State Election Board halts McGee recall election
Alderman Michael McGee, Jr. won a temporary victory Wednesday when the state Election Board voted to block a recall election against him that was slated for the February primary elections. More
I-Witness
Milwaukee’s Number One Community Column
"Droppin' It Like It's
by B. White
Holla!
Twenty-seven thousand, five hundred (27,500) down 217,500 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 Wonders of the World - We have survived and continue to survive in spite of those who wish for and work toward our demise. More
A pledge to rescue our youth
by Maya Angelou
Young women, young men of color, we add our voices to the voices of your ancestors who speak to you over ancient seas and across impossible mountain tops.
Come up from the gloom of national neglect, you have already been paid for.
Come out of the shadow of irrational prejudice, you owe no racial debt to history.
The blood of our bodies and the prayers of our souls have bought you a future free from shame and bright beyond the telling of it.
We pledge ourselves and our resources to seek for you clean and well-furnished schools, safe and non-threatening streets, employment which makes use of your talents, but does not degrade your dignity.
You are the best we have.
You are all we have.
You are what we have become.
We pledge you our whole hearts from this day forward.
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Inside This Issue
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Perspectives
Is Barack Obama Black enough for Black voters?
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I-Witness
Celebrates her birthday in grand style!
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Drumming for the King
Drummers play African drums as they lead a procession into Uihlein Hall for the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. The theme this year was, “This is a time for...positive action.” Participants of all ethnic groups from the schools, faith community, government and community-based organizations performed and students were honored for their essays and poems honoring Dr. King and his dream for one world in unity and harmony. (photo by Harry Kemp)
For The Sake Of Aaron
Celebrating Our Black Men |
"Men for All Seasons" by Charles Bibbs
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Dr. Earl Wheatfall, Sr.
by Patricia O’Flynn Pattillo
man of wisdom said: “There are two kinds of people in this world, they are either givers or takers.” Clearly, the quote is profound. Profound because there was a time when “giving back,” sharing, and supporting one another was a “given.” More
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The Nightlife and Lifestyles Section of the MCJ
Kaleidoscope wants to know...
Does Dr. Martin Luther King’s message of racial harmony still apply to today’s society?
photos by Harry Kemp
Eric T. Smith: “In some cases racial harmony still applies, but we still have a long way to go!”
Lettice M. Pinel: “Racial harmony is still a faint and distant dream. Too much racism still exists in Milwaukee, one of the most segregated cities in the nation.”
Antonio Dawson: “No, I don’t think racial harmony applies. Look at the Frank Jude case!”
Jazmine Pinel: “Racial harmony is still a dream. We have come a long way, but we still have a ways to go until full racial harmony has come.” More
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Having the last word on last year...
2006
by MCJ Staff
Part one of two parts
Now that the dust has settled after the stampede of “Year-In-Review” specials in newspapers, magazines and broadcast/cable news channels, the Community Journal feels it’s finally safe enough to put its own two cents in a review of the year that was 2006.
In years past, the newspaper has done a month-by-month, chronological end-of-the year review of the top one or two stories in each issue of the paper. This year, we decided to “switch it up” and do something different.
This year, we're going to focus on stories we think helped shape 2006. We tried to come up with a theme that best exemplified the type of year it was. At best, all we can say is that it was…well…a mixed bag of good, tragic, historic, thought provoking, unusual, culturally defining and status-quo.
The top story of 2006 was definitely the drowning deaths of Purvis Virginia Parker, age 11; and Quadrevion Henning, age 12. The two boys were reported missing on March 19 when they failed to return home after playing basketball.
For the next several weeks an entire city banded together in the search for the “Dre” and Purvis. Black, White, Hispanic; young and old, of various income levels, political ideologies and educations helped Milwaukee police and the FBI search for the boys.
I-Witness reporter Barbara White, who provided the newspaper and the community with some of the most comprehensive coverage of the story, said the families of Dre and Purvis and the community became “united in one love to bring home Purvis and Quadrevion.” More
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