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On Perspectives Page...Trump Gets A Dose of HisOwn Medicine in Chicago

Tamara Grigsby, a former state representative forMilwaukee’s 18 Assembly District in the legislature,and recent director of Dane County’s Department ofEquity and Inclusion in Madison, died this week fromhealth complications. She was 41.

Grigsby served in the legislature from 2005 until 2013,when she steppeddown to be treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.

Following her successful treatment, Grigsby became the community out-reach coordinator in the office of Dane County Executive Joe Parisi, who an-nounced her death on Tuesday. She was recently appointed director of thecounty’s new Department of Equity and inclusion.

"Words cannot express our sorrowover Tamara's passing or our respectfor the life she lived,” Parisi said in apress statment. Both had served to-gether in the legislature. “Tamarawas a special human being whosesole motivation in life was to make adifference in the lives of others — agoal at which she excelled. She wasa public servant to be emulated, butmore than that she was our friend, and we will miss her so."

The press statement went on to note funeral services were pending and theGrigsby family had requested privacy.

State Sen. Lena Taylor, whom Grigsby succeeded in her Assembly district,said Grigsby was a fierce advocate for children, particularly juvenile offend-ers.

"I will never forget the advocacy, in these times of Lincoln Hills, thatTamara did," Taylor said, referring to allegations of neglect and abuse beinginvestigated at the state's juvenile facility.

She added: "She always said one quote that I often use, which is, 'Insteadof the Department of Corrections, if we’re not going to do programming andprevention, we should call it the Department of Punishment."

“During her time in the legislature and throughout her life, Rep. Grigsbydedicated herself to ensuring basic fairness, equality and justice for all ourcitizens," Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca said. "When she endured alife-threatening battle with cancer toward the end of her Assembly tenure,she fought as courageously and forcefully as she always did on behalf of herconstituents."

Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, who served with Grigsby on theJoint Finance Committee, said she was shocked and saddened by the news.

"Tamara was a strong, passionate, articulate voice for her community inMilwaukee and children and families across the state, and building strongerfamilies and opportunities for everyone in the state," she said. "I’m deeplysaddened and we all hold her family in our thoughts and prayers."

After leaving state government, she worked in the Milwaukee school dis-trict for 18 months before returning to Madison as Parisi’s community rela-tions director, charged with working with employers, public officials andcommunity groups to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in education, em-ployment and the criminal justice system.

Grigsby, who was single, earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard Uni-versity and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As well asher career in social work, Grigsby taught at UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee,Carroll University and Cardinal Stritch University.

--Sources for this story: WISN.com, The Capital Times, from a story writ-ten by Steven Elbow--and contributed to by Jessie Opoien--which utilizeda press statement from Madison County Executive Parisi’s office.

Former StateAssemblywomanTamara Grigsbypasses at 41Compiled by MCJ Staff using various sources

INSIDE:State and local politi-cal figures expresscondolences andshare memories ofGrigsby. (Page 5)

Grigsby in 2009

PULSE OF THECOMMUNITYQuestion and Photos by Yvonne Kemp

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

“DO YOU THINK THEUNCF SHOULD HOLD

THE MAYOR’SMASKED BALL ANNUALLY?”

DARRYLL FORTUNE: “No. Notuntil the national officemakes a commitment toreopen and retain a local(UNCF) office. Throughthat effort we can exposeour African Americanyouth to HBCUs and UNCF. If they do open a newMilwaukee office, then they should hold the ballevery other year.”

ARTHUR SMITH:“Yes! It’s time!

NIKIYA DODD:“Yes. The UNCF shouldcontinue (the Mayor’sMasked Ball) as an an-nual event. It is a posi-tive event for ourcommunity, strengthen-ing opportunities for young African Americanstudents to pursue a college education at His-torically Black colleges and universities.”

TAMMY BELTON-DAVIS:“It is critical that wesupport the UNCF.Young people dependon the financial supportto continue college; andif we desire a stable community, we musthave a stable workforce. Those are UNCFgraduates and others.”

UNCF hosts inaugural Mayor’s Masked BallMore than 300 business, civic and educationleaders from across Wisconsin attended the in-augural UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball, held Satur-day at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The event,hosted by the Chicago area office of UNCF andMilwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, will provide Mil-waukee students the resources to get to andthrough college. The UNCF is the nation’s largestand most effective minority education organiza-tion, serving and supporting students educationand development through scholarships and otherprograms, as well as its 37 member colleges anduniversities. It also advocates for the importanceof minority education and college readiness.--Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Charles and Cheryl Harvey flank the art piece that represented the first UNCF Masked Award for their dedication and support of UNCF’s work.They receivedthe award during the inaugural UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball held at the Milwaukee Art Museum. With the couple on the stage are (left to right): Michael J.Cox, area development director for UNCF; Julietta Henry, UNCF event planner; WISN 12 Anchor Melinda Davenport, who was the events Mistress of Cere-mony; MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver, the Harvey’s, Fred Mitchell, vice president of development with the national UNCF; and Mayor Tom Barrett.

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YOU CAN SUPPORTTHE ERADICATION OFHUMAN TRAFFICKING

Human trafficking has no bound-aries. Human trafficking cases havebeen documented in all 72 countiesin the state of Wisconsin.

Foundations for Freedom, Inc., anagency focused on eradicatinghuman trafficking and strengthenwomen and girls will host a fashionwalk on Sunday, March 20th, 2016.

A fashion show for awareness.Raising money to eradicate humantrafficking.

Proceeds from the event will ex-pand its prevention curriculum tomiddle and high school girls and es-tablish a drop-in center for womenand girls that are in ‘the life’ andwanting a safe place to land for a dayor seeking refuge to escape to free-dom.

The event will be held at GraceCenter, 250 E. Juneau Street, 3p Re-ception and 4:13p Showtime.

