The Milwaukee Times Newspaper and milwaukeetimesnews.com Milwaukee's Only “Blue Chip” Community Newspaper
Weekly Newspaper
“Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always”
Vol. 39 • No. 27 • Thurs., Jul 23, 2020 - Wed., July 29, 2020 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 75¢
John Lewis, towering figure of Civil Rights era, dies at 80 John Robert Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, AL, to become a towering figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman, has died after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80.
Civil rights icon Rev. C.T. Vivian dies at 95 Civil rights leader Rev. Cordy Tindell "C.T." Vivian has died at age 95, his daughter Kira Vivian told CNN.
Congressman John R. Lewis
"It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis," his family said in a statement. "He was honored and respected as the conscience of the US Congress and an icon of American history, but we knew him as a loving father and brother. He was a stalwart champion in the ongoing struggle to demand respect for the dignity and worth of every human being. He dedicated his entire life to non-violent activism and was an outspoken advocate in the struggle for equal justice in America. He will be deeply missed."
deaths of the civil rights icons come as the nation is still grappling with racial upheaval in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests that have swept the nation. It's another heartbreak in a year filled with them, as America mourns the deaths of nearly 140,000 Americans from Covid-19 and struggles to bring the virus under control. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced his death in a statement.
"Today, America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of Lewis died on the same day as civil American history: Congressman rights leader the Rev. Cordy Tindell John Lewis, the Conscience of the (Continued on pg. 2) "C.T." Vivian, who was 95. The dual
Vivian passed away at his Atlanta home of natural causes Friday, July 17, 2020.
Rev. C.T. Vivian
"He was the sweetest man," Kira Vivian said. "He was so loving. What a That same year, he and other minisloving dad. He was the best father ters founded the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, an affiliate throughout my entire life." of the Southern Christian LeaderVivian participated in the Free- ship Conference, NVLP said. The dom Rides and worked alongside group helped organize the city's first sit-ins and civil rights march. the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The minister participated in his first nonviolent protest, a lunch counter sit-in in Peoria, IL, in 1947, according to the National Visionary Leadership Project. Vivian had a strong religious upbringing and said he felt called to a life in ministry, according to NVLP. With the help of his church, he enrolled in American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville in 1955.
By 1965, Vivian had become the director of national affiliates for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference when he led a group of people to register to vote in Selma, AL. As Sheriff Jim Clark blocked the group, Vivian said in a fiery tone, "We will register to vote because as citizens of the United States we have the right to do it." Clark responded by beating Vivian (Continued on pg. 2)
African American Art Collectors featured at Cedarburg Art Museum
Event Photos
The Cedarburg Art Museum exhibition "Eye of the Beholder: African Americans Collecting Art," which runs from May 20 through September 27, 2020, celebrates art with African American collectors predominantly living in Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties. The exhibition was conceived by the museum’s board president Blaine Gibson and curated by Milwaukee arts advocate and artist Evelyn Patricia Terry. Artworks by 54 artists in a multitude of media were chosen by Terry through the generosity of 24 collector-lenders. Josephine Hill (left photo, top row) stands beside artwork from her own personal collection. Visitors to the Cedarburg Art Museum's (center photo, top row) exhibition, "Eye of the Beholder: African Americans Collecting Art" include Bruce Spann (left) and Marilyn Tangle (center) along with one of the featured collectors, Jenelle Elder - Green (right). They flank the artwork of Ras `Ammar Nsoroma (inset) from the collection of John W. Daniels, Jr. Also shown near them is Tyana Buie's artwork from the collection An NCON Communications Publication
of Randy Bryant. Pictured at the show are (right photo, top row) Evelyn Patricia Terry (left) and the museum's board president Blaine Gibson (right) flank the painting of Antonio Vásquez Yojcóm. As Cedarburg Art Museum's guest curator, Terry worked with area collectors to garner artworks loans for the exhibition. Open and free to the public in Cedarburg Wisconsin, it continues through September 27, 2020 on Wednesdays through Sundays, 12 - 4 pm. Social distancing and masks are required. A catalog honoring collectors is available for purchase. www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
In The News
Thursday, July 23, 2020
2
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Rev. C.T. Vivian asses
John Lewis passes
(Continued from pg. 1)
(Continued from pg. 1) Congress," the California Democrat said. Lewis had vowed to fight the disease after announcing in late December 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which was discovered as a result of a routine medical visit and subsequent testing. "I have been in some kind of fight -- for freedom, equality, basic human rights -- for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now," he said in a statement at the time. Lewis, a Democrat who served as the US representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District for more than three decades, was widely seen as a moral conscience of Congress because of his decades-long embodiment of nonviolent fight for civil rights. His passionate oratory was backed by a long record of action that included, by his count, more than 40 arrests while demonstrating against racial and social injustice. A follower and colleague of Martin Luther King Jr., he participated in lunch counter sit-ins, joined the Freedom Riders in challenging segregated buses and -- at the age of 23 -- was a keynote speaker at the historic 1963 March on Washington. "Sometimes when I look back and think about it, how did we do what we did? How did we succeed? We didn't have a website. We didn't have a cellular telephone," Lewis has said of the civil rights movement. "But I felt when we were sitting in at those lunch counter stools, or going on the Freedom Ride, or marching from Selma to Montgomery, there was a power and a force. God Almighty was there with us." Lewis has said King inspired his activism. Angered by the unfairness of the Jim Crow South, he launched what he called "good trouble" with organized protests and sit-ins. In the early 1960s, he was a Freedom Rider, challenging segregation at interstate bus terminals across the South and in the nation's capital. "We do not want our freedom gradual; we want to be free now," he said at the time. At age 25, Lewis helped lead a march for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, where he and other marchers were met by heavily armed state and local police who attacked them with clubs, fracturing Lewis' skull. Images from that "Bloody Sunday" shocked the nation and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
