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More Men are Enjoying the Art of CookingBy Kathy GaillardLong gone are the days when women wooed men by

making them tasty, home cooked meals to show off theirculinary skills, in hopes of winning their hearts.

Today, the script has flipped as more men are takingover the kitchen and wooing women with delicacies theycreate in the kitchen.Thanks, in part, to television shows such as the Food

Network and high profile ‘master’ chefs on prime timetelevision, cooking is now viewed as a cherished mascu-line characteristic—impressing many women. And, theBaby Boomer generation has not been left out of the pic-ture. One-third of adults in the United States (or 34%) admit

to occasionally watching cooking shows on television and15% watch very often, according to a Harris Poll. More than half (55%) of Baby Boomers watch cooking

shows very often or occasionally. And, the news gets evenbetter. A 25-year study of 3,000 Gen Xers found that themen have really beefed up their game in the kitchen. They still don't cook as much as women, but it's creep-

ing up there; with men making two-thirds of the meals

that married women do, that equates to eight meals aweek on average for a married woman's 12. Men also tryto do a good job at it, watching cooking shows, spendingtime shopping and chatting with friends about cooking.In addition, researchers point to women’s increased in-

volvement in the work force, as one of the reasons for theupswing in the number of men cooking. Unlike otherchores that can be put off, cooking is time-sensitive,which means that there's more pressure on men to step uptheir game and get it done when women can't. Many married men have taken on cooking to be more

fair when it comes to domestic labor, and cooking seemsto be the task of choice in an effort to do more around the

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Community residents concerned about the recentincrease in violence and crime attended the third an-nual “Heal the Hood” block party held on the cornerof North 24th Street and West Keefe Street on Sun-day. The block party is held each year to inspire andengage in discussions about the approaches to end-ing the problem of violence, especially gun violence,and crime. Aside from the food, vendors, and entertainment,the “Heal the Hood” campaign also strives to pro-mote self-sustainability and non-violence, as well ascreate something positive. The “Heal the Hood” event was hosted by Alder-woman Milele Coggs and Heal the Hood campaignfounder Ajamou Butler. Abel Muhammad was theguest speaker and 2B Karaoke provided music andentertainment. (Photos by Yvonne Kemp)

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PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY

Question and photos by Yvonne Kemp

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

WILLIAM MUHAMMED: “There is no quickfix to the self-hatred manifesting in gun violence.The conditions are a result of decisions that leader-ship, and Black people, collectively have made overthe decades to integrate into a system that is anti-thetical to our survival. The Honorable ElijahMuhammad and now Minister Louis Farrakhan iscalling for a united front of Black leaders and intel-lectuals to pool our resources, economically, intel-lectually and tehnically to create our ownindependent reality. We must invest knowledge,wisdom and understanding into our people in aconcentrated, programatic thrust, over a protractedperiod of time to rebuild the institution of familyand self-love.”

BREGETTA WILSON: “There needs to bemore love in the community! Love for themothers, children, fathers, people. Not to justget love, but for people to love themselves.”

DURIL WHITE: “We need more love forone another, and cultural education that em-powers and cultivates the minds of our youth;as well as skilled labor training that leads tolife sustaining employment or entrepreneur-ship.”

GRACELYN WILSON: “We need to em-brace the young; show some love to one an-other. Teach love instead of hate. Get rid ofthe guns. I truly believe in the non-violenceapproach.”

During the third annual “Heal theHood” event, we asked for members

of our community: “What do you think

should be done to reducethe number of shootings in

our community?

Community comes out to show unity at third annual

“Heal the Hood” event

Housing project addressingfamily homelessness opensin Harambee NeighborhoodMaskani Place empowers homelessfamilies with a freshstart and a green environmentHeartland Housing proudly an-

nounced Monday the grand openingof Maskani Place, a 37-unit, $10 mil-lion housing community for Milwau-kee families that were previouslyliving in shelters, homeless or at riskof homelessness.“Maskani Place provides high-

quality, affordable, permanent hous-ing for families affected by povertythat previously had to searchmonthly, weekly, or even daily for aplace to sleep,” said Michael Gold-berg, Executive Director of Heart-land Housing, a division of HeartlandAlliance. “With the security of livingat Maskani, residents can focus onemployment, education, personalwellness or whatever they need toimprove their lives and the lives oftheir children.”Because all units are subsidized,

rent will be no more than 30% of aresident’s income.Maskani Place was developed to

address the number of Milwaukeechildren living in poverty who are ei-ther homeless or at risk of beinghomeless. In 2013, Milwaukee Public

Schools served 3,556 homeless chil-dren, an increase of 5.4 percent fromthe previous school year.Of the country’s largest cities, Mil-

waukee has the fourth highest childpoverty rate in the country, with 43percent of children living below 100percent of the federal poverty line.“Educational and developmental

success is incredibly difficult forchildren who live in shelters or areconstantly being moved from one rel-ative to another,” said Goldberg.

“Maskani Place will give these kidsthe stability of a permanent homethat many of us take for granted.”In addition to high-quality, safe, af-

fordable housing, service partnerCommunity Advocates will provideassistance with employment trainingand job searches, finding childcare,and developing financial literacy.The building includes a computerlab, a multi-purpose communityroom, a wellness room, an outdoor

play area and several raised gardenbeds. “Maskani offers families a safe,

nurturing place to start their livesover again and build a stable futurefor themselves and their children,”said Andi Elliott, Interim Chief Ex-ecutive Officer, Community Advo-cates. “Our programming gives themthe support they need to get back ontrack.”

Mayor Tom Barrett congratulates Mercia Harris-Williams and her chil-dren, four-year-old A’Mive Grant and seven-year-old Jon’zelle Grant, forbeing one of the first families to move into Maskani Place, $10 million,37-unit housing community for homeless families who previously hadto rely on shelters. Williams and her children helped the mayor and rep-resentatives of Heartland Housing cut the ribbon officially opening theMaskani Place. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)


Poet, Author Maya Angelou Dies at 86NEW YORK (AP) — Maya An-

gelou, a modern Renaissance womanwho survived the harshest of child-hoods to become a force on stage,screen, the printed page and the inau-gural dais, has died. She was 86.Her death was confirmed in a state-

ment issued by Wake Forest Univer-sity in Winston-Salem, NorthCarolina, where she had served as aprofessor of American Studies since1982.Tall and regal, with a deep, majestic

voice, Angelou defied all probability and category, becom-ing one of the first black women to enjoy mainstream suc-cess as an author and thriving in virtually every artisticmedium. The young single mother who performed at stripclubs to earn a living later wrote and recited the most pop-ular presidential inaugural poem in history.

