milwaukee community journal 4-4-12 edition

By Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr.ith the exception of a fewcontests, the results ofTuesday’s local generalelections for Milwaukee

mayor, aldermen, and Milwaukeecounty supervisor and circuit courtreflected the MCJ’s call for experi-ence in our endorsements lastweek, as incumbents ruled the dayin a number of key political races.Despite several new faces presenting

fresh and innovative ideas, voters whocame out on election day preferred fa-miliarity to change. Perhaps this was thereason voter turnout was moderatelylight.An example was the aldermanic ninth district

race where incumbent Ald. Robert Puente nar-rowly beat the one challenger many political ob-servers--including us--expected to win, RayHarmon, a former Milwaukee Urban League di-rector of economic development and a legislativeassistant in city, county and state government.Shunning public appearances, interviews and an

offer to debate against Harmon in favor of largesigns with his name boldly embossed on them thatwere found on the facades and signage founda-tions of non-Black businesses, Puente managed tosqueeze out a 2,654 vote to 2,015 win.Election observers believe the light turnout

among Black voters in what has become a pre-

dominately Black district on the northwest side isresponsible for Harmon’s surprising defeat.One city election, which went as predicted was

the mayoral race. Incumbent Mayor Tom Barretteasily won reelection over challenger Edward Mc-Donald, 50,644 votes to 21,369.

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epresentative Barbara Toles (D-Mil-waukee) announced Tuesday that

she will not seek reelection to representthe 17th Assembly District in the Wis-consin State Legislature.“I want to thank my constituents for trusting

me to be their voice in Madison for the pasteight years. Being a legislator has been bothchallenging and rewarding, and it is a position

that I have always taken seriously,” Toles said in a writ-ten statement.

A very conscientious legislator, Toles diligentlyserved her constituents; upholding their trust with thehighest regard. For her, good representation meantstaying abreast of the issues that affect the daily livesof her constituents, voicing those issues and concernsin Madison, disseminating information, and being ac-cessible.

“Since first being elected in January 2004, it hasbeen a privilege to serve the people of Milwaukee’s

17th Assembly District. I have been extremely hum-bled by their support and encouragement over theyears,” she said.

Through her tenure in the State Legislature, Tolesauthored several pieces of legislation. Most notably,she tirelessly worked working for over two and a halfyears to change a law that allows Milwaukee Police Of-ficers to be paid after termination if they appeal theirtermination.

Additionally, she served as a member on severalcommittees, including Ways and Means, State Affairs,

Jobs and the Economy, and Workforce Development.She also was a member of several national legisla-

tive organizations and held office in three. She was aState Director of Women in Government and WomenLegislator’s Lobby (WILL), and is the CorrespondenceSecretary for the National Organization of BlackElected Legislative Women (NOBEL).

“It is truly an honor to have been elected to repre-sent our city in the State Assembly, and I look forwardto the next chapter of my life, which will include pub-lic service in another capacity.”

Meeting of the MindsArea students to showcase talent, skills

in upcoming NAACP competitionArea high school students are encouraged to participate in the annualAfro-

American, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO), com-petition sponsored by the Milwaukee Chapter of the NAACP. The competi-tion will be held on Saturday, April21, from 1:00pm until 4:00pm, atMilwaukee High School of the Arts,2300 W. Highland Ave.ACT-SO, a yearlong youth

achievement program, is designed torecruit, stimulate, and encouragehigh academic and cultural achieve-ment among high school students.The program relies on the dedica-

tion and commitment of community and business leaders who volunteer asmentors and coaches to promote academic and artistic excellence. Throughthis collaborative effort, participating students develop the confidence andskills needed to excel in school and in life.ACT-SO currently includes 26 categories of competition in the sciences,

humanities, business, and performing and visual arts.The local ACT-SO competitions and Award Ceremonies showcase the re-

sults of the students’ hard work. Competition winners receive medals andprizes provided by the local and regional sponsors and contributors. The localgold medalists then advance to the national competition during the annual

ometimes lawyers get a bad rap, but that’snever been the case with Hupy &Abraham,SC. Because of their conscientious commit-

ment to the community they serve, Hupy &AbrahamLaw Offices have earned a reputation in the Milwau-kee community for being innovative, giving and com-munity-minded.It’s not often that we hear of a personal injury law firm

sponsoring initiatives such as PEARLS for Teen Girls, breastcancer fundraisers or being the signature sponsor of the Mil-waukee Center for Leadership Development Minority Achiev-ers Awards Dinner.But, these are just a few of the programs and events that Hupy &Abraham

have sponsored. And, it doesn’t include initiatives such as donating Thanks-giving meals to more than 100 families, raising money to fight domestic vi-olence or sponsoring scholarships for the Willie D. Davis Scholarship Fund.Hupy & Abraham has a long and colorful history in the Milwaukee com-

munity, and it proudly traces its roots back to Attorney Lloyd Barbee, whostarted the Milwaukee Public School Integration lawsuit. Apparently, socialconsciousness and determination to make a difference in the community they

serve is at the core of this law firm’s commitment to Milwaukee’s quality oflife and its success.Attorney Michael F. Hupy, a graduate of Marquette University Law

School, has practiced personal injury law in the community for more than40 years. He is a Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board ofTrialAdvocacy, has the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell and is includedin the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, is Past President of the Wiscon-sin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a member of the Associationof Trial Lawyers of America, a former member of the Wisconsin Academyof Trial Lawyers Board of Directors, a member of the Multi-Million Dollar

PULSE OF THE COMMUNITYPhotos and question by Yvonne Kemp

Question of the week: “What is your opinion of the Trayvon Martin incident?”

