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WEEKEND WEEKEND EDITION EDITION MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL VOL. XXXVIV NO.40 JAN. 8, 2021 50 CENTS BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PERMIT 4668 SPECIAL FOCUS COPING COPING WITH WITH COVID-19 COVID-19 The New Terrorism, Like The Old Terrorism By Nkechi Taifa, Esq. WASHINGTON (Trice Edney News Wire) I am at Ground Zero. My law de- gree cannot protect me. My fancy address cannot pro- tect me. My radio appearances and Zoom book tour cannot protect me. I check with, and for, my daughter against this madness as we all should the way the Black Power Movement taught me. On the 24-hour cable television there are many references to how the situation is comparable to the burning down of the White House during the War of 1812. But my reference point keeps going back to 1925, when the Ku Klux Klan marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, showing their power and allegiance to a segregated capital city and a segregated United States in broad daylight while hooded, hidden. What happened Wednesday was neither hooded nor hidden. It was as open as the barricades that the Capitol police yielded — or invited. While victims of Jim Crow, COINTELPRO, and now Black Lives Mat- Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) via theGrio.com What happened Wednesday was neither hooded nor hidden. It was as open as the barricades that the Capitol police yielded — or in- vited. While victims of Jim Crow, COINTELPRO, and now Black Lives Matter attacks as Black Identity Extremists were at home or at work, celebrating an incoming U.S. Senate that now might provide some financial relief to those on food lines or about to be evicted, a mob of white privilege blatantly stormed the Senate and the House. —Nkechi Taifa (pictured above) (continued on page 6) 4 Truths About Older People and the Pandemic NEW YORK, NY— Life spans are getting longer, and the pandemic is greatly af- fecting older people (and their younger counterparts). Erica Baird and Karen E. Wagner are two suc- cessful lawyers, now retired, who cofounded Lustre.net, an online community aimed at redefining retirement for modern career women by confronting outdated stereotypes as they step into their next two to three decades. Together, Baird and Wagner reveal 4 Truths About Older People and the Pandemic: 1. Older people are people, too. According to the World Health Organization, ageism affects at least 600 million people worldwide. Ageism, the last acceptable ‘ism,’ serves only to legitimize stereo- types of older people and leads to views, such as those articulated during the pandemic, that maybe the pandemic is not so bad if it only affects older people (which of course it does not). It is time to ditch those false assumptions. Older people are living longer and better than ever. Every lucky person will, in fact, one day be older. Long before that day, everyone needs to understand that older people are people, too. 2. Boomers have skills that help them handle the pandemic. Boomers have solved many problems in their time—especially women, who have to solve problems at home, at work and every- where else. They also know that crises can bring about positive change—they lived through the dawn of modern feminism, the birth of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War protests and the AIDS crisis. So while they hate the pandemic, they know how to deal with the daily dramas, and they know it will bring some useful changes when it is over. 3. Younger and older people have better lives if they live in the same communities. Older people are in the prime of their lives, and have experience and perspective to offer younger people. Younger people, in turn, have energy and exuberance that can ben- efit older people. Diversity of perspectives is always a good thing. Isolating older people, by housing them in retirement communities and excluding them from the workforce, is a waste for both genera- tions. Never before have so many generations lived at the same time. Keeping them together profits everyone. 4. Older people should participate in tech design. Thanks to the pandemic, right now is Zoom time, and everyone is connecting virtually. Older people know this is not the way anyone wants to live, but they also know how to make it work for the moment. In their ca- reers, when technology flowered, they learned well its value and how to use it. Zoom is just an extension of what they already know. As Forbes reported, older people do sometimes get frustrated with technol- ogy—and who doesn’t—but older people are seldom asked for input on the design of anything. Maybe if someone over 16 who isn’t a gamer were asked for her opinion, everyone’s frustration would dis- appear.