For tickets and sponsorship infor-mation contact Dana World Pattersonat 414.698.4187 or emailContact@Foundations4Freedom.org

NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 30-SecondVideo is a Slam Dunk for UPAF

The United Performing Arts Fund(UPAF) released a 30-second televi-sion spot featuring Milwaukee Bucksall-time leading scorer, and NBA leg-end, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

This is one of three ads produced byCBS 58 that also includes “HappyDays” actor Don Most and MarcusCorporation President and CEO, GregMarcus. The NBA great was recentlyin Milwaukee for a Bucks game, and tocelebrate the upcoming construction ofa new downtown Milwaukee. He tooktime to sit down for a brief on cameraappearance on behalf of UPAF. Abdul-Jabbar is well known for his interest inthe arts and the written word, and as a former resident of Milwaukee, he lendshis support to UPAF and its mission to cultivate a vibrant performing arts scene.As Abdul-Jabbar says in the video, the “performing arts can enrich our lives andbring diverse people together,” which makes supporting UPAF and the Milwaukeearea’s performing arts a “slam dunk.”

Beckum-StapletonLittle LeagueSign-up

Parents can now register their children--boys and girls ages five to 15--for the52nd season of the Beckum-Stapleton Lit-tle League. Opening day is Saturday, May7. Parents can register their children at theLittle League office, located at 911 W.Brown St. on Friday, March 25, from 4 to8 p.m.; and Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.

THE PULSETHE PULSEThe WHO•WHAT•WHERE• WHEN of YOUR Community!

F o r m e r l y t h e 4 W C o m m u n i t y H a p p e n i n g s

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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I’m from Chicago all my life—formore than 60 years. I know a little bitabout Chicago. I lived in publichousing in Chicago. I attended 11Chicago Public Schools.

I have been threatened by streetgangs in Chicago. I have beenracially profiled by police inChicago. I know this town and I lovethis town. Chicago is a tough littletown.

While I do not officially take polit-ical sides, I do report the news.

On Friday night, I received phonecalls and emails from around thecountry asking me what happened atthe Trump Rally.

I was asked, “So what was Donald Trump thinkingwhen he decided to bring his campaign rally to Chicagothat included confronting and disrespecting people of eth-nic descent?

Did he think he was coming to North Carolina or Ne-vada?” Well, this is Chicago. Even the squirrels and thebirds are tougher in Chicago!

Almost anyone, including the Chicago Police Depart-ment could have told him, “Mr. Trump, that kind of ac-tivity will not play well in Chicago.”

Now I am not proud of the fact that Chicago has moremurders than any city in America. Actually, I’m ashamedof that fact.

Nor am I proud of the fact that Chicago is possibly themost segregated city in America. Again, I am ashamed.But I also know the people of Chicago are no punks.

Mr. Trump and his followers had been belittling, bul-lying, beating and assaulting protesters in every city

where they rallied. Trump followers,with his consent, had made it almosta game to toss out protesters fromtheir rallies, with the support of secu-rity and police.

Trump supporters would verballyabuse protesters, spit on them, pushthem and hit them. Trump told hissupporters, “…just knock the crapout of them… knock the h---l (out ofthem)…I promise you, I will pay anylegal fees.” Violence and threats ofviolence had become the high pointof most Trump rallies.

In cities across America, timid pro-testers at Trump rallies became fewerand fewer, and more meek. Then we

come to Chicago!Chicago is known, for better or for worst, as a “gang-

ster town”. I did not give it that title, but any town thathas a movie named “Chiraq” after it, is one in which youmight want to be a little careful.

It is said about Chicago, either “come hard or stay athome.” On Friday, March 11, 2016, Mr. Trump and hissupporters should have stayed at home.

As followers of Trump streamed into the UIC Pavilionfor the rally, so did protesters. But not one or two protest-ers, but hundreds, possibly thousands.

As Trump supporters began their pre-rally hijinks, sodid protesters. Instead of one or two protesters being es-corted out of the venue. Thousands of protesters went toe-to-toe, and sometimes fist-for-fist, with Trumpsupporters, and dared police to escort them out of the sta-dium.

Donald Trump is kidding him-self if he thinks that the largeturnouts at his rallies are a posi-tive indication that he will win thepresidency of the United States.

His racist attitude and his pro-motion of violence will eventuallybe his undoing either prior to orduring the Republican NationalConvention. If not then, certainlyduring the national election.

His birther rhetoric during the2012 election inferred that Obamawas a Muslim, as ifthere is some-thing criminal about being a Mus-lim, and that he was born inKenya.

Obama put that rumor to rest byposting the long form of his birthcertificate on the White Housewall in the press briefing room.

The anti-Obama sentiment pro-moted by Trump and Sarah Palin,inspired Tea Party supporters toattend rallies strapped with handguns as well as automatic longguns. Thanks to Senator John Mc-Cain, he refused to support thenegative rhetoric and the gunswere never used.

As a businessman doing busi-ness globally, Trump is hypocriti-cal in his rail against Mexicansand Muslims. While he vows tobring jobs home from Mexico andChina, he has his clothing linemade in China.

While promising to bring jobs back to America, hehires foreign workers to demolish buildings to make wayfor new Trump construction instead of using unions con-sisting of American workers. The foreign workers wereillegal Polish aliens, toiling under inhumane conditions,and wildly underpaid.

Donald Trump was raised in Queens New York wherehis family was involved in real estate and real estate de-velopment.

As a real estate developer Trump had ties to and didbusiness with many members of organized crime. Hismannerism on the stump is much like the deals made in

the Mafia boardrooms wherepower, tough talk, bullying andhigh finance, will get the dealdone.

His perception of the foundersof Black lives matter is distortedto say the least.

When asked what he thinks theBlack Lives Matter group wants,Trump stated that “all lives mat-ter.” He continued, after beingasked again, “I think they’re trou-ble.

I think they’re looking for trou-ble. I looked at a couple of thepeople that were interviewed fromthe group. I saw them with hatecoming down the street last week,talking about cops, and police,and what should be done to them,and that was not good. And I thinkit’s a disgrace that they’re gettingaway with it”.

The first protest of a 2016 pres-idential candidate’s rally was theBernie Sanders rally in Seattledisrupted by members of BlackLives Matter in August of 2015.

