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Highlights from the 2015 Black Excellence Awards

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By Steve Waring, Special to the Milwaukee Times Honorees and guests at The Milwaukee Times Black Excellence Award ceremony and banquet were reminded throughout a joyous night on Feb. 27, 2015 that individual success for African Americans is partially made possible by the collective work of previous generations who came to Milwaukee seeking justice, dignity and opportunity.

This year the Times recognized 42 honorees, including 10 Special Honoree Women in the Military: Major Michele Carter, U.S. Army Reserve & National Guard; Captain Berdie Cowser, U.S. Army; Staff Sgt. Lisa Cross, U.S. Army Reserve; Master Chief Mary Catherine Fowlkes, U.S. Coast Guard; Major Dorothy Greer, U.S. Army; Technical Sergeant Linder Jones, U.S. Air Force; Corporal Michelle Lipsey, U.S. Marine Corps; Petty Officer Second Class Virdia Ofei, U.S. Navy; Captain Sedoria Outlaw, U.S. Army; and, Master Sergeant Barbara Robinson, U.S. Air Force & Army.

Richard Rodgers, of the Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd., said he was attending his first Black Excellence Award Banquet. A seaman in the U.S.

Navy from 1968-1970, Rodgers said he remained active in the National Association of Black Veterans (NABVETS) and had personally nominated four of the 10 female veterans being honored this year. He said he and his wife, Jewel, were attending in support of the honorees, especially those he knew personally.

Keynote speaker Clarence A. Johnson, director of the Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Dept. of Defense said African American women have made a significant contribution to the U.S. military and the souvenir booklet included a four-page article about the many sacrifices made by female African American veterans beginning with the American Revolution. Johnson then went on to explain the code of excellence embodied by the 10 female veterans being honored by the Times.

“Excellence does not happen by chance,” Johnson said. “It happens by hard work and self-sacrifice. Servant leaders are using their talents to serve others. They stand on the shoulders of giants – our ancestors. These are the folks that made us and keep us strong.”

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Justice Department announces findings of two civil rights investigations in Ferguson, Missouri Justice Department finds a pattern of civil rights violations by the Ferguson police department Washington - The U.S. Justice Department announced the findings of its two civil rights investigations related to Ferguson, MO, Wednesday, March 4, 2015.

The Justice Department found that the Ferguson Police Department (FPD) engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the First, Fourth, and 14th Amendments of the Constitution. The Justice Department also announced that the evidence examined in its independent, federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown does not support federal civil rights charges against Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson.

“As detailed in our report, this investigation found a community that was deeply polarized, and where deep distrust and hostility often characterized interactions between police and area residents,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “Our investigation showed that Ferguson police officers routinely violate the Fourth Amendment in stopping people without reasonable suspicion, arresting them without probable cause, and using unreasonable force against them.

Now that our investigation has reached its conclusion, it is time for Ferguson’s leaders to take immediate, wholesale and structural corrective action. The report we have issued and the steps we have taken are only the beginning of a necessarily resource-intensive and inclusive process to promote reconciliation, to reduce and eliminate bias, and to bridge gaps and build understanding.”

“While the findings in Fer-

Fiftieth anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery march Full march to be re-enacted from Sunday, March 8th to Friday, March 13th

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board Chairman Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, SCLC President Charles Steele, Alabama Sen. Hank Sanders and other leaders held a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015 in the 3rd Floor Press Room of the Alabama State House to discuss and detail the full Selma-to-Montgomery March. memoration, but it is also a guson are very serious and stops, searches and arrests; "We are re-enacting the March in Recommitment to the list of needed changes is discriminatory policing; and full 54-mile March this year," Voting Rights. We expect long, the record of the Civil treatment of detainees inside said SCLC President Charles this to be the biggest March Rights Division’s work with Ferguson’s city jail by Fergu- Steele. "The March will that we have ever had. SCLC police departments across son police officers. begin in Selma on Sunday, is heading this effort just as the country shows that if the In the course of its pat- March 8, 2015 with the com- we have headed it every time Ferguson Police Department tern or practice investigation, memoration of 'Bloody Sun- and will be co-sponsored by truly commits to community the Civil Rights Division re- day', and will conclude on many other organizations inpolicing, it can restore the viewed more than 35,000 Friday, March 13, 2015 with cluding the National Voting trust it has lost,” said Acting pages of police records; in- an 11:00 a.m. event on the Rights Museum, the Bridge Assistant Attorney General terviewed and met with city, steps of the Alabama State Crossing Jubilee, SOS (Save Vanita Gupta of the Civil police and court officials, Capitol in Montgomery."

OurSelves Movement for Rights Division. “We look including the FPD’s chief Sen. Hank Sanders (D- Justice and Democracy) and forward to working with city and numerous other officers; Selma) said, "It is so impor- others. Sen. Hank Sanders officials and the many com- conducted hundreds of in- tant that we re-enact the full and Rep. Alvin Holmes are munities that make up Fergu- person and telephone inter- March this year on the 50th also serving as co-chairs." son to develop and institute views, as well as participated Anniversary. Every year for Sen. Sanders said, "The reforms that will focus the in meetings with community 40-plus years we have com- right to vote is being chalFerguson Police Department members and groups; ob- memorated Bloody Sun- lenged at every turn. From on public safety and consti- served Ferguson Municipal day, which is sacred and the voter photo ID (modern day tutional policing instead of Court sessions; and, analyzed lifeblood of all events sur- poll tax), proof of citizenrevenue. Real community FPD’s data on stops, searches rounding the Bridge Cross- ship to register (modern day policing is possible and en- and arrests. It found that the ing Jubilee and the Selma- literacy test) and reduction sures that all people are equal combination of Ferguson’s to-Montgomery March. But in voting and voter registrabefore the law, and that law focus on generating revenue every five years we have also tion days; to the Shelby County enforcement is seen as a part over public safety, along with re-enacted the full Selma-to- v. Holder decision gutting the of, rather than distant from, racial bias, has a profound Montgomery March, just as 1965 Voting Rights Act and the communities they serve.” effect on the FPD’s police we will do next month." more, Americans are losing Attorney General Holder and court practices, resultSCLC Board Chair Rev. Dr. the right to vote, which so first announced the compre- ing in conduct that routinely Bernard Lafayette said, "This many people sacrificed their hensive pattern or practice violates the Constitution and is not just a March in Com- lives and blood to secure." investigation into the Fergu- federal law. The department MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN son Police Department af- also found that these patter visiting that community terns created a lack of trust The Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper in August 2014, and hearing between the FPD and signifLouvenia Johnson Luther Golden Nathan Conyers directly from residents about icant portions of Ferguson’s (1981-2008) (1981-2005) (1981- ) police practices and the lack residents, especially African of trust between FPD and Americans.

Lynda J. Jackson Conyers, Publisher those they are sworn to proThe department found Jacquelyn D. Heath, Editorial Page Editor tect. The investigation fo- that the FPD has a pattern or cused on the FPD’s use of practice of: force, including deadly force; (Continued on pg. 12)

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By Dr. Andrew Calhoun, Ed.D. Special for the Milwaukee Times

The front lines This is not just another day at the office, you are not having a bad dream, nor is this the twilight or phantom zone and this is certainly not a figment of your imagination... it’s the front lines. Many of us have been on the front lines for years, without even enlisting in the military or being compensated for all our efforts. Some of us have become seasoned veterans and have learned what it takes to endure hardships, overcome being under fire and pressure. We have learned how to dig deep into our souls and consciousness only to recognize that the fight our ancestors were fighting still continues.

As we continue during this month in the celebration of Black History, let us not forget that many African Americans who were trailblazers and pioneers, made essential contributions to improving America for all. They had to deal with a lot of prejudice, discrimination, and racism and... Jim Crow laws. And

as if we were not looking, many of the same tactics that were used during their days and times have reemerged through new concepts, policies and procedures.

In the 1960’s, it’s the War on Poverty, in the 1970’s it’s the War on Drugs and of course we are still fighting wars in politics, social justice, education, housing, voting rights, women rights, children rights and for quality health care. Let’s not forget

to count the number of military wars that continue to be fought overseas in dozens of countries. In the view of some people, many of these wars should be over, have been too costly and that the real enemy is that the American people have become too dependent on support from the federal government.

However, we can all agree, that we have a lot on our hands and to keep up with what is going on is hard and

Being Frank

at times overwhelming.

But to be real about it, if you are really concern about the welfare of the nation, you have to be engaged and enlisted in these wars on the home front; there is no way in which to escape any of them.

These issues affect each of us and impact our lives every day; for at the end of the day and when all is said and done, we are paying for each war and the price tag continues to grow.

So, I say, put on a social helmet, get up to speed with what is going on, step out of your comfort zone, and find someone else who has already joined the fight... more people are needed... we have a spot just for you. What do you think?

Dr. Andrew Calhoun, can be contacted at andrewiiicalhoun@ gmail.com, Twitter #AC53, and Facebook. You can hear Dr. Calhoun each Sunday at Grace Fellowship Church, 3879 N. Port Washington Rd. Milwaukee

414-265-5546.

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. Rebuilding Our Community is a weekly column exclusive to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper.

"For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place."

- Maya Angelou

By: Frank James Special for the Milwaukee Times

Let the hunt officially begin

It is time to officially announce hunting season on African American males. For over five hundred years there has been an unofficial pastime for men of the world.

That pastime started in the continent known as Africa but has been pursued in all countries. In Milwaukee, the Rodolfo Gomez, Jr., verdict overruling video proof moves the USA one step closer to legalizing the sport.

Images don’t lie, or do they? A jury in the Gomez Jr. case obviously thought otherwise. The jury decided that the images and video showing Gomez manhandling Deron Love was a lie. In the video Love was handcuffed and unresisting while Gomez went to work on him. Gomez claimed he was in fear for his safety and reacted appropriately. The jury bought this, even though Love was handcuffed to a wall.

