element within Hip Hop culture.”

This will not be the first time Viva Fidel has used his reach within Hip Hop to or-ganize and

host successful charity events or to raise donations for youth and families in Mil-waukee. In the past he has done concerts collecting food for the hungry and he hasalso helped coordinate winter coat and holiday toy drives. Fidel is particularly excitedabout “Books for Skool” which launches on Monday March 17th, 2014 and will beon going. “This donation drive is something that can help change lives forever, justone book or even the discussions about the books can truly open up our youth to somuch. We’ve helped young people come out of their shells and find their own voiceat True Skool. The possibilities are endless.”

If you are interested in donating books; True Knowledge Library is accepting Pop-ular/Best-Sellers/Classics in paperback or hardcover in new or good condition! Out-lining certain kindsof books preferred Fidel states; “We are specifically requestingnon-fiction, how-to and instructional books on Art, design, music production, entre-preneurship and technology. Also

self-help books based on health, wellness, spirituality and leadership are needed.Finally, we need books on world history, social activism, politics and general literaturetargeted to the Hip Hop audience.” Comics, animation books and photographic lookbooks are accepted as long as the content is child friendly and do not promote drugs,cigarettes, alcohol or graphic sexual images.

If you would like to donate bring or send your books to True Skool’s new location-161 W. Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1000 (lower level) Milwaukee, WI 53203

The official opening day of the True Knowledge Library will be National BookDay, April 23, 2014 at 4pm complete with a ribbon cutting, special invited guests andrefreshments. Any inquires or questions call you can email Vivafidelinfo@gmail.com

The Milwaukee Community Journal March 19, 2014 Page 8

The Milwaukee Community Journal March 19, 2014 Page 9

The Milwaukee Community Journal March 19, 2014 Page 10