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  • WEEKENDWEEKENDEDITIONEDITION

    MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL

    VOL. XXXVIV NO.40 JAN. 8, 2021 50 CENTSBULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PERMIT 4668

    SPECIAL FOCUS

    COPINGCOPINGWITHWITHCOVID-19COVID-19The New Terrorism, Like The Old TerrorismBy Nkechi Taifa, Esq.

    WASHINGTON (TriceEdney News Wire) — I amat Ground Zero. My law de-gree cannot protect me. Myfancy address cannot pro-tect me. My radio appearances and Zoombook tour cannot protect me. Icheck with, and for, my daughteragainst this madness as we allshould the way the Black PowerMovement taught me.On the 24-hour cable television there

    are many references to how the situationis comparable to the burning down of theWhite House during the War of 1812. But my reference point keeps going

    back to 1925, when the Ku Klux Klanmarched down Pennsylvania Avenue,showing their power and allegiance to asegregated capital city and a segregatedUnited States in broad daylight whilehooded, hidden.What happened Wednesday was neither

    hooded nor hidden. It was as open as thebarricades that the Capitol police yielded— or invited. While victims of Jim Crow,COINTELPRO, and now Black Lives Mat-

    Photo by Samuel Corum

    /Getty Images) via theGrio.com

    ‘What happened Wednesday wasneither hooded nor hidden. It wasas open as the barricades that theCapitol police yielded — or in-vited. While victims of Jim Crow,COINTELPRO, and now Black LivesMatter attacks as Black IdentityExtremists were at home or atwork, celebrating an incoming U.S.Senate that now might providesome financial relief to those onfood lines or about to be evicted, amob of white privilege blatantlystormed the Senate and theHouse. —Nkechi Taifa (pictured above)

    (continued on page 6)

    4 Truths About Older People and the Pandemic

    NEW YORK, NY— Life spans are gettinglonger, and the pandemic is greatly af-fecting older people (and theiryounger counterparts). Erica Bairdand Karen E. Wagner are two suc-cessful lawyers, now retired, whocofounded Lustre.net, an onlinecommunity aimed at redefiningretirement for modern careerwomen by confronting outdatedstereotypes as they step into theirnext two to three decades. Together,Baird and Wagner reveal 4 Truths About OlderPeople and the Pandemic:1. Older people are people, too. According to the World Health

    Organization, ageism affects at least 600 million people worldwide.Ageism, the last acceptable ‘ism,’ serves only to legitimize stereo-types of older people and leads to views, such as those articulatedduring the pandemic, that maybe the pandemic is not so bad if it onlyaffects older people (which of course it does not). It is time to ditchthose false assumptions. Older people are living longer and betterthan ever. Every lucky person will, in fact, one day be older. Longbefore that day, everyone needs to understand that older people arepeople, too. 2. Boomers have skills that help them handle the pandemic.

    Boomers have solved many problems in their time—especiallywomen, who have to solve problems at home, at work and every-where else. They also know that crises can bring about positivechange—they lived through the dawn of modern feminism, the birthof the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War protests and the AIDScrisis. So while they hate the pandemic, they know how to deal withthe daily dramas, and they know it will bring some useful changeswhen it is over. 3. Younger and older people have better lives if they live in

    the same communities. Older people are in the prime of their lives,and have experience and perspective to offer younger people.Younger people, in turn, have energy and exuberance that can ben-efit older people. Diversity of perspectives is always a good thing.Isolating older people, by housing them in retirement communitiesand excluding them from the workforce, is a waste for both genera-tions. Never before have so many generations lived at the sametime. Keeping them together profits everyone. 4. Older people should participate in tech design. Thanks to

    the pandemic, right now is Zoom time, and everyone is connectingvirtually. Older people know this is not the way anyone wants to live,but they also know how to make it work for the moment. In their ca-reers, when technology flowered, they learned well its value and howto use it. Zoom is just an extension of what they already know. As Forbes

    reported, older people do sometimes get frustrated with technol-ogy—and who doesn’t—but older people are seldom asked for inputon the design of anything. Maybe if someone over 16 who isn’t agamer were asked for her opinion, everyone’s frustration would dis-appear.