Love had a history of interactions with police and this was brought up at the trial. But what does the past have to do with what the video told? It is unusual for a suspect to be handcuffed to a wall in any arrest. How much bodily damage could Love do to Gomez in such a position? It was argued that Love tried to provoke a response from Gomez. Even if this were true, Gomez is

supposed to be trained to deal with such instances.

Gomez wasn’t a fresh rookie cop but a veteran detective with time on the force.

The video should have been a decisive tool for the prosecution. It wasn’t. The defense used football terminology to confound the jurors. The defense masterfully chose certain images and slowed down the footage. This created an illusion that what Gomez was doing was all in a day's work. The slowed down images showed Gomez really missed with a kick or changed a closed fist into an open hand. This made jurors ignore these fact

that Gomez shouldn’t have been doing these acts. The illusion created would have made David Copperfield weep with envy.

African American males have to get ready. The dismissed cases of blatant abuse towards African American men by police are a warning. African American males should also notice the hunters are no longer Caucasian males. Gomez was Latino.

Another alarming trend is the fact that African American males hunt themselves.

Some of the violence perpetrated on African American males by police came from black hands. Many will

in the world today, you are still a Negro. A rich African American male is only one police interaction away on a dark night, from the graveyard.

This scenario may seem bleak but it is actually liberating. To know the name and rules of the game you’re playing is key to winning. It’s time for the charade of acceptance that has lulled the African American male into destruction to end. Does this make the USA or the world a bad place? No. It is seeing things for what they are.

President Barack Obama can assist the African American male by officially announcing the new sport. Obama, scream African American if you do this, you will save males abuse each other daily. the lives and minds for genThis is true. But this is not erations of all races. about a criminal element doing the deed. This is about Frank James IV © 2015 people in authority abus- beingfrankwithfrank@ ing African American men. gmail.com.

These are the same people who are supposed to keep The opinions expressed them safe. in this editorial are those If there are any rallies of the writer and not of the scheduled, hopefully some- Milwaukee Times Weekly one will address the real is- Newspaper or NCON Comsue. African American males munication, its staff or manare in a constant state of agement. Being Frank is a subliminal terrorization. For bi-weekly column exclusive African American males to to the Milwaukee Times make any progress in soci- Weekly Newspaper. ety they have to be told the truth. No matter how much money or status you have

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By Rev. Judith T. Lester, B.Min. M.Th

Bible engagement: An essential discipline for spiritual growth (Week 1) All Scripture is Godbreathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

- 2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV In response to the requests of our loyal readers, starting this month this column will discuss the subject of why Bible engagement is an essential discipline for one’s spiritual growth. In a Barna Report in March 2013, it noted that nearly 9 out of 10 or 88 percent of Americans own a Bible and 8 out of 10 or 80 percent of Americans identify the Bible as sacred literature; yet only about 61 percent of American adults say they wish they read their Bible more.

So what is keeping us from reading our Bibles more? Is it friends, television, work, family, selfishness, laziness

or just plain busyness? Why is it that God’s people allow so many things to get in the way of their communicating with God through reading and studying God’s Word?

Are there any obstacles keeping you from reading God’s Word?

Preparing for this series, this writer read an interesting blog posted by Greg Laurie.

Laurie mentioned that cell phones have become such a major part of our lives. We carry around our cell phones everywhere we go; panic when the battery begins to run low and some have been late to work because when they discovered they left their cell phone at home, with-

out hesitation they turned around to retrieve their cell phone. Laurie noted our society has gotten to the point where everybody feel they cannot live without their cell phone.

But what if we treated our Bible like we treated our cell phone? What difference would it make in how often we read and study God’s Word?

• What if we carried it around in our purse or pocket?

• What if we flipped through it several times a day?

• What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

• What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

• What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?

• What if we gave it to kids as gifts?

• What if we used it when we traveled?

• What if we used it in case of emergency?

Hopefully the previous statements made you pause and give serious thought. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 that we should “seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." What it all boils down to is this: there should not be anything more important than your relationship with God. The reading and studying of God’s Word is as important in your relationship with God as prayer, as it keeps you in communication with God. As we all know, any relationship that is void of communication will eventually die.

Beloved, if you want to walk closer to God and be-

gin experiencing spiritual growth and peace in your life, you must live your life in the Word of God. British preacher Charles Spurgeon wrote: “A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.”

Join us this month as we explore this most important topic. It is this writer’s prayer that this column will inspire you to make reading and studying God’s Word a priority in your life.

Next Week: Young Adults and the Bible The writer does not assume responsibility in any way for readers’ efforts to apply or utilize information or recommendations made in these articles, as they may not be necessarily appropriate for every situation to which they may refer.

If you would like to contact Rev. Lester, write to her c/o P.O. Box 121, Brookfield, WI. 53008.

Brentwood Church of Christ's 5th Annual Black Marriage Day Event CHURCH LISTINGS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: ABIDING FAITH FELLOWSHIP - BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH Abundant Faith Church of Integrity 7830 West Good Hope Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53223 www.yourabundantfaith.org

(414) 464-5001

ADULT LEARNING LAB Abiding Faith Fellowship Baptist Church

Weekly Schedule:

Pastor Anthony Oliphant Sr. 4600 West Burleigh Street Milwaukee, WI 53210

ORDER OF SERVICE Sunday School ………………… 9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship …… 10:30 am Tel: (414) 444-2822 Fax: (414) 444-2877

Pastor Robert Pyles

Sunday Worship… 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday……………6:15 p.m.

“Discover Your Abundant Faith”

New Life New Beginnings Outreach Suite 205 3500 N. Sherman Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53216 (414) 445-1072 Free Computer Classes ECDL License Software Registration Fee $25 Wed. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Mon. & Wed. evening 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Weekly Open Enrollment

Another Chance M.B.C.

Christian Couples Ministry (CCM) of the Brentwood Church of Christ will hold their 5th Annual Black Marriage Day Event on Saturday March 28, 2015 from 2:00 4:00 p.m. at the church, 6425 N. 60th Street, Milwaukee, WI. The theme of the event will be "Respect the Ring."

Tickets are $20 per person and $25 for two; tickets can be purchased in advance at Herb’s Hair Studio, 4800 N. Hopkins Street or at the event. For questions, please contact Thomas and Clarene Mitchell, event organizers, at 414-736-1546 or brentwoodccm@gmail.com. The Black Marriage Day Event Facebook event page is a source for more information.

ST. MARTIN'S

Pastor Charles G. Green ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH 2033 W. Congress Street Milwaukee, WI 53209 414-445-3303 Rev. Steven H. Harris, Sr., Pastor www.antiochmbcmke.org Order of Services Sunday School......................................9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship....................11:00 am Wed. Prayer & Bible Study....................6:30 pm Thurs. Mass Choir Rehearsal...............7:00 pm Come Home to Antioch

4441 West Fond Du Lac Agve.

Milwaukee, WI 53216 (414) 527-9986 Phone Sunday School.............................9:30 am Sun. Worship Service..................10.45 am Wed. Bible Study.............……… 6:00 pm

"Not Perfect, But Forgiven"

BETHEL Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 3281 N. 26th Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 Rev. Willie F. Dockery, Jr. “The Church on the Grow”

Weekly Schedule Sun. School ………….… 8:30 a.m.

Sun Worship ………….. 10:00 a.m.

Thursday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study ……………………. 7:00 p.m.

442-8970.

Pastoral Counseling Services Dr. Robert L. Sims, Pastor BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH “THE HOUSE OF MERCY” 2909 N. 20th Street.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53206 Tel: 414-442-1323 Fax: 414-442-1324 E-Mail: bethesda.baptist@sbcglobal.net

Order of Service: Sun. Enrichment Hour …………..…… 8:00 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship …………….... 10:00 a.m.

3rd Sun. Communion Service ……..... 7:00 p.m.

Tue. Prayer & Bible Class ………….... 6:30 p.m.

Cult Involvement Spiritual Problems Guilt / Shame Issues Relationship Problems 414-371-1600

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CHURCH LISTINGS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: BLESSED DELIVERANCE M.B.C. - GREATER MOUNT ZION MBC Calvary Baptist Church Rev. John R. Walton, Jr., Pastor

Calvary Hill Temple Apostolic Faith Church 8401 N. 60th Street (St. Martins) • Brown Deer, WI 53223 Phone: (414)442-0099 • Email: JeanettParker8@gmail.com

2959 N. Teutonia Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53206

Order of Service

Phone: 414-372-1450 Fax: 414-372-0850

Sun. Christian School/Manna…12:00 p.m.

Website: www.CalvaryBaptistMke.org

Tues. Prayer/Bible Class………10:00 a.m.

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES BLESSED DELIVERANCE Missionary Baptist Church Rev. J. Anthony Phillips

Wed. Broadcast 1560AM…10:45-11:15 a.m.

Thur. Prayer/Bible Class…………6:30 p.m.

Sunday: Sun. School ................................... 8:15 a.m.

Morn. Worship ................................ 9:30 a.m.

2215 North 23rd Street Milwaukee, WI 53205 (414) 344-9645 (Office) (414) (Fax) BlessDeliverance@aol.com

Pastor/Founder - Jeanetta Perry, DD(P.A.W) Wednesday: Bible Study .................... 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Weekly schedule: Sun. School .................... 8:45-9:45 a.m.

Sun. Worship ........................ 10:00 a.m.

Wen. Bible Study ......... 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Saturday: Early Morning Prayer ......................... 7:00 a.m.

Ministers: Elder Jessie Reed, Elder Jimmie Sanders, Elder James Hartlep, Evangelist Dorothy Evans, Mother Annie Mae Hartlep

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Dr. Mary Jean Lewis-Jiles 2176 N. 39th Street Milwaukee, WI 53208 Weekly schedule: Sun. Worship ......................... 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School ........................ 9:00 a.m.

Sat. Teacher’s Mtg., ................. 9:00 a.m.

Wen. Prayer Service & Bible Class ....... ........................................... 6 - 8:00 p.m.

Wed. A.M. Bible Class ............ 9- 10 a.m.

