Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Digital Edition Issue December 29, 2022

The Salvation Army provides Christmas Day dinner in Milwaukee

On Sunday, December 25, 2022, The Salvation Army along with the Forest County Potawatomi Foundation presented "The 33rd Annual Christmas Family Feast" at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Hundreds of volunteers helped prepare and serve a homestyle dinner for thousands of people in need. Everyone that attended received a sit-down meal with turkey, ham, yams, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, green beans, and dessert. The event also featured Santa, free haircuts, and a children’s book signing. This year for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 out-

break, the meal was dine-in.

Christmas Family Feast was sponsored by the Forest County Potawatomi Foundation, All Saints Cathedral, Bombas, the Brewers’ Community Foundation, Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Hunger Task Force, Levy, the Milwaukee County Transit System, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, Roundy’s, Sysco, the Village of Hartland, the We Energies Foundation, the Wisconsin Veterans Foundation, and the Wisconsin Center.

Gee's MKE Clinic hosts annual 'Holiday Toy and Food Drive'

On Saturday, December 17, 2022, Gee's MKE Wellness Clinic hosted their annual "Gee's Holiday Food and Toy Drive," which was a huge success. Gee's along with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin were able to provide toys, food, and resources to more than 200 families. The event was sponsored by Gee’s MKE Wellness Clinic, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of WI, and Our Daily Bread and was held at Gee's Clippers, 2200 N. Dr. M.L.K., Jr Dr . Turnout was outstanding, with community members from throughout Milwaukee neighborhoods attending.

Northcott Neighborhood House hosts "Tis the Season Christmas Dinner and Toy Giveaway"

Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

On Sunday, December 25, 2022, Northcott Neighborhood House along with Bader Philanthropies, Francie Luke Silverman Foundation, United Methodist Churches, United Methodist Women, Church Women United, and WestCare Wisconsin hosted the "Tis the Season Christmas Dinner and Toy Giveaway," at Northcott Neighborhood House, 2460 N. 6th Street. On Christmas morning there were 1,000 dinners for families of four, hence 4,000 family meals and two hundred individual dinners for single people. The

dinners were provided by Daddy's Soul Food & Grille, 754 N. 27th St. Along with the meals there were more than 5,000 toys for girls and boys which were provided by various donors and friends of Northcott. Northcott Neighborhood House Executive Director Tony A. Kearney, Sr., said "We do not want any child not to have a toy for Christmas. Since 2020, we have honored the dedicated work of Career Youth Development Founder and CEO, Jeannetta Simpson Robinson."

Supervisor Taylor honored with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award

Kwanzaa Celebration with Top Ladies of Distinction and Top Teens of America

On Friday, December 3, 2022, County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor was honored with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. Supervisor Taylor made the following statement:

“My thanks go out to those who chose to honor me, as well as to the long list of volunteers who have worked beside me over the years. To receive recognition from President Biden and Vice President Harris is truly an honor.

"As my own village battles through generational curses, I remain a public servant. It is only through serving our community and helping the most vulnerable that we truly serve ourselves and find peace. I refuse to stop ‘putting on’ for my city and I encourage others to do so as well.”

The Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for those who contribute more than 4,000 hours of service in their lifetime. Along with the ultimate honor of Presidential recognition, honorees will receive a personalized certificate, an official pin, medallion or coin and a congratulatory letter signed by the President and Vice President of the United States.

Supervisor Taylor has volunteered her time to countless projects over the years including, but not limited to, Wisconsin Counties Association Board of Directors, various National County Association committees, Milwaukee County’s Commission on Aging, School Board Director for Milwaukee Public Schools, Dream Team MKE, Program the Parks, National Education Associate, Council of Urban Boards (CUBE), Local Progress, and several other local and national boards. Supervisor Taylor organizes monthly food and resource giveaways in Milwaukee. Her work extends well past Milwaukee County. Supervisor Taylor has organized national disaster relief efforts, delivering food and other resources to families. She also works internationally, most recently partnering with a school in Ghana to provide important hygiene items to the students there.