until blood dripped off his chin in front of rolling cameras. The images helped galvanize wider support for change. Vivian also created a college readiness program with the goal of helping "take care of the kids that were kicked had to be renewed if it truout of school simply because ly was going to be a demothey protested racism." cratic one." Vivian said they viewed the Center For DemYears later, the US Depart- ocratic Renewal as "the politment of Education used his ical side" of what they were Vision program as a guide to doing with the SCLC, which create Upward Bound, which was focused on the country's was designed to improve morality struggles during the high school and college grad- civil rights movement. uation rates for students in underserved communities. President Barack Obama awarded Vivian the highest In the late 1970s, Vivi- civilian honor in the nation, an founded the National the Presidential Medal of Anti-Klan Network, an an- Freedom, in 2013. ti-racism organization that focused on monitoring the About her father, Kira VivKu Klux Klan. Soon after it ian said, "he was just a kind was founded, the name and person and cared about peodirection changed because "it ple." was bigger than the Klan," said Vivian. Vivian was born in Boonville, MO, on July 30, 1924. "We called it the Center He and his late wife, Octavia for Democratic Renewal Geans Vivian, had six chilbecause the whole culture dren.
of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. "I gave a little blood on that bridge," he said years later. "I thought I was going to die. I thought I saw death." Despite the attack and other beatings, Lewis never lost his activist spirit, taking it from protests to politics. He was elected to the Atlanta city council in 1981, then to Congress six years later. Once in Washington, he focused on fighting against poverty and helping younger generations by improving education and health care. He also co-wrote a series of graphic novels about the civil rights movement, which won him a National Book Award. Born on a Troy, Alabama, cotton farm into a segregated America on February 21, 1940, Lewis lived to see an African American elected president, a moment he said he never thought would come despite his decades long fight for equality. He described attending President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration as an "outof-body" experience. "When we were organizing voter-registration drives, going on the Freedom Rides, sitting in, coming here to Washington for the first time, getting arrested, going to jail, being beaten, I never thought -- I never dreamed
An NCON Communications Publication
-- of the possibility that an African American would one day be elected president of the United States," he said at the time. In 2011, after more than 50 years on the front lines of the civil rights movement, Lewis received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, placed round his neck by America's first Black president. Lewis also believed in forgiveness. He once described an incident when, as a young man, he was beaten bloody by members of the Ku Klux Klan after attempting to enter a "white waiting room." "Many years later, in February of '09, one of the men that had beaten us came to my Capitol Hill office -- he was in his 70's, with his son in his 40's -- and he said, 'Mr. Lewis, I am one of the people who beat you and your seat mate'" on a bus, Lewis said, adding the man said he had been in the KKK. "He said, 'I want to apologize. Will you accept my apology'?" After accepting his apology and hugging the father and son, the three cried together, Lewis remembered. "It is the power in the way of peace, the way of love," Lewis said. "We must never, ever hate. The way of love is a better way."
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN The Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Louvenia Johnson Luther Golden Nathan Conyers (1981-2008) (1981-2005) (1981- 2018 ) Lynda J. Jackson Conyers, Publisher Morgan A. Conyers, Associate Publisher Jacquelyn D. Heath, Editorial Page Editor
The Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper STAFF Publisher/President Lynda J. Jackson Conyers Graphic Artists William Gooden Michelle Anibas
Founders Louvenia Johnson Nathan Conyers Luther Golden Marketing Carmen Murguía
The Milwaukee Times Weekly newspaper is published each Thursday at 1936 N. MLK Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53212 Telephone: 414-263-5088 • Fax: 414-263-4445 Email: miltimes@gmail.com • http://milwaukeetimesnews.com www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Thursday, July 23, 2020
3
Perspectives
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Our Community Voices
Paid For by:
Make Your Voice Heard – Safely By Congresswoman Gwen Moore We’re weeks away from Wisconsin’s August 11th Primary, and so many of you have asked me how to make your voice heard in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic as infection rates spike in Wisconsin and states across the country. Unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, Donald J. Trump and Republicans across Wisconsin and the nation are scheming to make voting more difficult and more dangerous, to ultimately silence your voice at the ballot box. We cannot allow Republicans to destroy the progress we’ve made and continue failing the American people. Trump’s disgraceful response to the Covid-19 pandemic has shown the tremendous cost of his incompetence and the real stakes in this election. We need leadership that will steer our country on the right track and help put an end to the cruelty, corruption, and chaos that is running rampant in the Trump Administration.