Donald Trump has identifiedthe members of “Black LivesMatter” as the protestors andblacks attending his rallies aresuspected as potential disrupters.

The recent disturbance at theTrump rally in Chicago depictedvarious confrontations betweenBlacks and Trump supporters.This is the results of Trump’s

racist rhetoric from the stump.Reminiscence of Darren Wilson’s description of

Michael Brown standing with his hands up as he shot himseveral times, “I saw a monster coming towards me, I wasafraid for my life”.

Trump said, “We have some protesters who are baddudes, they have done bad things. They are swinging.They are really dangerous and they get in there and theystart hitting people, and we had a couple of big strongpowerful guys doing damage to people. Not only theloudness — the loudness I don't mind — but doing seri-ous damage.”

PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVESThe Milwaukee Community Journal March 16, 2016 Page 3

Donald Trump andpolitical violenceBy Walter Smith, publisher New York Beacon

“As a realestate devel-oper Trumphad ties toand didbusinesswith manymembers of organizedcrime. His mannerism onthe stump is much like thedeals made in the Mafiaboardrooms where power,tough talk, bullying andhigh finance, will get thedeal done.”--Smith (inset photo)

Phillip Jackson

Trump Gets A Dose of HisOwn Medicine in ChicagoBy Phillip Jackson, Black Star Project USA

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A Winner Take All Chess Match!Political chess game being played by Chris Larson andWorking Families “Party” has no rematch for our community

In the game of chess, the “king” isthe most important piece on theboard. But also the weakest.

Translated into political terms—specifically the race for Milwaukeecounty executive—self appointed“King” (and new conductor of theBlack Freedom Train) Chris Larson,hopes to defeat the incumbent, ChrisAbele, by using chess’ most powerfulpiece, the “Queen” and her minionsof “bishops,” “knights” and “castles”(also known as the “rook”) to pavethe way for a “checkmate.”

In my analogy, Marina Dimitrije-vic, and her “White” Working Fami-lies Party represent the “queen” andher “court.”

The “pawns” are naïve Black vot-ers who unknowingly are workingagainst their own best interests.

While that may be a simple anal-ogy to chess players, it may be con-fusing for those who don’t play thegame (as well as those who blindlyfollow the political pied pipers,which includes anyone who is notRepublican or says with a straightface that they “care about us po’darkies”).

In last week’s column, I providedample examples of the nefariousscheme of Chris Larson to establisha new political paradigm by steppingon--and over--Black people.

The race for county executive ismore so about political pragmatismvs. the “new progressivism” thanwho should run county government.

What I left out last week was howLarson and strategist have dupedBlack voters into thinking theiragenda would somehow benefit us,and the tricks used to confuse, alien-ate and undermine the county execu-tive race.

According to insiders, the WhiteWorking Families Party (you shouldrealize the “party” is not inclusive,because less than half the Black menin town are working) is not onlyfunding literature and ads for “King”Larson, but has over 200 workers hit-ting doors throughout the county,particularly in the city of Milwaukee.

The “party” has become a mar-ginal force in local and state politics,throwing its support behind candi-dates who subscribe to its agenda,which is not about empoweringBlack people, but instead seeks tocreate another layer of intrigue be-tween us and the educrats, bureau-crats and politicrats.

But let’s correct one glaring mis-representation from the onset: TheWhite…uh… “Wisconsin” WorkingFamilies Party is not a political partyat all, even though that’s the lie theyperpetrated for months after its in-ception until a mandatory financialreport revealed the truth.

Members of the defrocked mis-sionary organization ACORNfounded the Working Families Partyin 1998 in New York.

While the organization’s foundersmade public their intent to only sup-port liberal candidates (they qualified

as an independent political partyunder New York law), the Wisconsinparty template is far removed fromthe New York party. And as I noted,the Wisconsin Families Party, is nota political party.

The local WFP was actuallycharted by Larson and his formercounty supervisor colleague and co-hort Dimitrijevic. Dimitrijevic is ex-ecutive director and originallyavoided inquiries about the status ofthe organization, selling it as an in-dependent political party.

She repeatedly said the “White”Working Families Party would sup-port “progressive” candidates and es-tablish a new agenda that wassupposedly removed from the Dem-ocratic Party platform. Black votersand candidates were expected to ac-cept the platform without question.

Only after the financial filing didthey finally admit the White WorkingFamilies Party was indeed just a Po-litical Action Committee (PAC), fun-neling money and resources toselected candidates and elected offi-cials who would be obligated to dothe organization’s bidding.

But there are other reasons whyBlack voters should be suspect, if notopenly distrustful of the WFP.

Among its early organizers wasThad Nation, owner of Nation Con-sulting, a public relations firm thatseemingly works both sides of thepolitical aisle. Under normal circum-stances, Nation’s involvement wouldnot be of any significance.

But that Nation is a contributor toultra conservative causes linked tothe infamous Koch bothers shouldsend up red flags.

The billionaire Koch brothers aresaid to be the financial arm of theconservative right, and primary fun-der of Americans for Prosperity, anorganization that is linked to a scoreof Republican candidates and conser-vative causes.

There is little doubt the WhiteWFP seeks to use Larson—or viceversa—to establish itself as a primarypolitical player at both the local andstate levels. Some say Larson and the

White WFP also have their sites onGwen Moore’s congressional seat.

Key to the Larson/White WFP isits influence over Black politicians.Larson used the White WFP as or-ganizers and funders for half of thelawmakers representing predomi-nantly Black legislative districts, andif you go to the WFP site, you mightbe surprised to see a slate of Blackendorsed candidates receiving fund-ing, campaign advice or both.

That’s not to say they are all underthe thumb of the White WFP. But inpolitics, little is given without regardfor receiving something in return.

If there is any doubt as to theagenda and clout of the White WFPwatch this fall as State Rep. MandelaBarnes challenges State Senator LenaTaylor for her seat.

The White WFP and Larson areunderwriting Barnes’ campaign withthe express intent of adding that seatto their collective.

Several years ago I ran intoBarnes—who I didn’t know until wewere introduced—and asked him ifthe rumors that he was going to chal-lenge Jason Fields for his assemblyseat were true.