The childhood victim of rape wrotea million-selling memoir, befriendedMalcolm X, Nelson Mandela and theRev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and per-formed on stages around the world.An actress, singer and dancer in the

1950s and 1960s, she broke throughas an author in 1970 with “I KnowWhy the Caged Bird Sings,” whichbecame standard (and occasionallycensored) reading, and was the first ofa multipart autobiography that contin-ued through the decades. In 1993, she was a sensation read-

ing her cautiously hopeful “On thePulse of the Morning” at former Pres-ident Bill Clinton’s first inauguration. Her confident performance openly

delighted Clinton and made the poema best-seller, if not a critical favorite. For former PresidentGeorge W. Bush, she read another poem, “AmazingPeace,” at the 2005 Christmas tree lighting ceremony atthe White House.She remained close enough to the Clintons that in 2008

Maya Angelou

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The Milwaukee Community Journal May 28, 2014


PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVESQUOTE OF THE WEEK: “I have more respect for a man who lets meknow where he stands, even if he’s wrong, then the one who comesup like an angel and is nothing but a devil.”--Malcolm X (Editor’s note: During this month, in honor of his birthday, we’ve been running quotes from the iconic civil rights leader.)

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Statement by NAACP Milwaukee Branch concerningmurders and violent crimeThe NAACP Milwaukee Branch reiterates our prior statements and joins

the call for ending the violence that occurs in our community on a regular,almost daily basis.We abhor the murders and other violence that has plagued our community.

The recent shooting of 10-year-old Sierra Guyton highlights the insanity ofit all. Obviously, this criminal conduct is unacceptable and cannot be con-doned or tolerated. We must work with law enforcement and communitystakeholders to contain and reduce crime but, beyond that, each of us as in-dividuals, and collectively as a community must be responsible and account-able to each other.At the same time, we as a society must not lose sight of the root causes for

much of the violence. The poverty, unemployment rates and disparities in in-come and opportunity affecting Milwaukee’s African American communityare among the highest in the nation. The fact is that few African Americans or others with jobs and opportunities

commit murder or other violent crimes. This means that all of us – electedofficials, business leaders, faith community, community organizations, edu-cational institutions - have an important role to play in addressing these issues.It is not enough to express outrage about the violence. We must also be outraged by the circumstances that contribute to this situ-

ation, and we must take actions and implement policies that address these cir-cumstances and conditions. We must move the needle and reduce disparitiesby creating jobs and socio-economic opportunities to transform our commu-nity into a Milwaukee that is inclusive for all.The mission of the NAACP is to promote equality for all people and to op-

pose discrimination based on race. We feel strongly that working to increasepublic safety is consistent with that mission. However, we know that the wayto resolve it is not only by calling for a stop to the violence, but also by takingspecific, meaningful and targeted steps to eradicate its root causes. We callfor actions that address the lack of jobs and opportunity, the imbalance in ed-ucation, and the general hopelessness that permeates our community.We also call on all citizens to be accountable to each other and to the com-

munity. We all have a stake in this and must do our part.--James H. Hall, Jr.,President NAACP – Milwaukee Branch

Transit settlement holds the key to decreasing homicides in our communityThe recent spate ofshootings in our com-munity and last week’sannouncement of a $13.5 million settlement of asuit brought by the Black Health Coalition of Wis-consin (BHCW) and Milwaukee Innercity Con-gregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) against theWisconsin and U.S. Departments of Transporta-tion to increase access to jobs outside Milwau-kee county by creating and expanding busroutes are interrelated. How, you ask? Jobs are seen by many poltiical figures and lawenforcement officials in Milwaukee and the city’sBlack community as the best way to decreasethe high crime rate--especially the homicide rate--that dogs our community.The $1.7 billion Zoo Interchange project cur-rently underway ignores the needs of those whodepend on public transportation to reach jobsthat are increasingly being created outside thecity of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County.Approximately $11.5 million will be spent overthe next four years to create bus routes that willtransport workers between Milwaukee and sub-urban communities that have built businessparks that are attracting manufacturing compa-nies, corporate headquarters, and financial insti-tutions that generate billions of dollars in

revenue and thou-sands of jobs.With a good paying

job that can support a family, a person is NOTvery likely to hold up a corner store or gas sta-tion; or be so stressed and angry about not hav-ing a way to support a family, they take theirfrustration out on someone else, whether knownor unknown to them, with a gun. With a good paying job, there is no need to selldrugs on a street corner to support a family andrisk loss of life due to competition or robbery.Yes, the settlement and the city’s rising homi-cide numbers are very much intertwined. That is why what the BHCW and MICAH ac-complished is so important to the welfare of ourcommunity and its future--especially for our chil-dren, who have become unwitting collatoraldamage brought on by senseless violence com-mitted by individuals with misplaced rage andbravdo. We hope the two government entities and thesuburban businesses who are targeted by thesettlement will not fight BHCW and MICAH, butwork with them to create opportunities for ourcommunity’s jobless, who only want to work tosupport their families and give their children abrighter, better future.

The weekend of May 17 marked the 60th anniver-sary of the Supreme Court's decision in the five relatedcases known as Oliver Brown et. al. v. the Board of Ed-ucation of Topeka. It struck down the principal that segregation was

legal under the Constitution and was the crowning in-tellectual achievement of the Howard University LawSchool.Rarely has one institution played such a profound

role in changing history. With the exception of LouisRedding and Jack Greenberg, who argued the compan-ion case about segregated schools in Delaware, all thecases-involving public elementary schools in Kansas,Virginia, South Carolina and a separate case for Wash-ington, D.C.-were argued by faculty or alumni of theHoward Law School. Under the direction and mentorship of Charles

Hamilton Houston, Howard single-handedly took onthe challenge to dismantle segregation; with the spot-light on his protégé Thurgood Marshall and a legalwho's who of Leon Ranson, William Hastie, OliverHill, Spotswood Robinson, George E. C. Hayes, JamesNabrit, Jr., Loren Miller, Dovey Johnson Roundtree,Frankie Muse Freeman and Robert L. Carter.While Brown crowned that intellectual feat, earlier

victories were also important. Led by Marshall, thesecases broke down barriers in higher education, equalpay, public transportation and residential segregation. In 1936 with Houston in Pearson v. Murray, ended

segregation of the University of Maryland Law School(which had denied Marshall entry based on his race).In 1938 in Missouri ex. rel. Gaines v. Canada ruled thatMissouri could not meet the needs of Black studentspursuing law by sending them to other states to study. Marshall, in cases argued with Houston, Hastie, Hill

and Ranson in 1939 and 1940, oversaw Mills v. Boardof Education of Anne Arundel County and Alston. v.School Board of the City of Norfolk, winning equalpay for Black public school teachers; in 1946 withHastie in Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia ruling that federal anti-dis-crimination laws on interstate bus routes trumped Virginia's segregation laws;in 1948 in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Oklahoma ending segrega-tion at Oklahoma's only public law school, and with Miller in Shelley v.Kramer that while race restrictive covenants in deeds were permissible, theycould not be enforced by a court, removing an important pillar that maintainedhousing segregation; and 1950 in Sweat v. Painter on the inadequacy of Texas'racially separate law schools.