Here’s how: request a mail in ballot and make your plan to vote by visiting be done from the safety of your home. Don’t let your voice be silenced. You can mail or drop off your ballots. Please see the link below for locations for absentee ballot drop off sites. Staff will be present to provide witness signatures at all locations. https://city.milwaukee. gov/milwaukee.gov/election/Absentee-Ballot-DropOff-Sites We have so much to lose this election year if people don’t make their voices heard at the ballot box. But we will win if you do your part and
Being Frank You have heard the saying, “Image is everything.” In the USA this is especially true if you are African American. I have stated before that past negative stereotypes placed on African Americans have become their reality 2020. The nappy headed pickaninny image from Jim Crow has become the model for the African American male. The lustful, low moral, street walker has become the fashion plate for the African American female. Many people claim that this is the product of a new day. The day may be new but the images still mean the same as they did in the old day. The acceptance of these racist images has led the African American populace to its lowest point mentally since 1800. If a Confederate flag is painted on a 2021 Rolls Royce does this act change the flag from the symbol of the Confederacy to something else? The flag would be a part of a new car design and an expensive one at that. The flag designed car may even be a Rolls Royce limited edition. You get the point? No matter how much www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
stand for what you believe in and vote! This is our chance to stand up to the tyrant-in-chief, Donald J. Trump. Will you stand with us and be the difference maker that our country desperately needs? We can do this together. I need you to make your voice heard on Tuesday August 11th to cast your vote in the Wisconsin Democratic Primary. Together, we can put a stop to the madness in Washington. We must be the change that our country desperately needs. Let’s be on the right side of history and take back our voice in Washington.
By: Frank James Special to the Milwaukee Times
Image is everything
time has passed the Confederate flag still means what it did in the past. If not, then why has there been uproar to have the flag removed in certain areas of the country? With this example in mind we have to ask a question. “Why are past negative images transformed into positive ones when pertaining to African American people?” The easy answer to the preceding question is, stupidity. Since we are in a politically correct time in the USA we will say, “A dire lack of knowledge.” African Americans as a whole suffer from mental amnesia when it relates to the past. This lack of knowledge is the reason why the masses of African Americans can be duped into portraying the racist roles that the USA laid out for them 200 years ago. The nappy headed African American males that wore the too big britches. The 1960 -70’s African American female street walker with the loud colorful wigs that
was readily available for any man’s pleasure. This is not relegated to economic standing. Affluent African Americans exhibit these traits. Just watch television and look at the proof. One of the iconic pictures from the 1960’s Civil Right Movement is of African American males carrying signs that read, I Am a Man. African American males fought for decades to shake the ignorant image that Jim Crow and racist propa-
ganda portrayed them as. You look at the 2020 African American male and you see those images in living color. African American males with the too big Stepin Fetchit pants and acting like the character. People laughed at Buckwheat’s hair from The Little Rascals. In 2020 Buckwheat is the prototype for many African American males' hairstyle. Frances Cress Welsing often talked about the effeminizing of the African American male. The fashions many African American males of all social strata wear in 2020 makes Welsing look like a prophetess. The imagery the African American female in 2020 follows has transformed her from the Mother of the Planet to a female who will wear anyone's hair. The African American female will wear any race's hair as long as the hair is straight and comes in loud colors. I often wonder if a Black Hair Matters protest can be staged to bring
self-pride back into the African American female? I will give the 2020 African American female credit because her mentality pertaining to their clothing of choice is modern. Many African American females wear leggings, one piece outfits, and belly exposing shirts. The African American females of the past had common sense to not wear such showing attire with a body built for concealment. Who should be blamed for the African American image in 2020? Who knows? Honestly, since the NBA, NFL and MLB are starting back up or on time, who cares? African Americans sure don’t. Frank James IV © 2020 beingfrankwithfrank@ gmail.com The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer and not of the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper or NCON Communication, its staff or management. "Being Frank" is a bi-weekly column exclusive to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper.
An NCON Communications Publication
Christian Times
Thursday, July 23, 2020
4
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
The Counseling Corner
By Rev. Judith T. Lester, B.Min. M.Th
Declaration of Independence (Week 3) The Second Continental Congress officially adopted the final version of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 declaring the American colonies’ official independence from Great Britain. Congress established Independence Day as a holiday in 1870 and in 1938 Congress reaffirmed it as a paid holiday for federal employees. Today, communities across our nation mark this as a major summer holiday.
At: St. Paul Episcopal Church 914 E. Knapp St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
ENVELO
PES
Fre Del e ive ry Ser vice
Of In Loving Memory Donald Madison Jackson
Sunrise
April 8, 1928
Sunset
July 28, 2008
t 2, 2008 Saturday, Augus 2:00 p.m. son Funeral Home Leon L. William Street 2157 North 12th sin 53205 Milwaukee, Wiscon 414.374.1812
se is to with the Good News. Our purpo approved by God to be entrusted “For we speak as messengers nians 2:4 (NLT) essalo Th I ” s. heart our of es examines the motiv please God, not people. He alone
Welcome to our 7th Year Pastors Appreciation
BA NN ER S
We pray God's peace for the families who have lost loved ones as a result of the Coronavirus, as well as for individuals who have contracted the virus and are struggling to recover.
We will match or beat any competitor’s price!
FU NE RA L PROG RA MS
Our New Date: Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 4:00 P.M.