Fields, a pro-Black African Amer-ican lawmaker (sounds like a mis-nomer unless you think it through)was the most effective minority law-maker of the era if bills passed in aRepublican majority legislature arethe measurement used.

But like State Rep. Polly Williams,Fields made the mistake of puttinghis people before his party, and com-mitted the cardinal political sin oftrying to work with Republicans toadvance legislation that would bene-fit the Black community.

Barnes told me he had no intentionof running against Fields, who he ad-mired and considered a great legisla-tor.

Several weeks later, I was visitingCoffee Makes You Black coffee shopand café when I saw a campaignposter for Barnes. I was shocked,angry and felt betrayed.

The White WFP and Larson re-portedly ran Barnes’ campaign, vi-ciously attacking Fields, includingdistributing literature that made it ap-pear as if the incumbent was in bedwith Governor Scott Walker and Re-publicans. In this toxic era of partisanpolitics, you know how that storyended.

I went to school with Barnes’ fa-ther, so I know he comes from goodstock. The junior Barnes has consis-tently said the right things whenpressed on issues impacting theBlack community. But it makes youthink long and hard when, as the newchair of the Legislative Black Cau-cus, his first order of business was toinvite White lawmakers with ties tothe White WFP to join the ethnicbody.

The White WFP also used its re-sources to oust State Rep. BethCoggs, another pragmatic lawmaker.And now, the “party” and King Lar-son have set their (gun) sites on Tay-lor, another pro-Black lawmakerwhose crime is not bowing down andkissing the ring of the “King.”

After becoming minority leader,Larson removed Taylor from her po-sition on the powerful joint financecommittee and reassigned her to the

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SIGNIFYIN’SIGNIFYIN’By Mikel Kwaku Oshi Holt

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RELIGIONRELIGION

BOSTON (BlackNews.com) --The Prostate Health Education Net-work (PHEN) announced today thatit credits its partnership with Blackchurches for helping to make impor-tant progress in the fight againstprostate cancer within Black Amer-

ica. Over the past 12 years, the over-all death rate for prostate cancer hasdropped by 40%, and declined at arate 6% faster for black men than forwhite men, according to governmentstatistics.

PHEN’s mission is to eliminate the

African American prostate cancerdisparity and partnering withchurches is a key part of its strategy.

Prostate cancer is the most com-mon non-skin cancer for men in theU. S., and the second leading causeof cancer deaths, following lung can-

cer. However, within Black Americathe incidence rate is 60% higher anddeath rate 130% higher than forwhite men, making this the largestracial disparity for any type of majorcancer among men or women.

“Some of our most effective edu-cational outreach efforts are in part-nership with churches, and we areanxious to accelerate this success byexpanding our church partnerships in

2016, the need for more progresswithin Black America remains ur-gent,” said Thomas A. Farrington,PHEN president and founder.

“We host a prostate cancer educa-tional symposium with PHEN eachyear that is growing in attendance,”said Bishop Robert Jackson, Pastor,Acts Full Gospel in Oakland, CA.This event is a tremendous successand helps to increase prostate cancer

knowledge and also provides freeprostate cancer screening to the com-munity.”

PHEN offers churches a number ofways to partner, including:

• PHEN's 8th Annual Father's DayRally is a prostate cancer awarenesscampaign, to be held in churches na-tionwide, on June 19, 2016.

• PHEN’s 4th Annual Educational

St. Thomas More High School (STM) is excited to announce the cre-ation of a one-of-a-kind servant leadership program.

Founded through a multi-year investment by Nan Gardetto through herfoundation, EveryDayGood, the four-year program will begin at STM forthe 2016-2017 school year. Jeff Wenzler, MEd., founding director of Piv-otal Directions, Inc. and author of The Pivotal Life: A Compass for Dis-covering Purpose, Passion & Perspective, and Nic Kelly, AssistantPrincipal and Dean of Students at STM, will guide the implementation,execution, and evaluation of this program in collaboration with STM stu-dent, faculty and staff leadership.

According to STM President Mary McIntosh, “While most schools rec-ognize the importance of developing leadership skills in their students,few schools have actually created a structured leadership program that in-tegrates into the everyday curriculum. STM is blessed to be the firstschool in Metropolitan Milwaukee to start laying the foundation for ser-vant leadership in our city.

As students progress through each year of the program, they will masterdifferent aspects of leadership, participating in carefully planned activitiesproven to build leadership skills in young adults.

We expect our new servant leadership program to provide a truly trans-formative experience for our students, motivating young people to dis-cover their sense of purpose while working to improve their community.

Servant Leadership Initiative announced at St.Thomas More High School

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church recently honored its congregation’s married couples as part of the National BlackMarriage Day observance. Mark Sain, retired assistant Milwaukee Fire chief and current Milwaukee Public SchoolBoard member Mark Sain was the keynote speaker. Sain talked on the significance of Black marriage. Zion Hill is pa-stored by Reverend Dr. Russell B. Williams, who we misidentified in our March 2, 2016 edition as “Russell B. Wilson.”The Community Journal apologizes for this gross error.--Photo by Yvonne Kemp

Celebrating Black Marriage at Zion Hill

Families served by:Northwest Funeral

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sincere concern at your time of need.Offering pre-need, at need andafter-care services to families in

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In Loving Memory

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Black churches engage in winning thefight against prostate cancerPHEN credits churches with progress in recent prostate cancer death decline

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Cultural shift seeks to make Milwaukee Catholichigh school a flagship for Servant Leadership

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The Milwaukee Community Journal March 16, 2016 Page 5Senator Lena C. Taylor of Milwaukee:

“It is with a heavy heart that I mourn the passing of formerState Representative Tamara Grigsby. So enamored by herpassion and commitment to the well-being of Milwaukee's chil-dren, I was proud that she was my successor in the Assembly.Quickly immersing herself in the role, Tamara's catalytic worklives on in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) andWisconsin's Young Star program.

“Working alongside her, in an effort to place juvenile correc-tions within DCF, she foresaw the problems we are experienc-ing at Lincoln Hills today.