  • The Weekend Edition•January 8, 2021•Page 2

    As more citizens learnthat every vote truly doesmatter, WORLD Channel,the national multiplatformpublic media outlet dedi-cated to bringing true sto-ries from diverse and oftenunheard voices, is bringingtwo films spotlighting thework of female activistsdedicated to making sureall voices are heard at thepolls, in city hall and on thestreets. I’m writing to seeabout your interest in re-viewing one of the films.On Monday, January 18,

    Metcalfe Park: Black Vote

    Rising tells the story of amother-daughter team fight-ing voter suppression anderasure in their Black com-munity, Milwaukee’s Met-calfe Park. When theWisconsin primary, held inthe midst of the COVID-19pandemic, resulted innearly 16% of Milwaukee’sBlack voters being disen-franchised, Danell Crossand her daughter MelodyMcCurtis set out to preventthat from happening again.Going door to door in Met-calfe Park, the pair work tohelp residents realize theimportance of their votes forthe upcoming 2020 Presi-dential Election.

    Bringing voting and cen-sus information, COVIDsafety kits, food staples andmore, Cross and McCurtisare in a fight against a surg-ing pandemic and citizenswho feel they have beenleft behind by those incharge. In the race to November,

    will the women be able tomake a difference?Metcalfe Park: Black Vote

    Rising, directed by MielaFetaw Kefleyesus and BradLichtenstein, premieres onWORLD Channel andworldchannel.org on Mon-

    day, January 18 at 9 p.m.ET as part of the WORLDseries Local, USA.The following day, Janu-

    ary 19, brings The Areafrom director David Schal-liol. The Area presents thefive-year odyssey of theresidents of Englewood, aBlack neighborhood on theSouth Side of Chicagowhose home owners arebeing expelled by a freightcompany looking to ex-pand. An exploration ofcommunity ties, friendships,and history, The Area also examines

    Black home ownership andgrassroots activism as theremaining families in Engle-

    wood unite to fight their dis-placement and also cometo terms with a changingcommunity.The Area premieres on

    Tuesday, January 19 at8pm EST as part of the se-ries America ReFramedpresented by WORLD andAmerican Documentary,Inc. As part of America Re-

    Framed, the series whichpresents independent docu-mentaries showcasing theever-evolving contours ofthe United States of Amer-ica, the film will be availablefor broadcast viewing onWORLD and will alsostream onworldchannel.org,amdoc.org (the onlinehome of American Docu-mentary Inc.), onLinkTV.org and the LinkTVapp on Apple TV, YouTubeand Roku platforms, and allstation branded PBS plat-forms including PBS.org,and on PBS apps for iOS,Android, Roku, Apple TV,Amazon Fire TV andChromecast.

    Milwaukee'sMetcalfePark andBLACK ACTIVISM in thespotlight thismonth on WORLD Channel

    (Photo at top): Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising, premieres January 18 onWORLD. (Photo above): The Area directed by David Schalliol, screenshotcourtesy of WORLD ChannelWith the nation stunned by the riotson the Capitol and the efforts of thoseseeking to negate the results of the2020 presidential election and alsowatching true democracy at work inthe results of the Georgia Senaterunoffs, more and more Americans arerealizing the importance of remainingpolitically engaged at all levels and ofthe organizers like Stacey Abramswho work to empower voters.