Corinth Missionary Baptist Church 1874 N 24th Place Milwaukee, WI 53205 Phone: 414-933-1987 Fax: 414-933-3545 www.corinthmbc.com Rev. John Laura, Pastor

CHRIST TEMPLE C.O.G.I.C. Elder Travis D. Evans, Sr., Pastor 2778 N. 10th Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 414-263-0500 church office www. ctemplecogic.og Opportunities to Worship Sunday School ……………9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship ..... 11:00 AM Sunday Evening Worship ..... 7:00 PM Wed. Evening Worship .... 6:45 PM

CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD C.W.F.F. Temple 132

3649 N. Teutonia Ave. Elder Milwaukee, WI 53206 Stephen Hawkins, pastor.

Weekly Schedule: Sun. School ......................... 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship ..................... 11:00 a.m.

Phone 445-1980.

Do watch us grow.

Come and grow with us.

Citadel Of Praise Church of God In Christ 2328 West Capitol Drive Milwaukee, WI 53206 (414) 299-0608 Deon Young, Pastor WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sun. Celebration of Worship…………….…………… 12:00 p.m.

Wed. - WoW Pastoral Teaching ………………………...……………… 7:00 p.m.

Rev. Dr. Demetrius Williams, Pastor COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH OF GREATER MILWAUKEE

Weekly Schedule Sunday School 0 9:00 A.M. Sun. Morn. Worship 10:45 A.M. Wed. Prayer Service 6:00 P.M. Wed. Bible Study 0 7:00 P.M. Transportation Available Wednesday - Mission -6 :00 pm Thursday Choir Rehearsal - 7:00 pm “A Church Empowering Lives with Gods Word”

2249 N. Sherman Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53208 Weekly Schedule Church Sun. School ................. 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship ........ 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Prayer Service ................. Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Church phone: 414.445-1610

Fellowship of Love Missionary Baptist Church

CORNERSTONE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

2329 North 12th Street Milwaukee, WI 53205 Pastor Rev. William Jackson Missionary Arleathia Myers 414-934-0753 Weekly Schedule Sun. School ........................... 9:45 a.m.

Sun. A.M. Worship ............... 11:00 a.m.

Wed. Prayer Meeting & Bible Study .... ................................................... 7:30 p.m.

Second Sun. Fellowship: Feb., May, Aug., & Nov ..................................... 4:00 p.m.

DAMASCUS Missionary Baptist Church 2447 N. 27th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53206 Dr. Ellis Wilkins, Pastor Weekly Schedule Sun. School ............................. 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship ......................... 10:30 a.m.

Baptist Training Union (BTU) ... 6:00 p.m.

Evening Worship ..................... 7:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting & Bible Class ..... 6:00 p.m.

Phone: 374-6650 or 263-9229.

Eternal Life Church of God in Christ

Rev. B. L. Cleveland, Pastor & Founder Mother E. L. Cleveland, First Lady 7901 N. 66th St. Milwaukee, WI 53223 Ph: (262)242-2878 • Fax: (262)242-0978 e-mail: cogiceterrnal@yahoo.com Worship Services Sunday School..............9:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Morning Worship...............…11:00 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study............................7:00 p.m.

Thursday Bible Study & Evangelical Service ...................................................................7:00 p.m.

EVERGREEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1138 West Center Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 (414) 265-0400 • (414) 265-0424

Rev. Judith T. Lester, Pastor

Worship Schedule Sun. Church School .................. 8:45 am Sun. Morning Worship ............... 10:00 am Wed. evening Prayer, Bible Study, & Spiritual Formation .................... 6:30 pm

For more info. visit: www.cogiceterrnal.net

Worship Services Temporarily Held at New Covenant Baptist Church 2315 North 38th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53210 Sunday Morning Worship 12:15 p.m.

God’s Will & Way Church of God in Christ

Friendship Progressive Baptist Church 2127 W. Garfield Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53205 Rev. Michael A. Cokes, Sr. and First Lady Tangie Cokes Order of Service Sun. Early Morn. Worship.............9:15 a.m.

Sun. Worship Service...............10:30 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study...................... 6:00 p.m.

Come G.L.O.W. with us.

Stay in touch by texting 71441 and the word theship.

Our motto: “No more church as usual”

Pastor H.S. McClinton Genesis Missionary Baptist Church 231 W. Burleigh St. Milwaukee, WI 53224 Rev. A.L. Douglas Jr., Pastor ORDER OF SERVICE Sun. School .......................... 9:15 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship ......... 10:45 a.m.

Praising, Great Preaching, Teaching Other ministries to be announced.

Church Telephone: 372-7675 Pastor Telephone: 372-7743

GOD’S CREATION MINISTRIES

Weekly Services: Sun. School ............... 10:00 AM Sun. Service ...............11:15 AM (414)933-3280 (414)-933-3469 3100 West Lisbon Av. Milwaukee, WI 53208

Pastor Willie Genous & First Lady Evangelist Jo Genous

2900 N. 9th Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 (414) 264-4866 www.godsww.com Godww65@yahoo.com Service Times Prayer M-F ………. 9:00-9:30 a.m.

Sunday Sunday School …………… 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship ………. 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer ……………… 6:30-7:00 p.m.

Bible Study ……… 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Choir Rehearsal ………… 8:00 p.m.

Where there is peace in the midst of the storm

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 905 West North Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53206 Church Phone: (414) 263-6113

Joseph H. Jackson, Jr. - Pastor Weekly Schedule Sunday School ....................... 9:00 a.m.

Morning Worship .................. 10:45 a.m.

Wen. Bible Study .................. 6:00 p.m.

God’s Glory Church Min.

7017 W. Medford Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 Office: (414) 630-0752 Email: godsglorychurch@sbcglobal.net Pastors Founders: Elder O.R. and Evang. A. McCoy

Weekly Schedule Sun. Worship……….....………Noon Wed. Bible Study…….......……6 p.m.

Prayer every Tuse. & Thur. @ Noon

God’s Glory Church Ministry

4679 No. 36th Street Milwaukee, WI 53223 (414)875-0660 godsglorychurch@sbcglobal.net

Order of Services: Sun. School………… 9:30 a.m.

Sun. Worship……….11:00 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study……6:00 p.m.

Fri. Evening Evang....6:30 p.m.

Pastor/Founder Jeanetta Perry BA, DP (PAW)

Staff: James Hartley Angela Hartley Jeanitta Perry Dorothy Evans Jessie Reed Mother Annie Hartly Jammie Sonders

Grace Fellowship Church of Milwaukee “Helping God’s People To Find Their Place In A Complex World.”

Worship Schedule Sun. Bible Study ...........10:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship ................ 11:15 a.m.

3879 North Port Washington Milwaukee, WI 53212 414-265-5546 Rev. Andrew & Brenda Calhoun

Greater Faith Outreach Ministries, Inc. 1934 W. North Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53205 414-562-5183 Bishop Bernard Dotson, Pastor Worship Schedule Sun. School ....................... 9:30 Sun. Morning Worship ...... 11:30 Sun. Evening Service ........ 7:30 Tues. Prayer Service ........... 7:30 Wed. - Bible Class ............... 7:30 Fri. - Family Night or Evangelistic Service .............................. 7:30 Sunday 1560AM ........... 1 until 2

Pray Line: 562-5183

a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

GREATER GALILEE Missionary Baptist Church “Where Jesus is Lord” Pastor Johnny C. White, Jr. 2432 N. Teutonia Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53206 Weekly Schedule: Sun. School .......................... 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship ........ 10:25 a.m.

Wed. Night Prayer & Bible Study .......... ...................................... 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

(414) 562-1110 - Church

GREATER MOUNT ZION MBC

2479 N. Sherman Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53210-2947 Office Phone: (414) 871-LORD (5673) Kenneth E. Cutler, Sr., Pastor Worship Schedule Sun. School .......................... 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship ........ 10:45 a.m.

Wed. Prayer Meeting ............ 6:00 p.m.

Wed. Bible Study .................. 6:30 p.m.

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CHURCH LISTINGS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: GREATER MOUNT ZION M.B.C. - MOUNT HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH Greater Mt. Sinai Church of God In Christ

God's Glory Church Ministry

Healing Grace

5384 North 60th St. Milwaukee, WI 53218 (414) 463-5035 e-mail: office@greatermtsinai.com web: www.greatermtsinai.org

Superintendant Victor C. Davis, Sr.

Pastor

Worship Services Sun. School ................................. 9:30 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship ........... 8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Tues. PM Prayer ......................... 6:00 p.m.

GREATER SPIRIT EVERINCREASING CHURCH (Service at New Prospect Church) 2407 W. Nash St. Milwaukee, WI 53206

Wed. Bible Study ...................... 6:30 p.m.

ORDER OF SERVICE Sunday Worship......................1:00 p.m.

1st & 5th Sun. P.M. Worship....6:00 p.m.

Wed. Night Prayer....................6:30 p.m.

Fri Intercessory Prayer ............... 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Deliverance Service ............ 7:30 p.m.

Your Community Church • Won’t You Join Us?

(414) 355-4545 MAILING ADDRESS: 7631 W. Glenbrook Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53223

Growing In Grace Fellowship Church

5202 W. Lisbon Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53210 Pastor/Teacher Rev. Kenneth Hughes Sunday School.................9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship.............11:00 a.m.

Wed. Open Bible Discussion.......... .............................................6:30 p.m.

(414) 444-2620

Founder's Elder O.R. and Evangelistn A. McCoy 15 Years of Ministry in God's Service 7017 West Medford Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 One block North of Hampton Ave. on 70th St. 414-875-0660 Order of Services: Sunday School…………………11:00 am Sunday Worship…………………12 noon Wednesday Bible Study…………6:00 pm Friday Evangelistic Service………6:30 pm Come hear a Word from the Lord, it will change your direction.

Lloyd Wright, Sr. Pastor, Author & Teacher 6151 N. Sherman Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53209 (414) 628-2367 Weekly Services Sun. School………………9:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship……………10:00 a.m.

Prayer and Bible Study…...…6:30 p.m.