Printing & Publishing Co. HE AD EN VE LO PES & LET TER
The New Jubilee Community Choir Presents Our 18th Annual Scholarship Concert
I am freeing myself from my insecurity about the lack of knowledge of God’s Word. I need to free myself from the shame that I don’t always understand the sermon on Sunday mornings. I will continue to express my gratefulness to God every
T IT H IN G
Life is too short for us to live it regretting what we could not do or what could have been. Whether there is something that you want to do, places that you want to Too many of us today live go, or knowledge that you by what society tells us is want to acquire, you have
to take the action to make it a reality. We cannot take for granted our time on this earth, so take the initiative to reach your goals before your time expires. My Declaration of Independence allows me the freedom to pursue my aspirations as well as the freedom to achieve them for as long as I am alive! - JN
General Disclaimer: The writer has used her best efforts in preparation of this information. No representations or warranties for its contents, either expressed or implied, are offered. Neither the publisher nor the writer shall be liable in any way for readers’ efforts to apply, rely or utilize the information or recommendations presented herein as they may not be suitable for you or necessarily appropriate for every situation to which they may refer. This information is for educational purposes. In some instances, this article contains the opinions, conclusions and/or recommendations of the writer. If you would like to contact Rev. Lester, write to her c/o P.O. Box 121, Brookfield, WI. 53008.
ARS
okay. While we need a certain amount of social conformity, our lives are ours to live, and we don’t need others dictating how and when to operate. For this reason, we as human beings need to break out of the “societal chains” and dare to dream, dare to aspire. Everyone has a right to a dream, and we can fulfill those dreams by challenging ourselves and being unafraid to go against the grain.
I want to declare my independence from fear of being in the spotlight. When I was in school one of the most difficult things for me was standing before my classmates to give recitals or reports. I have always had this issue with the fear of presenting in front of groups of people. Fear of making an error in my speaking, mispronunciations of words and fear of the audience observing my nervousness. I have always felt comfortable working in the background. As I stand for God, I realize that I will make mistakes, and that I will not always be perfect. I can’t continue worrying about how others receive me. Scripture tells me that “For God has not given us the spirit fear, but of power and love, and of sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7. Yes, I am working to gain my independence! - Trusting God
CALEND
Using “independence” as this month’s theme, persons were asked to respond to the prompt: ‘What Do You Want to Declare Independence From’ and then provide their declaration of independence. The responses have been personal and candid. This week’s Declarations are first from a 17-year old young man, secondly, a retired school teacher, and finally from a female member of the clergy. Due to the frankness of the responses, respondents are being identified by either initials or a pseudonym.
morning and evening as I become more comfortable in prayer and in my relationship with the Lord. - Thanking Him Everyday Next Week: Series Conclusion
Honoring
Apostles Kenneth & Demetra Lock Theme: Messengers Approved by God
All Are Welcome! Presented By: The Committee for the Promotion of Excellence in Music Savannah Reeves, Board Chair An NCON Communications Publication
T IC K E T S
BU SIN ES S CA RD S
The Milwaukee Times Printing & Publishing Co.
1936 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive • Milwaukee, WI 53212 Phone: 414-263-5088 • Fax: 414-263-4445
www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Thursday, July 23, 2020
5
Education
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
John Lewis marches on: The Congressman's visit to Marquette By Wyatt Massey with intro by William S. Gooden During his long and illustrious career, Representative John Lewis has received many prestigious awards for his work as a civil right leader and a U.S. Congressman. But one very special award in August 2014 brought the distinguished icon to Milwaukee, to welcome the class of 2018, received an honorary doctorate degree, and talk about his graphic novel March: Book One. A young John Robert Lewis didn’t know he was about to be attacked. That day, March 7, 1965, Lewis and other peaceful protesters marched for equality across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL. Later, this day would be known as “Bloody Sunday.” It would help pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But in this moment, he was suddenly struck by state troopers in the haze of tear gas. Lewis was hit with a nightstick and his skull was fractured. He was beaten within inches of losing his life. “I thought I saw death,” Lewis remembed. In 2014, Lewis visited Marquette University to welcome the Marquette University class of 2018 at New Student Convocation, where he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in recognition of his courageous leadership for civil rights and years of public service.
Lewis’ courage made him a leader at an early age. “You cannot lead people to a point that you’re not willing to go yourself,” he explained. Lewis was arrested more than 40 times. One arrest remains special; it happened on Feb. 27, 1960. It was his first arrest and the moment he chose to put his life on the line for what he believed. Lewis described feeling as though he had “crossed over.” He addressed students sit-ins in Nashville, patrons “I felt so liberated,” he who read his graphic novel yelled, kicked and extin- said. “I have not looked back March: Book One, which was guished cigarettes on him. since.” the 2014 selection for Marquette University’s First-year His parents advised cauReading Program. Lewis tion: “Don’t get in the way,” added to the impact with a and “Don’t visit on campus to discuss his get in troujourney and the book with ble.” faculty, staff and students. But Lew“I want young students to is refused to believe that they, too, can back down. play a major role in bringing about change,” he told the He had book discussion leaders. a vision of a “beloved Lewis began his involve- community,” ment in the civil rights a communimovement while a seminary ty “at peace student in Nashville, TN, with itself,” leading the Nashville Stu- he said. To achieve it, he That night, Lewis shared dent Movement. By age 23, “had to find a way to get in his liberation with 89 other he was a key organizer and the way.” people who also “found a keynote speaker at the 1963 way to get in the way.” LewMarch on Washington. In his darkest moments, his is called it getting in “good favorite Bible passage, Psalm trouble” — the kind that He faced opposition from 27:1, brought hope. changes the course of histoevery angle. In 1961, when ry. he joined the Freedom Rides “The Lord is my light and my driving from Washington, salvation — whom shall I fear?” March: Book One was co-auDC, to New Orleans, he was thored with Andrew Aydin attacked. During restaurant and illustrated by Nate Pow-
ell. The story shows the ways the young people of the movement organized and created change. Aydin worked for Lewis for several years before discussing his idea to illustrate the story. “You see and hear the optimism that exists in his voice,” Aydin said. “It became a matter of taking what he had to say and putting it down on paper.” Dr. Stephanie Quade, dean of students and member of the committee that selected March: Book One, calls Lewis’ story a powerful reminder of an individual and collective
call to action. “His personal journey, his accomplishments and his missteps are important reminders and challenges as students begin their lives at Marquette,” Quade said. Note: Since Rep. Lewis's visit to Marquette in 2014 he has released two more additional volumes of "March".