DEBRAFIELDS:“The loss of any young black manis a tragedy to his community.Trayvon’s case highlights the legiti-mate concern about conceal andcarry as well as the continued issueof racism in America.”

THOMASMCCALLUM:“Once again, we are confronted witha senseless loss of life; another prom-ising black youth’s dreams, aspira-tions and hope ended on a sidewalkon a cold, rainy night..”

ELIZABETHHARRIS-HODGE:“It is appalling to know that in 2012‘walking while Black’ can cost youyour life. Hopefully, this sad inci-dent will serve as a wake-up call forthose who mistakenly think ‘wehave overcome.’”

DENNIS P.MARSHALL:“I think we have been led astraysomewhat by the whole ‘hoodie’idea. It’s not about the hoodie, butthe skin color underneath thehoodie. If that were a young whiteman or an Asian-American youngman, would George Zimmermanhave felt the same intimidation?”

Hupy &Abraham, SCSS

Toles Announces Retirement from State AssemblyRR

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Community rallies behindincumbents in general election

FromMilwaukeeto Florida:Marchingfor Trayvon

A small contingent of supporters gathered Saturday to partici-pate in the Black Hoodie Walk for Trayvon Martin. Protestersmarched through the Sherman Park Neighborhood to Washing-ton Park to demand justice for the slain Florida teen who was fa-tally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer. (photo by MikelHolt)

Voters take to the voting booths Tuesday at the Washington Park Library pollingplace. While voter turnout wasnʼt the strongest, those who came out let their voicesbe heard, preferring the incumbents to the challengers. (photo by Robert Bell)



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City to receive fundsto help property ownersThe City of Milwaukee will receive $57,000 from Service LineWarranties

ofAmerica (SLWA) to assist property owners in making repairs to broken ordamaged sewer lines, according to Alderman Joe Davis, Sr.Said Davis: The payment is being made in good faith as the city is “on the

front lines” in its participation in a new, optional warranty protection pro-gram for sewer lines provided through the National League of Cities (NLC)Service Line Warranty Program.Letters about the program are being mailed to City of Milwaukee home-

owners. “The generous $57,000 check is helpful and positive, as it means wewill be able to use it to make some sizable repairs to sewer lines, without anyuse of taxpayer dollars,” the alderman said.SLWA is offering the program as an affordable way to prevent the unex-

pected and large expenses associated with a sewer line break. AldermanDavis, who last year sponsored successful Common Council legislation

Representing the community in more ways than one


The Milwaukee Community Journal April 4, 2012

THETHEMILWAUKEEMILWAUKEECOMMUNITYCOMMUNITYJOURNALJOURNALPublished twice weekly,Wednesday & Friday3612 North Martin LutherKing Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212MCJ STAFF:Patricia O’Flynn -PattilloPublisher, CEORobert J. ThomasAssoc. PublisherTodd Thomas, Vice Pres.Mikel Holt, Assoc. PublisherThomas E. Mitchell, Jr., EditorKia Marie Green, Mang. EditorTeretha Martin, Technical Con-sultant/WebmasterJosephine Joki, Billing

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Opinion and comments expressed on the Perspectives page do not nec-essarily reflect the views of the publisher or management of the MCJ. Let-ters and “other perspectives” are accepted but may be edited for contentand length.

PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVESTHE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT (SECTION 1): All persons born or nat-

uralized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizensof the United States and the state wherein they reside.“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or

immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any per-son of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any per-sons within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

When we heard the news this morningthat Ninth District Aldermanic ChallengerRay Harmon LOST his bid to unseat in-cumbent Robert Puente, we wereshocked! We belived--given Puente’s inactivity inthe office and seeming lack of concern forhis constituents (especially African Ameri-cans), and the problems of unemployment,lack of business development and crime inhis district, we would have come out indroves and voted for Harmon, an AfricanAmerican with a vast amount of experi-ence in the public and private sectors whohas an equally compelling human intereststory as a heart transplant recipient.