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Board of Regentsended practices of racial isolation of a doctoral student.On the immediate heels of the Brown decision, later

in 1954 Freeman was the lead in Davis et al. v. the St.Louis Housing Authority ending segregation in publichousing in St. Louis, and in 1955 Roundtree in SarahKeys v. Carolina Coach Company settled the legalissue ending segregation on interstate buses.The litany of cases highlights a legacy of barriers in

all walks of life, a history driven home in a poignantarticle by Ta-Nehisi Coates making a case for repara-tions. A key contribution of Coates' article is to remindAmerica that "equal opportunity" is a meaningless con-cept when centuries old legacies deal hands that are in-herently unequal due to malice.A report released last week by the National Urban

League's Washington Bureau on access to college forAfrican Americans underscores the problems faced inbringing the full promise of Brown and equal educa-tional opportunity to the 21st Century. As Coates quotes Lyndon Johnson's 1965 Com-

mencement Address to Howard University that "Negropoverty is not white poverty," African American col-lege students are not white college students.Black college students are the poorest of any racial

group, with 47.4 percent of those who are dependenton parents coming from families with incomes below$30,000; explaining why 83.5 percent apply for aid and59.9 percent qualify for zero expected family contribu-tions toward their education and 22.5 percent gettingnear the maximum Pell Grant. This still leaves themneeding to borrow 64.6 percent of their unmet collegecost need.Overcoming all these barriers, the Center for Eco-

nomic Policy and Research reports that last year, 2013,12.4 percent of recent Black college grads were unem-ployed, compared to 5.6 percent for all recent grads. And, among those employed, 55.9 percent were

stuck in jobs that don't require college degrees, whicha recent Demos report notes makes the higher debt loadof black college students different.

These differences need to weigh heavily on how we have structured highereducation to be privately financed by students, not as a public investment inour nation's future. And, when we design higher education policy guidelines to create account-

ability in the system, we need to think of the challenge those legacies meanfor Historically Black Colleges, like Howard University - schools that remaincommitted to educating large numbers of Black students.

60 Years After Brown

MCJ EDITORIALMCJ EDITORIAL

By William Spriggs

“The litany of cases high-lights a legacy of barriersin all walks of life, a his-tory driven home in a

poignant article by Ta-Ne-hisi Coates making a casefor reparations. A key con-tribution of Coates' articleis to remind America that"equal opportunity" is ameaningless concept whencenturies old legacies dealhands that are inherentlyunequal due to malice.”

she supported Hillary Rodham Clinton’s candidacy over the ultimately success-ful run of the country’s first black president, Barack Obama. But a few daysbefore Obama’s inauguration, she was clearly overjoyed. She told the ArkansasDemocrat-Gazette she would be watching it on television “somewhere betweencrying and praying and being grateful and laughing when I see faces I know.”She was a mentor to Oprah Winfrey, whom she befriended when Winfrey

was still a local television reporter, and often appeared on her friend’s talk showprogram. She mastered several languages and published not just poetry, but ad-vice books, cookbooks and children’s stories. She wrote music, plays andscreenplays, received an Emmy nomination for her acting in “Roots,” and neverlost her passion for dance, the art she considered closest to poetry.“The line of the dancer: If you watch (Mikhail) Baryshnikov and you see that

line, that’s what the poet tries for. The poet tries for the line, the balance,” shetold The Associated Press in 2008, shortly before her birthday.Her very name as an adult was a reinvention. Angelou was born Marguerite

Johnson in St. Louis and raised in Stamps, Ark., and San Francisco, movingback and forth between her parents and her grandmother. She was smart andfresh to the point of danger, packed off by her family to California after sassinga white store clerk in Arkansas. Other times, she didn’t speak at all: At age 7,she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend and didn’t speak for years. She learnedby reading, and listening.“I loved the poetry that was sung in the black church: ‘Go down Moses, way

down in Egypt’s land,’” she told the AP. “It just seemed to me the most won-derful way of talking. And ‘Deep River.’ Ooh! Even now it can catch me. Andthen I started reading, really reading, at about 7 1/2, because a woman in my

In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama kisses authorand poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedomduring a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.Angelou, author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” has died, WakeForest University said Wednesday, May 28, 2014. She was 86. (Photocourtesy of AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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RELIGIONRELIGIONDivided Loyalty, written by Patsy

McNeely, is a true and compellingstory of a womamn’s discovery of thejoy of the Lord and His fulfillingpromise to a wonderful life on earth,only later to find that hell resides justaround the corner.Experience the journey with her as

she struggles to remain faithful toGod and to her husband, even whenit looked like she was losing him toanother woman. See how the devil used his tactics

and devices to try and devide hermarriage, even to the point of forcingher to make a decision between herhusband and God.Learn how this woman of God

stayed on her knees and prayed dur-ing the weakest moments of her life,in order that she might gain the strength to stand duringher husband’s rejections and unfaithfulness.Discover how she allowed the power of the Holy Ghost

to lead her to pray for her husband’s mistress’ marriagein order that hers might be saved. See how God allowedthese things to work together for their good, even afterthe affair almost cost them their lives!

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, chooseyou this day whom ye will serve.”--Joshua 24:15 KJVAbout the authorMcNeely was born and raised in a small town outside

of Memphis Tennessee. She was raised by strict and Godfearing Grand-Parents. She would leave her home townupon graduating from high school. McNeely would continue in her trained ways and faith

in God only for a short while, and would later find herselfout of church and the will of God for over twenty plusyears.After a failed life of sin and not having God, she would

find her way to Greater New Birth Church, 22nd Centerwhere the Bishop R.J. Burt was Senior Pastor. Throughhis teaching and guiding, McNeely would learn and de-veloped a powerful prayer life, and an ability to hear fromGod. Patsy would be called to preach the gospel andwould later be ordained.