Bulletin Board Milwaukee Public Schools reopening plan approved by Board of School Directors Milwaukee Public Schools' (MPS) phased-in reopening recommendation for the 2020-21 school year was unanimously approved by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors. The Board, in a 7-2 vote, also approved to maintain the early and traditional start calendars for the school year. The phased-in approach includes, Phase 1-full remote learning, Phase 2-hybird learning, and Phase 3-faceto-face learning with virtual option. MPS will start the school
year with virtual learning for virtual learning is the best all students. As the spread of scenario at this time," MPS Covid-19 decreases, students Superintendent Dr. Keith P. will return to schools for two days each week for faceto-face learning and virtual three days each week. Phase three will allow all students to return to the classroom five days a week, when conditions are healthy to return. MPS will monitor public health conditions to determine movement between each phase. “To help preserve the Posley said. “This was a diffihealth and well-being of our Co. cult decision but a necessary Printing & Publishing, students and staff, we believe one as we work diligently to
1936 North Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. • Milwaukee, WI 53212 (414) 263-5088 • miltimes@gmail.com http://milwaukeetimesnews.com
provide the best education velop, the district will profor our students. We look vide information to students, forward to returning to in- families, and staff regarding the upcoming school year. Families are encouraged to stay up to date with information about the fall semester by visiting the MPS website, downloading the MPS App on their smartphones, and following MPS on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. To enroll, visit mpsmke. com/enroll, call 414-2675100, or take part in Curbclass instruction but only side Enrollment at MPS when we can do so safely.” Central Services on August 3 As details continue to de- and 4, 2020.
CONGRATULATIONS
AISHA
Printing & Publishing, Co.
With A Custom Yard Sign! Full Color • Weather Proof • Stakes 1936 North Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. • Milwaukee, WI 53212 (414) 263-5088 • miltimes@gmail.com http://milwaukeetimesnews.com
STOP IN OR CALL (414) 263-5088! www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULAT
IONS
AMARI
LEE
CLASS OF 2020 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT IRVINE
SENIOR CLA SS OF 2020 STANFORD UNIVERSITY
SENIOR CLASS OF 2020 BARACK OBAMA HIGH SCHOOL
An NCON Communications Publication
What's Happening
Thursday, July 23, 2020
THE IDEAL FOSTER CARE ORGANIZATION! A nonprofit organization
6
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Old favorites. New safety measures.
Our foster families are in the driver’s seat Support for our foster families is our top priority There’s no better team to foster with than Foundations. They guide you through the decision-making process so that you can decide for yourself with the full knowledge of the expectations and challenges. ~Chelle F.
I can’t say enough wonderful things about Foundations and the staff. When our family was in need of support, Foundations stepped in and supported us! We are thrilled to be apart of the Foundations family! ~Katie S.
Contact Alissa Getzin at 414-303-7240 or agetzin@WeAreFoundations.org to learn more about the first steps to fostering a child WeAreFoundations.org
An NCON Communications Publication
Reserve your ticket today. Museum admission is free through August 16, thanks to The Krei Family in Memory of Melinda.
www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
$100 Auto Refinance
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Thursday, July 23, 2020
7
What's Happening
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
You could lower your monthly payment by reďŹ nancing at Brewery CU and we’ll give you $100 CASH when you transfer your current loan, plus no payments for 90 days!*
414-273-3170
brewerycu.com
* Automatic payment may be required. Minimum $7,000 new money and current Brewery Credit Union loans not subject to refinancing. Interest will begin accumulating at the date of loan signing: the first payment will include all interest accrued from the loan origination date. Membership eligibility required. $100 Refinance Offer: Loan must be transferred from another financial institution or finance company. The vehicle must be used as collateral. Offer valid for a limited time and subject to change. Only one transfer per vehicle. Some restrictions may apply.
www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
An NCON Communications Publication
Health & Fitness
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Focus on Health 8
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Brought to you by:
Let’s keep our neighbors and community safe By: Bernie Sherry Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Wisconsin, Senior Vice President, Ascension The emergence of the novel coronavirus early this year presented the world with an unprecedented challenge. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 have we faced such a daunting public health crisis. By late February, it was clear our healthcare system, government and every American citizen would need to work together to conquer this invisible enemy. Throughout this challenge, we have found inspiration in witnessing the incredible and selfless work of caregivers at the front lines of our health system and across the country. The doctors, nurses, facility management teams and other support teams in our hospitals are giving everything they have to meet the needs of their communities. These heroes are the embodiment of our mission to serve.
As healthcare providers, we strongly encourage everyone to take care of themselves and their neighbors through the simple acts of washing your hands regularly, keeping physical distance, and wearing masks or face coverings while in public.
commitment of everyday citizens to protect their communities, families and neighbors and help our healthcare heroes stop this virus. It is important to understand that Covid-19 is easily spread and can have devastating effects. Therefore, our communities should come together to use every mitigation tool at our disposal to halt its spread. Looking after each other, being neighborly, is what American values are all about.