But Puente was the one who pulled theupset, beating Harmon by 639 votes.Six hundred, thirty-nine votes. If thatnumber of our people--doubled--living inthe district came out on Tuesday and exer-cised the most precious gift an individualliving in a democracy can have, the right tovote, we believe Harmon would have de-feated Puente.Unfortunately, the Harmon loss is anotherexample of what happens when we don’texercise our gift, a gift thousands marchedand died to attain during the 1950s an 60s

culminating in the Voting Rights Act.We had hoped after the 2010 electionsthat saw a paradigm shift in state politicalideology, laws (especially a law that hasimpacted our ability to vote) and publicservice funding that has devestated ourcity and county, the community would haverealized their power to affect change restswith the ballot box. Apparently not.That’s sad. We can only hope and praythose who did not vote this time out willhave an epiphany and come to the realiza-tion that if they want change in govern-ment and in their lives, they must vote andurge others to do the same.To do otherwise will invite more upsets.

“Reverse upset” in aldermanic ninth district racespeaks volumes as to why we must get out and vote!

MCJ EDITORIALMCJ EDITORIAL

Dear Charlie:The Reverend Deborah Thomas

preached one of her most rousing andinspirational sermons last Sunday.The pastor of the recently formedHouse of Grace Kingdom Churchspoke about ‘justice in an unjust so-ciety.’ Had you been there, I’m surethe spirit would have overtaken you,as it did us.Since the services are held on Sun-

days at 10 a.m. in the Radisson Hotelin Menomonee Falls, it is not unusualfor hotel guests to stop in, or at thevery least observe the services fromthe doorway. This past week they gotan eye and earful, particularly whenRev. Deb linked scripture to the re-cent killing in Sanford, Florida ofTrayvon Martin by a self proclaimedvigilante. At one point Rev. Deb, who hap-

pens to be my sister, asked youthwearing hoodies to parade around theroom. As they did so, she noted thattheir attire, age and skin complexionplaced them in the ominous positionof being negatively stereotyped andprofiled by much of White America.It also put young men in potentialdanger, making them targets ofoverzealous or racist police officers,block watch patrollers and radicalsintent on carrying out an agendarooted in 400 years of racial hatredand prejudices. The fact the three young men who paraded around the conference room

were good students and brought up in strong Black nuclear family settingswhere Christianity is lived instead of talked about, would mean nothing tothose with an agenda rooted in prejudices and perceptions. Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin fit their description, yet was killed by

a vigilante while walking home from a neighborhood store in Stanford twomonths ago. According to suburban legend, Trayvon should have purchased a 40 oz.

and a blunt from the grocery store. In reality, he had spent his legally earnedmoney on a bag of skittles and an ice tea.As I listened to Rev. Thomas’ compelling assertions, I thought of comments

and questions you raised two days prior during a segment of your daily morn-ing talk show on WTMJ radio. You raised several compelling questions, even while acknowledging the

inherent tragedy of Trayvon’s killing. You questioned why gunfire that endedhis life has sent shock waves throughout Black America. You noted that eventhe president of the United States has weighed in, and hundreds of civil rightsactivists including Rev. Al Sharpton have since traveled to the site ofTrayvon’s killing to lead protests and demand ‘justice.’ Most interestingly, you asked why equal disgust and attention has not been

paid to the thousands of Black children and adults killed annually in centralcities by people who look like their victims. If I recall correctly, you also mentioned the controversial shooting death of

a Black teenager by a homeowner in Slinger, Wisconsin two weeks earlier.That Black teen was discovered in the man’s home, hiding from police (re-portedly having ran from a under age drinking party). The homeowner toldpolice he felt threatened after hearing noise on his enclosed porch. When theteen stood up upon command, the homeowner shot him.In many respects, the Slinger killing was similar to the Trayvon case, yet

there has not been more than a whimper by local lack leaders about that Wis-consin tragedy.Of course, your remarks were made before it was announced that the chief

of police and District Attorney of Sanford have both recused themselves from

the pending investigation, assertingthat their positions had become dis-tractions. That’s a fair rationale, but more ap-

propriately both of those law en-forcement officials had foundthemselves targets of angry and frus-trated protestors because of their re-spective investigative ineptitude andbias. Their actions--or inactions—dur-

ing the initial ‘investigation’ haveprompted the initiation of independ-ent investigations by the governor ofFlorida and U.S. Justice Department.What those two agencies will hope-fully look at is why self-declaredblock club member George Zimmer-man, who was ‘patrolling’ his neigh-borhood, made the originalassumption that Trayvon was ‘suspi-cious’ and worthy of following. Secondly, why did Zimmerman

disobey a police dictate to discon-tinue tracking Trayvon, and insteadconfronted him? Did the 200-pluspound Zimmerman really feel threat-ened by the skinny 17-year-oldteenager? And lastly, did Zimmer-man initiate the confrontation, and ifso, can he be protected by Florida’scontroversial ‘stand your groundlaw,’ which provides citizens with the‘right’ to kill someone if they feel‘threatened.’With that backdrop, let me attempt

to answer your questions in order.There are obvious reasons why the Trayvon Martin killing has sparked na-