Upon establishing a relationshipwith the Almighty Father, McNeelywould marry after seven years of liv-ing in sin, and learn that God wouldnow cause her in her first year ofmarriage to go through test, in orderthat she would write this book. Itwould take McNeely seven years tocomplete and publish “Divided Loy-alty.”

Divided Loyalty is a book writtento show God’s true intention regard-ing marriages. It shows how whenone mate is in church and the otherspouse isn’t-how one should prayand stand in the gap for the unsavedor non-believing spouse. It also shows how spouses should

forgive one another as God forgaveus. It is a book that one canlive by, refer to, and beblessed in the union of mar-riage. The book is availableat Amazon.com and will laterbe available in Barnes &Noble bookstore. McNeely states that God

has given her a marriage min-istry, and through living andwriting Divided Loyalty, she

have made a commitment to be available for any and allspeaking engagements as related to this book. McNeely works as an Inside Key Account Sales Rep-

resentative, for Cornell Communications in Milwaukee.She resides with her husband Robert of 10 years. She isa faithful member of Greater New Birth Church, ChiefApostle & Founder of Grace International Fellowship,Bishop R.J. Burt, Senior Pastor, Lady Patricia R. Burt,Pastor, at 8237 West Silver Spring Avenue, Milwaukee,Wisconsin.She works diligently with the Prison Ministry, and

preaches throughout Wisconsin. McNeely prays that Di-vided Loyalty will become worldwide, and that there benew hope and respect for marriages all over the world, asit relates to God and his plan.

RELIGION BOOKSHELFLocal author pens novel on thetrials one’s faith often must endure

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PREWITT, JACQUELYN D.Age 51 yrs. May 22, 2014. Beloved wife of Marvin Williams. Lovingmother of Jerrod Dion Thomas and Markez Prewitt. Daughter of Bar-bara(Charles) Hill. Sister of Jerrell Hill.Also survived by 2 grandchil-dren and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Funeral serviceswill be held on Saturday 11AM at All Saints Catholic Church 4051 N.25th St. Instate Saturday 10AM at the CHURCH until time of services.Visitation Friday 3-7PM(Family hr. 6-7PM) at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

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SOWARD, JON TEI IIIPassed peacefully on May 15, 2014. End of life was lived out at AuroraZilber Family Hospice. Jon is survived by his wife, family and friends. AMemorial Service will be held on Friday 11AM at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

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HARDY, ROBIN Y.Age 50 yrs. May 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Thursday10AM at Holy Redeemer COGIC 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way. VisitationThursday 9AM at the CHURCH until time of services. The family isserved by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

ELDER, SHIRLEY A.Age 62 yrs. May 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday 1PM.Visitation Tuesday 12 Noon until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

SCALES, JOANNAge 63 yrs. May 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Monday11AM. Visitation Monday 10AM until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

TATE, EDITHAge 74 yrs. May 26, 2014. Beloved mother of Phyllis(James)Mitchell,Brent Brooks, Lawanda(Stanley)Harris, Sylvia Denise Garrett, Cyn-thia(Eugene)Garrett, Cassandra(Winnie)Tate and Kevin Tate. Loving sis-ter of Clinton Tate and Virginia Tate. Also survived by 20 grandchildren,37 great grandchildren and a host of other loving relatives and friends.Funeral services will be held on Monday 1PM. Visitation Monday 12Noon until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

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Catholic Charitiesbrings hope to low-income pregnant momsand works to reduce co-sleeping deathsAccording to the 2013 Fetal Infant Mortality Review,

Milwaukee’s infant mortality rate is at crisis levels, dueto premature births, congenital frailties, and unsafe sleep-ing conditions. When compared globally, Milwaukee's in-fant mortality rate is worse than 77 countries. Catholic Charities is one nonprofit focused on reducing

this infant mortality rate by improving the prenatal carethat low-income moms receive and educating soon-to-beparents about the dangers of unsafe sleeping conditions.According to Jessica St. Martin-Trejo, one of Milwau-

kee County’s Catholic Charities support coordinators,

“Education is so critical when it comes to preventing co-sleeping deaths. We know so much more than we dideven ten years ago about what is considered a safe sleep-ing environment.So if a pregnant teen asks her mom for advice in this

regard, the advice she receives could be outdated and notwhat we consider safe by today’s standards.”“Today, we recommend that there are no toys, bumper

pads or heavy blankets left in the crib with a baby, thatthe baby always lay on his or her back, and that an adultnever sleeps together with an infant.”“If a soon-to-be mom doesn’t have a crib, we’ll connect

her with community resources that provide discounted orfree pack ‘n plays.”Catholic Charities also makes it a priority to meet on a

regular basis with low-income moms to ensure they aregetting the prenatal care they need and that they are eatingright so that their baby can be carried to full-term. Once the baby arrives, Catholic Charities again works

to make sure that baby is breastfeeding ok or that themom has formula for the baby to thrive.


Feed The Children, in cooperation with The Salvation Army, Brentwood Health Organization, Brentwood Church of Christ and Silver Spring NeighborhoodCenter provided 800 pre-identified families with food and essential items recently. Volunteers helped unload over 40,000 pounds of items from twosemi-trailers. The families received the food at Brentwood, 6425 N. 60th St. This was the fifth year Feed The Children has teamed up with TheSalvation Army. More than 6,400 families have been served in those five years through this partnership. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)

Salvation Army and Feed The Children team up again to serve 800 area families

Members of Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope, better known as MICAH, recently celebrated its 26th year of “Doing What is Just” for the communityduring its anniversary fete at the Italian Conference Center. MICAH members pictured above are (left to right standing): Rev. Louis Sibley, Mt. Zion MBC; Rev. RobertSims, Bethesda MBC; Rev. Joseph Jackson, Friendship MBC; Ret. Rev. Dennis Jacobson of Incarnation Lutheran Church; Rev. Dick Aiken, St. Sebastian; Ret. Rev. JosephEllwanger, Rev. Robert Wilson, St. Johns United; Rev. James Phillips, Blessed Deliverance MBC; Rev. Dr. Archie Ivy, New Hope Baptist Church; Rev. Richard Shaw, St.Matthew CME; (seated, left to right): Pastor Marilyn Miller, Reformation Lutheran Church, Pastor Mary Martha Kannass, Hephatha Lutheran Church, Rev. Dr. MaryJean Giles, Christian Fellowship Community Church; Rev. Willie Brisco, MICAH president; Ana Garcia-Ashley, Exec. Dir. of Gamaliel (“Fire of Faith”) Chicago; MichelleTownsend deLopez, Cross Lutheran Church. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)