Holy Cathedral Church Of God In Christ 2677 North 40th Street • Milwaukee, WI 53210 Church Office (414) 447-1967 www.holycathedral.org Order of Service Sunday Morning Worship - 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM Sunday School.........................................10:00 AM Sunday Evening Worship...........................6:45 PM Tuesday Prayer....................................12:00 Noon Tuesday Prayer & Bible Band....................7:00 PM Tuesday Pastoral Teaching........................7:30 PM Friday Prayer.......................................12:00 Noon Friday Evangelistic Service........................7:00 PM

Heritage International Ministries C.O.G.I.C.

Dr. Nathaniel J. Stampley, D. Min. Mother Carolyn R. Stampley, M.Ed. Eld. Darrell Grayson, Assistant Pastor 1036 W. Atkinson Ave. • Milw., WI 53206 Phone: 414-264-2727 E-mail: heritageintmin@yahoo.com Web: heritageintmin.org Weekly Schedule Sunday School......................9:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship....10:30 a.m.

Monday - Friday Prayer...........6:00 a.m.

Thursday Worship & Bible Studies....... ...............................................6:00 p.m.

“A Local Church With A Global Mission”

Word of Hope Telecast • Sunday 9AM • ION/ PAX TV • Channel 55/Cable Channel 15 Word of Hope Broadcast JOY WJYI 1340am • Mon – Fri 3:15 PM-3:30 PM

Bishop C. H. McClelland

Pastor

Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. Social Services, Health Care, ATODA, Employment Services, Family & Individual Counseling, Free Computer Training/GED assistance, Prisoner Re-entry Services (414) 447-1965

“Holy Cathedral is A Ministry That Touches People”

Dr. Betty S. Hayes, Pastor & Founder of Holy Mt. Carmel MBC 2127 W. Garfield Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53205 and Christ Gospel On The Rise Soul Saving Ministry, Harrell, AR. WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sun. Words To Grow By....................9 a.m.

Sunday Worship........................10:45 a.m.

RADIO MINISTRIES Sat. (Milwaukee) WGLB 1560 Sat. at 9:15 a.m. • Sun. at 8:25 a.m.

Sunday School...................8:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship......................9:15 a.m.

Tues. Bible Class................7:00 p.m.

“Changing Lives with a Changeless Word”

(414) 344-5361 (Office) Prayer Line - (414) 446-713324 hr.

Jesus Is The Way Ministries (C.O.G.I.C)

JEREMIAH Missionary Baptist Church

Holy Temple Firstborn MB Church, Inc. 4960 N. 18th Street Milwaukee, WI 53209 414-264-4002 (Office) website:htfirstborn.org Dr. Lezar & Lady Burnside Pastors

Weekly Schedule Sunday School.......................9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship...................10:00 a.m.

Tues. Bible Class ..................... 6:30 p.m.

“Transforming lives though the Word of God”

JERUSALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Donnie Sims 2505 West Cornell St. Milwaukee, WI 53209 442-4720 Sunday Service.......10:45 a.m.

Wed. Prayer Night......7:00 p.m.

- Family AODA Treatment -

Pastor, Louis Fuller, Sr. Co-Pastor, Bea Fuller

- Transportation Available -

Pastor Jeffrey Coleman First Lady Brenda Coleman

“A Twenty-First Century Church”

Lamb of God Missionary Baptist Church

Classes/Services: Daily Living Skills House Management Service Housing Assistance Life Skills Training Parenting Class

3500 N. Sherman Blvd.

Weekly Schedule

Sunday School.....................10:30 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship..........11:30 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Class...........................6:30 p.m.

Spiritual Support Parent Assistance Education/Academic Skills Development Domestic Violence Services Mentoring Prison Ministry

4245 N. 60th Street Milwaukee, WI 53216

Pastor Nathaniel Deans Sunday School .............. 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Service ........... 9:15 a.m. to Noon Wed. Prayer Meeting & Bible class ...... ......................……….. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Thu. Bible Class ...... 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The King’s Temple The House of the Living God

2034 W. Center St. Milwaukee, WI 53206 Ph: (414) 265-5057 Fax: (414) 265-5029 Sunday School.............................10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship...........................11:30 a.m.

Mon.-Fri. Daily Prayer..................10:00 a.m Tuesday Night Prayer.............6:00-7:00 p.m Thursday Intercessory Prayer - 7:00-7:30 p.m.

Thursday Pastoral Teaching - 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Pastor Eugene Cowan, II Senior Servent Leader 4519 W. Villard Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53218 Phone: 461-8484 • Fax: 461-9797 www.JeremiahMBC.com

HOLY TEMPLE Missionary Baptist Church

Church 578-7425

Kairos International Christian Church (414) 374-KICC (5422) www.kmg-wi.org Sunday Community Ministry......................9:00 am Thursday Community Ministry...................7:00 pm Thur. S.E.T for Youth (Self Expression Thursday) ..................................................................7:00 pm

Pastors Terrence and Dr. Cheryl Moore Gatherings held at Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School 3275 N. Third Street Milwaukee, WI 53212 (enter parking lot on Ring Street)

Time to Worship, Opportunity to Serve

Many Mansions Pentecostal Ministries, Inc.

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

8415 W. Bradley Road Milwaukee, WI 53224 414.355.0931, 414.355.7045(fax) (email) inquire@TheLambMKE.org (website) www.TheLambMKE.org /TheLambMKE

Rev. Christopher R. Boston, Pastor

@TheLambMKE Worship Schedule Sunday School .......................... 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship ......................10:15 a.m.

WOW-Word on Wednesday.... 6:30 p.m.

Miracle Temple of Deliverance

Elder Betty Steward, Pastor 1000 W. Burleigh Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53206 Order of Service: Sunday Ministry …………10:00 a.m.

Worship Service ……… 11:30 a.m.

Thursday Bible Study …… 7:00 p.m.

“Where We Preach the Word, Teach the Word, and Live the Word”

Life & Liberty Church 2009 W. Hampton Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53209 Pastor Evangelist Erma Mosley (Located inside Solid Rock Church) Sunday School..................2:30 p.m.

Sunday Worship................4:00 p.m.

Tue.-Fri. Prayer..........12 p.m.-1 p.m.

Wed. Praise & Choir Rehearsal....... ..........................................5:00 p.m.

Wed. Bible Class...............6:00 p.m.

All Are Welcome

Weekly Schedule: Sun. Early Worship 0 8:00 a.m.

Sunday School 0 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study 0 6:30 p.m.

Weekly Schedule:

Sunday School..........................9:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship Service..............10.30 a.m.

Wed. Bible Service.........………… 6 p.m.

“We’re Stepping Into The Kingdom by Stepping Out on Faith” - 2 Corinthians 5:7

Founder: Pastor Nalls 3131 W. Lisbon Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53208 Phone: 414-871-1103 E-mail: SonnyKn@sbcglobal.net Weely Schedule: Sun. School……………......…9:30 a.m.

Sun. Service……………...…11:30 a.m.

Tues.

Night Prayer & Study……………….…..……6:00 p.m.

St. John 14:2 Vers.

Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church 1345 West Burleigh Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 Rev. Brandle C. Morrow, Sr., Interim Pastor Weekly Schedule Sunday School……………………9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service………..10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study………….6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Service……….7:00 p.m.

Phone (414) 562-7200 Fax: (414) 562-7850 E-mail: mbc100@sbcglobal.net

Mount Hermon Baptist Church

Monumental Missionary Baptist Church

2407 W. North Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53205 (414) 933-2443 Rev. Roy C. Watson, Pastor First Lady, Sharon Watson

Pastor Rodney Cunningham 7265 North Teutonia Milwaukee, WI 53209 (414) 228-6779 Phone

1809 W. Atkinson Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53206 Office: 414 871-8178 Fax: 414 871-8143 E-mail: Secretary@wi.rr.com Facebook: Mount Hermon-Baptist Church MOUNT CARMEL Missionary Baptist Church 1717 W. Meinecke Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53206 Rev. Hugh Davis, Jr. ThM. ThD, Pastor Sunday School......................9:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship.......................10:45 a.m.

Sunday BTU..........................6:00 p.m.

Monday Night Mission............6:00 p.m.

Wed. Night Prayer and Bible Study .......................................6:00-8:00 p.m.

Certified Marriage, Drug & Alcohol, and Pastoral Counselor Church: 264-2560 Pastor’s Study: 264-8001

Order of Services: Enhancement Hour Sun. ……… ………….......……………. 9:00 A.M. Sun. Worship …......….. 10:00 A.M.

Bobby L. Sinclair, Pastor

Wed. Prayer & Bible Study .......………………………. 6:30 P.M.

MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. John K. Patterson, Pastor 5277 North 36th Street Milwaukee, WI 53209 Sunday School..........8:00-9:15 a.m.

Sunday Service.................9:30 a.m.

Wed. Bible Class……Noon & 6 p.m.

Church phone 414.461-7755 Home phone 414.226-6075

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CHURCH LISTINGS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH - PROGRESSIVE BAPTIST CHURCH New Beginning Seed Faith M.B. Church 138 West North Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53212

New Creation Missionary Praise Church 1404 W. Center Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 (414) 372-7544 (Church) (414) 510-5367 (Cell)

New Covenant Baptist Church

2315 North 38th Street Milwaukee, WI 53210 Rev. F. L. Crouther, Pastor Phone: 873-1221 Fax: 873-8614

Order of Service

Weekly Schedule

Sunday School.......................9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship........................11 a.m.

Thurs Prayer Service.............6:30 p.m.

Thurs Bible Study.................7:00 p.m.

MOUNT ZION Missionary Baptist Church 2207 N. 2nd St., Milwaukee, WI 53212 Phone 372-7811 Rev. Louis Sibley, III, Pastor Sunday School........................9:15 am Sunday Worship..........8 am, 10:45 am 1st Sunday Communion immediately following morning worship.

Wed. Bible study and Prayer Meeting .......................................6:30 - 8:30 pm.

Rev. Ann Smith, Founder & Pastor The Church were the heart is (II Chronicles 31:21) Service Begins each Sunday at 1:00 P.M. Ph.#: (414) 708-4884 Come and worship with us!!!