We should all be taking some simple steps to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting Covid-19. For As we enter the fifth month starters, we should all wear a of this public health crisis, I mask or face covering while continue to take comfort in in public. Masking helps seeing the compassion and prevent respiratory droplets
from traveling into the air and onto other people, an important aspect of “source control” of the virus. Frequent hand washing for about 20 seconds with soap and water, and refraining from touching your face, are two of the most effective ways to remove germs and prevent infection to yourself and others, requiring nothing more than a few moments of your time. This kind of handwashing should extend beyond the pandemic and become a regular, healthy habit. And maintaining social distancing in public spaces is another simple yet important way to keep the virus from spreading.
We understand some of these safety measures may result in discomfort. However, we have a shared responsibility as members of our communities to care for others as we would ourselves. As you venture outside during these hot summer months, we implore you to proudly While we still have much show your American values: to learn about Covid-19, be responsible, do the right we know that everyone in thing and love your neighour community plays a cru- bors through these simple cial role in helping us all acts. stay healthy and safe. Only through the cooperation of Equally important is seekeveryone can we curb the ing the care you need if high number of cases that you become sick or develop we are experiencing. an emergency. We’ve made many changes to our hosWe appreciate the efforts pitals, office practices and of local businesses, institu- emergency departments to tions and schools that have keep you safe and protect developed and are imple- you from the Covid-19 vimenting mitigation strate- rus. Too often we’ve seen gies, including mask guide- patients suffer at home with lines and social distancing for a medical emergency out of their employees, customers fear of coming to the hosand community members. pital or other healthcare setWe’ve seen many organized ting. Please don’t delay the efforts come together over care you need to preserve the past several months to your health. ensure that front-line workIf we work together, coners and our most vulnerable tinue to wear masks, wash community members have our hands, and adhere to access to masks and other social distancing, we will be protective equipment. successful in helping to keep each other safe and prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Should you sterilize your facemask in the microwave? After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and now local and state governments have recommended that people wear a face mask if they are in any public setting, more and more people have been wearing them. Since masks such as N-95 respirators have been in short supply and mostly only available to health care workers, people have been creative by making their own cloth masks out of a number of materials including cotton fabric, mesh cloth and other things. Most of these masks that people create are oneoff and they are expected to use them again and again. But while many Americans have turned to do-it-yourself templates to make the cloth face coverings, not that many people seem to know what to do with them to clean them.
information about how to make, use and clean a cloth mask. According to the site, the best way to sanitize a mask is to launder it in your washing machine in hot water using a detergent that leaves no residue, then drying it in a hot dryer.
The soap, hot water and heat from the dryer will kill Covid-19. You have to think: if the CDC says that washing your hands and using hand sanitizer is good for fighting Covid-19, why wouldn’t simply washing the garments you wear, like a mask, also be good?
HONOR THE
Life & Memories that may sound halfway like it makes sense, it’s actually incorrect. Correction: it’s flat-out wrong. The cloth can actually burst into flames. The Las Vegas Fire Department could attest to this. They posted an alert surrounding this issue:
“Reports of fires starting across the country in microwave ovens after people put So that has left room for their face masks in them to a number of “theories” and sterilize them. Never put anymyths on social media how thing in a microwave oven to effectively clean your that is not recommended on mask. the packaging. That includes face masks.” One post on social media suggests that you put your A microwave will indeed mask in the microwave in or- heat up the water in the der to disinfect it. Now, while clothes, which may in places An NCON Communications Publication
become hot enough to burn the clothes. The microwave will not only heat up water molecules ON the clothes, it will also heat molecules inside the clothes, i.e., inside the fibers. Just look at your socks as an example. If you microwave your socks you can see the same thing happen. Anything with elastic can potentially set fire to the cotton material your clothes are made of. A CDC guide to mask use suggests the cloth masks be cleaned regularly, and that they should “be able to be laundered without damage or change to shape.” How should you clean a cloth mask? The University of Utah offers some great
OF YOUR LOVED ONE
GIVE THEM THE MEMORIAL AN EXCEPTIONAL PERSON DESERVES WITH LIFE TRIBUTES
Our professional writers will assist you to showcase and celebrate the life of your loved ones with a beautifully written obituary. CONTACT US: Phone: 414-263-5088 • Fax: 414-263-4445 miltimes@gmail.com • milwaukeetimesnews.com Weekly Newspaper • Printing & Publishing
1936 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive • Milwaukee, WI 53212
QP Ad - 5www.milwaukeetimesnews.com 7/8 x 7” Saved in Milwaukee Times Folder - ADs Folder
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Thursday, July 23, 2020
9
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
What's Happening
radiomilwaukee.org/tools www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
An NCON Communications Publication
Wealth Building
Thursday, July 23, 2020
10
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Should you be Christmas shopping now? Everything to know about COVID-related delays With pandemic-related retail disruptions, you might want to plan ahead. When the Covid-19 pandemic began on March 11, it disrupted pretty much every major industry, from hospitality to sports to finance. In the world of retail, those disruptions were felt most strongly in three places: the closure of brick-and-mortar stores, supply shortages, and shipping delays. With this threefold punch, shopping in 2020 is quite a different experience than in years past. And while it only may be July, we’re already thinking of the holiday shopping season ahead, and how the pandemic might affect your retail plans. So what exactly happened to the retail industry? When cities started entering lockdowns in March, non-essential businesses were ordered to close, and that included the majority of retail operations, save for grocery stores, hardware stores, and liquor stores, among a few others. So would-be shoppers had to turn to online purchases. That surge in online orders increased manifold when consumers started panic-buying things like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and Nintendo Switches in order to stockpile them, and retailers simply weren’t prepared. As such, they ran into production and shipping delays. All of that was compounded by the implementation of coronavirus safety measures such as social distancing, which, in terms of the supply chain (including production and distribution centers), meant that fewer people could work at any given time, thus slowing down the process. And finally, the couriers who deliver products—the United States Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, and United Parcel Service (UPS), among others—also experienced some delays with the excessive number of packages being shipped. Ultimately, the time between ordering a product and receiving it became super dragged out.