MICAH celebrates 26 years of “Doing What is Just”

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PREWITT, JACQUELYN D.Age 51 yrs. May 22, 2014. Beloved wife of Marvin Williams. Lovingmother of Jerrod Dion Thomas and Markez Prewitt. Daughter of Bar-bara(Charles) Hill. Sister of Jerrell Hill.Also survived by 2 grandchil-dren and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Funeral serviceswill be held on Saturday 11AM at All Saints Catholic Church 4051 N.25th St. Instate Saturday 10AM at the CHURCH until time of services.Visitation Friday 3-7PM(Family hr. 6-7PM) at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

HARTISON, BESSIE MAE MORGANAge 76 yrs. May 22, 2014. Beloved wife ofRobert Hartison. Loving mother of CherylMorgan, Charlotte Morgan-Weddle, Rod-ney(Rosa)Hartison, Rickey(Amy)Hartison,Delinda Kay(Maurice)Hall, Landry Rose(An-thony)Davis and Michelle(Jerel) Wilson. Sis-ter of Samuel Hinton andDavid(Betty)Hinton. Also survived by a host

of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and other lov-ing relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Friday 11AMat Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church 3737 N. Sherman Blvd. Visita-tion Friday 10AM at the CHURCH until time of services. Visitation Thurs-day 3-7PM at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

SOWARD, JON TEI IIIPassed peacefully on May 15, 2014. End of life was lived out at AuroraZilber Family Hospice. Jon is survived by his wife, family and friends. AMemorial Service will be held on Friday 11AM at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

KIPER, ELLA M.Age 67 yrs. May 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Thursday11AM. Visitation Thursday 10AM until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

HARDY, ROBIN Y.Age 50 yrs. May 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Thursday10AM at Holy Redeemer COGIC 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way. VisitationThursday 9AM at the CHURCH until time of services. The family isserved by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

ELDER, SHIRLEY A.Age 62 yrs. May 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday 1PM.Visitation Tuesday 12 Noon until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

SCALES, JOANNAge 63 yrs. May 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Monday11AM. Visitation Monday 10AM until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

TATE, EDITHAge 74 yrs. May 26, 2014. Beloved mother of Phyllis(James)Mitchell,Brent Brooks, Lawanda(Stanley)Harris, Sylvia Denise Garrett, Cyn-thia(Eugene)Garrett, Cassandra(Winnie)Tate and Kevin Tate. Loving sis-ter of Clinton Tate and Virginia Tate. Also survived by 20 grandchildren,37 great grandchildren and a host of other loving relatives and friends.Funeral services will be held on Monday 1PM. Visitation Monday 12Noon until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

NORWOOD, EDITH M.Age 80 yrs. May 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Saturday1PM. Visitation Saturday 12 Noon until time of services at:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

house. Cooking appears to be the most fun domesticchore, and it provides a creative outlet and a sense of ac-complishment. Of 900 men surveyed by Midan Market-ing, almost 50 percent say they do at least half of theirhousehold’s grocery shopping. Of that group, more thanhalf do all of the shopping and 46 percent say they are re-sponsible for cooking food for the entire family.But sharing household chores is not the only reason for

more men cooking. Because Gen Xers are getting marriedand having kids later in life than the generations before,men are spending more years of their lives single and eat-ing frozen pizza and take-outs does not cut it. They arelearning their way around the stove, since no one else isaround to do it for them. Moreover, since there is a highrate of divorce among Baby Boomers, men who arenewly divorced or never married are also learning tocook.Cooking is no longer seen as “women’s work” and, in

many cases, it is now viewed as a familiar, welcomingand masculine trait. Jim Gaillard (yes, he is my brother) is among those

men who have learned to cook on their own. A single,50-something entrepreneur, Jim grew up in a home where“cooking” was considered ‘women’s work.’ When an op-portunity presented itself for him to attend high school inOshkosh, WI, the experience was enlightening in morethan one way; his host family assigned everyone a nightto cook dinner. Jim found himself in the kitchen and en-joying it. After whetting his appetite for cooking in Oshkosh,

when he continued his education at Marquette University,Jim was not a fan of dorm food, so he continued cookingin his dorm room. Over the years, he has honed his culi-nary skills and today cooks for himself almost daily. Healso delights in impressing the ladies by turning the tablesand cooking for them. Among his 'house specialties’ aregrilled steak, chicken and Cajun crab legs, seafoodgumbo, spicy fried blue gills, seafood/vegetable stir fryand sweet potato pie. Sam Belton, owner of City.Net Café, located at 306 E.

Wisconsin Avenue, managed to successfully fuse his pas-sion for good, healthy food, with his love of jazz into abusiness. This 60-something entrepreneur only startedcooking twelve years ago and, today, business is boomingat his jazz-cafe.“I started cooking because I enjoy good, seasoned food

that is also healthy,” said Sam.

A self-taught cook, Sam’s specialties at the café arehome-style soups and signature Panini SAMices, namedafter him. His premier SAMiche is the salmon Panini,which combines pink salmon, breadcrumbs, eggs, milkand olive oil, along with his secret sauce, served Panini-style. Jim also shared his coveted SEAFOOD GUMBO recipe:One pound crab legsOne pound of peeled, de-veined jumbo raw shrimp Three boneless skinless chicken breastsFour sticks of chicken andouille sausage Four hot beef Polish sausagesTwo large green bell peppersFour tomatoesOne tablespoon Chef Prudhomme's "Seafood Magic"One tablespoon red chili sauce (this is the heat!) more or less if you like hotOne large sweet Vidalia onionOne clove garlic (or garlic powder)One pound frozen chopped okraTwo boxes of Zatarain's gumbo mix for base (or

make your own roux)Boil chicken breasts. Heat sausages in a little

water. Steam crab legs for 10 minutes. Lightly sautéshrimp in a butter garlic mix. While these arewarming, begin chopping all vegetables in 1" cubes.In a very large boiling pot, mix boxes of Zatarain

with three quarts of water. Bring to boil for threeminutes, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.Add veggies, cut chicken and sausages in 1" cubesand stir in meats, and spices. Simmer 10 more min-utes and then stir in seafood to simmer final 10 min-utes. (Note: I usually like this to be thin and soupy so I add

more water and serve over brown rice. If you wantto thicken it, stir gumbo file' powder in.) Makesplenty to share and freezes well. Note: In honor of Father’s Day, we are looking for men

over 50 to share “the best advice my dad ever gave me.”Please submit your one paragraph ‘advice,’ along with apicture of you and your dad to [email protected] nolater than Monday, June 2, 2014.

