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Vol. 41 • No. 28 • Thurs., July 21, 2022 - Wed. July 27, 2022 • An HTGroup, LLC Publication • Serving The Milwaukee Area • 75¢
Milwaukee Times contributor, local church leader and religious educator, Rev. Judith T. Lester, passes Milwaukee Times' longtime writer of the "Counseling Corner," Rev. Judith T. Lester died in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 19, 2022. For more than 20 years Rev. Lester was a part of the Milwaukee Times family, serving as writer of the "Counseling Corner," an informative, faith-driven weekly column that kicked off our Christian Times section. Rev. Lester was a Milwaukee native and was one of six sisters born to the union of J.B. and Bernice Taylor. As a child she was an introvert who loved to read and
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write – short stories, journal entries, just about anything. Her family did not attend church often and therefore only as an adult did she come to the conclusion that she had an “undeveloped faith.” In high school, the family moved to East St. Louis, IL where Rev. Lester earned her high school diploma from East St. Louis Senior High. During that era, there were few schools that offered extracurricular activities for girls, but Rev. Lester said she enjoyed playing in a community basketball program and was a member of the National Honor Society. The family
moved back to Milwaukee within two years when her mother, Bernice died. After relocating to Milwaukee, Rev. Lester had two children: Justin R. Lester, who is now pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Vallejo, CA and Camille B. Lester, who is a clinical mental health counselor at Marquette University. The family began attending Community Baptist Church around 1982 and Rev. Lester was shocked by how uninformed she was about the Bible. (Continued on pg. 15 )
Drive-thru job fairs bringing opportunity to the community On Thursday, July 14, 2002, The City of Milwaukee Office of Workforce Development hosted "Drive-Thru Job Fairs" on Milwaukee's North, Northwest and South Sides for local job and skill seekers looking for immediate employment opportunities. The North Side job fair took place at Employ Milwaukee, 2342 N. 27th St.; the Northwest side fair took place at Ross Innovative Employment Solutions, 7800 W. Brown Deer Rd., and the South Side job fair took place at Basilica of St. Josaphat, 2333 S. 6th St. The job fairs focused on neighborhoods within the 9th, 12th and 15th Aldemanic Districts, all of which have been hit hard by COVID-19. The job fairs were sponsored by Milwaukee Common Council, DirectConnectPhoto by Yvonne Kemp MKE, Northwest Side CDC, State Department of Workforce Development, Job Center of Wisconsin, Employ Milwaukee, ROSS Innovative Employment Solutions, the Milwaukee Urban League, Milwaukee Public Schools, UMOS, Inc., and the City of Milwaukee.
The Esquires II perform at Summer Sounds
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On Thursday, July 14, 2022, the Uihlein Soccer Park Summer Sounds featured Esquires II, the children of the famous Milwaukee group “Esquires”. The Esquires II performed songs from the Temptations, Aretha Franklin, the Stylistics, the Rolling Stones, and others. The group ended with their family’s #1 Hit Song “Get On Up”. On August 25, 2022, the Esquires II will be performing at Jazz in the Park at 6:00 p.m. Pictured in concert are (from left) singers Dion Williams, April Bell, Tammie Moorer Pace, Johnnie Moorer, band members included Derrick "Greyhound" McDowell on drums, Vincent Chambers on bass guitar, Demetrus Ford on keyboard, and Rudy Jacobs on lead guitar. www.milwaukeetimesnews.com