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Vol. 34 • No.40 • Thurs. Oct. 1, 2015, 2015 - Wed., Sept. 30, 2015 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢

MHSI hosts open house with Cedric 'The Entertainer'

After 349 years of slavery: 'We suffer from cognitive dissonance'

Photos by Yvonne Kemp

On Sunday, September 27, 2015 Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. (MHSI) celebrated the remodeling of its Isaac Coggs Heritage Health Center located at 8200 W. Silver Spring Drive, with an open house. The highlight was an appearance by actor and comedian Cedric "The Entertainer." The event was co-sponsord by Anthem Blue Cross, Molina Healthcare, United Healthcare, My Choice Family Care and Cedric "The Entertainer" Charitable Foundation. During the open house guests were invited to tour the remodeled facility, participate in free health screenings, and get flu shots. Pictured (from left) are MHSI Corporate Communications Specialist Pamela Clark, Cedric "The Entertainer," and MHSI Chief Executive Officer Dr. Tito Izard.

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Dr. Joy DeGruy, author and keynote speaker By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times

During her keynote speech at the 2015 Annual NAACP Milwaukee Branch Freedom Fund Dinner, acclaimed author, educator, and researcher Dr. Joy DeGruy laid out a convincing and passionate defense of the conclusions in her recently published book, “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing.” The dinner attracted an estimated 700 NAACP supporters, elected officials and corporate representatives to the Pfister Hotel on September 25. Johnson Controls, MillerCoors, and Northwestern Mutual African American Employee Resource Group were significant sponsors, as were Fred Royal, Jr., Clarence P. Nicholas and Paul Blackman who each made matching donations. WE EnerStaff Photos gies, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, and Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan were also sponsors of the dinner. Dr. DeGruy is an internationally renowned researcher, educator, author and professor. She is an assistant professor at Portland State University and the president of JDP, Inc. Before writing "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome," Dr. DeGruy conducted 12 years of “quantitative and qualitative research,” she states on her Internet website. The book and her speech to the NAACP Milwaukee Branch stressed “the residual impacts of generations of The Princess Ellah Chapter #1 Order of the Eastern Star observed its Royal 120th Anniversary on Sat- slavery and opens up the discussion of urday, September 26, 2015 at the Big Eazy Restaurant, 2055 North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. Over how the Black community can use the one hundred members accompanied by friends and family attended the lavish social event. Ms. Made- strengths we have gained in the past to heal in the present.” lyn McReynolds and Ms. Janine Sims were honored for their community service. (Continued on pg. 3)

Princess Ellah Chapter #1 celebrates 120 years

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