Tracey is a new mom whose preg-nancy didn’t have an easy beginning. Her boyfriend refused to accept

any responsibility for the baby andleft Tracey. Without her boyfriend’s income to

help with rent and utilities, Traceywas soon living on the streets of Mil-waukee, even though she continuedworking full time. She found temporary respite in a

homeless shelter, but was six monthspregnant and frantic with worryabout her situation and the health ofthe baby. Then her mom told her to call

Catholic Charities. Tracey says sheimmediately connected with St. Mar-tin-Trejo. “What a difference that made. We

talked about how I needed to takebetter care of myself for the well-being of me and my baby. I felt goodto not feel so alone,” said Tracey. Jessica also helped Tracy to enroll

in the First Breath program to helpher stop smoking. She then did some advocating for

Tracy with the WIC office so thatTracey could be eligible for WIC andW2 assistance, making her life mucheasier.With her newfound confidence,

Tracey got her own smoke-freeapartment and her beautiful baby girl,Miranda, was born healthy andhappy. Today, Jessica continues to make

weekly home visits to Tracey andMiranda. “We talk about child devel-opment, where I am with my per-sonal and parental goals, and Jessicais quick to answer any questions Ihave,” Tracey said. “At first everything was over-

whelming, but I stayed with it.Catholic Charities was there for mewhen it felt like I had no one.”Fr. Dave Bergner, the executive di-

rector of Catholic Charities, says,“Last year, Catholic Charities helpeda record 27,647 people, of all faithsin the 10 counties of southeasternWisconsin, and offered over 8,410hours of pregnancy support andadoption services throughout thisarea, regardless of people’s incomelevels.“In addition to providing preg-

nancy support and adoption services,Catholic Charities also offers mentalhealth counseling and case manage-ment. “We bring hope to the poor, the

frail and the vulnerable. That hopethen ripples out to their families, co-workers and communities.” People interested in supporting

Catholic Charities initiatives to sup-port those in need can visit CatholicCharities web page atwww.ccmke.org. Donations are alsobeing accepted via text by dialing85944 and texting “Moment” tomake a $10 donation that is added totheir cell phone bill. Ninety-six per-cent of all Catholic Charities clientslive under the poverty level. Catholic Charities has been serv-

ing people of all faiths in southeast-ern Wisconsin since 1920. For moreinformation visit www.ccmke.org

According to a 2011 survey byMilwaukee’s Continuum of Care, 20percent of Milwaukee’s homelesspopulation is comprised of familieswith children.“Maskani Place demonstrates the

success we can have when govern-ment, the non-profit sector and thecommunity work together toward acommon goal,” said Mayor Tom Bar-rett. “This is what is great about Mil-waukee. We lend a hand to ourneighbors. And by doing so, wemake our neighborhoods stronger.”Maskani Place is Heartland Hous-

ing’s third project in Milwaukee. In2011, Heartland opened the 38-unitCapuchin Apartments on the city’sPark West neighborhood, in partner-ship with St. Ben’s CommunityMeal. In 2009, Heartland opened the24-unit Prairie Apartments in theKing Park Neighborhood along withGuest House of Milwaukee. Since itsfounding in 1988, Heartland Housinghas developed nearly 1,850 units andmanages nearly 850 affordablehomes throughout the Midwest.

Green buildingMaskani Place was designed and

constructed with sustainability and

energy efficiency in mind. All unitshave ENERGY STAR appliances;low VOC paints, adhesives andsealants; low-flow plumbing; and en-ergy efficient lighting, ceiling fansand windows. In addition, heating,cooling and hot water systems are allenergy-efficient.Heartland Housing will pursue cer-

tification of the building through En-terprise’s Green Communities, aprogram similar to LEED certifica-tion that is focused specifically on af-fordable housing.Smart financingHeartland Housing used an array

of public and private financing in-cluding tax credits from WisconsinHousing and Economic Develop-ment Authority (WHEDA), and sup-port from the City of Milwaukee andthe Housing Authority of the City ofMilwaukee (HACM)."Smart, energy efficient, attractive

housing not only helps the residents,it also improves the surroundingneighborhood," said Wyman Win-ston, Executive Director of the Wis-consin Housing and EconomicDevelopment Authority (WHEDA)."Developments like Maskani Placecreate jobs, put parcels back on the

tax rolls, encourage other develop-ment and keep communities movingforward. This is the kind of develop-ment we want to see throughout thestate."In addition to state and local fund-

ing, Maskani Place received gener-ous support from US BancorpCommunity Development Corpora-tion, BMO Harris Bank, the FederalHome Loan Bank of Chicago, For-ward Community Investments, andEnterprise Community Partners.Heartland Housing is also cur-

rently working with the city of Madi-son on a similar development on thatcity’s east side.

“Heartland Housing’s mission isto build high-quality, sustainablehousing that provides stability forand improves the lives of residentsand enhances the surrounding com-munity,” said Goldberg. “We hope tocontinue our success in Milwaukeeand throughout the state.”“Maskani” is a Swahili word for

“home.” Maskani Place is located at320 East Center Street in Milwau-kee’s near north side. Families thatare interested in living at MaskaniPlace should contact HeartlandHousing at 414-208-4855.

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Members of the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network met with CommunityJournal Editor Thomas Mitchell (pictured above left) during an editorial board meeting at the news-paper recently. During the meeting, the coalition members updated the MCJ editor about tacticsbeing used by the tobacco industry to attract young people to smoking. Lorraine Lathen (right)shows Mitchell a flavored tobacco product which can be easily purchased in any corner store orgas station in the city. (Photo by Mosaic Communications)

Anti-tobacco organization reveals new ways industry is attracting young consumers during editorial meeting at MCJ

town took me to the library, a black school library. … And I read every book,even if I didn’t understand it.”At age 9, she was writing poetry. By 17, she was a single mother. In her early

