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Vol. 32 No. 23 • Thurs., June 6, 2013 - Wed., June 12, 2013 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢
Fuller speaks urgently on education at Pastor Sims anniversary
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“Giving Honor to Whom Honor is Due” was the theme of the 56th pastoral anniversary of Rev. Donnie and First Lady Nealie Sims on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Guest pastors included: Pastor Robert E. Briggs from God’s Pleasant Community Church and Mason Temple Elder Osie Tatum, Jr. Pastor Andrew Calhoun of Grace Fellowship of Milwaukee was the anniversary speaker.
Editor’s note: Dr. Howard Fuller was the keynote speaker during the 56th year church anniversary for Jerusalem Baptist church, which was held May 25, 2013. The following comments were made by Dr. Fuller regarding educating black children in this community. "It is an extreme honor to be here. It’s always hard to say no, but there are times you have to say yes, and to Brother Sims I had to say yes. It’s easy to say yes to Brother Sims because when you’ve done as much as I have done in this community and it's very important to have a friend while you do this work, and you need friends who are going to be with you during those darkest hours. "Everybody can be your friend when everything is good, but what about it when things are on the down side? Brother Sims was always, always, always there for me especially when I was taking a hit. So black people want black people to be in leadership positions, but as soon as they do they say, “That n----- sold out!” "So, over the years there have been people on my list that I can trust and Brother Sims is on that list, so when he calls and asks me to do something, I do it with joy. "I want to start by congratulating Brother Sims and the First Lady on 56 years. How do you survive that? Because
Mayor Barrett honors Gates Millennium Scholarship recipients
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett honored several students who are Milwaukee’s Gates Millennium Scholarship recipients at City Hall on Thursday, May 30, 2013. This year’s recipients are: Mayra Alaniz, South Division High School; Jessica Curry and Kali Huetti, Riverside High School; Xiong Her and Cha Lee, Veritas High School; and Karina Salazar-Reyes, Thomas More High School. Each year the Gates Scholarship program provides scholarships to high-achieving students residing in economically challenged homes. Mayor Barrett presented each student with a certificate honoring their achievement.
Interfaith's 8th Annual Pearls of Wisdom Dinner
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On Thursday, May 30, 2013 Interfaith Older Adult Programs, Inc. held its 8th Annual Pearls of Wisdom Dinner and Awards banquet. The event was held downtown at Discovery World-Pier Wisconsin and the MC was Lance Allan, main sports anchor for TODAY's TMJ4 News. Paul Krajniak, executive director for Discovery World was the keynote speaker and spoke to an audience of more than 165 people about the timelessness of making new discoveries. The purpose of the event was two-fold; one to honor those over 50 who are actively still contributing to the community of Milwaukee; and to help raise funds for Interfaith's various programs. This year's honorees included: Mary Kim (left), who was recognized for sharing her beautiful artwork as the recipient of the "Making the World More Beautiful" award; Tom Zychowicz (center), a busy retiree who is impacting the lives of young students with his "Courage to Change the World"; and Jackie Trice (right), who embodies the expression "Living Life to the Fullest" with her positive attitude and extensive volunteer work. For more photos of this spectacular evening please see page 19.
WI budget committee upholds governor’s rejection of Medicaid expansion MADISON — Republican lawmakers in control of the state’s purse strings rejected federal dollars Tuesday, June 4, 2013 to expand Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin. Joint Finance Committee Republicans followed through on Gov. Scott Walker’s February announcement that his administration would not seek some $4.4 billion in federal money to expand BadgerCare, the state’s Medicaid program. The committee’s decision turns down nearly $500 million in additional federal dollars over the next two years. Walker’s plan reduces the income threshold for BadgerCare eligibility to individuals earning up to $11,490, families of four earning up to
$23,550 or any other scenario up to 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Currently, people at up to 200 percent of the poverty line are eligible for the state’s Medicaid program in most cases, but there is a waiting list. But legislators casting votes Tuesday in favor of Walker’s plan were met with the chants of “Shame! Shame!” – a somewhat common refrain at the protestprone Capitol. Reprinted with permission form watchdog.org.