“Tamara wasn’t a politician. She embodied all that we seekin our public servants. A skilled and thoughtful legislator, shefought for better public policies.

“Tamara was driven by the knowledge that at the end ofevery bill or budget motion was a real person that would be im-pacted by her work. Wisconsin children and families have losta fierce voice in the passing of Rep. Tamara Grigsby.”

State Rep. Evan Goyke of Milwaukee:“I am devastated to learn of the passing of Rep. Grigsby.

She was a friend and colleague whom I will miss very much.“Rep. Grigsby represented the 18th Assembly District with

passion and vigor. Her advocacy for her neighbors and com-munity was unwavering. She leaves behind an incrediblelegacy. Even after serving in the legislature she continued herpassion for public service in Madison with Dane County lead-ing their efforts to address inequality, poverty, and social jus-tice.

“Rep. Grigsby will be missed by her community both in Mil-waukee and Madison.

“My prayers go out to her family and friends in this difficulttime. She will be deeply missed."

State Rep. LaTonya Johnson:“It was heartbreaking to hear of Tamara Grigsby’s unex-

pected passing, and it is a heavy loss that I know is being feltacross the state by those of us who were lucky enough to haveknown her.

“Tamara was a hero and an inspiration to so many people inour community because she poured her heart and soul into thejob of fighting for Milwaukee’s working families.

“She dedicated her life to serving those who could onlydream about making it into the middle class; to those whocould offer nothing more than gratitude for her tireless work;and to those whose interests were often forgotten when it cametime to determine our state’s legislative agenda.

“When the Legislature was in session, Milwaukee’s childrenand their families could go to sleep at night knowing that theyhad a champion in Madison, making sure that their voices wereheard and their needs were addressed, and many times, shewas still on the Assembly floor, standing up for their rights,when they woke up in the morning.

“Words like “steadfast” and “compassionate” are given mean-ing by special people like Tamara, and it is up to each andevery one of us to do our best to live up to her shining exam-ple.”

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett: “I am deeply saddened by the news of former State Repre-

sentative Tamara Grigsby’s passing. We have lost a truly greatfighter for social justice.

“Tamara was an exceptional advocate for families and chil-dren and a fierce defender of Milwaukee and our publicschools. She consistently championed the rights of the poorand compassionately argued for fair and equal treatment for allour citizens. “Tamara worked tirelessly to improve the lives ofso many. She will be sorely missed.”

Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa of Milwaukee:“I served my freshman term with Tamara Grigsby. It was an

honor and a privilege for me. Today, I am heartbroken to hear ofher passing.”

“She was a fighter. A champion of reproductive justice. Sheset the bar high. My thoughts and prayers are with Tamara andher dear family and friends.”

Congresswoman Gwen Moore:“Today, our hearts are heavy to hear of Tamara Grigsby’s passing. I had the

great honor to have Tamara as one of my successors in the Wisconsin State As-sembly, in fact, I encouraged her to run for the seat. She was my friend and I wascaptivated by her passion and commitment to improving the lives of her con-stituents.

“Tamara was a prolific legislator and I have no doubt that her profound impactin our community will be felt for generations to come.

“Tamara personally inspired me and countless others with her integrity,courage, and strength.

“I ask all Wisconsinites to please join me in paying tribute to a young, brilliantwoman who proudly served our state with dignity and conviction. I offer mythoughts and prayers to her family, friends, and colleagues during this difficulttime.”

State Representative Mandela Barnes ofMilwaukee:

“No words can do justice to describe not only the loss ofTamara, but also her unmeasurable dedication to, and accom-plishments for, our community. She was a proud voice and truechampion in fighting disparities in health, education, child wel-fare, criminal justice, employment, and income across ourstate.

“My thoughts and prayers are with her friends, family, andthose who worked alongside her. As a dear friend, close confi-dant, and honored mentor to me, I know and will ensure thather legacy of fighting to make a difference in the lives of otherswill endure.”

BOSTON (BlackNews.com) --The Prostate Health Education Net-work (PHEN) announced today thatit credits its partnership with Blackchurches for helping to make impor-tant progress in the fight againstprostate cancer within Black Amer-

ica. Over the past 12 years, the over-all death rate for prostate cancer hasdropped by 40%, and declined at arate 6% faster for black men than forwhite men, according to governmentstatistics.

PHEN’s mission is to eliminate the

African American prostate cancerdisparity and partnering withchurches is a key part of its strategy.

Prostate cancer is the most com-mon non-skin cancer for men in theU. S., and the second leading causeof cancer deaths, following lung can-

cer. However, within Black Americathe incidence rate is 60% higher anddeath rate 130% higher than forwhite men, making this the largestracial disparity for any type of majorcancer among men or women.

“Some of our most effective edu-cational outreach efforts are in part-nership with churches, and we areanxious to accelerate this success byexpanding our church partnerships in

2016, the need for more progresswithin Black America remains ur-gent,” said Thomas A. Farrington,PHEN president and founder.

“We host a prostate cancer educa-tional symposium with PHEN eachyear that is growing in attendance,”said Bishop Robert Jackson, Pastor,Acts Full Gospel in Oakland, CA.This event is a tremendous successand helps to increase prostate cancer

knowledge and also provides freeprostate cancer screening to the com-munity.”

PHEN offers churches a number ofways to partner, including:

• PHEN's 8th Annual Father's DayRally is a prostate cancer awarenesscampaign, to be held in churches na-tionwide, on June 19, 2016.

• PHEN’s 4th Annual Educational

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin:“I was deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Tamara

Grigsby. Tamara committed her life to public service and mak-ing a difference in the lives of others. Through her work in theState Legislature, for Milwaukee Public Schools and DaneCounty, Tamara was a tireless champion and a voice for thosewho are too often forgotten. Although her time with us was tooshort, she leaves behind a legacy for future leaders to followand emulate.

“Tamara will be greatly missed and always remembered. Mythoughts and prayers are with her family.”

REMEMBERINGTAMARA GRIGSBYLocal, state and national political figures salute

the former state legislator for her commitment tothe community she served and fought for.

