I-Witness

Milwaukee’s Number One Community Column

"Droppin' It Like It's

by B. White
"Happy New Year, wishing you and yours good health, joy, prosperity, to find your inner peace and spread it through out the world..."

Holla!
(Twenty-four thousand, five hundred (24,500) down 220,500 to go. I-Witness touching Black people all over the city of Milwaukee and the world one event at a time.

Black People are the First Wonder of the World. We have survived and continue to survive in spite of those who wish for and work toward our demise.

FYI

Many of you will attend church on New Year’s Eve and I think it’s great. But for those of you who don’t have a church to attend and wish to go to church for New Year’s Eve Services, here are some of my favorite churches: Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God and Christ, St. Lukes and Christian Faith Fellowship Church.

If you go to church to ring in the new year and are spiritually fed but you want to continue "spreading joy," may I suggest Garfield 502, which is offering a private New Year’s Eve Champagne Dinner Gala from 6-9 p.m.

There will be lobster, gumbo, steak, shrimp and of course, champagne. The cost is $30 or $50 a couple. Garfield 502 will then open to the public after 9 p.m.

Andre’s on Garfield will also feature a private New Year’s Eve dinner with champagne and a exquisite cuisine catered by Sunset Caterers from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Doors will open to the public at 1 a.m. The cost $30-$50 dollars a couple.

Soche’ Milwaukee will host its first New Year’s Eve celebration featuring live entertainment. The event is open to the public.

Also hosting good New Yea’s Eve Parties are Gene’s Supper Club and the Catfish Lounge.

These are very nice places to bring in the New Year. I-Witness plans to attend all of them so come on out and let’s party like it’s 1999. Holla!

Holla-Outs

To Dorothy Buckhanan, vice president of Human Services at the Goodwill on 91st Street and all of the lunchtime I-Witness readers there. Y’all know you keep me humbled. Thank you for the beautiful Christmas card and have a wonderful New Year. Love Ya!

To Michael Christian of Christian Accounting Service. Just want to holler Happy New Year at you!

To Duke Williams of D&V Lounge and Everett Williams. I had a good time chatting with you guys and I want to wish the both of you a Happy New Year. P.S. Hey, Duke you know I am the girl that looooves you. Holla!

Hey Maxine Williams. I just want to welcome you back home. You know Milwaukee missed you.

Hey Hubert Howard. I just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year. I hear you’re doing pretty well at Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama, majoring in criminal justice.

I just want to say Happy New Year and keep advancing that next generation. I love it!

Congratulation Holla-Out

Hey Valerie Daniels-Carter. I heard through the grapevine (yes, I heard it through the grapevine! Holla!) that the Daniel’s Family has a doctor in the house...you! I guess we will have to start addressing you as "Dr. Valerie Daniels-Carter." Congratulations!

Hey Chester Henderson over at W.E.B. Dubois High School. I hear you’re "bad!" You have a 4.0 grade point average, as well as a member of the Urban Debate League where you finished third in the state. And that’s not all.

You also attend Marquette University’s Upward Bound program and lift weights (probably because you don’t have time to play basketball).

I love that! In addition, you know how to make two people proud--your mother and father, Chester Sr. and Lisa Henderson. You know you are going to be one of my favorites.

I too am very proud of you, so I thought I would Holla at you. I love the way you do the things you do. Keep advancing that next generation. I love it!

Get Well Holla-Out

To my mother, Kathryn Jackson, who is doing much better now and will soon be back on her feet again soon. Just wanted to tell you I love you and need you in the New Year. So get well! Holla!

Hey Ray Harmon, if I had another heart, I would give it to you because it sure knows how to love a lot of people just like you do. I’ll keep praying that another heart filled with love finds its way to you.

Birthday Holla-Outs

Alpha-Omega, the beginning and the end! Goats party and celebrate for the greatest Capricorn that ever lived, Jesus Christ

Y’all know I-Witness is a Capricorn, so I want to Holla-out to all the other Capricorns. "It’s yo’ birthday, It’s yo’ birthday, Happy Birthday..."

Hey, Raven Washington, just wanted to wish you a happy 16th birthday and to sing a little of your favorite song: "I’m Coming Out, I’m Coming out!" May your teachings and first steps toward adulthood take you far in life.

Hey Jennifer Dantzler over at Cynthia’s Silk Hair Gallery. Go Alpha-Omega, the beginning and the end! Celebrating Jesus Christ, the greatest Capricorn that ever lived! Happy Birthday!

Congratulations

To my niece Diamond, who made the honor roll.

To former CBS-Channel 58 Milwaukee reporter Chandra Cooper.

She’s gone and done the Jefferson’s on us and "moved on up!" She’s now at WMAQ NBC-Channel 5 in Chicago. Channel 5 is among the top five network affiliate stations in the nation.

Hey Chandra, you know I think you are one of the best investigative reporters around and I know you will do well in your new endeavor. Congratulations. More