ating at 2019 product levels,” said Kayla Marci, a market analyst at data-driven retail consultancy EDITED. “The number of new products available in the U.S. market last week was -43 percent lower than in 2019.” Rather than debut new products, many retailers have focused on ramping up production of their current catalogs to meet demand. “We provided a variety of resources to help sellers manage their shops during the pandemic, including recommendations on how to navigate shifting schedules and operational changes,” says Isabella Diaz, Community Education Specialist at Etsy.
rary service disruptions in a few locations domestically due to the pandemic,” says USPS spokesperson Kimberly Frum. “But we continue to leverage our available What about delays? resources to match the inAs with implementing any creased workload, including changes into a routine, incor- hiring based on local needs.” porating new pandemic safety procedures was a bit of a So do I need to start holibumpy road for many retail- day shopping early? ers and couriers, but they are It really depends on a vanow adjusting to these new riety of factors. If you’re processes. shopping in person, you On the retail side, there’s might want to get a headstart been a surge in innovation. now, simply because we don’t “The pandemic has forced know whether or not stores retailers to experiment as will remain open through well as invest in innovation December. and technology that will imIf you’re shopping online prove their processes post- from independent makers, Covid,” said Marci. “We see you’re likely going to see relthis with managing order atively normal delivery timefulfillment. Gap Inc., for ex- lines, since they’re not entireample, recently expanded the ly dependent on a massive number of Kindred SORT supply chain. For instance, robots used to manage its Etsy sellers have adapted supply chain, helping its dis- quickly to the new normal. tribution centers to more ef- “Many have quickly pivoted fectively cater to the demand resources to meet surging for online orders due to the consumer demands,” said pandemic.” Diaz. But that doesn’t mean And on the shipping side, you should wait till the last additional hires are being minute. “We typically start to made to help meet demand. see buyers shop for holiday “The Postal Service, like oth- items as early as September,” er delivery companies, has she pointed out. experienced some tempo-
We
Spe
Wate r
cial
ize
In:
Dam
An NCON Communications Publication
Sav
106 -A-Lo W Milw . Cent t er auk ee, W Street I 53 212 Con tr 414-6 act With 40-1 Us 789
age Repa Plum ir bing Carp entry Clea n Up Land scap ing Dryw all Elec trica l Porc hes/D ecks Clea n Ou t Mas onry Work Gutte rs Repa irs of All T ypes ! Senio r Cit iz en Vete ran D Discou nts isco unts
Will brick-and-mortar stores reopen? Many already have! Lockdowns are being phased out across the country, which is allowing retail stores to reopen, although many must abide by occupancy restrictions (that is, only a limitedin All work number of people can be in writing wisitghuwaraanteed rran ty. the store at one time). But the bad news is coronavirus cases are spiking in a number of U.S. cities, meaning the lockdowns might return soon. Are products back in stock? It’s a work in progress. "Retailers are still not oper-
When it comes to bigger brands, there’s still a bit of a backlog. “When Covid-19 first broke out, retailers advised customers via email of potential shipping delays. Months on, these messages are still prominent in communications from brands such as Beyond Yoga, Torrid, and BGBMaxmara,” said Marci. “With the uncertainty surrounding a second potential outbreak, it's difficult to deduce when timelines may return to normal.” But there’s still hope on the horizon. “Fortunately, the majority of our manufacturers' production timelines have returned to our typical two- to four-week
lead times,” said Danielle Walish, creative director and co-founder of custom furniture company The Inside. “We expect that, in the next few weeks, all of our shipping timelines will be back to normal.’ Whatever their current situation is with order fulfillment timelines, retailers are striving to be as transparent as possible to keep their customers’ trust. “Like many other companies, our shipping timelines were impacted by Covid-19, but we are now back up and running while we carefully implement CDC Guidelines to protect employees and customers,” said Allison O'Connor, President and CEO Of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. “As always, we will be providing deadlines to order by for each holiday, both in our stores and on our website.” The long and short of it is that it’s been incredibly difficult to predict anything with certainty during this pandemic. Our suggestions? Check in regularly with your favorite retailers, and start shopping early to avoid any potential heartbreak if your package doesn’t arrive on time!
Sa
v-AHom e Re Lot Serv pair ing and Bus Ho in mes
e Sinc sses e 19 80
Free ver y Deli ce vi Ser
Con tact Alex Rog ers o Lore r nzo Coo at 4 k
14-6
40-1
789
106 W. MilwCenter St auk ee, W reet I
Hel make ping famil ies positi in thei ve change s r live s.