tional protests, international media scrutiny and even non-partisan politicaloutrage. Beyond the tragedy and symbolism, questions have been raised about racial

profiling, the complicity of law enforcement—which all but exonerated thekiller without benefit of a full scale investigation---and the new Florida law,which in the minds of many progressive citizens will give unstable or preju-dicial gun owners a ‘get out of jail free card.’ Incidentally, the author of the stand your ground bill, which received broad

bi-partisan support when it was introduced in 2005, has stated in interviewsthat the Trayvon killing did not fall within the umbrella of the law, and Zim-merman overstepped his bounds.Dozens of states, including Wisconsin, have introduced similar laws, fuel-

ing growing concern among many minorities that we are being targeted, andthat the ‘innocent’ will be lumped in with the bad, accidentally, or on pur-pose.As a result, Sanford, Florida is now ground zero in a national agenda to re-

peal ‘stand your ground,’ or at least put it under a microscope where its in-trinsic dangers can be examined.Even before passage of the law and its sister legislation—the castle doc-

trine--Black parents were burdened with the innate fear that our children willbe involved in a nonsensical killing, either by police officers—there are hun-dreds of cases of innocent Black men being failed by a system spelled out tomean ‘JUST-US’–or gun happy vigilantes, or frightened White citizens whohave brought into the stereotypes about Black males. Parents of teenagers and young adults carry this stressful fear with them

every day, their senses heightened when their children stray outside the seg-regated boundaries of the central city, traveling to malls as near as Mayfair,or participate in trips where their Black presence draws unfounded conclu-sions and cause for alarm by White, so-called Christian folk.We expect—if not know as a certainty-- they will be profiled, harassed, if

Trayvon Martin case representsthe racial divide that still existsin “post-racism America” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,

Congresswoman Gwen Moore(WI-4) released this statement inobservance of Child Abuse Pre-vention Month:“Each year, April marks the

beginning of National ChildAbuse Prevention Month. Thismonth, officially recognized in1983, aims to promote childabuse awareness and preventionmeasures. “According to a U.S. Depart-

ment of Health & Human Serv-ices (HHS) study 436,321 reportsof child abuse or neglect weresubstantiated in 2010 alone. However for many reasons, this num-ber may be significantly higher. Those thousands of cases represent people – what’s more is that

they represent children. As a survivor of child abuse, I can say first-hand that no one should ever experience the pain and fear that aretied with abuse and especially not a child. “It comes as no surprise, that the majority of abused children have

at least one psychological disorder later in life, according to anotherHHS report. Child abuse can also result in an increased risk forteen pregnancy, venereal diseases and arrest. Some abused childrencontinue the cycle of violence towards their own children. “Child abuse is a tragic epidemic that must be stopped. The cure

is through education and prevention programs. We must end thistype of abuse at its core – the family. Strong and supportive familiescan reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect.

“Child abuse is not a problem specific to one demographic, but acancer that destroys families and communities across racial andsocio-economic lines. This month and every month, I urge everyoneto become actively involved in ending this violence against children.” For more information about National Child Abuse Prevention

Month and what you can do to protect our children visit www.child-welfare.gov.


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Advocates Forum, selected for inclu-sion in the first list of Super LawyersinWisconsin, licensed inWisconsin, inIllinois and an author and lecturer intrial practice.Attorney Hupy has taken the lead

role in giving back to the community,supporting causes fromAmerica’s Sec-ond Harvest, to scholarship programs,to child safety fingerprint programs. InDecember 2008, Wisconsin GovernorJim Doyle presented Attorney Hupywith a Certificate of Commendation forhis years of leadership in making "Thecommunity a better place to live.” Thisis just one of numerous awards Attor-ney Hupy has received for his tirelesscommitment to the community.Attorney Jason F. Abraham, also a

graduate of Marquette University LawSchool, joined Hupy and Abraham,S.C., in 1993 and progressed to the po-sition of shareholder at the firm in1999.He is a Certified Civil Trial Special-

ist by the National Board of Trial Ad-vocacy, a member of the State Bar ofWisconsin, the American Bar Associa-tion, the Association of Trial LawyersofAmerica, and the Multi-Million Dol-lar Advocates Forum.Because of their long-standing com-

mitment to community involvementand giving back, Hupy & Abrahamhave managed to break some of the un-flattering stereotypes sometimes per-ceived of attorneys.Their actions speak louder than

words ever could and, if those actionscould speak, they would clearly say,“We care. We are committed to thiscommunity and we will put our moneywhere our heart is to help make Mil-waukee a better community!”Thank you Hupy & Abraham for

being a good neighbor, for makingMil-waukee a better place to live, work andraise families, and for your unprece-dented corporate citizenry!