New Holy Ghost Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church “God so loved the world” - John 3:16

Bishop Clayton, Sr., and Lady Renee Duckworth

Sunday Church School……………8:00 a.m.

Children’s Church - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday……………………………9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship…………9:30 a.m.

Wed. Family Night Sunday School Expository………………………………5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Family Night Prayer & Praise…………………………………6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Family Night Bible Classes………………………………6:45 p.m.

Wednesday Night Worship Service……………………………7:00 p.m.

(Last Wed. of the month)

Food Pantry Food Bags* 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. *Please Call For Appointments Hot Meals 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

T.V. Ministry every 2nd Tue. of the month on Channel 96, 8-9 p.m.

“A Church With A True Gospel Praise” New Greater Love Baptist Church

New Life Church - West 3410 W. Silver Spring Dr. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209 PH: (414) 393-1290 FX: (414) 393-1234

104 West Garfield Street Milwaukee, WI 53212 “Come as you are”

SUNDAY Sunday School 9:30 AM Sunday Worship 11:00 AM

NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Dr. Archie L. Ivy, Pastor/Teacher

Office: (414) 264-4852 Church: (414) 264-3352

6063 N. Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53209 (414) 444-3106 Pastor Johnny L. Bonner, Jr. “Building On The Vision”

Order of Service Sunday School ……… 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Morn. Worship .. 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Service …. 7:30 p.m.

Rev. L.C. Martin, Pastor

Sunday School..........9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship......10:30 a.m.

Weds. Bible Class.....6:30 p.m.

2433 W. Roosevelt Drive Milwaukee, WI 53209 Phone (414) 871-0350 • Fax (414)871-4219 E-mail: newhopebc@ameritech.net Weekly Schedule Sun. Worship ………................. 9:30 a.m.

Sun. School ............................... 8:00 a.m.

Wed. Morning Prayer & Bible Study.……………..10.30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Mid-week Service (last Wen. of the month) ...................................................6:00 p.m.

“Partnering with God, Practicing Biblical Principles, Strengthening Families”

New Outlook Church of God in Christ 2449 N. Martin Luther King Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212 (414) 406-0258

Prayer Bible Study

Thursday

5:30 PM 6:00 PM

New Life Childcare Center Ages 6 wks - 12 Yrs Now Enrolling 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

(414) 393-1290 Rev. Dr. Terrell H. Cistrunk Pastor

NEWPORT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

The Open Door Christian Worship Center Church, Inc.

Weekly Schedule: New Life New Beginnings World Ministry & Outreach C.O.G.I.C 2516 West Hopkins Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 Evangelist Margaret Stone, Pastor

Sunday School…………………………….10:00 a.m.

Worship Service…………………………..11:00 a.m.

3rd Tues. The Ecumenical Prayer………...6:30 p.m.

Wed. Prayer Service……………………..10:45 a.m.

Last (2) Wed. Freedom from Addiction Ministry…………………………11:15 a.m.

Wed. Food Pantry……………………….12:00 noon Fri. Prayer, Miracle, Prophetic Word……..7:00 p.m.

Every 1st Weekend Revival Service: Fri. - 7:00 p.m. • Sat. - 7:00 p.m.

Sun. Evening - 6:00 p.m. www.highergroundchristainwomensmovment.org

Dr. Mark A. Allen, Sr. Pastor NEW PARADISE Missionary Baptist Church 2353 West Fond Du Lac Ave. Milwaukee, WI. 53206 Tel: 414-265-0512 Fax:414-265-1910

www.newparadise2353@sbcglobal.net.

Worship Services: Sunday School....................9:00 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship.......11:00 a.m.

Tues. Prayer Meeting..........6:30 p.m.

Tues. Bible Class.................7:00 p.m.

“Come Spend A Day In Paradise”

Sun. School..........8 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship................9 a.m.

Pastor Robb Taylor and First Lady Vanessa Taylor

Wed. Bible Study....................6 p.m.

“Bringing Light Into The Community” - Philippians 4; 13-14

PILGRIM REST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

2237 N. 11 St. Milwaukee, WI 53205 (414) 265-5881 Order of Service Sunday School …………… 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship …………… 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study ……… 7:00 p.m.

Voices of Newport Rehearsal ………………………………… 7:00 p.m.

Rev. W.L. Smith, Sr. , Pastor

Pastors: Apostle Kenneth Lock Sr. and Prophetess Michele Lock

3223 West Lloyd Street Milwaukee, WI 53208 Phone:(414) 444-5727 Sun. A.M. Worship……………8:30 a.m.

Sun. P.M. Worship……………12 noon Tues. Prayer/TNT Bible Study ………………………………6:30 p.m.

Pilgrim Baptist Worship Center

“Teaching, Preaching, and Reaching for Christ” Rev. Martin Childs, Jr., Pastor

PARADISE SANCTUARY Missionary Baptist Church 2705 W. Clarke Street Milwaukee, WI 53210 Rev. David K. Blathers, Pastor

Sunday School.................9:30-10:45 am Sunday Worship.........11:00 am-1:15 pm Wed. Pastor Bible Information Session, Prayer and Testimony..................5-7 pm Sat. Choir Rehearsal and........................

Youth Bible Study..........11 am - 1:30 pm Church (414) 264-2266, Pastor (414) 449-2146

Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church

2028 W. Cherry St., Milwaukee, WI 53205 Rev. Maddie Turner, Sr., pastor Sunday School...............9:05 a.m.

Sunday Worship...........10:40 a.m.

Sun. Church Training Union, 6 p.m.

Wed. Prayer Service & Bible Study ...............................6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

3737 North Sherman Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53216 Church Phone: 414-873-1045 Church Fax: 414-873-4101 Website: www.pilgrimrestmilwaukee.org E-mail: pilgchurch@sbcglobal.net

“A New Testament Church” Sunday Worship …… 8:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Sunday Church School: …………… 9:30 a.m.

Mon. Bible Class ……..… 6:00 p.m. (Women) Tues. Bible Class ……......……… 12:00 noon Tues. Men’s Support Group …..….. 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Class ……… 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Service ……… 7:30 p.m.

Thurs. Bible Study ………………… 1:00 p.m.

Thurs. Prayer Service……………... 2:00 p.m.

Fri. Youth Fellowship...............…. 6:000 p.m.

Men’s Prayer Breakfast (2nd Sat.).....9:00 a.m.

Church Telephone: 344-2400

Rev. George M. Ware Pastor

2975 N. Buffum St. Milwaukee, WI. 53212 P.O. Box 241772 Milwaukee, WI. 53224

Sunday Church School.........9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship.................10:45 a.m.

Wed. Prayer Meeting & Bible Study ......................7:00 p.m.

Church Office #: (414) 265-7171

Prince of Peace Baptist Church 3701 North 35th Street Milwaukee, WI 53216 (414) 444-6700 • (414) 444-6701 fax Steven R. McVicker, Pastor

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday School ....................... 9:00 am Sunday Worship................... 10:00 am Tuesday Bible Class .............. 6:00 pm Tuesday Prayer...................... 6:00 pm Thurs. Choir Rehearsal .......... 5:00 pm Welcome to Peace

Progressive Baptist Church “Equipping God’s People, Building God’s Church, Advancing God’s Kingdom”

Senior Pastor Evangelist Barbara Williams Co-Pastor Elder Dexter Williams Power House Deliverance Church 4344 N. 27th St. Milwaukee, WI 53216 414-442-2234 Sunday School...............................9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Service...............11:30 a.m.

Tuesday Night Prayer Service........7:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study.................7:00 p.m.

Friday Community Food Pantry........2-4 p.m.

Transportation Available (414) 449-0122

Prayer House of Faith Pentecostal Church, Inc.

4778 N. Hopkins St. Milwaukee, WI 53209 (414) 466 - 3807 Alice O. Green, Founder Dr. Shane E. Rowe, Sr. & Pastor Lekeesha C. Rowe, Senior Pastors

Children’s Min. Sun...................11:30 a.m Sunday Worship.........................12 Noon Tuesday Prayer/Bible Class.....6:30 p.m. www.prayerhouseoffaith.org

Pastor Walter J. Lanier 8324 W. Keefe Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53222 Phone: 414-462-9050

Worship Schedule: Sun. School.......................................9:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship................10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study..........................Noon Wednesday Bible Study.....................6:45 p.m.

Website: www.progressivebaptistmilwaukee.org

Redemption Fellowship Baptist Church Robert A. Angel, Senior Pastor 3500 N. 26th Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 Phone: (414) 875-1926 Website: www.redemptionfc.org

Robert A. Angel Senior Pastor

Weekly Schedule Sunday School.................................9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship...........10:00 am Sunday Broadcast JOY 1340 - 4:30 pm Wednesday Bible Class.............7-8:00 pm

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Highlights from the 2015 Black Excellence Awards

Photos By George Bryant

Philadelphia Baptist celebrating 86th Church anniversary On Sunday, March 15, 2015, Pastor Maddie Turner, Sr., and the congregation of Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church, 2028 W. Cherry St., will celebrate the church’s 86th anniversary, beginning with morning worship at 10:40 a.m.

The morning worship speaker is Rev. Kenneth Bonner. The afternoon service begins at 3:30 p.m. Pastor Archie Ivy and church members of New Hope Baptist Church are the invited special guest for the afternoon service. The public is invited to attend these services. For additional information, please contact the church at (414) 344-2400.

Saturday March 28th, 2015 PRIZES 1st $500 2nd $300 3rd $200

5:00pm – 7:00pm

All People's Lutheran Church 2600 N. 2nd St. Milwaukee, WI

PRIZES 1st $500 2nd $300 3rd $200

March 7, 2015 & March 14, 2015 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

**By appointment or walk-ins as available To schedule an audition or for more details

Contact: Bro. Relious Stepherson

414-405-7106 reliousiii@hotmail.com

www.kappaphiques.com

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PARKING Adjacent to the east and west side of the building are two fenced-in parking lots.