“Tamara wasn’t a politician. She embodied all that we seek in our public servants. Askilled and thoughtful legislator, she fought for better public policies. Tamara wasdriven by the knowledge that at the end of every bill or budget motion was a real per-son that would be impacted by her work. Wisconsin children and families have lost afierce voice in the passing of Rep. Tamara Grigsby.” --Sen. Taylor

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BIRTHDAY GIRL

CELEBRATES INARTISTIC

STYLE!Ayahmi Johnson(pictured at right)

recently cele-brated her 10th

birthday with herschool class-

mates (picturedabove) and familyat a art/paint party

at the LongacrePavilion in Fox

Point. --Photos by

Yvonne Kemp

Milwaukee School of Languagesto tout the accomplishments of theschool's students on a German-lan-guage diploma program and sharemore information with families aboutit.

Milwaukee School of Languages,MPS' language immersion school forstudents in grades 6-12, is the onlyschool in Wisconsin to offer thediploma program.

Students who pass both levels ofthe diploma program show they havethe language skills to study at a Ger-man university.

Chicago-based German ConsulGeneral Herbert Quelle honored 12students who have already passed thefirst level of the diploma programand another 11 who participated. Therecognition program was held in theschool’s library.

The Milwaukee School of Lan-guages is located at 8400 W.Burleigh Street.

"We are honored to host ConsulGeneral Quelle as we recognize ourstudents and invite families to takepart in this unique program," MSLPrincipal Yvette Martel said in astatement before the visit.

"We are proud to offer a strong,rigorous pathway for students fromMPS' language immersion elemen-tary schools as well as the opportu-nity for other students to join us for

partial immersion programs."Milwaukee School of Languages

ranked 20th in Wisconsin on theWashington Post's 2015 list of"America's Most Challenging HighSchools" and was ranked the 12thbest high school in the state in 2014by U.S. News and World Report.

For more information about MSLor any other MPS school, visitmpsmke.com/findaschool.

Top German consular official visitsMPS' Milwaukee School of Languages

From “tweens” getting their firstsmart phone, to preschoolers playinggames on mom’s tablet, to studentsresearching a science fair project,more and more kids are getting on-line every day.

Nearly half of children in 1st-4thgrade have regular access to a cellphone, and the majority of middleschool and high school students havetheir own phones.

Parents are concerned about whattheir children may be seeing online,but they should also be concernedabout what they are sharing online.Better Business Bureau and its na-tional Children’s Advertising ReviewUnit (CARU) have these tips for par-ents:

Talk to your kids. If you’re not al-ready talking to your children aboutwhat they read and watch – or wherethey play and how they interact on-line – now is the time to start. Checkout BBB Children’s Online Safety(bbb.org/kidsonline) and CARU’s “AParent’s Guide to Children and Ad-vertising.”

Spend some time with your chil-dren online. What sites do they visit?

BBB Tip:Children’sOnlineSafety

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Supportive families can reduceimpact of racial discriminationon faster biological aging

ATHENS, GA. – A supportivefamily environment can help reducethe biological impact of racial dis-crimination on adolescent African-Americans, according to a new studyby the University of Georgia’s Centerfor Family Research.

The study also demonstrated thatAfrican-American youths from lesssupportive families who experiencedhigh levels of racial discriminationshowed signs of greater epigeneticaging, an index of aging in cells andtissues.

The results further established thatchronic stressors can trigger harmfulphysiological responses that placeyoung people at greater risk forchronic diseases during mid-life.

“Living in a family environmentthat is emotionally supportive, pre-dictable and organized can create abarrier between outside stressors, likeracial discrimination, and the biologyof young people,” said the study’slead author Gene Brody, who is thedirector of the UGA Center for Fam-ily Research and housed in the Col-lege of Family and ConsumerSciences.

“This study shows that families areable to ameliorate negative effects ofbeing exposed to stress, like discrim-ination.”

Previous research has shown that

African-Americans, compared withother racial groups, experience moreage-related diseases earlier in life andwith more severe consequences, andalso have shorter life expectancies.

While cumulative stress has beenshown to damage, or “weather”physiological systems, the studysought to measure exposure to racialdiscrimination across adolescenceamong African-American youths inrural Georgia and determine whetherthe adolescents’ family environmentswere able to offset these effects.

Researchers examined data from616 adolescents in two separate lon-

gitudinal studies: the Strong African-American Healthy Adult Project, orSHAPE, and the Adults in the Mak-ing project. Both studies followed theparticipants for more than five years.

The 322 SHAPE participantsresided in nine rural counties inGeorgia, with 46 percent of the par-ticipants living below federal povertystandards.

Similarly, the 294 AIM partici-pants were recruited from publicschools in six rural Georgia counties,

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Students at the Milwaukee Schoolof Languages.--Photo courtesy of MPS

Photo by Hongqi Zhang/Thinkstock

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In fact, they gave Trump supporters a taste of their ownmedicine, and more. They even took over the rally floor,tore up Trump signs, and chanted. “Bernie, Bernie” and“We Shut S--- Down”. That is what I call “real gangster!”

Trump and Trump supporters were stun. Trump saidthat the police told him to cancel the rally. Chicago policereported,

“We told him to go ahead with the rally” because theyhave seen much worse than this.

Thousands more protesters were outside the arena andchallenged Trump supporters that were leaving the can-

celed rally. Trump and Trump supporters, who recentlyinsulted and tossed out a Muslim woman from a rally inSouth Carolina, Rose Hamid, who wore a shirt that read,“I Come In Peace”, cried foul about their Chicago recep-tion. Trump said that his followers were "mistreated" bythe protesters

The good news is the actions of these protesters willhelp ensured that Trump rallies in the future will be dif-ferent. Trump and his supporters do not ever want to seeanother Chicago-styled protest. Remembering Ms.Hamid’s shirt, the Trump announcer said as he canceledthe Chicago rally, “Please go in peace!”

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Trump Gets A Dose of HisOwn Medicine in Chicago

Trump’s violence inciting rhetoric such as “If SomeoneThrows a Tomato at Me, Beat the Crap out Of Them. I'llPay Your Legal Fees”. Or ““We used to take people likethat out on a stretcher. I want to punch him in the face!Get em outta here!