20s, she danced at a strip joint, ran a brothel, was married (to Enistasious ToshAngelos, her first of three husbands) and then divorced. By her mid-20s, she was performing at the Purple Onion in San Francisco,

where she shared billing with another future star, Phyllis Diller. She spent a fewdays with Billie Holiday, who was kind enough to sing a lullaby to Angelou’sson Guy, surly enough to heckle her off the stage and astute enough to tell her:“You’re going to be famous. But it won’t be for singing.”After renaming herself Maya Angelou for the stage (“Maya” was a childhood

nickname), she toured in “Porgy and Bess” and Jean Genet’s “The Blacks” anddanced with Alvin Ailey. She worked as a coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Council,

and lived for years in Egypt and Ghana, where she met Malcolm X and re-mained close to him until his assassination, in 1965. Three years later, she washelping King organize the Poor People’s March in Memphis, Tenn., where thecivil rights leader was slain on Angelou’s 40th birthday.“Every year, on that day, Coretta and I would send each other flowers,” An-

gelou said of King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, who died in 2006.Angelou was little known outside the theatrical community until “I Know

Why the Caged Bird Sings,” which might not have happened if James Baldwinhadn’t persuaded Angelou, still grieving over King’s death, to attend a party atJules Feiffer’s house. Feiffer was so taken by Angelou that he mentioned her toRandom House editor Bob Loomis, who persuaded her to write a book.Angelou’s musical style was clear in a passage about boxing great Joe Louis’s

defeat against German fighter Max Schmeling:“My race groaned. It was our people falling. It was another lynching, yet an-

other Black man hanging on a tree. One more woman ambushed and raped. ABlack boy whipped and maimed. It was hounds on the trail of a man runningthrough slimy swamps. … If Joe lost we were back in slavery and beyond help.”Angelou’s memoir was occasionally attacked, for seemingly opposite rea-

sons. In a 1999 essay in Harper’s, author Francine Prose criticized “Caged Bird”as “manipulative” melodrama. Meanwhile, Angelou’s passages about her rape and teen pregnancy have

made it a perennial on the American Library Association’s list of works thatdraw complaints from parents and educators.“‘I thought that it was a mild book. There’s no profanity,” Angelou told the

AP. “It speaks about surviving, and it really doesn’t make ogres of many people.I was shocked to find there were people who really wanted it banned, and I stillbelieve people who are against the book have never read the book.”Angelou appeared on several TV programs, notably the groundbreaking 1977

miniseries “Roots.” She was nominated for a Tony Award in 1973 for her ap-pearance in the play “Look Away.” She directed the film “Down in the Delta,”about a drug-wrecked woman who returns to the home of her ancestors in theMississippi Delta. She won three Grammys for her spoken-word albums andin 2013 received an honorary National Book Award for her contributions to theliterary community.Back in the 1960s, Malcolm X had written to Angelou and praised her for

her ability to communicate so directly, with her “feet firmly rooted on theground. In 2002, Angelou used this gift in an unexpected way when shelaunched a line of greeting cards with industry giant Hallmark. Angelou admit-ted she was cool to the idea at first. Then she went to Loomis, her editor at Ran-dom House.“I said, ‘I’m thinking about doing something with Hallmark,’” she recalled.

“And he said, ‘You’re the people’s poet. You don’t want to trivialize yourself.’So I said ‘OK’ and I hung up. And then I thought about it. And I thought, if I’mthe people’s poet, then I ought to be in the people’s hands — and I hope in theirhearts. So I thought, ‘Hmm, I’ll do it.’”In North Carolina, she lived in an 18-room house and taught American Stud-

ies at Wake Forest University. She was also a member of the Board of Trusteesfor Bennett College, a private school for black women in Greensboro, N.C.


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Milwaukee Small Business Week Will Celebrate City’s Entrepreneurs While Inspiringand Educating Business OwnersMilwaukee joins other cities throughout the country incelebrating National Small Business WeekThe City of Milwaukee joins cities like Washington D.C., San Francisco,

and Newark, in celebrating the contributions of local small businesses inhonor of National Small Business Week. For the third year, small business owners, working in conjunction with the

City of Milwaukee’s Office of Small Business Development, local sponsorsand community partners, will host the annual Milwaukee Small BusinessWeek celebration the week of June 2. A series of events that recognize andcelebrate the city’s thriving small business community will be held throughoutthe week.This year’s program will trail National Small Business Week, the platform

after which Milwaukee’s initiative was modeled, which is taking place inMay. National Small Business Week was established in 1963 to recognizethe contributions of small businesses to the economic well-being of Amer-ica.“Small businesses are a huge part of Milwaukee’s local economy and Mil-

waukee Small Business Week has proven to be an opportunity to empower,engage and educate local entrepreneurs,” said Nikki Purvis, Manager of theCity of Milwaukee’s Small Business Development Office. “We invite theentire community to come out and celebrate Milwaukee Small BusinessWeek.”The 2014 Milwaukee Small Business Week event calendar includes:• Kick-off News Conference and Reception, Monday, June 2 from 5:30

p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Jackson’s Pub, 1203 N. 10th StreetCost: FREE. Register here: https://openforbusinessmixer.eventbrite.com • Small Business Sustainability Conference Hosted by the City of Milwau-

kee, ‘From Surviving to Thriving: Maximizing Local Resources to ExpandSmall Businesses,’ Tuesday, June 3 from 7:30 am until 2 pm at ManpowerHeadquarters, 100 Manpower Place, Milwaukee; Cost: $25; Register here:http://city.milwaukee.gov/OSBD • Staying in the Game: Unwritten Rules to Small Business Success Breakfast Panel Discussion; Wednesday, June 4;7:30 am until 10:30 a.m.Manpower Headquarters, 100 Manpower Place, MilwaukeeCost: FREE. Register here: http://smallbusinesssucess-

breakfast.eventbrite.com “The Milwaukee Small Business Week events provide a number of oppor-

tunities to help companies survive and thrive in today’s business climate,”said Johnna Scott, co-owner of Mosaic Communications, Inc., a local publicrelations firm based in Milwaukee.

“Small businesses are powerful and Milwaukee Small Business Week is agreat time to learn best practices, connect with critical resources and engagewith individuals who make purchasing decisions.”This year’s sponsors include the City’s Office of Small Business Develop-

ment, Veolia Water, LISC, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Metropol-itan Sewage District, Wisconsin Business Development, Associated Bank,the Office of Environmental Sustainability’s ME2 Program, Mosaic Commu-nications and media partners Energy 106.9 FM and Jammin’ 98.3 FM. Mil-waukee Small Business Week’s community partners include ManpowerGroup, Great Impressions Printing, WOO Connections and the WisconsinDistrict Office of the Small Business Administration.For more information about Milwaukee Small Business Week or to learn

about sponsorship opportunities, please call 414.444.7001 or visitwww.mkesmallbizweek.com. To register for the Small Business Sustainabil-ity Conference, visit http://city.milwaukee.gov/OSBD.