  • The Weekend Edition•January 8, 2021•Page 3

    Becerra’s decades of experience in health caremake him uniquely qualified to serve as Healthand Human Services Secretary as our countryfaces the challenges of an ever-worsening globalpandemic. As California’s AG, Becerra held drug compa-

    nies accountable for the opioid crisis and stoppedhospital systems from overcharging patients.He’s been on the legal forefront of defending theAffordable Care Act, opposing junk plans andfighting pharmaceutical companies to make pre-scription drugs more affordable. Becerra will undo the sabotage Republicans

    have been waging on health care for the lastdecade and use his policy experience to enactPresident-elect Biden’s vision of lowering healthcare costs, expanding access and improvingcare.Expanding Access To Care • Becerra was an original co-sponsor of the Af-

    fordable Care Act and helped write the portion ofthe ACA that addresses Medicare benefits andreimbursements. • Becerra served in Congress for 24 years and

    was the first Latino to serve on the House Waysand Means Committee where he tirelesslyworked to protect Medicare and Social Security.• Starting in 2007, Becerra was the lead spon-

    sor of the Medicare Savings Programs Improve-ment Act. The bill expanded cost-sharing subsidies for

    low-income seniors who receive both Medicareand Medicaid benefits by increasing the amountof resources they could receive and making as-sistance available to more seniors who needmedical care, but can’t afford it. Portions of Becerra’s legislation were included

    in legislation passed by the House in 2008 and2015. • Becerra sponsored legislation to raise the cap

    on benefits for patients receiving Medicare phys-ical therapy. • In 2009, Becerra sponsored the E-Centives

    Act, which provided incentives for Medicaidproviders to improve care by implementing elec-tronic health records. A version of Becerra’s billwas included in the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. • Becerra helped draft the Improving Medicare

    Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT) of2014, requiring the HHS Secretary to conduct re-search on issues related to socioeconomic status

    in Medicare’s value-based programs.• As California Attorney General, Becerra

    worked with the state senate on legislation thatwould make healthcare more affordable and ac-cessible by cracking down on anticompetitive be-havior and consolidation in the healthcaremarket. The bill required the Attorney General’sOffice to review and approve affiliations or acqui-sitions between healthcare systems, facilities, orprovider groups to ensure transactions either im-prove care coordination or increase healthcare

    access for underserved populations. Fighting to Protect the Affordable Care Act• In the House, Becerra fought back against

    multiple attempts to repeal and sabotage the Af-fordable Care Act, voting at least nine timesagainst efforts to fully repeal or defund the law.Becerra stood up to protect the law and itsachievements, which he said he was “very proud”of. • Becerra has been a stalwart legal defender of

    the Affordable Care Act, taking on at least fourcases to protect the law: • Becerra has led the 20+ state coalition of at-

    torneys general fighting to protect the AffordableCare Act from the Republican effort to repeal theentire law via the California v. Texas lawsuit. Thecase was heard at the Supreme Court on Novem-ber 10, 2020.

    • Becerra joined a coalition of attorneys generalfiling a lawsuit in opposition to the Trump admin-istration’s expansion of Association Health Plansthat offer junk insurance that doesn’t have tocomply with ACA coverage requirements and pro-tections. • Becerra intervened in House v. Hargan, a law-

    suit filed by Republicans seeking to eliminate costsharing reduction payments and undercut the af-fordability of the ACA’s health plans. He then led a multi-state coalition in California

    v. Trump suing the administration over its deci-sion to stop making CSR payments as requiredby the ACA. • Becerra led a coalition of attorneys general

    who successfully secured a preliminary injunctionagainst the Trump administration’s “PublicCharge” rule, which targeted immigrant familieswho often rely on health safety net programs. Reducing Drug Prices• Becerra led the defense of California’s law

    banning collusive “pay for delay” pharmaceuticalagreements that delay generic drugs from enter-ing the market and keep costs high. • Becerra launched a House Affordable Drug

    Pricing Task Force in 2016 to address the risingcosts of prescription drugs. Fighting The Covid-19 Pandemic• Becerra led a bipartisan multi-state coalition

    to urge the federal government to take action toincrease the supply and affordability of drugs tofight Covid-19.• Becerra has repeatedly urged President