GET EM OUTTA HERE!”He directed security to kick Bernie Sanders supporters

out from his Vermont rally and to confiscate their coats."Throw them out into the cold," Trump ordered security,as protesters shouted "Bernie! Bernie!" Trump said it was"fun" to have the protesters attend his events and kickthem out.

"It's about 10 degrees below zero outside. ... You cankeep his coat; tell him we'll send it to him in a couple ofweeks, don’t give them their coats," Trump added. "Nocoats! Confiscate their coats."

At a recent rally in Fayetteville NC, John McGraw, aTrump supporter, sucker punched Rakeem Jones as hewas being escorted out by security guards. Ironically assoon as Rakeem was punched, he was taken to the floorby several security officers and later escorted out of therally. John McGraw who was not touched nor approachedby security was later charged with assault. However,while still at the rally, he said he really liked “knockingthe hell out of that big mouth”. “He deserved it, he wasnot acting like an American and the next time we see him,we might have to kill him.” Donald Trump takes no re-sponsibility for these violent confrontations.

America’s DNA is racism and about one third of its cit-izens are racist based on skin color alone. During presi-dential elections, racism raises its ugly head to recordheights. However, few candidates looking for Black voteswill speak kindly of African Americans on selected oc-

casions. African Americans have no dedicated advocateduring these elections.

In the past two presidential elections, the anti-Black ad-vocates were principally members of the RepublicanParty. Sarah Palin and the Tea Party most specifically.

In the general election it was merely a choice of thelesser of two evils. However, African Americans had aclear choice in 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama.

In 2009, on the night of Barack Obama’s inauguration,a group of top GOP luminaries quietly gathered in aWashington steakhouse to lick their wounds and ulti-mately create the outline of a plan for how to deal withthe incoming administration.

The room was filled. It was a who’s who of rankingmembers who had at one point been committee chairmen,or in the majority, who now wondered out loud whetherthey were in the permanent minority. Among them wereSenate power brokers Jim DeMint, Jon Kyl and TomCoburn, and conservative congressmen Eric Cantor,Kevin McCarthy and Paul Ryan.

After three hours of strategizing, they decided theyneeded to fight Obama on everything. The new presidenthad no idea what the Republicans were planning.

This constant bashing of his authority , proposals, anddecisions, bolstered by external critics like Donald Trumpwith his “Birther” rhetoric, successfully depicted BarackObama as the great divider.

America has been divided by black and white long be-fore Barack Obama was born. Attempts to unify thecountry relating to race relations has been met with vio-lent force. Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, MalcolmX, John F. Kennedy, Robert

Kennedy, and millions of high ambitions have beenmurdered in opposition to racial equality.

Donald Trump and his followers are just a continuationof the Klu Klux Klan, and various other white supremacygroups committed to “conserve” the status quo.

The good news is Donald Trump and his posse will losein the national elections. The republican voter represented47% (60 million) of the 129 million votes cast in the 2012presidential elections. Of this 60 million, Trump is claim-ing 35% (21 million) supporters. Not nearly enough towin an election but enough to elevate racial tensions inAmerica.

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Symposium Series is held in partnership with a numberof churches from April through September of this year.

• Partnerships For Education, Support and Outreach(PESO) is a new PHEN initiative launched this year, toprovide churches with the capability to host monthlyprostate health educational meetings.

All of these initiatives are FREE and open to the public,at no cost to churches who partner with PHEN.

Twelfth Baptist Church, located in Boston, MA hasbeen a PHEN church partner since 2008,

“We have helped to raise awareness through hostingthe PHEN Father’s Day Rally and two highly successfuleducational symposiums,” said Rev. Dr. Arthur GeraldJr., Pastor. “These events help to spread prostate healthknowledge within our congregation and community.”

“St. Paul’s has made great progress in raising prostatehealth awareness and knowledge as a PHEN partner withthe Father’s Day Rally and educational symposiums, andwe are looking forward to launching a PESO this year,”said Rev. Dr. Lance Watson, Pastor of The St. Paul’s Bap-tist Church in Richmond, VA.

“I know the tremendous blessings that knowledge pro-vides when facing prostate cancer, because this is my tes-timony!” said Farrington, a 16-year prostate cancer

survivor. “We pray for more church partnerships to helpPHEN bring these same blessings to even more congre-gations and communities and to eventually eliminate theprostate cancer disparity”

Churches can find more information about PHEN part-nership opportunities and register to join on PHEN’s web-site at www.rapcancer.org

About PHENThe Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) is the

nation”s leading patient education and advocacy organi-zation addressing the prostate health needs of BlackAmerica where men are diagnosed at a rate 60% higherand die at a rate 130% higher than white men. PHENmonthly support group meetings have been held at theDana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA since itsfounding in 2003.

Based in Quincy, Mass., PHEN, a 501(c)(3) non-profitorganization, an was founded by Thomas A. Farrington,a prostate cancer survivor. PHEN Initiatives includemonthly live educational webcasts, the Annual Father'sDay Rally, educational symposiums with church partners,and the Annual African American Prostate Cancer Dis-parity Summit in Washington, DC.

For more information, visit PHEN's website atwww.prostatehealthed.org.

Nic Kelly explained, “While giving back has always been important atSTM, we believe that this comprehensive, four-year servant leadershipprogram will affirm STM’s role as the model Milwaukee high school fordeveloping future leaders. Students enrolling at STM can expect a holistic,compassionate education that not only prepares them for success in col-lege but also helps them grow into mature, assertive leaders ready to servein God’s kingdom.”

Pivotal Directions, Inc. brings the ability and experience to unite ourschool behind an action-based philosophy of servant leadership, inspiringthe STM community through international service, reflective leadershipretreats, and a heightened global dialogue.

This program will include not only the students but also the entire fac-ulty and staff, including our athletic coaches.

Everyone at STM will play an important role in molding our young menand women into Milwaukee’s future leaders, empowering our studentswith the skills needed to make a positive impact on their community.