Billboards celebrating Supervisor Taylor and other recipients can be seen off I-41 in Menomonee Falls and above the 84 South retail development in Greenfield. Billboards can be found nationally in places like Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and more.

Harold D. Turner, Sr., Publisher Jacquelyn D. Heath, Editorial Page Editor

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Annual Kwanzaa festivities on Saturday,

Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church,

Event Photo

By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times

Same play, less pay

When WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison camp on December 8, 2022 after being detained for 10 months for allegedly bringing illegal hashish oil cartridges into the country, the public was happy and relieved that her freedom had been restored. However, simmering beneath the elation was the stark truth of why Griner found herself in Russia in the first place. It wasn’t due to a vacation getaway, but for bottom-line economics – namely, pay inequity.

Female professional athletes like Griner are just as talented and skilled as their male counterparts – with the college and professional statistics and Olympic medals to prove it. However, the salaries of female versus male basketball pros don’t even be-

gin to compare. According to Spotrac, a data service that tracks player contracts, the top four picks in the most recent WNBA draft received 3-year contracts worth $226, 668, or $75.500 per year. On the other hand, typical NBA top draft picks signed 4-year contracts for $45.6-million with an average annual salary of $11.4-million.

In addition, WNBA players are reported to be able to earn 5 to 8 times their WNBA salaries from overseas play. That can add $1.1to $1.8-million to female players’ annual earnings; quite a boost, but still it pales in comparison to the annual earnings of a male NBA player – even a modestly talented

rookie. Hence, athletes like Brittney Griner are forced to play overseas just to “make ends meet,” support their families, and make the most of their skills.

Those who try to justify this pay disparity cite any of the following reasons: the NBA’s 75-year existence versus the WNBA’s 25 years; greater revenue generated by the NBA versus the WNBA; and the NBA’s longer season (4 months) versus the WNBA (3 months).

There is also the disparity of revenue sharing. This involves pooling and redistributing certain earnings sources among competing teams in a league to lessen economic inequalities among teams. These measures may include sharing earnings generated by national, regional and/or local media rights and merchandising earnings (all those tee-shirts, jerseys and other sports-logo gear), among other things. Currently, revenue sharing ratios for the NBA are a 50-50 split

for players and team owners; in the WNBA the ratio is 20 percent for the players and 80 percent for the team owners.

Critics of this double standard have offered some suggestions for bridging the NBA/WNBA pay gap. They include: improving marketing activity for the WNBA; getting WNBA players more involved in promoting the league; extending the WNBA season; and revamping the WNBA revenue-sharing model to be comparable to that of the NBA.

Whether these measures would raise the profile – and the earnings – of WNBA players doesn’t excuse or dismiss the current reality. That is, WNBA players earn far less that their NBA counterparts, despite doing essentially the same work that requires the same skill level.

There definitely is something wrong with this picture. It’s called discrimination and it’s wrong…period.

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Holy Redeemer COGIC hosts annual community – wide toy give-a-way

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin, along with C.H Mason Health Clinic, IPAMA, Holy Redeemer Institutional Church Of God In Christ and Unite WI, hosted their annual "Holy Redeemer Church of God In Christ Annual Community - Wide Toy Give-A-Way" event at Holy Redeemer Church, 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way. Anthem was able to provide toys, food baskets, COVID-19 booster and flu shots, health screenings and health education for hundreds of families in our community.

Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. 7th Annual Holiday Dinner Giveaway

In an effort to help feed those in need this Christmas, Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. (MHSI), Molina Healthcare, iCare, LabCorp, Self-Help Federal Credit Union, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Galst Foods providing nutritious grocery dinners to Milwaukee residents on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Issac Coggs Heritage Health Center, 8200 W. Silver Spring Dr. The event was drive-through only.

AABN hosts 'Year End Celebration and Awards'

Photos by Yvonne Kemp

On Thursday, December 1, 2022, the African American Breastfeeding Network (AABN) hosted their "Year End Celebration," at the Sojourner Family Peace Center, 619 W. Walnut St., with a walk down the Red Carpet. Food, Fun, and Awards were given out at the event. AABN founder and CEO Dlavery Blackwell (right photo, center)also was celebrated for her 2022 Annual Black Breastfeeding Week Awards win for black breast feeding leadership from the Birth and Breastfeeding Institute.

Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Milwaukee North Sunrise hosts 'Christmas with Dignity' program in partnership with Blanket of Love

Milwaukee North Sunrise Rotary Club (MNSRC) partnered with the Blanket of Love project to spread joy during the Christmas holiday season for the “Christmas with Dignity Program" for disadvantaged families. Rotary members' hearts are filled with joy while shopping to put smiles on the faces of children.

"Christmas with Dignity" is a social enterprise program that seeks to enhance the traditional charitable giving opportunity at Christmas. Over the last four years the club has chosen to give parents the "dignity" of selecting, buying and wrapping the gifts for their children for pennies on the dollar, thus giving parents a hand-up instead of a hand-out. In addition, parents select a charity to benefit from the funds they used to "purchase" the gifts to further enhance the joy of giving. The recipients donate funds to help charities such as Polio Plus and Blanket of Love.

The recipients are the families from the Blanket of Love Program. Sunrise Rotary Club chooses 12 families from several names given and each family has an average of 3-7 children 0-18 years old. At least 60 children received new clothing, toys and age-appropriate gifts. The Blanket of Love program is housed in the Ebenezer Church and the church allows free use of the facility for distribution and pick-up of the gifts by the parents. Pictured at the event are (from left) Milwaukee North Sunrise

MNSRC

Rotary members Diane Beckley-Milner; Gregory Williams;

President Ruby Dent; family participant Yavonne Jung, Angela Stinson, and Blanket of Love Founder Julia Means.

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Yes, we are all ready to meet family, travel to places and return to a degree of normalcy after two years of the pandemic and a year of adjusting to this new normal. But, like 2020, when COVID-19 crept into our rear view of life as we’d known it, 2022 year’s end has given us a triple whammy. We CANNOT IGNORE IT. It’s time to MASK UP AGAIN.

While the Center for Disease Control has NOT mandated masks, unless you are fully boosted and have a strong immune system, it might be good to don that mask again, this week. We shall be returning home through airports filled with people who have been exposed. And if you motored, you’ve been in service stations and convenience stores with millions who have likewise traveled and enjoyed

family and all of the viruses to which they have been exposed. In short, mask up, today. And, take advantage of the FREE COVID-19 and FLU SHOTS that are available right now at Health Connections, Inc.

The government set aside millions of dollars to ensure that everyone who needs to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the Omicron variants can do so FREE OF CHARGE by visiting their local Health Departments and various not-for-profit organizations who have been contracted to make the shots available.

The Wisconsin Council Of Churches with collaborative associations: MICAH; Souls To The Polls; Chorus Community Health Plans and Unite Wisconsin are holding Free Community Covid-19 Vaccination Clin-

ics. F R E E …No Costs! Take advantage of this opportunity to get your COVID-19 shots and boosters. Phone today!

There is no reason to worry about COVID-19. Do not be in denial. if you seem to show symptoms, use the free COVID-19 test kits and take your nasal sample right away. If positive, call

your health provider or pharmacist for next steps. There are oral medicines available. And, you can avoid the risk of infection and reduce hospitalizations by taking the shots today.

COVID-19 is not going away. We must be vigilant and take the vaccinations that help prevent COVID-19 and the Omi-

cron variants. The new booster is said to be over 85 percent effective against getting COVID-19. So, do it today:

Phone: 414-999-1099 for vaccination sites and dates they are available. Shots are free.

Visit: Health Connections, Inc. The vaccination clinic has been coordinated by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, where Pastor Teresa Thomas-Boyd works as a Vaccination Community Outreach Coordinator, phone her at 414-507-1115.

COVID -19 nor the flu need not devastate the community.

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December 30, 1842

Congressman Josiah Walls born.

December 31, 1930 – Odetta, blues and folk singer, born.

January 1, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.

January 2, 1965 – Martin Luther King, Jr., calls for nonviolent protests if Alabama blacks are not allowed to register and vote.

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