The mission of Leon L. Williamson Funeral Home is to provide the highest level of dignified, personal service as we facilitate the celebration of lives and memories of loved ones. We commit ourselves to fulfilling the entrusted requests of our families to their absolute satisfaction.

We promise to offer guidance and assistance as final decisions are made for the celebrations of life. We commit ourselves to maintaining a warm and comfortable environment in which families and friends may grieve their loss.

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CHURCH LISTINGS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER: REDEMPTION FELLOWSHIP BC - ZION HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Rose of Sharon Deliverance G.O.G.I.C.

Rev. Dwain E. Berry -Pastor

Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church Rev. J.L. Holmes, Pastor 2024 N. Martin Luther King Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212 Sunday School.......................9 a.m.

Sun. New Member Class........9 a.m.

Sunday Worship...............10:45 a.m.

Tue. Prayer Meeting - 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Class..........6 p.m.

Risen Savior Community Baptist Church 2201 N. Dr. MLKing Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212

Services: Sunday School Sunday Worship Wed. Prayer Meeting

9:00 am 11:00 pm 6:00 pm

Church phone (414) 264-0360 Office (414) 264-3978 Transportation Available

Phone (414) 460-8107

Shone M. Bagley Ministries /

Phone #: (414) 699-1962

623 W. Center Street Milwaukee, WI 53209 (414) 873-0933 Pastor James Grant, Sr. Co-Pastor, Kimani Grant Weekly Schedule Sun. School..........................9:30 a.m.

Sun. Service......................11:00 a.m.

Wed. Night Bible Class...........7:00 p.m.

Fri. Night Ser vice...........7:00 p.m.

Showers of Blessings Fellowship Church

YOUR CHURCH HERE Call us at 263-5088 or visit us at 1936 N. MLK Drive.

Milwaukee, WI 53212 SAINT GABRIEL’S C.O.G.I.C.

P.O. Box 291 Oak Creek, WI 53154

Church & Public Event Speaker: - specializing primarily to those who want to know how to get out of their slavery mentality.

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Shone M. Bagley, Sr. Ordained Minister

Christian Counselor, specializing in family & crisis, call anytime.

Masters in Christian Counseling

SCOTT CHRISTIAN YOUTH CENTER & OUTREACH C.O.G.I.C. 2741 N. Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53206

Pastor Annie Naomi Scott Sunday School.............................12:30 p.m.

Sunday Services...........................2:30 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study.................7:00 p.m.

Friday Fellowship...........................7:00 p.m.

Emergency Food Pantry every Tuesday Hot Meal Program Mon., Wed., Fri. Clothing Bank 2 days • Spiritual Counseling available • 24-hour Dial-A-Prayer 263-1929 Crisis Hot Line for Runaways 263-6515 Future programs: computer classes, sewing classes

SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH 4801 West Capitol Drive Milwaukee, WI 53216 (414) 444-1200 • (414) 444-1212 fax

Charles E. Holmes, Pastor WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday School ....................... 9:00 am Sunday Worship................... 10:30 am Tuesday Bible Class .............. 6:00 pm Thurs. Choir Rehearsal .......... 6:00 pm

Come Home to Shiloh

Dr. Robert T. Wilson, Sr., Pastor St. John's United Baptist Church 2429 West Hampton Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53209

Sunday Worship Service 3489 N. 76th Street 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. (414) 502-7584 Wednesday Service 7100 W. Villard Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53209 7:00 - 8:30 P.M. Pastor Darry Tucker Prophetess Paula Tucker

Tel: 414-871-4673 Fax: 414-871-2373 email:st.johnsunitedmbc@ yahoo.com

Rev. Lee A. Shaw, Pastor 5375 North 37th St.• Milw., WI 53209 (414)795-6397

Order of Service Sun. School...............9:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship...........10:15 a.m.

Thurs. Prayer Meeting & Bible Class .........................6:30 p.m.

ORDER OF SERVICE Sun. School ………. 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Sun. Worship … 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Tue. Bible Study …… 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Wed.NicotineTreatment ……… 6:00p.m.

The Reverend Don Darius Butler,Pastor

Pastor Oscar Elim

ST. MARK

African Methodist Episcopal Church

1616 W. Atkinson Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53206 Rev. Darryl Williams, Pastor Weekly Schedule: Sunday School..................9:15 a.m.

Sun. Worship.....8:00 and 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study.........10 a.m.

Wed. Bible/Prayer Service - 7:15 p.m.

Phone: 562-8030

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 914 East Knapp Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Rev. Dr. C. Steven Teague-Rector Sunday’s Worship at 8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

Holy Eucharist, Music, Nursery Handicapped Accessible (414) 276-6277

ST. PETER MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 3057 N. 35th Street Milwaukee, WI 53216 Church: 414.442.6389 Home: 414.463.5535 ORDER OF SERVICE Sunday School..................9:00 am Sunday Worship..............10:30 am Tuesday Bible Class..........6:00 pm

Temple of Judah Church

Pastor David W. Stokes 8620 W. Fond du Lac Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53225 Inside Redeem Pentecostal Church Office Phone: (414) 326-4811

Voice of Faith Broadcast on JOY1340 AM....................Sundays @ 5:30 pm Tue. Mana & Bible Study.....7:00 pm Prayer Manna Mon.-Fri...............6:00 am “A Christ Centered Ministry-Bringing people into the presence of God”

Pastor: Rev. Harold Turner Sunday School...................9:00 a.m.

Sunday A.M. Worship........10:30 a.m.

Sun. P.M. Worship...............3:00 p.m.

Tuesday: Prayer Meeting, Mission Mtg., Bible Class....................6-8:00 p.m.

Church: 873-3326 Home: 353-5958 2829 N. Teutonia Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53206

TRUE LOVE Missionary Baptist Church 210 W. Keefe Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 Phone: 414-264-6869 Rev. Garry Levy, Pastor

Order of Services Sunday School...............9:30 a.m.

Sunday Service...........11:00 a.m.

Communion Services 1st Sunday......................7:00 p.m.

Wed. night Prayer, Bible, Service & Mission..............................6-8 pm Mission mtg. every 2nd Wed.

Sunday Church School....9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship............10:45 A.M. Wed. Prayer Meeting & Bible Study .........................................6:00 P.M.

TRANSFORMATION TEMPLE

5418 W. Burleigh St. Milwaukee, WI 53210 (414) 393-WORD (9673) Sunday Morning Worship............10 am Tuesday Night Study......................7pm Ripton A. Stewart, Pastor

2661-63 N. Teutonia Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53206 Office: (414) 265-4850 / Fax: (414) 265-3817 Church Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Sunday’s Order of Service Sunday Church School 9:00 A.M. Sun. Baptist Training Union 10:00 A.M. Sun. Morning Worship 11:30 A.M. Mid-Week Schedule Tue. Spiritual Development Ministry Thursday Christian Ministries Thursday Music Ministry

6:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. 7:45 P.M.

Victorious Child Care, Inc. Open Enrollment 1st - 2nd Shirt - 6:00 A.M. - Midnight Monday - Friday Ages: 6 weeks - 13 years old Office: (414) 562-0530 Tracy Rushing, Director

2500 West Medford Ave. • Milwaukee, WI 53206 OFFICE: 414 -562 -1129 • FAX: 414-562-4713 EMAIL: WWW.TCBCHURCH.COM

Our Weekly Worship Schedule Church Sun. School ………… 8:30 a.m.

Celebration of Worship ……..10:00 a.m.

Wen. Bible Study & Prayer Meeting……….........6:30 p.m.

The Upper Room Baptist Church

4300 West Villard Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53218 (414) 464-0390 Rev. Robert McFarland, Sr., Pastor

Weekly Schedule:

TABERNACLE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH "A preaching, teaching, healing community of faith.."Matt. 4:23

Sun. School …………… 9:00 a.m.

Sun. Morn. Worship…10:30 a.m.

Tues. Prayer Mtg & Bible Study…………………… 6:30 p.m.

Unlimited Life in Jesus Christ Christian Church 623 W. Cherry St. Milwaukee, WI 53212 Inside the Boys and Girls Club Pastor Sudie B. Jones Services: Sunday School......................10:00 am Sunday Service.....................11:00 am Tue. Choir Rehearsal...............6:00 pm Tue. Prayer & Bible Study 6-7:30 pm Tue. Youth Meeting..............6-8:00 pm Wed. Recovery Services.....6-7:30 pm John 14:27

Pastor: Willie F. Brooks Jr. 2200 W. Center Street Milwaukee WI 23209 414/265-5455 Worship Schedule: Sunday School ………9:30 a.m.

Morn. Worship…..…11:30 a.m.

Mon. Women Circle Min. ……

Wed. Bible Study……7:30 p.m.

Soar Men Min.……11:30 a.m.

Way of the Cross Missionary Baptist Church

Victory Missionary Baptist Church

Rev. Edward E. Thomas

Rev. Mose A. Fuller, Pastor Home: (414) 871-2933 Church: (414) 445-2958

True Heart Missionary Baptist Church

TRINITY Missionary Baptist Church

Weekly Services: Judah Cafe’........................... 10:00 am Sunday School......................11:00 am Sunday Service.....................12:15 am

ST. TIMOTHY COMMUNITY Baptist Church 3701 N. Teutonia Milwaukee, WI 53208

UNITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH REV. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, JR. PASTOR 3835 WEST FOND DU LAC AVE. MILWAUKEE, WI 53216 Tel: (414) 445-9249 • Fax: (262)-670-6505 www.unitymb.com email: unitymbchurch@gmail.com Worship Services: Sunday School...........................9:30 a.m.

Sun. Worship...........................11.00 a.m.

4th Sun................................Communion 1st Sun....................................Baptizing Wed. Prayer Meeting/Bible Study.......6 p.m.

“A Little Church With A Big Heart”

1401 West Hadley Street Milwaukee, WI 53206 Office: (414) 265-2725 Rev. Kurt Boyd, Pastor ZION HILL Missionary Baptist Church

Weekly Schedule Sun. School ………...... 9:30 a.m.

Sun Morn. Worship … 10:45 a.m.