    Trump to fully invoke the National Defense Pro-duction Act to ensure that Americans haveenough PPE. • In May 2020, Becerra and other state attor-

    neys general called on CMS AdministratorSeema Verma to increase transparency and ac-countability from nursing homes as Covid-19 con-tinued to spread through Medicare and Medicaidfacilities. Following Becerra’s letter, CMS issuedinterim rules to ensure that nursing homes would

    quickly notify family members of illness and pro-vide data to federal public health institutionsabout any casesReproductive Rights And Equitable Care• Becerra sued to overturn the Trump adminis-

    tration’s “Healthcare Refusal Rule,” which jeop-ardizes health and safety by allowing anyoneremotely involved in a healthcare transaction—from doctors to ambulance drivers or front officestaff— to deny care on religious or moral objec-tions. • Becerra is a stalwart supporter of reproductive

    freedom. He led a lawsuit against the Trump ad-ministration’s rules that would take away accessto birth control and defended the Title X FamilyPlanning Program in court, which funds care formore than four million people each year.

    Xavier Becerra’sDecades-LongHealth CareRecord

    Xavier Becerra has been on the frontlines fight-ing for health care throughout his career by work-ing to expand people’s access to health care andprotect underserved communities — all whiletaking on powerful special interests.

    “Becerra will undo the sabotage Republicanshave been waging on health care for the last

    decade and use his policy experience to enactPresident-elect Biden’s vision of loweringhealth care costs, expanding access and

    improving care.”

  • The Weekend Edition•January 8, 2021•Page 4

    MADISON – From computertechnology to financial serv-ices, the Wisconsin Housingand Economic DevelopmentAuthority exceeded its targetsfor purchases from certifiedminority-, disabled veteran-and women-owned busi-nesses during fiscal 2020.In all, these targeted purchases ac-

    counted for some $859,700 or 12.4% ofWHEDA’s total $6.9 million in discre-tionary spending, up from $509,963 or8.58% during fiscal 2019.“Fostering a diverse supply chain

    drives competition and opens the doorto innovation among vendors,” saidWHEDA CEO Joaquín Altoro. “By beingintentional in our supplier relationshipsand procurement practices, we canlevel the playing field and bring morebusinesses to the starting line for con-sideration. The results include improved sourcing

    options, quality and service as well asmore job opportunities in our underrep-resented communities.”Consistent with its commitment to increase

    equity, diversity, inclusion and economic oppor-tunity, for fiscal 2020 WHEDA exceeded its 6%goal for discretionary spending with minority anddisabled veteran business partners certified bythe Wisconsin Department of Administration.Among these certified businesses, WHEDA dis-bursed 6.5% of its discretionary purchases.Additionally, WHEDA expended 2.9%, of its

    discretionary purchases with DOA-certifiedwomen-owned business partners and another3% with non-certified minority-, disabled vet-eran- and women-owned vendors.Emery Harlan, a partner in MWH Law Group

    of Milwaukee, has been doing business withWHEDA for nearly 20 years. The law group spe-cializes in bond issuances, including use of con-duit financing techniques that allow nonprofitsand development partners to raise capital usingtax-exempt municipal bonds for affordable hous-ing projects. This specialized field provides a critical layer

    of low-cost financing for affordable housing proj-ects where rents will not cover costs under tradi-tional financing methods.“As a result of our work and experience with

    WHEDA, our firm has definitely been able to in-crease the opportunities we are able to pursue,not only in Wisconsin but in other parts of thenation,” Harlan said. “You can also draw a direct

    line from our relationship with WHEDA to ouremployment base, including our efforts to hireup-and-coming attorneys from under-repre-sented communities.”Harlan said WHEDA’s approach is instructive,

    because it involves building capacity amongsmall businesses through partnerships and, attimes, breaking larger contracts down into op-portunities that small businesses can success-fully compete for.“WHEDA has broken down some of the mys-

    tery behind the procurement process and showna willingness to help small businesses navigatethe procedural requirements,” Harlan said.Among WHEDA’s other vendors in fiscal 2020