New
• Professional Services • Advertisements Creative Services • Typesetting Image Scanning • Photography Business Writing & Editing Stationery • Brochures Invitations • Tickets • Forms Badges • Signs • Banners
Dire
ctio
n 4545 W MILW EST MAIN AUKE STRE ET E, WI PHON 532 E: FAX: 414-444-4 22 414-5 4 55-55 44 55
MELV INJ CEO OHNS /Foun ON der
www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Mrs. Fumbanks' Birthday Salutes "Wishing You All The Best!" July 2nd Dawan Davis David Lee Kelley Pennington Aaron Gray July 3rd Brandon Kennedy Anthony Smith July 4th Christina Fumbanks James Fumbanks, Jr. July 6th Juan Chamberlain July 7th Perry Ingram July 5th Daniel D. Lee July 9th Gregory A. Ingram Ariel Ivy July 10th Alexis Smith Christopher Rimmer July 11th Charles Worthington, Jr.
July 18th Karen Rimmer Bobbie J. Lathan Cynthia Fumbanks July 19th George Neal Deirdre Saffold
July 21st E-Mani Ingram Amaya Fumbanks Layla McGee July 22nd Carry Ingram Glenn Phillps Winnetka Fumbanks Ashley Davis Debra Fields July 23rd Tayo Fumbanks James Hicks, Jr. July 24th Tabitha Ivy Sidney O. Fumbanks, Sr.
July 12th Rhia Thornton Timothy Jones July 13th Jarett Fields
July 26th Rogerick Griffin
July 14th Geraldine Howard Sharon Turner
July 27th Jason Bailey Leona M. Duncan Laila J. Duncan Morgan A. Conyers Adrienne Green Ann Nichols Nakisha Vernardo
July 16th Sam Ingram
July 28th Roslyn Taylor
Do you have a friend, family member, or colleague who has just celebrated or is about to celebrate a birthday? Stop by our office with their name on Monday to get them in that week’s edition of Happy Birthday Salutes! Visit us at 1936 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, call us at (414) 263-5088 or e-mail them to miltimes@gmail.com. www.milwaukeetimesnews.com
The Classifieds
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Public Institutions • City Hall • County Courthouse • Milwaukee Public Library (Downtown) • Shorewood Library • Washington Park Library • Atkinson Library • King Drive Library Drug Stores/Clinics • Carter/Hyatt Herbal Shoppe • Walgreen's on King Drive • MHS Clinical Services Banks • BMO Harris Bank on King Drive • Columbia Savings & Loan
July 20th Jackie Saffold Candace Montgomery
July 25th Charlene Chamberlain Carene Bass Anastashia Hunté
July 15th Christopher Duncan Jewel Rose Green
11
• Self-Help Credit Union (formerly Seaway Bank)
• Pick & Save/Metro Market (Shorewood)
Social Service Agencies • Milwaukee Urban League • St. Anne's Intergenerational Care
Other Locations • The Milwaukee Times Offices - 1936 N. MLK Dr. • WAAW Center - 3020 W. Vliet • Washington Park Seniors Center • Local Churches
Food Stores • Galst Foods Teutonia & Capitol • Pick & Save 76th & Good Hope Road • Pick & Save North 35th Street • Pick & Save - Midtown (West Capitol Drive)
Or visit our website at: http:// milwaukeetimesnews.com/ to download a free PDF version of this week's paper.
• Pick & Save (Brown Deer Rd.)
ERIC VON
BROADCAST FELLOWSHIP July 23, 1778 – More than 700 Blacks participate in Battle of Monmouth (NJ). July 24, 1807 – Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge, born in New York City. July 25, 1916 – Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask, rescues six people from gas-filled tunnel in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Eric Von Broadcast Fellowship provides funding for a year-long fellowship to a recent college graduate who will receive paid experience to begin building a successful career in broadcast journalism.
TO MAKE A DONATION VISIT: WUWM.COM/ERICVON
July 26, 1948 – President Harry S. Truman issues Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the U.S. armed forces. July 27, 1880 – Alexander P. Ashbourne patents process for refining coconut oil. July 28, 1868 – 14th Amendment granting Blacks full citizenship rights, becomes part of the Constitution. July 29, 1895 – First National Conference of Colored Women Convention is held in Boston.
Pastor Wanted The Mt. Olive Baptist Church located in Milwaukee, WI is prayerfully seeking a full-time Pastor who is called by God and dedicated to the ministry of Jesus Christ. We are seeking a Pastor who will lead and guide us focused on our mission statement: “a church designed to meet the needs of the people through equipping them to evangelize the world for Christ.” For application information visit the National Baptist Convention website https://www.nationalbaptist.com/ resources/ministry-opportunities/pastor-openings Any questions regarding the application process should be submitted to the pastoral search committee at: pastoralsearch@mobcmke.org An NCON Communications Publication
US Census
Thursday, July 23, 2020
12
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Inaction is not an option. Complete the 2020 Census to shape the next ten years for your community. The power to change your community is in your hands. We can help inform funding every year for the next ten years for public services like healthcare, childcare programs, public transportation, schools, and job assistance. And our responses determine how many seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. But time is running out, so complete the census today online, by phone, or by mail.
Complete the census today at:
2020CENSUS.GOV Paid for by U.S. Census Bureau.
An NCON Communications Publication 2020_Census_Community_DM_Size C.indd 1
www.milwaukeetimesnews.com 7/6/20 4:07 PM