It was the ladies turn recently to inspire and teach our youth duringMartin Luther King Elementary School's 13th annual African AmericanFemale Teach-in. Sponsored by the schools Parent Teacher Organiza-tion and the school's governance council, the event--similar to theAfrican American Male Teach-in held last month--is held to expose theKing female students to professional Black women and their accom-plishments in the community, city and state.The Teach-ins symbolize the commitment by its adult participants to

the collective education and leadership development of Black youth.(Inset photo) WE Energies Thelma Sias hugs a King Elementary stu-

dent as she and other professional Black women meet and greet stu-dents in the hall on their way to their respective classroom during the13th annual African American Female Teach-in. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)

Women inspire MLK Elementary School students

Hupy &Abraham, SC(continued from page 1)

NAACP convention in Houston, TXthis July.To participate, students must meet

the following qualifications:• Must be of African-American de-

scent• Must be a high school student en-

rolled in grades 9-12• Must be a citizen or legal resident

of the United States• Must be of amateur status –never

having performed as a professional inany categories of the competitionApplications are due, Tuesday,April

17 by 5:00pm, and can be picked up atthe NAACP Milwaukee Branch Of-fices.For further inquiries please contact

the NAACPMilwaukee Branch:Attention:Reigne Brown or Jacque-

line Cook, 2745 N. Dr. Martin LutherKing #202, Milwaukee, WI 53212;(P) 414-562-1000

NAACPACT-SO(continued from page 1)

With his win, Barrett will now divide his time runningthe city and running for the state’s highest office. Barrettrecently threw his hat in the ring with three other De-mocrats to challenge Gov. Scott Walker in a recall elec-tion.Obviously while Barrett is campaigning, 15th district

Alderman and Common Council President Willie Hineswill from time-to-time hold the reigns of city govern-ment. The incumbent Hines handily won reelection, gar-nering 2,466 votes to Milwaukee County Board District10 Supervisor Eyon Biddle’s 1,671 votes.Another easy Common Council victor was sixth dis-

trict Ald. Milele Coggs. She retained her seat garnering3,161 votes to challenger Ieshuh Griffin’s 499 votes.Another Coggs, State Sen. Spencer Coggs becomes the

first citywide elected African American office holder,winning the City Treasurer position. He edged out an-other state senator, Tim Carpenter, by less then a thou-sand votes, 35,096 to 34,393.Like the city treasurer race, there was no incumbent in

the district five Milwaukee County Board Supervisor raceto replace retiring Board Chairman Lee Holloway. In thatrace, two political new comers from well-known politicalfamilies squared off to replace Holloway. Russell Stam-per II, son of Judge Russell Stamper, will replace thelong-time supervisor and chairman, garnering 2,521 votesto Priscilla Coggs-Jones’ 1,875 votes. Coggs-Jones is thedaughter of former County Board Supervisor now State.Rep. Elizabeth Coggs.Another board race without an incumbent was in the

10th district where David Bowen won that vacated seatover Radolph Matthews, Jr., 1,915 votes to 1,287 votesrespectively.The twoMilwaukee County Circuit Court races we en-

dorsed turned out the way we predicted. Carolina Stark(59,886 votes) will replace incumbent Nelson Phillips III(46,805 votes) on the Branch 17 circuit court bench.Lindsey Grady (59,739 votes) will preside over branch

23 after defeating Hannah Dugan (39,324).

bringing the program to Milwaukee, has said many property owners are not fully aware that they are responsible forthe sewer lines that go from their home to the point of connection with the city-owned main sewer.The cost for citizens who choose to purchase the warranty protection can either be $9.50 per month or for a full

year at $100 ($8.33 per month), and will cover sewer line repairs up to $6,000 plus an additional allowance of $4,000for public street cutting, if needed.The program is being offered at no cost to the City of Milwaukee.

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When we heard the news this morningthat Ninth District Aldermanic ChallengerRay Harmon LOST his bid to unseat in-cumbent Robert Puente, we wereshocked! We belived--given Puente’s inactivity inthe office and seeming lack of concern forhis constituents (especially African Ameri-cans), and the problems of unemployment,lack of business development and crime inhis district, we would have come out indroves and voted for Harmon, an AfricanAmerican with a vast amount of experi-ence in the public and private sectors whohas an equally compelling human intereststory as a heart transplant recipient.

But Puente was the one who pulled theupset, beating Harmon by 639 votes.Six hundred, thirty-nine votes. If thatnumber of our people--doubled--living inthe district came out on Tuesday and exer-cised the most precious gift an individualliving in a democracy can have, the right tovote, we believe Harmon would have de-feated Puente.Unfortunately, the Harmon loss is anotherexample of what happens when we don’texercise our gift, a gift thousands marchedand died to attain during the 1950s an 60s

culminating in the Voting Rights Act.We had hoped after the 2010 electionsthat saw a paradigm shift in state politicalideology, laws (especially a law that hasimpacted our ability to vote) and publicservice funding that has devestated ourcity and county, the community would haverealized their power to affect change restswith the ballot box. Apparently not.That’s sad. We can only hope and praythose who did not vote this time out willhave an epiphany and come to the realiza-tion that if they want change in govern-ment and in their lives, they must vote andurge others to do the same.To do otherwise will invite more upsets.

