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Roland Martin has guests rolling up their sleeves at Waukesha Branch NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner
Roland Martin Offering an explanation why he chose to speak without his jacket, TV News One host Roland Martin said because “There’s more work to be done” because some of the electorate has “pissed Republicans off.” Martin then went on to explain what he meant. “When you look at what’s happening with social justice, economics and voting, there is more to be done," Martin said. Martin suggested that black voting records of late have “pissed Republicans off nationwide and they’ve figured out ways to stop Blacks from
voting.” Martin said his comment doesn’t suggest that Democrats are good and Republicans are bad. He explained that what he was talking about was “factually correct after the 2010 midterm elections.” And that’s the reason why across the nation we’re witnessing the rampant number of “voter suppressions bills being passed and because the Republican party is not growing its base and the only way to restrict people from voting and I’m not just talking about Voter I.D. let me be real clear, we have a clear situation that there is one side that wants to constrict and put barriers up that we haven’t seen in four decades,” Martin explained. People who do not like the minority voter turnout will pass laws in their state, like Texas and Pennsylvania, that make it very difficult for some people to vote, which he described as being not “ just about African Americans! This is not just about young people, this is a question of what is right and wrong and all these attempts to stop (Continued on pg. 13)
Beechie Brooks celebrated 90th birthday with family, business associates and friends The Big Eazy Ressold real estate. taurant became a bit Never satiscumbersome to mafied, Brooks in neuver in as the crowd the mid-1950s opergrew larger Saturday, ated Brooks’ Guyoso November 15, 2014 Restaurant at 626 W. when family, friends North Ave. And later and business associates in the mid-1960s he atgathered to eat, drink, tended the Wisconsin dine and toast Beechie School of Real Estate O. Brooks on his 90th where he earned his birthday. real estate license after Brooks was born which he began selling on the family farm in real estate for Baldwin Wynne, Cross Counand Green Realty. He Staff Photo ty, AR on November later founded Beechie Beechie Brooks 12, 1924. He was the O. Brooks’ Realty omyoungest of 12 chilpany, which was locatdren. ed at 929 W. Atkinson After completing grade school, Ave. Among his many other memorahe went to Childress High School ble and notable things Brooks accomin Wynne, AR where he complet- plished are: he served on the organized courses in elementary electricity ing committee of North Milwaukee and carpentry. After high school, he State Bank and as a Director for four completed a course in agriculture at years after the bank opened; he deAM&N in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. signed and built Brooks X-Press Car In 1944 Brooks was drafted into the Wash at 2225 N. 7th Street; he served U.S. Navy where he served two years on the board of Inner City Developin Okinawa, Japan. In 1946 he was ment Corp.; he served on the City of honorably discharged and he moved Milwaukee Board of Assessment; he to Milwaukee where his brothers and served as president of United Resisters were living. It was in Milwau- alty Group; served eight years on kee where he found opportunities to the Wisconsin Real Estate Licenses train in cement and brick masonry, Examining Board; he designed and building and construction. developed the Halyard Park SubdiviBrooks met his late wife, Verna- sion; he served on the Central City dine, and they were married on June Development Corporation Board. 8, 1947 at St. Mark A.M.E. Church. This corporation was responsible for They have one daughter, Cassandra. the development of the Masterpiece Over the years, Brooks worked as a Complex located at N. 6th and W. Walfurniture salesman, a brick mason and nut streets.
BloodCenter of Wisconsin and Jammin’ 98.3 team up to encourage
Photo by George Neal
At the 7th Annual "Give the Gift of Life Donorship Drive," Lynnette Owens (top photo, center) donated blood to help save lives in the community. She is pictured along with donor specialists Stephanie Branch, Cera Stolpe, Shanette Cooper, Natalia Acosta who assisted in collection of blood donations. BloodCenter of Wisconsin and Jammin’ 98.3 teamed up for the "Seventh Annual Give the Gift of Life Donorship Drive." The drive was held Saturday, November 15, 2014, at the Northcott Neighborhood House, 2460 N. 6th St. The event was designed to encourage more African Americans to become blood, marrow, organ and tissue donors. To thank donors for their life-saving gift, Jammin’ 98.3 gave away a pair of tickets to the Sesame Street Live show “Let's Dance,” to the first 50 individuals who visited the Be The Match
and/or Wisconsin Donor Network booth. In addition, BloodCenter of Wisconsin provided all attempting blood donors with a voucher for a pair of tickets to one of two Milwaukee Bucks games. By donating at the Gift of Life drive, community members provided a life-saving gift those needing transfusions, organ and tissue donation and those who suffer from sickle cell anemia. As studies have shown a higher success rate when blood, tissue and organs come for members of the same ethnic background.
Photo by George Neal
As part of the "Give the Gift of Life," event co-sponsors, Milwaukee Urban League Guild and Jammin' 98.3 where on hand to encourage visitors to the Northcott Neighborhood House to donate blood and sign up for "The Be The Match," marrow registry, and the "Yes I Will Wisconsin," organ and tissue registry. Pictured (from left) are Milwaukee Urban League Guild president LeVarn Clay; Milwaukee Urban League Guild chief inspector of polling site Johnny Miller, Jammin' 98.3 on-air personality Andrea Williams, Azariel Hawthorne, and Milwaukee Urban League Guild vice president Marie H. Britt-Sharpe. For more information about the Bloodcenter of Wisconsin or any of its donation programs please visit www.bcw. edu.
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