Question of the Week: "What can we do to keep ourselves healthy?"
Barbara Pruitt: "Exercise as much as I can. Eat the proper amount of vegetables, walk up and down my steps at home."
Effie Lewis: "Today is my 81st birthday and this is what I do to keep myself healthy: Plenty of rest (I sleep late), I walk a lot and I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables."
Pastor W. Ray Gill, Sr.: "I follow my doctor’s orders and walk three miles a day. I eat the right foods and exercise daily for at least 20 minutes."
Richard Smith: "Quit eating so much junk food. We need to exercise. This is very important. Do some extensive walking."
Memories of better times in our community sparked by an unlikely source
by Mikel Kwaku Osei Holt
"These honkies get on my nerves," the old man said in a frustrated voice. Read more
Kaleidoscope
The MCJ lifestyle and nightlife section
Take 3
Midwest Airlines
Amid pressure from high fuel prices, Midwest Airlines recently announced that it would cut 109 employees. Read more
Religious Commentary
AME Church district members express support for embattled Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jr.
We, the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, representing more than 80,000 members and clergy in the State of Georgia, USA, express support for our clergy colleague, the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Jr., retired pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ. Read more
Inside This Issue
Religion Dorinda Clark-Cole
"Takes It Back!"
Sports
Venus Williams takes an indefinite hiatus
Obama falls short in Pennsylvania primary election
However, he still leads in total number of delegates
Story compiled by MCJ Staff
As he himself predicted days before votes were even cast, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama came up short in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday against his rival for the
Barack Obama
nomination, Senator Hillary Clinton.
With 94% of the precincts reporting after the polls closed, Clinton led Obama 55% to 45%. The victory resuscitated ... Read more
American Cancer Society spreads cancer awareness in the Black community
Martha Love (at podium) addressed participants at the recently held Fourth Annual American Cancer Society Sankofa Project Cancer Education Forum held at the Northside YMCA. The forum is part of the Sankofa Project’s efforts to increase cancer awareness in the African American community. Cancer impacts Black Americans disproportionally more than any other ethnic group in the U.S. (photo by Harry Kemp)
by Kia Marie Green
When she realized that becoming a veterinarian would be too expensive, she devised another plan. Dawn Bragg, Ph.D., was always an analytical thinker and enthralled by the concept of assessment. "I’ve always been into evaluation and statistics," Bragg said. "It’s a passion; (I have) an interest in educational outcomes and statistical analyses." Wanting to become more involved in ... Read more
I-Witness
Milwaukee’s Number One Community Column
"Droppin' It Like It's Hot!
by B. White
Holla!
One Hundred eighty-eight thousand, five hundred (188,500) down, 50,500 to go, I-Witness touching Black people all over the city of Milwaukee, and the world one event at a time. Black People ... Read more
Buzz and Spin
Racism blamed for lack of Beyonce-Jay Z magazine covers
by: EURweb.com
Of the big five celebrity glossies out midweek, only "Us Weekly" put news of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s wedding on the cover. The others chose instead to feature Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Aniston, notes "New York Daily News" columnist Ben Widdicombe. Read more
April 16, 2008
Click picture
MCJ Editions
WEEKEND Editions
MCJ Editorial
Obama campaign must not allow fear to stop drive to the White House
In Indiana--the next electoral battleground--following his loss in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Primary, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama urged Democrats not to "use fear as a tactic and the threat of terrorism to scare up votes." Read more
Mayor Barrett joins DA Chisholm and Chief Flynn in calling on state lawmakers to address violence before summer
Mayor Tom Barrett
Mayor Tom Barrett was joined by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn to request that Governor Jim Doyle call the Wisconsin Legislature into special session to address violent crime reduction before summertime when warm weather typically brings an increase in violent crime in Milwaukee. Read more
Nefetari Dancers danced to the beat of African drums during a recent Kwanzaa celebration held at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum. The celebration was in honor of the second principles of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia or Self-Determination. (photo by Harry Kemp)