“Reverse upset” in aldermanic ninth district racespeaks volumes as to why we must get out and vote!

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not ticketed unjustly, by police. Ifthey open their mouths to protest actsof injustice, they might find them-selves arrested, beaten or worse. AndGod forbid, we have been told, forthem to stray into the wrong Whiteneighborhood could result in theirending up like Trayvon.This may sound like an over-exag-

geration to you, but it happens, andBlack parents feel impotent to doanything to stop it other than to warnour children, to strip them of theirdignity, pride and constitutionalrights simply because they are ofebony hue, or wear a hoody, which tomany Whites means they are ingangs or otherwise criminally na-tured. At the very least, they will come

under scrutiny for looking ‘suspi-cious,’ which is a euphemism forbeing a Black thug.Some of us warn our children

about wearing hoodies, which hasbecome an assumption of gang mem-bership if not criminal behavior (youcan’t wear hoodies in many schoolsor banks today). But we also have toask ourselves who makes the rulesabout attire?If we don’t allow our sons to wear

hoodies, are we not succumbing toprejudice as well? Should we also tellthem not to carry an Ipod (surely theyare listening to gangsta rap musicthat promotes violence). What aboutear rings?Hoodies, baseball caps tilted to the

side, pants that are hanging below thewaist, and even expensive tennisshoes and tattoos have somehow be-come associated with gang member-ship, violence and criminality. Interestingly, I saw a video of a

protest in Sanford where a half dozenWhite boys were wearing that sameattire. I guess I should be surprisednone of the Black adults shot them!But I did wonder if George Zimmer-man had witnessed those White boyswalking in his neighborhood, wouldhe have followed them?But I digress.

It may sound like a stretch to you,but to many older African Americansthe Trayvon killing brought to mindimages of Emmit Till. Fifty years ago, Emmit Till made

the mistake of whistling at a Whitewoman and was beaten, hung andmutilated. In the respective inci-dences involving Trayvon and Emitt,prejudice, and maintenance of thestatus quo, was the motivator.There have been hundreds of

Emmit Tills since his murder a half-century ago. Some were by ‘law en-forcement,’ others by vigilantes. Theend result has been the same, theM.O. compatible.Lastly, the Black community has

galvanized around Trayvon becausehis death, and the perceptions that ledto it, are at the core of a racial para-digm that many predict will lead toan inevitable racial confrontation. There are three obvious ways to

derail that possibility, the first beingto keep Black children out of harm’sway. The second and third have to dowith our youths biting their lips whenconfronted by ‘authorities.’ These are lessons you’ve never

had to integrate into your sons’ so-cialization and survival training(which they, obviously, have no needfor). But imagine if only for a few mo-

ments, you had to arm your sons withthe knowledge they would almost as-suredly encounter racism sometimein their lives and sometimes theywould have to swallow their dignityinstead of lashing out in self-de-fense? Have you ever had to tell your sons

there are certain neighborhoods theycannot venture into for fear that theywill be profiled and maybe con-fronted because of the color of theirskin? Imagine telling them to bitetheir lips when stopped by an overlyaggressive or racist police officer thatmay disrespect and verbally abusethem. Imagine telling them to takewith a grain of salt incidents whenWhite women will cross over to theother side of the street if they happen

to encounter them.Have you ever had to tell your sons

to ignore racist taunts when they playbasketball somewhere 60 minutesoutside of Milwaukee? How wouldyou tell them to respond if they wentto their ‘white’ girlfriends’ home onlyto be confronted with a racist epithetfrom a parent? Or expected to laughwhen their boss told a racist joke? I remember writing about an inci-

dent that occurred more than adecade ago when my wife and I tookmy two youngest sons to a hotel inIllinois. We acquired a room over-looking the hotel pool, and initiallypaid little attention when our pre-teenboys went swimming. A few minuteslater we were both looking out thewindow when we noticed the boysplaying with two young White girlsof similar age. Without saying aword, we looked at each other andimmediately ran out the room to thepool, where we literally snatchedboth boys out of the water and tookthem back to our room.Why? Because we knew if the

girls’ father or mother walked up onthat scene, there would be hell to pay.Black boys playing with White girlsin bathing suits? If the parents didn’tcall the police, I can almost guaranteethere would be a confrontation and Iwould have ended up in jail, or worst.You may think we over-reacted.