Youths plan and prepare community garden for the needyThrough the help of an energetic group of youthful growers, a community gar-

den will be taking shape Saturday, May 31, and its produce will help feed impov-erished families in Milwaukee's central city throughout the course of the springand summer.The Amani Neighborhood Community Garden will be dedicated and planted

by a group of six concerned freshmen at the University School of Milwaukee,who convinced school administrators to reserve the space on the school's grounds.Produce from the garden will be donated to families and individuals in the Northside Amani neighborhood through the recently established MacCanon BrownHomeless Sanctuary organization.Ceremonies and planting of the new community garden will commence at 9:00

a.m. on May 31 at the site on the University School campus, 2100 Fairy ChasmRoad, River Hills. For more information, contact MacCanon Brown, MacCanon Brown Homeless

Sanctuary Organization, at 414-305-8997, or Julie Piwowarczyk, UW-Milwaukeedirector of communications at 414-352-6000.

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GLENDALE, WIS.– Charlotte Ghazarian, CASL®,ChFC® , CLTC®, CLU® , LUTCF , of Glendale, a Fi-nancial Consultant with Thrivent Financial, has earnedmembership in the prestigious 2014 Million DollarRound Table (MDRT). Ghazarian qualified for this honorbased on her outstanding client service, ethical conductand professional knowledge in 2013. The MDRT is an in-ternational, independent association of leading life insur-ance and financial services professionals.Ghazarian is associated with Thrivent Financial’s

South Wisconsin Regional Financial Office. About Thrivent FinancialThrivent Financial is a financial services organization

that helps Christians be wise with money and live gener-ously. As a membership organization, it offers its nearly2.4 million member-owners a broad range of products,services and guidance from financial representatives na-tionwide. For more than a century it has helped members make

wise money choices that reflect their values while pro-viding them opportunities to demonstrate their generositywhere they live, work and worship. For more informa-tion, visit Thrivent.com/why. You can also find us onFacebook and Twitter.Thrivent Financial is the marketing name for Thrivent

Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis.About Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier

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On Saturday June 7, 2014 BlackHealth Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc.(BHCW) will have their 11th AnnualAfrican American Walk for QualityHealth. This year's theme is Women's

Health. Event co-chairs are Dr.Earnestine Willis, Professor of Pedi-atrics at the Medical College of Wis-consin and Bevan K. Baker, FACHECommissioner of Health for the Cityof Milwaukee

The primary purpose of BHCW'sWalk for Quality Health is to garnercity-wide support for the WisconsinAfrican American EliminatingHealth Disparities Institute. The Institute was established by

BHCW to specifically focus on theelimination of health disparities forAfrican Americans in Wisconsinthrough data warehousing, researchand policy development. The Institute also allows for the

African American community tohave control regarding the develop-ment, analysis, and dissemination ofhealth information.Another very important reason for

the African American Walk for Qual-ity Health is to engage the commu-nity in a meaningful healthy activity. The promotion of good health is

key to the reduction of health dispar-ities. This event goes a long way in

sending a positive message thatAfrican Americans do care abouttheir health as the event route is di-rectly in the community that is ad-versely impacted by healthdisparities the most.Registration for the African Amer-

ican Walk for Quality Health on June7th starts at 9:00 am, the Walk be-gins at 10:00 am. Registration can becompleted online at www.bhcw-.org/Walk or at the event.

Individuals can register for $10and teams of ten can register for $35.There are also opportunities for peo-ple who can not attend the Walk togain pledges. The event registration and kick-off

activity occurs at the MilwaukeeUrban League (435 W. North Ave.).The Walk route goes from the Mil-waukee Urban League to Dr. KingDrive, north to Center Street, west tothe Wisconsin Black Historical Soci-ety & Museum (2620 W. Center).Festivities after the Walk will includea brief program, informationalbooths by the event sponsors, and anAfrican American Women BusinessFair. For more information, pleasecontact BHCW at 414-933-0064.

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Legendary civil rights and political icon Vel Phillips was “in the house” as attendees of the recent cele-bration of the 60th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision by the SupremeCourt in 1954 that outlawed school desegregation and paved the way for a series of landmark civil rightslaws and court decisions. Phillips is best known for being the first African American and first woman tosit on Milwaukee’s Common Council. She also championed fair and equal housing, working with FatherJames Groppi and the NAACP in desegragating the city’s housing market, particularly on the southside.The Milwaukee celebration was held at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)

Angelou hosted a weekly satellite radio show for XM’s“Oprah & Friends” channel. She also owned and renovateda townhouse in Harlem, the inside decorated in spectacularprimary colors.Active on the lecture circuit, she gave commencement

speeches and addressed academic and corporate eventsacross the country. Angelou received dozens of honorarydegrees, and several elementary schools were named forher. As she approached her 80th birthday, she decided to

study at the Missouri-based Unity Church, which advo-cates healing through prayer.“I was in Miami and my son (Guy Johnson, her only

child) was having his 10th operation on his spine. I felt re-ally done in by the work I was doing, people who had ex-pected things of me,” said Angelou, who then recalled aUnity church service she attended in Miami.“The preacher came out — a young black man, mostly

a white church — and he came out and said, ‘I have onlyone question to ask, and that is, “Why have you decided tolimit God?’” And I thought, ‘That’s exactly what I’ve beendoing.’ So then he asked me to speak, and I got up and said,‘Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you,thank you.’ And I said it about 50 times, until the audiencebegan saying it with me, ‘Thank you, THANK YOU!’”

Associated Press writer Michael Biesecker in Raleigh,N.C., contributed to this report.

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Legend in the house!

Proposals Sought for Small Business Program for RefugeesA program that helps refugees start up and run their own home-based

childcare businesses is seeking subcontractors. The Refugee Childcare Microenterprise Development Program at the So-

cial Development Commission is collecting proposals from agencies andindividuals to serve as the program’s Business Development Subcontractorand the Client Services Subcontractor. The scoop of the services that eachis required to provide can be found in the formal Request for Formal Pro-posal located at www.cr-sdc.org/DefaultFilePile/NewsReleases/RFP/RFP0516-140516-14ARefugeeChildcareMicroenterpriseDev.Prog.pdf. Proposals are due to be submittedto SDC by 2:00 pm, Friday June 6, 2014. For more information, contactMonique Jones, SDC Purchasing Manager, at 414-906-2803.

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