    was Amanda Evans Photography, a certified mi-nority-owned business enterprise in Milwaukee.Evans said her small business focuses on cap-turing people and the special moments theywish to remember.“As a small business with many individual

    clients, I also appreciate the benefits of workingthrough an established supplier network to con-nect with organizations such as WHEDA,”Evans said. “Being able to shoot photos thatdemonstrate progress in housing and economicopportunity is a plus. The state certification alsoopens up greater potential for future assign-ments with a number of state agencies, as well.”Altoro said the commitment to supply chain di-

    versity represents one way in which WHEDA’s

    internal efforts to promote equity, diversity andinclusion are being reflected outward in bestpractices that influence external stakeholders.WHEDA created a portal enabling interested

    businesses to register and connect more di-rectly with the authority’s procurement activities.This groundwork resulted in 62 businesses reg-istering and allowed WHEDA to support fourbusinesses in their efforts to gain state minority-owned business enterprise/disabled veteran-owned business certification. WHEDA also isbuilding capacity among underrepresented busi-nesses by hiring subcontractors along with moreexperienced vendors.Find more information about WHEDA procure-

    ment opportunities here:https://www.wheda.com/working-with-wheda/procurement. To keep up with informa-tion about WHEDA resources, follow us onFacebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and sign up toreceive emails here.

    ABOUT WHEDAFor more than 45 years,WHEDA has worked to pro-vide low-cost financing forhousing and small businessdevelopment in Wisconsin.Since 1972, WHEDA has fi-nanced more than 75,000 af-fordable rental units, helpedmore than 133,000 familiespurchase a home and pro-vided more than 29,000small business and agricul-tural loan guarantees.WHEDA is a self-supportingpublic corporation that re-ceives no tax dollars for itsoperations. For more infor-mation on WHEDA pro-grams, visit wheda.com orcall 800-334-6873.

    ‘Emery Harlan of MWH Law Group Amanda Evansof Amanda Evans PhotographyWHEDAexceeds targetsfor purchasesfrom diverse,disabled veteran andwomen-ownedbusinesses “Fostering a diverse

    supply chain drives competition and opensthe door to innovationamong vendors... bybeing intentional in oursupplier relationships andprocurement practices,we can level the playingfield and bring more businesses to the start-ing line for consideration. —WHEDA CEO Joaquín Altoro

  • The Weekend Edition•January 8, 2021•Page 5

  • The Weekend Edition•January 8, 2021•Page 6

    ter attacks as Black Identity Extremists were at home or atwork, celebrating an incoming U.S. Senate that now mightprovide some financial relief to those on food lines orabout to be evicted, a mob of white privilege blatantlystormed the Senate and the House.Making the Klan look civilized, they came, they climbed,

    they smashed, they terrorized. And they were allowed todo that because they were white.The double-standard here is too obvious to repeat. So

    let me just say this: this country has never forgiven H. RapBrown for merely mouthing “Burn, Baby Burn,” or theBlack Panthers for peacefully protesting with their legalarms at the Sacramento State Capitol. So how fast willthese people be forgiven?As fast as, say, Abner Louima is now forgiving those

    who terrorized him? As fast as the survivors of Charlestonhad forgiven Dylan Roof, now seen as the canary in thecoal mine, trying to warn us what was coming? I hopeJacob Blake will be slow to forgive as he deals with a life-time of pain because he dared turn his back on Americanauthority.America loves forgiveness, because then it can get on

    to the business of forgetting.Those who are shocked to see the American flagpoles

    as weapons have very short memories. Ask any BlackBostonian about the flag as a weapon.Since we are talking about memory: President Woodrow

    Wilson, president during that KKK march, openly praisedthe Klan not unlike the way the current President haspraised these latest terrorists. So what is new, really?“I know how you feel.” It’s a new low for a country that

    was founded by genocide and slavery.—Nkechi Taifa is the author of the new memoir, BlackPower, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for Justice