Tues. Bible Study ….... 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Prayer Service ....6:30 p.m.

1825 W. Hampton Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53209 Rev. Russell Williamson, Pastor Sunday School......................9:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship...................10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Service and Bible Study: 10-11:30 a.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Phone: (414) 263-1777

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MPS: Op Ed.

MPS board extends Superintendent Driver’s contract

By Michael Bonds, Ph.D., President, Milwaukee Board of School Directors As Milwaukee Public Schools moves forward with major efforts to improve student achievement, continuity of leadership is key.

That’s why I am proud to share that the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on Thursday, February 26, 2015 extended the contract of MPS Superintendent Darienne B. Driver, Ed.D. Her contract, which originally ended on June 30, 2016, now runs through June 30, 2017.

Under Dr. Driver’s leadership, MPS is taking critical steps to continue to improve student outcomes with a focus on academic achievement, engaging families and the community and promoting effective and efficient operations. The superintendent’s accomplishments include:

• Developing a series of Strategic Objectives – eight big ideas – aligned to the district’s Strategic Plan and supported by the budget process.

A series of White Papers is being developed to implement these ideas and listening sessions are scheduled to seek community, staff, student and parental feedback • Creating a Regional Development plan which will increase the number of seats in high-performing schools and improve capacity for high-quality community support activities • Re-engaging and establishing community partnerships designed to support student achievement and to develop new opportunities for students through a collective impact model, and • Providing a new focus and level of academic support for 14 Commitment Schools, which were among the lowest performing district schools on the state re-

Michael Bonds, Ph.D.

Darienne B. Driver, Ed.D.

port card Dr. Driver, who received her doctorate from the Urban Superintendents Program at Harvard University in 2014, came to her position as superintendent after two years in Milwaukee Public Schools as Chief Innovation Officer. In that role, she oversaw the development of the Commitment Schools program described previously as well as the district’s charter schools and its GE

Foundation schools. MPS’ GE Foundation Schools are models for implementing college and career readiness standards and collaborative learning efforts that can be studied and replicated in other MPS schools.

Prior to coming to Milwaukee Public Schools, Dr. Driver served in key leadership positions in school districts including Deputy Chief – Empowerment Schools for the School Dis-

trict of Philadelphia. In addition to her doctorate degree, she earned a master’s degree from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and a master’s degree in curriculum development from the University of Michigan. The superintendent earned her undergraduate degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and began her career as an elementary school teacher in Detroit Public Schools.

Her leadership experience in other communities and the leadership she has shown here in Milwaukee make it clear that Dr. Driver is the right person to lead this district, our 158 schools and our 77,000-plus students as we continue to move forward and improve outcomes for all of the children whose families have entrusted them to us.

MPS is serving 22 percent more breakfasts as district marks National School Breakfast Week Students bolster their brainpower with school breakfast Milwaukee Public Schools is serving about 22 percent more school breakfasts this year compared to last year as the district marks National School Breakfast Week, which runs from March 2-6.

The increase comes as MPS is in its first year of participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Community Eligibility Program (CEP). The federally funded program provides breakfasts and lunches for all interested students in 156 MPS schools because of the district's high percentage of students coming from low-income households.

"We know hungry students are less likely to be able to focus on their school work.

A healthy breakfast helps students focus and perform better. That's why we offer a healthy breakfast every morning in our schools," MPS school nutrition administrator Tina Barkstrom said.

"With this new program in place, we see evidence, especially in high schools, that we are serving students who may not have been eating at all."

MPS is seeing a bigger boost in breakfasts served under the program than lunches. The district is serving about 33,000 breakfasts

daily this year, up by about 6,000, and 54,000 lunches daily, up by about 4,000.

Nationally, only about half of students who eat school lunch eat a school breakfast.

Research cited by the School Nutrition Association, which organizes National School Breakfast Week, shows that students who eat breakfast have stronger attendance, better behavior, improved memory and higher academic achievement.

As part of National School Breakfast Week, MPS is promoting its breakfasts, which offer fresh fruit, whole grains and low-fat dairy products to help students prepare for a busy school day. Every school breakfast served meets federal nutrition standards to supply adequate protein, carbohydrates and essential vitamins and minerals, while limiting fat, sugar and sodium.

National School Breakfast Week was launched in 1989 to raise awareness of the availability of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to all children and to promote the links between eating a good breakfast, academic achievement and making healthy choices for a lifetime.

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Ferguson (Continued from pg. 2) • Conducting stops without reasonable suspicion and arrests without probable cause in violation of the Fourth Amendment; • Interfering with the right to free expression in violation of the First Amendment; and • Using unreasonable force in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

The department found that Ferguson Municipal Court has a pattern or practice of: • Focusing on revenue over public safety, leading to court practices that violate the 14th Amendment’s due process and equal protection requirements.

• Court practices exacerbating the harm of Ferguson’s unconstitutional police practices and imposing particular hardship upon Ferguson’s most vulnerable residents, especially upon those living in or near poverty.

Minor offenses can generate crippling debts, result in jail time because of an inability to pay and result in the loss of a driver’s license, employment, or housing.

The department found a pattern or practice of racial bias in both the FPD and municipal court: • The harms of Ferguson’s police and court practices are borne disproportionately by African Americans and that this disproportionate impact is avoidable.

• Ferguson’s harmful court and police practices are due, at least in part, to intentional discrimination, as demonstrated by direct evidence of racial bias and stereotyping about African Americans by certain Ferguson police and municipal court officials.

The findings are laid out in a 100-page report that discusses the evidence and what remedies should be implemented to end the pattern or practice. The findings include two sets of recommendations, 26 in total, that the Justice Department believes are necessary to correct the unconstitutional FPD and Ferguson Municipal Court practices. The recommendations include: changing policing and court practices so that they are based on public safety instead of revenue; improving training and oversight; changing practices to reduce bias, and; ending an overreliance on arrest warrants as a means of collecting fines.

The Justice Department will require that the recommendations and other measures be part of a court-enforceable remedial process that includes involvement from community stakeholders as well as independent oversight. The Justice Department has provided its investigative report to the FPD and in the coming weeks, the Civil Rights Division will

seek to work with the City of Ferguson and the Ferguson community to develop and reach an agreement for reform, using the recommendations in the report as the starting point.

The federal criminal investigation into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown sought to determine whether the evidence from the events that led to Brown’s death was sufficient to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Wilson’s actions violated federal civil rights laws that make it a federal crime for someone acting with law enforcement authority to willfully violate a person’s civil rights. As part of the investigation, federal authorities reviewed physical, ballistic, forensic, and crime scene evidence; medical reports and autopsy reports, including an independent autopsy performed by the U.S. Department of Defense Armed Forces Medical Examiner Service; Wilson’s personnel records; audio and video recordings; internet postings, and; the transcripts from the proceedings before the St. Louis County grand jury. Federal investigators interviewed purported eyewitnesses and other individuals claiming to have relevant information. Federal prosecutors and agents re-interviewed dozens of witnesses to evaluate their accounts and obtain more detailed information. FBI agents independently canvassed more than 300 residences to locate and interview additional witnesses.

The standard of proof is the same for all criminal cases: that the defendant committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. However, unlike state laws, federal criminal civil rights statutes do not have the equivalent of manslaughter or a statute that makes negligence a crime.

Federal statutes require the government to prove that Officer Wilson used unreasonable force when he shot Michael Brown and that he did so willfully, that is, he shot Brown knowing it was wrong and against the law to do so. After a careful and deliberative review of all of the evidence, the department has determined that the evidence does not establish that Darren Wilson violated the applicable federal criminal civil rights statute. The family of Michael Brown was notified earlier today of the department’s findings.

Due to the high interest in this case, the department took the rare step of publicly releasing the closing memo in the case. The report details, in over 80 pages, the evidence, including evidence from witnesses, the autopsies and physical evidence from the analysis of the DNA, blood, shooting scene and ballistics. The report also explains the law as developed by the federal courts and applies that law to the evidence.

Celebrating 30 years of Black Excellence

Photo By George Bryant

Keynote speaker Clarence A. Johnson (Continued from pg. 1) Johnson said that the military is an excellent career choice for African Americans. Johnson said African Americans comprise about 20 percent of the U.S. military population, but only about 13 percent of the overall U.S. population.

“Let this award ceremony tonight be our own call to serve others,” he said in conclusion. “Each and every one of us has a special talent or skill. Let us, each of us, provide shoulders on which others may stand.”

In 1976 the U.S. government formally designated February as Black History Month. The Milwaukee Times Black Excellence Awards were first held nine years later in 1985. The award ceremony includes an enormous banquet which is usually observed on the last Friday of February. Over the years the banquet has grown to become one of the premiere social events in Milwaukee. This year more than 700 dinners were served, according to a member of the wait staff at the Italian Community Center, the traditional location for the banquet.

For 30 years The Milwaukee Times “has been fascinated with the desire to comprehend what compels African Americans, who have been faced with extreme social injustice, unfairness and abuse, to rise above those conditions and succeed beyond anyone’s expectations,” said Lynda Jackson Conyers, publisher of the Times, in a statement in the banquet souvenir booklet.

“One commonality these honorees share is that not a single one is a stranger to abuse, injustice, mistreatment and stereotyping of their race. More importantly, it is abundantly clear from the myriad individuals being honored; they did not allow events of their past or present circumstance in life to affect their achievements. They did not allow the earlier cancers in their lives to kill their motivation, thus robbing them of ambition, determination and the perseverance to make a difference not only

in their own lives, but in the lives of countless others.”

In addition to the 42 honorees, the Times also recognized 11 Milwaukee high school seniors with a Louvenia Johnson Scholarship.

Mrs. Johnson is an example of the “giant-sized shoulders” upon which the current generation of Milwaukee African Americans has achieved opportunities and honors unimaginable years ago. Mrs. Johnson was one of three founding members of The Christian Times, which later evolved into The Milwaukee Times. Since she established the scholarship fund in 1988 in conjunction with the third Black Excellence Awards, more than $550,000 has been distributed. Mrs. Johnson passed away in 2007 at age 96.