McIntosh concluded, “We are incredibly grateful for the support of theEveryDayGood Foundation and its president, Nan Gardetto, who exem-plifies the very best of servant leadership.

“We hope that this program will inspire our students to follow in thesefootsteps, using their leadership skills to make a positive impact on thecommunity.”

What activities do they take part in?Are these sites appropriate for yourchild’s level of development? Dobloggers disclose if they get paid fortalking about products?

Explain about online advertising.Just like the overall online experi-ence, online advertising is interac-tive. Help your children understandthat banner ads, pop ups and the likeare designed to get you to click. Toavoid phishing and scammers, makea family rule about when they are al-lowed to click and when not.

Have a rule about sharing. Tellyour children to ask you before theyshare personal information or photosonline. Once that information is onthe web, you may not be able to con-trol who sees it and how they use it.Your children should always tell youthe types of information they areasked to share or want to share on-line.

Use parental controls. Computers,Internet browsers, tablets and mobilephones have parental controls thatyou can use to place limits on whereyour children go online, the types ofadvertising they may encounter, eventhe hours they can access the device.Get to know what controls are avail-able to you as a parent and learn howto use them. Start with your mobilecarrier; most have extensive onlineresources for parents.

Understand apps. Short for “appli-cations,” apps are downloaded soft-ware that can run on various devices.However, there are some things youshould know. Apps might collect andshare personal information aboutyour child. They may include ads thataren’t labeled as such. Even free appsmay include paid features, and chil-dren may not understand that someapps or game features cost money,since they were labeled as free todownload.

Read privacy policies. Apps,games, social media sites and otherservices all should have a privacypolicy and terms of use statementreadily available. In many cases, youcan restrict an app’s access to addi-tional information on your phone orother device. For instance, you maywant to allow a social media site ac-cess to photos stored on your phoneso that you can easily post them toshare with your friends, but you maywant to restrict the site’s access toother data on your phone.

to 4 p.m.All parents or guardians must bring a birth certificate and three documents proving

residency, or one document supporting school enrollment. The fee is $110 per child (in-cludes $100 in raffle tickets).

There are four levels of baseball children can participate in. There is Tee Ball for chil-dren 5-7 yrs., Minors 8-12 years of age, Majors 9-12 years of age, and Juniors, 13-15 yearsof age.

For more information, contact Cassondra Frazier at (414) 372-5794. The league’swebsite iswww.beckumstapleton.com.FriendthemonFacebookat theJamesBeckumLeague Group.

agricultural committee. An urban Black lawmaker on the agricultural com-mittee? That was not only an insult to Taylor, but to the Black community asLarson broke tradition by removing a Milwaukee lawmaker from the mostpowerful legislative committee, where she could seriously affect change andchallenge the Republican majority.

As I said, keep tabs on the Taylor/Barnes match up very carefully this fall.But long before then—as in right now—I strongly suggest you do more

than watch the moves of the “Queen” in this political chess match becauseshe’s moving in for a checkmate.

And there won’t be a rematch.Hotep.(Editor’s Note: This column is the sole opinion of its author and does not

necessarily reflect the views of the publisher or management of the Mil-waukee Community Journal.)

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Black churches engage in winningthe fight against prostate cancer

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Beckum-Stapleton Little League Sign-up

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SIGNIFYIN’SIGNIFYIN’

Servant Leadership Initiative announced at St.Thomas More High School

Women gather to create100 White Dresses Project

Women of the community joined forces recently to createthe "One Hundred White Dresses" project. The aim of theproject is to empower the community’s girls and women tofend off the pressures of society and the media that dictatewhat their image should be.

The meeting was emotional and empowering in and of it-self, as the women discussed lost traditional values, purityand innocence.

Parents who are concerned about their daughters futureand values, and young ladies ready to change the way so-ciety views them, are encouraged to register their daugh-ters--ages 9 through 25--for the project. Registration will beheld April 1st (6-7:30 p.m.) and April 2nd (12 noon-2 p.m.)at 4007 W. North Ave. For more details, call 414-269-9878.

102-YEAR-OLD HONOREDBY STATESusie James holds a proclama-tion presented to her by Sen.Lena Taylor (at left) from theState of Wisconsin recognizingher 102nd birthday. James waspresented the honor during abirthday party in her honor atthe Northwest Family Centeron Good Hope Rd. Thoughover a century old, James isstill vibrant and can recallmany of the milestone of herlife in Milwaukee. Among thosemilestones is a stint playingwith the All Negro SoftballLeague. For many years sheserved on the Steward Boardand Missionary Society at St.Mark AME Church.--Photo byYvonne Kemp

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

These young “pearls” had the opportunity to hear and be inspired by profes-sional women from the community and city-wide during the 8th annual WomenInspired to Lead event held recently at the Pfister Hotel. A panel of women ofvarious backgrounds and professions talked about the challenges they havefaced and overcome to achieve excellence. The panel consisted of Cristy Garcia-Thomas of Aurora Health Care, Genyne Edwards of P3 Development Group, JuliKaufmann of Fix Development, MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver, and Sa-hara Aden, PEARLS Alumna and MSOE student.--Photo by Yvonne Kemp

BUCKS A HARD NIGHTAGAINST THE TORONTORAPTORS AT THE BMOHARRIS BRADLEY CENTERMilwaukee Bucks players Miles Plumleeand Giannis Antetokounmpo were sur-rounded by Raptor “red” all night Tues-day. The rest of the team was seeing“red” too as the Bucks turned in a lack-luster performance against the TorontoRaptors, who beat the home team at theBMO Harris Bradley Center.--Photos byBill Tennessen

Girls hear “pearls of wisdom” from professionalwomen at 8th annual “Women Inspired to Lead” event

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“We view “We view ourselves ourselves as an arm of as an arm of the civil rights the civil rights movement...movement...we need those we need those hard-hitting hard-hitting issues issues because there’sbecause there’sno other paper no other paper touching on themtouching on themfor the black for the black community.”community.”--Associate Publisher and Columnist Mikel Holt, Milwaukee Magazine’s January 2016 issue

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