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7-25-07
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State organ donations among African Americans double
Nearly one year to the day that the Wisconsin Donor Network hosted an African American leadership summit to discuss the state’s status as having one of the lowest Black organ donation rates, officials of the organization can proudly declare its status as among the best. Read more
I-Witness
Milwaukee’s Number One Community Column
"Droppin' It Like It's
by B. White
Holla!
Ninety-three thousand (93,000) down 148,000 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--
"Until the Lion writes his own story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
---African proverb ---
Thoughts for the Week
Talent and ability are important but your character must sustain you wherever your talents take you... Carrie Harris Read more
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Inside This Issue
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I-Witness
"Happy trails" to popular Channel 12 reporter DeMarco Morgan
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Don't forget
The 31st Anniversary celebration of the Milwaukee Community Journal
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Join us as we "Salute Our Men" Sunday, August 12 at the Italian Community Center. Vote for the "Man of the Year!" Click on the "Man of the Year" link, read their stories and vote. All ballots will close on Thursday, August 2, 2007. Call Sharon at 414-265-5300 for more information about the event and tickets.
For Sake of Aaron: Celebrating Our Black Men
Click here to vote for "The Man of the Year"
African World Festival
The community’s festival to celebrate 25 years of power and pride with an eye on the future
by Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr.
After years of struggle and some bad weather, the 25th anniversary of African World Festival is viewed by festival organizers as a jumping off point that will lay a solid foundation for the event for years to come. Read more |
Funeral services held for former MCJ staffer Bernice Thomas
"I know that when this earthly house is decayed, I have another building not made by man, but eternal in heaven...
God grants to every man two things: a birth and a life then He makes the final call."
Funeral services were held for Bernice McCoy Thomas, the stepmother of "Community Journal" Associate publisher Robert Thomas. Read more |
For the Sake of Aaron: Celebrating Our Black Men |
"Men for All Seasons" by Charles Bibbs
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Larry Waters
Forty-one outstanding Black men have been the subjects of the "Milwaukee Community Journal’s Best of the Best" honorees as the newspaper celebrates its 31st anniversary. Each profile spotlights the magnanimous contributions the men are making in their families, their neighborhoods and their community. Read more
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Pulse of the Community
 
Photos and question by Harry Kemp
Question of the Week: Do you feel there are enough business opportunities for Black females? Why or why not?
Octavia McMurray: "I do feel there are enough business opportunities for African American women. I believe that African American women need to match their passion with education and then the perfect opportunity will find them at the time it is supposed to happen for them."
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Charles (Butch) Walton: "Women have proven throughout time and continue to prove that there is no job made for just men. In my mind, our African American women have the intellect, motivation and endurance for any job."
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John Holland: "Yes I do. But we need more women to take a chance. Get the training and then go for it."
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Rosie Caradine-Lewis: "No. The average female of prime working age has a unique way of looking at work, i.e., working habits that don’t fit the few opportunities in the market today. Secondly, some Black women don’t have the capital to start their own businesses."
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