But trust me, Black people have beenconditioned to respond that waybased on historical precedent. Oh, but you think we’re in a post-

racial society? Guess again. A fewweeks ago a group of ‘liberal’ Whitestudents at UW-Madison confrontedseveral Black students with racistslurs and threats. That occurred in theplace you call the “People’s Repub-lic” because its inhabitants are sup-posedly sooooo liberal.I can cite a dozen similar incidents

in Milwaukee, but you get my point.Trayvon’s killing represents an

American phenomenon that has per-sisted for hundreds of years, and de-spite claims that President Obama’selection moved us into a colorless so-

ciety, evidence suggests the evil can-cer of racism and prejudice is grow-ing. Since President Obama’s election,

gun sales have increased 300%, a fig-ure that is eerily similar to the num-ber of para-military organizationsthat have boldly announced theirpresence and racist agenda. The num-ber of ‘official’ hate groups hasgrown by over 20% in the lastdecade, now numbering 1,002. Armed block clubs such as the one

Zimmerman was a member of arespringing up wherever there is a mi-nority presence. The ‘castle’ and ‘stand your

ground’ laws are the country’s latestcowboy solution to the ‘crime’ prob-lem. Of course in many minority’sminds, the crime problem isn’t somuch about citizens’ arrest of crimi-nals, but instead about White citizensarresting the rights of innocent citi-zens of color.The protests over the killing of

Trayvon Martin is as much about theshared pain of families of color toboth the killing of an innocent youngBlack child, as it is about challengingboth the mental state of those who

pull the trigger and the laws that en-able them to do so without fear oflegal entanglement. It is also about alegal system that aids and abets thistragedy and a thinly veiled govern-ment sanctioning of a initiativeagainst minorities.That said, I would be surprised if

Zimmerman is ever charged, or ifthese protests and ‘demands’ for jus-tice result in slowing the proliferationof hate groups, armed vigilantes orshootings of Black boys and menunder the banner of ‘self defense.’ What it may instead do is push this

country further into the abyss ofracial conflict.Lastly, your assumptions about us

ignoring Black on Black violence ispartly correct. That phenomenonposes more of a threat than racismand prejudicial reactions probablyever will. Which is not to say Blackfolks are not unnerved by it. But inthat regard, many of us feel equallyhelpless. There have been thousandsof marches, educational campaignsand prayer vigils. None of them havemade much of a dent in arresting vi-olence in Black America. Truth ofthe matter is, most African Ameri-

cans honestly don’t know what to do,other than to blame poverty, unem-ployment and racism while we awaitsome ‘white knight’ to step in andsolve our problems.Some say the phenomena of Black

on Black violence would solve itselfif there was zero unemployment. Weknow that’s not going to happen, Andmoreover, some people are just evil,and wouldn’t take a ‘regular’ job if itwas handed to them on a plate withgreens and cornbread.Which brings to mind an ironic

possibility that I have previously en-dorsed. What if we formed armedvigilante groups to patrol our neigh-borhoods, but harbored some of thesame prejudices as Zimmerman? The truth is many of us—Black

people—have succumbed to thesame prejudices and stereotypes.Many of us also look on Black teenswith suspicion and fear, which raisesan interesting paradox: Is there theremote possibility that we will some-day read of a Black block club mem-ber standing over a Black teenwearing a hoody and armed with abag of skittles? Hotep.

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CLASSIFIEDS/LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICESCLASSIFIEDS/LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICESSUMMONS

(PUBLICATION)STATE OFWISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT:

FAMILY COURT BRANCHMILWAUKEE COUNTYCase No. 11FA008236

Code: 40101

In re the marriage of: CALIP LEWISSTEPHENS, Petitioner, and SHIRLEYANN STEPHENS, RespondentTHE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO THEPERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RE-SPONDENT:

You are notified that the petitioner namedabove has filed a Petition for divorceagainst you. Within (45) days from theday after the first date of publication.The demand must be sent or delivered tothe court, whose address is: Clerk of Cir-cuit Court, Milwaukee County Court-house, 901 North 9th Street, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, 53233, and to CALIP LEWISSTEPHENS, whose address is: 1845 N.26th Street Milwaukee, WI 53205. It isrecommended, but not required, that youhave an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Peti-tion within forty (45) days, the Court

may grant a judgement against you forthe award of money or other legal actionrequested in the Petition, and you maylose your right to object to anything thatis or may be incorrect in the Petition. Ajudgement may be enforced as providedby law. A judgement awarding moneymay become a lien against any real estateyou own now or in the future, and mayalso be enforced by garnishment orseizure of property.

You are further hereby notified that if theparties to this action have minor children,violation of sec. 948.31 Wis. Stats., (In-terference with custody by parent or oth-ers) is punishable by fines and/orimprisonment:

If you and the petitioner have minor chil-dren, documents setting forth the per-centage standard for child supportestablished by the department under sec.49.22(9) Wis., Stats. and the factors thata court may consider for modification ofthat standard under sec. 767.511(1m),Wis. Stats, are available upon requestfrom the Clerk of Court.You are notified of the availability of in-formation from the Family Court Com-missioner as set forth in sec. 767.105Wis. Stats.767.105 Information from the Family