    The New Terrorism,Like The Old Terrorism(continued from cover page)

    Flames of insurrectionand victimhood lead tosiege of the People’s HouseFrom Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alderwoman Chantia Lewis, Alderman AshantiHamilton, Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, Alderman Cavalier Johnson, Alder-woman Nikiya Dodd, Alderman Michael J. Murphy, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey,Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa, Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Alderman Mark A.Borkowski, Alderman Nik Kovac and Alderman Russell W. Stamper, IIJanuary 6th, 2021 will be remembered as a dark day in U.S. history, as amob of thugs and looters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol Building, the seat ofour government and home to Congress.The nation watched in disbelief as supporters of President Trump – egged on by him to march on the

    Capitol after consuming disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies about nonexistent election fraud anda “stolen” election for months (thanks to his Twitter fingers and his en-ablers) – broke into the Capitol and ransacked offices and (briefly)occupied the Senate Chamber.It was truly scary and appalling to watch these thugs – many of

    them armed – fill the People’s House with hatred, destruction, vio-lence and a seething and vile air of insurrection. The hallowed ro-tunda and halls were filled with tear gas and pepper spray as theinvaders had time to take selfies and then terrorized frightened mem-bers of Congress and their staffs. The siege left dozens of officers in-jured and four people dead, including a woman who was reportedlyshot by officers inside the building. The law enforcement and securityofficers scuffled with the thugs but were clearly outnumbered.Members of Congress who had gathered to certify the Electoral

    Votes from each state were whisked away, and some members andstaff then sheltered in place in their offices in fear of what might hap-pen next, some texting or calling loved ones to let them know theywere OK and to tell them they loved them.We are stunned that the Capitol Police were not adequately pre-

    pared for the possibility that mobs would try to enter the building todisrupt the proceedings. We are confident that Congress will investi-gate how this happened, and how it can be prevented from happen-ing again.The weak response of law enforcement and the seeming ease with

    which the rioters were able to breach the Capitol was not lost onmany. We remember the helicopters and the military response to theBlack Lives Matter protests last summer in Washington, D.C., andhow thousands of soldiers and officers lined the steps of the Capitoland other buildings and landmarks.The polar opposite treatment of the protesters and these rioters by

    law enforcement is stark, disturbing, and unjust. Additionally, the BLMprotests in the nation’s capital and across the U.S. were generallypeaceful, and none with the death count from yesterday.We also remember well how hundreds of peaceful protesters were

    forcefully removed – some even dragged from wheelchairs – by Capi-tol Police as they gathered in 2017 inside the Capitol to air their feel-ings about cuts to Obamacare and other programs in the AmericanHealth Care Act of the 115th Congress.Why was there not the same vigorous response and preparedness

    level yesterday?Last, it should be noted that the historic acts of insurrection and vio-

    lence we witnessed yesterday did not happen in a vacuum – theywere stoked and incited by President Trump, and he must be held ac-countable.We urge Vice President Pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th

    Amendment to remove President Trump from office, in order to helpprevent further violence or illegal acts during his remaining days in of-fice.This time the peaceful transfer of power was momentarily inter-

    rupted, sadly, but we must resist and fight against similar attacks onour democracy and continue to move forward to create a more perfectunion.

    FIRST PERSON(S)FIRST PERSON(S)

  • The Weekend Edition•January 8, 2021•Page 7

    SUMMONS(PUBLICATION)

    STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

    MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 20CV006763

    In the matter of the name change of:UNDRALON RAELL COLLINSBy (Petitioner) UNDRALONRAELL COLLINS

    NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to changethe name of the person listed above:From: UNDRALON RAELLCOLLINS To: Undralon RaellCollinsBirth Certificate: UNDRALONRAELL COLLINS

    IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. PEDROCOLON BR. 18 RM 412/VIAZOOM PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233DATE: January 12, 2021 TIME 1:30P.M.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 notice forthree (3) weeks in a row prior to thedate of the hearing in the MilwaukeeCommunity Journal, a newspaperpublished in Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Dated: 12-1-2020BY THE COURT:HON. PEDRO COLONCircuit Court Judge249/12-23-30-2020/1-6-2021

    SUMMONS(PUBLICATION)

    STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

    MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 20CV006936

    In the matter of the name change of:ELI COLEBy (Petitioner) ELI COLE

    NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to changethe name of the person listed above:From: ELY COLE To: ELI COLEBirth Certificate: ELY COLE

    IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. CARL ASH-LEY BR. 33 Room 500 PLACE:901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wis-consin, 53233 DATE: January 27,2021 TIME 9:00 A.M.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 notice forthree (3) weeks in a row prior to thedate of the hearing in the MilwaukeeCommunity Journal, a newspaperpublished in Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Dated: 12-22-2019BY THE COURT:HON. CARL ASHLEYCircuit Court Judge251/12-23-30-2020/1-6-2021

    SUMMONS(PUBLICATION)

    STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

    MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 20CV007245

    In the matter of the name change of:HEAVYN LE’SHAE REMSCHNEI-DERBy (Petitioner) HEAVYN LE’SHAEREMSCHNEIDER

    NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to changethe name of the person listed above:From: HEAVYN LE’SHAE REM-SCHNEIDERTo: HEAVYN LE’SHAE SMITHBirth Certificate: HEAVYNLE’SHAE REMSCHNEIDER

    IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. DAVIDSWANSON RM 413 PLACE: 901N. 9th Street (VIA ZOOM) Milwau-kee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: Feb-ruary 5, 2021 TIME 10:00 A.M.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 notice forthree (3) weeks in a row prior to thedate of the hearing in the MilwaukeeCommunity Journal, a newspaperpublished in Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Dated: 12-16-2020BY THE COURT:HON. DAVID SWANSONCircuit Court Judge252/1-6-13-20-2021

    SUMMONS(PUBLICATION)

    STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

    MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 20CV007244

    In the matter of the name change of:MASSYAH KE’MONEE-DAMIONRIMSCHNEIDERBy (Petitioner) BARBARA BEAT-RICE RIMSCHNEIDER

    NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to changethe name of the person listed above:From: MASSYAH KE’MONEE-DAMION RIMSCHNEIDER To:MASSYAH KE’MONEE-DAMIONGUIDENBirth Certificate: MASSYAH KE’-MONEE-DAMION RIMSCHNEI-DER

    IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. TIMOTHY MWITKOWIAK Room 415 PLACE:901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wis-consin, 53233 DATE: February 4,2021 TIME 9:30 A.M.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 notice forthree (3) weeks in a row prior to thedate of the hearing in the MilwaukeeCommunity Journal, a newspaperpublished in Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Dated: 12-29-2020BY THE COURT:HON. TIMOTHY WITKOWIAKCircuit Court Judge254/1-6-13-20-2021

    SUMMONS(PUBLICATION)

    STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

    MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARING

    Case No. 20CV7372

    In the matter of the name change of:

    ALYESE JEAN BUELOWBy (Petitioner) ALYESE JEANBUELOW

    NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to changethe name of the person listed above:From: ALYESE JEAN BUELOWTo: ALYESE JEAN MASONBirth Certificate: ALYESE JEANBUELOW

    IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. LINDSEYGRADY RM 402 PLACE: 901 N.9th Street (VIA ZOOM) Milwaukee,Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: February10, 2021 TIME 9:30 A.M.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 notice forthree (3) weeks in a row prior to thedate of the hearing in the MilwaukeeCommunity Journal, a newspaper

    published in Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Dated: 1-5-2021BY THE COURT:

    HON. LINDSEY GRADYCircuit Court Judge253/1-6-13-20-2021

    If you have a namechange, divorce, orother legal action that you have to publish,publish itHERE in YOUR MilwaukeeCommunityJournal Weekend Edition!

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