This year each student honoree also received a new laptop computer courtesy of Arthur Reid, Jr., and Mary Smith-Reid, owners of Reid’s New Golden Gate Funeral Home, Inc. This was the first banquet for Chaz Williams, a 15-yearold student at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts who dressed in a tuxedo in support of his brother Richard, who was one of the 11 scholarship recipients.

Others, such as Annette Lewis said she and her husband have attended just about every year before adding that her husband, Minister Greg Lewis, assistant pastor at Saint Gabriel Church of God in Christ and a community organizer was receiving a Community Service Award this year.

“There are always people we know being honored and we get to see friends we haven’t seen in a long time,” she said.

Another long-time attendee is Mayor Tom Barrett, who has been to every banquet since he was first elected mayor in 2004. He thanked The Milwaukee Times for its hard work to coordinate and organize the annual event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Black Excellence Awards.

“I view tonight like Milwaukee’s version of the Academy Awards,” he said. “You get

to see and meet many of the people who make Milwaukee great. I am especially proud of the young people. I’m betting on their future. They are playing by the rules and doing things the right way.

This is all about recognizing some of the positive things going on in our community.”

The banquet had bipartisan representation this year. A representative from Repulican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s office ate at the same dinner table as Democrat Mayor Barrett. In a brief prepared statement by Sen. Johnson and given to a journalist by the representative, Sen. Johnson noted in part that America has “benefitted greatly from the contributions of African Americans throughout our history …

“Today and every day, we should all say thank you to the African American community for enriching our country.”

The banquet also included brief, professionally edited video interviews with each of the student honorees. They talked about their hopes and goals for college and beyond.

Some mentioned opening their own business. Speaker after speaker at the banquet encouraged the high school seniors to stay positive and proud, but not too proud to ask a family member or friend for help.

The final remarks of the banquet were reserved for Nathan Conyers, the last living member of the trio that founded The Milwaukee Times in 1981.

He said that if Mrs. Louvenia Johnson were alive today she would be very proud how the original program begun 30 years ago had grown.

Then he reflected briefly on his own work.

“I am happy because in these 30 years since this program started I’ve become a senior citizen,” he said.

“Thank you for entrusting us,” he said to the banquet hall audience. Then turning to the 11 graduating seniors he said: “This is your entrée into the world of education and work. Take every opportunity to improve yourself.

You don’t ever want to be left behind.”

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An African American history timeline (part 2) A chronology of black history from the early slave trade through Affirmative Action

Compiled by: Lynda Jackson Conyers (Continued from two weeks ago) 1967 - Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), coins the phrase "black power" in a speech in Seattle (April 19).

- Major race riots take place in Newark (July 12-16) and Detroit (July 23-30).

- President Johnson appoints Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court. He becomes the first black Supreme Court Justice.

- The Supreme Court rules in Loving v. Virginia that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional. Sixteen The balcony where Dr. King was assassinated laid states still have anti-miscegenation laws and are forced to with wreaths and tributes shortly after his death. revise them.

1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, TN (April 4).

- President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing (April 11).

- Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black female U.S. Representative. A Democrat from New York, she was elected in November and served from 1969 to 1983.

1972 - The infamous Tuskegee Syphilis experiment ends.

Begun in 1932, the U.S. Public Health Service's 40-year experiment on 399 black men in the late stages of syphilis has been described as an experiment that "used human beings as laboratory animals in a long and inefficient study of how long it takes syphilis to kill someone."

1978 - The Supreme Court case, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action, but imposed limitations on it to ensure that providing greater opportunities for minorities did not come at the expense of the rights of the majority (June 28).

Guion Bluford, Jr.

African Americans win both becomes the first African the best actor and actress American to be nominated Oscars. as a major party nominee for president.

- On November 4, Barack Obama, becomes the first African American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain.

Condoleezza Rice

2003 - In Grutter v. Bollinger, the most important affirmative action decision since the 1978 Bakke case, the Supreme Court (5–4) upholds 1983 - Guion Bluford, Jr., the University of Michigan was the first African Ameri- Law School's policy, rulcan in space. He took off ing that race can be one of from Kennedy Space Center many factors considered by in Florida on the space shut- colleges when selecting their tle Challenger on August 30. students because it furthers "a compelling interest in ob1992 - The first race riots taining the educational benin decades erupt in south- efits that flow from a diverse central Los Angeles after a student body." (June 23) jury acquits four white police officers for the videotaped 2005 - Condoleezza Rice bebeating of African American comes the first black female Rodney King (April 29).

U.S. Secretary of State.

2001 - Colin Powell becomes 2006 - In Parents v. Seattle and the first African American Meredith v. Jefferson, affirmative U.S. Secretary of State. action suffers a setback when a bitterly divided court rules, 2002 - Halle Berry becomes 5 to 4, that programs in Seatthe first African American tle and Louisville, Ky., which woman to win the Best Ac- tried to maintain diversity in tress Oscar. She takes home schools by considering race the statue for her role in Mon- when assigning students to ster's Ball. Denzel Washing- schools, are unconstitutional. ton, the star of Training Day, earns the Best Actor award, 2008 - Sen. Barack Obama, making it the first year that Democrat from Chicago,

2009 - Barack Obama Democrat from Chicago, becomes the first African American president and the country's 44th president.

- On February 2, the U.S.

President Barack Obama Senate confirms, with a vote of 75 to 21, Eric H. Holder, Jr., as Attorney General of the United States. Holder is the first African American to serve as Attorney General.

2015 - The 114th Congress includes 46 black members in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Happy Birthday Salutes!

Wishing You All The Best!

March 1st John Lee, Jr. March 2nd Marcus Walls Dion Saffold March 4th Latisha Chamberlain March 5th Geneva Johnson Calvin Johnson Tamar Leech March 6th Monica Walls-Cox March 7th Jamar Lee March 8th Victoria M. Ingram March 11th Clarence E. Ingram, Sr. Brandon Walls Matthew Fumbanks John Long Antonio L. Alexander

March 14th Quincy Jones Stephen Curry Penny Johnson

March 18th Barbara Fumbanks Antonio Fumbanks March 19th Patrice Fumbanks Latrice Davis

March 15th Florine D. Ingram Trinity Saffold Keon Thomas Will.I.Am Mike Tomlin Jabari Parker Ray Dolton

March 23rd Tiffany S. Ingram Michael S. Celestine

March 16th Flavor Flav Sierra McClain Blake Griffin Tyrell Jackson Williams Geraldine Craion March 17th Denise R. Ingram

March 26th Margaret Fumbanks

March 25th Candance Seals Shereeta Fumbanks Charles Bonner

March 27th Destiny Fumbanks Raukita Fumbanks Robert Fumbanks, IV

March 12th Pheopsy Moore Melvin Smith Theropsy Moore March 13th Lonnie Lynn aka "Common"

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.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015 Pastor Herbert Robinson

Menu: Smothered/Baked Chicken, Rib Tips, Pork Chops, Greens, Macaroni & Cheese, Candied Yams, Cake, & Bread.

COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT A draft Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) has been completed for the Southeastern Wisconsin Region and is available for public comment. The CEDS is a strategic plan designed to strengthen the economy in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha Counties.

The CEDS was prepared by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) and the Milwaukee 7 in cooperation with the Regional Economic Partnership, which includes a representative from each of the county economic development organizations, City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee 7, We Energies, and SEWRPC. can be viewed at The CEDS Report and Executive Summary www.sewrpc.org/CEDSreport. A paper copy of the report may be viewed at the SEWRPC office at the address below between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Written comments on the draft CEDS may be submitted until 4:30 p.m. on May 1, 2015.

Comments may be emailed to CEDS@sewrpc.org, or mailed or faxed to SEWRPC using the following contact information: Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission W239 N1812 Rockwood Drive P.O. Box 1607 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53187-1607 Phone: 262-547-6721 Fax: 262-547-1103 www.sewrpc.org e-mail: CEDS@sewrpc.org

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Daylight Saving Time (US) begins at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2015 So Remember to Set Your Clock Ahead 1 Hour!

Warehouse positions: Part-time.

Great Hourly Pay, with many opportunities for advancement.

(EOE/AA) Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Call Jim Humbert for appt: 800-529-1214 ADVOCATE – (75-80% time) Milwaukee office of statewide disability advocacy organization to represent people with disabilities in special education and related matters. Handle individual cases, participate in systems advocacy and support special education advocacy. Go to www.disabilityrightswi.org or 414-773-4646 for position description and application requirements. Salary DOE & excellent fringe benefits. Scheduling is somewhat flexible with possibility of summers off. Deadline: 3/16/15 Members of racial/ethnic minority groups and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EEO/AA employer.

Walgreens 2826 N. MLKing Dr. 2222 W. Capitol Dr. 2727 W. North Ave. 4808 N. Hopkins St. 7171 N. Teutonia 76th & Mill Rd. LENA’S 4061 North 54th St. (Midtown) 4623 W. Burleigh Ave. 2322 W. Oak St. 4030 N. Teutonia Dr. Libraries Washington Park Library Central Library (Downtown) Banks Columbia Savings 2000 W. Fond du Lac Ave. Seaway Bank 2102 W. Fond du Lac Ave. BMO Harris Bank 2745 N. MLKing Dr. North Milwaukee State Bank 5630 W. Fond du Lac Ave.

ATTENTION MBE/SBE/WBE: Subcontractors and suppliers wanted for the following project(s): Wisconsin Union Redevelopment Project – Phase II Memorial Union/Alumni Park Madison, WI Bids: March 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

C.D. Smith Contact: Chad Richardson Waukesha Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements – Phase II Waukesha, WI Bids: March 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

C.D. Smith Contact: Justin Smith C.D. Smith Construction, Inc. P.O. Box 1006 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1006 Ph: (920) 924-2900 Fx: (920) 924-2910 “We are an equal opportunity employer.”

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Thursday, March 5, 2015 - Wednesday, March 11, 2015

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“Excellence: 30 Years Our Community’s Keeper”

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