Court Commissioner.(2) Upon the request of a party to an ac-tion affecting the family, including a re-vision of judgment or order undersec. 767.59 or 767.451:(a) The Circuit Court Commissionershall, with or without charge, provide theparty with written information on the fol-lowing, as appropriate to the action com-menced:1. The procedure for obtaining a judge-ment or order in the action.2. The major issues usually addressed insuch an action.3. Community resources and family courtcounseling services available to assist theparties.4. The procedure for setting, modifying,and enforcing child support awards, ormodifying and enforcing legal custody orphysical placement judgements or orders.(b) The Family Court Commissionershall provide a party, for inspection orpurchase, with a copy of the statutoryprovisions in this chapter generally perti-nent to the action.Dated this 3-26-2012By: CALIP LEWIS STEPHENS12-026/3-28/4-4-11- 2012

SUMMONS(PUBLICATION)

STATE OFWISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURTMILWAUKEE COUNTYCase No. FA12000895

In Re: The marriage of: MICHAEL BGOLDEN, petitioner and BIANCA RGOLDEN, respondent.

THE STATE OFWISCONSIN, TO THEPERSON NAMED ABOVE AS RE-SPONDENT:You are notified that the petitioner namedabove has filed a Petition for divorce orlegal separation against you.

You must respond with a written demandfor a copy of the Petition within 45 daysfrom the day after the first day of publi-cation.

The demand must be sent or delivered tothe court at: Clerk of Court, MilwaukeeCounty Courthouse, 901 N. 9th St., Mil-waukee, WI 53233 and to MICHAEL BGOLDEN, whose address is 2806 WestCarmen Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53209.

It is recommended, but not required thatyou have an attorney help or representyou.

If you do not demand a copy of the Peti-tion within 45 days, the court may grant

judgment against you for the award ofmoney or other legal action requested inthe Petition, and you may lose your rightto object to anything that is or may be in-correct in the Petition.

A judgment may be enforced as providedby law.A judgment awarding money maybecome a lien against any real estate youown now or in the future, and may alsobe enforced by garnishment or seizure ofproperty.

You are further notified that if the partiesto this action have minor children, viola-tion of 948.31 Wis. Stats., (Interferencewith custody by parent or others) is pun-ishable by fines and/or imprisonment:

If you and the petitioner have minor chil-dren, documents setting forth the per-centage standard for child supportestablished by the department under49.22(9), Wis. Stats., and the factors thata court may consider for modification ofthat standard under 767.511 (1m). Wis.Stats., are available upon your requestfrom the Clerk of Court.

You are notified of the availability of in-formation from the Circuit Court Com-missioner as set forth in 767.105,WIs.Stats.

767.105 Information from Circuit CourtCommissioner.

(2)Upon the request of a party to an ac-tion affecting the family, including a re-vision of judgment or order under sec.767.59 or 767.451:(a)The Circuit Court Commissioner shall,with or without charge, provide the partywith written information on the follow-ing, as appropriate to the action com-menced:1. The procedure for obtaining a judg-ment or order in the action2. The major issues usually addressed insuch an action.3. Community resources and family courtcounseling services available to assist theparties.4. The procedure for setting, modifying,and enforcing child support awards, ormodifying and enforcing legal custody orphysical placement judgments or orders.(b)The Circuit Court Commissioner shallprovide a party, for inspection or pur-chase, with a copy of the statutory provi-sions in this chapter generally pertinentto the action.

Dated this 29thday of March 2012BY: MICHAEL B GOLDEN12-030/4-4-11-18-2012







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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO WALWORTH COUNTYJURISDICTIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM PLAN

A meeting of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission's Walworth CountyJurisdictional Highway Planning Committee has been scheduled

Thepurpose of the meeting is the consideration by Committee members of a proposed amendment to theadopted year 2035 Walworth County jurisdictional highway system plan requested by the WisconsinDepartment of Transportation and the Town of Delavan to add to the plan the widening of STH 50 fromtwo to four traffic lanes between CTH F (north) and STH 67. This meeting is open to the public. During themeeting, time will be reserved to provide the public opportunity to give oral comment on the proposedamendment to the jurisdictional highway system plan at the meeting.

More information on the proposed amendment to the Walworth County jurisdictional highway systemplan may be obtained from the SEWRPC website: www.sewrpc.org, or by calling (262) 547-6721.Commission staff is available weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to meet with the public and toanswer any questions concerning the proposed amendment to the jurisdictional plan.

For those persons unable to attend the meeting but wish to provide comment, written comment on theproposed amendment will be accepted through Wednesday May 2, 2012, and provided to theCommittee members for their consideration at the meeting. Comments can be provided in written formelectronically via email or through the Commission's website (www.sewrpc.org), via facsimile, or vialetter by using the following contact information:

Should the Walworth County Jurisdictional Highway Planning Committee and the Walworth CountyBoard of Supervisors approve the proposed amendment to the jurisdictional plan, written commentsprovided would also be considered by the Regional Planning Commission in amending the year2035 regional transportation plan.

for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3,2012, at the Judicial Center of the Walworth County Lakeland Complex in Elkhorn, WI.

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