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2-14-07

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Part 1 of a continuing series
Taking Back the Community Block By Block
The Solutions Plan Against the Cultures of Poverty and Death

by Kevin J. Walker
Editor’s Note: Kevin J. Walker recently finished work on a sociological textbook about his hometown of Milwaukee, titled "The Culture of Poverty," a case study of the mindset of a section of the city’s African American population after pioneering welfare reform was enacted there. Read more

I-Witness

Milwaukee’s Number One Community Column

"Droppin' It Like It's

by Barbara White
Holla!
Thirty-four thousand, five hundred (34,500) Read More

Inside This Issue

Special MCJ Focus: Small Business

Correction: In the February 7 edition of the "Community Journal," we ran a front-page story about political icon Vel Phillip’s name and image being used by a candidate running in the recall election against Michael McGee, Jr. We identified the person as being ViAnna Jordan, who coincidentally headed the recall petition drive against McGee, as being the person using Phillips’ name and picture without her permission. However, we have since learned from Phillips herself that the person using her name in campaign material was Una Van Duval, not Jordan as we first reported. The "Community Journal" apologizes to Jordan for the error.

WEEKEND Edition 2-16-07

MPS Report Card
Grad rate up 10 percentage points since 2000-01

Concerns continue regarding troubled 9th graders

The Milwaukee Public Schools District Report Card is presented annually to families, schools, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and others as a report of current conditions and student achievement trends. The 2005-06 District Report Card indicates some bright points and continuing areas of concern. Read more

Showin’ what she can do!--This little member of Ton Ko-Thi demonstrates her dancing skills during a performance of the Ko-Thi Dance Company at the Milwaukee Public Museum recently. The internationally known African and Caribbean dance company features traditional African drums and costumes. Ton Ko-Thi is the children’s arm of the company. (photo by Harry Kemp)

For the Sake of Aaron
Celebrating Our Black Men

"Men for All Seasons" by Charles Bibbs

Randy Crump

by Patricia O’Flynn Pattillo
"Let us go round in circles. Let us fly high like a bird up in the sky!" This old song came to mind while interviewing Randy Crump, engineer, husband, entrepreneur, community thought-leader, and creator of Dream Chasers (a program under the auspices of Shalom Zone, Inc.). Read more

Write-in judicial candidate confident he will win February 20 primary

by Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr.
For a candidate whose name won’t be on the ballot because the state Ethics Board claims it didn’t receive a required form, Municipal Court candidate Jeffrey Norman is confident he’ll be victorious in the February 20 primary election. Read more

Authors to speak on chasm between our children and adults

by Taki S. Raton
Nationally renown authors Eric K. Grimes and Butch Slaughter will be the featured speakers Saturday, February 17, to discuss their book, "Why Our Children Hate Us--How Black Adults Betray Black Children." Read more