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PERSPECTIVES: Making the Presidential Race a True Election...NOT a Spitball Fight!

“(I) visited my father inthe hospital. I also did alittle yard work. I man-age a senior citizenapartment (building). Ialso did a cook-out withthe tenants and at-tended the Brewersgame with my son andnephews.”

James Huff, Jr.

“My Memorial Day week-end was filled with familyfun and yard work. As al-ways, family comes firstwith the usual BBQ andsharing love. My fun wasspent at the MilwaukeeBoppers 2nd annual Jun-ior/Senior Adult Prom. Ifinished my (holiday)weekend working in my yard cutting grass, killingweeds and planting flowers.”

Mary Tate-Smith

“(I) spent time withmy family and vis-ited other family(who passed on) atthe cemetary. I alsothanked the Lordfor another year. Ialso ate some goodfood.”

Adeline Hooker

“(I) spent timewith family andhonored thosewho served inthe ArmedForces...and dida little grilling.”

Herb Hayden

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:“What did you do during theMemorial Day Weekend?”

Question and Photos by Yvonne KempPULSE OF THE COMMUNITY

Milwaukee’s Benjamin FranklinSchool Dedicates Buddy Benchto Promote Friendships

A second Buddy Bench will be installedon school playgroundlater this yearOn Friday, May 27, Ben-

jamin Franklin School Prin-cipal Katrina Fisher andadditional staff joinedQuarles & Brady Milwau-kee Office Managing Part-ner Katie Perhach andother firm attorneys to ded-icate a second BuddyBench on the school’splayground.The first bench was in-

stalled late last year. Quar-les & Brady donated thebenches, which are de-signed to help foster morefriendships among stu-dents.These are some of the

first Buddy Benches everinstalled at an MPS loca-tion.Several students present

at the dedication say theymade new friends afterusing the bench.Quarles & Brady donated

the benches through itsQuarles Cares program.The local law firm has an

ongoing corporate partner-ship with BenjaminFranklin School includingsupporting efforts to helpstudents prevent bullying.

Benjamin Franklin Principal Katrina Fisher (back row picturedfar left) and Quarles & Brady Milwaukee office managing part-ner Katie Perhach (back row pictured far right) with studentsduring the dedication of the school’s Buddy Bench

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

The new BuddyBench picturedbefore it was in-stalled on BenjaminFranklin School

Photo courtesy ofLaughlin Constable

Benjamin Franklin students sitting on a buddybench that was installed on school ground ear-lier.--Photo by Yvonne Kemp

Close up of new Buddy Bench engraving--Photo courtesy of Laughlin Constable

Last Friday, ethnic food ven-dors brought their best secret re-cipies to Miller Park for apre-game tailgate party andtaste-off. Called “Taste of the Commu-

nity,” the all-you-can-eat festivalwas held at the “Uecker Lot,”where there was also entertain-ment, giveaways and T-shirts forall attendees. Families, organi-zations and social/communitygroups supported and tasted avariety of delicious ethniccuisines prepared and served byseveral of Milwaukee’s popularfood vendors and restaurants ofcolor. The event was topped off with

an equally delicious MilwaukeeBrewers’ victory over the Cincin-nati Reds.--Photos by YvonneKemp; Source for story: mke-blackbusiness.com andm.mlb.com

Taste of the Community tailgate, game at Miller Park

Participants in the Taste of theCommunity showed out, pre-senting some tasty food offer-ings to fans during the culinarytailgate party before a recentgame at Miller Park, where deli-cious food was served up with ahelping of balls and strikes.

Final READ-A-THON of theschool yearheld at Siefert Elementary Siefert Elementary School re-

cently held its final READ-A-THON for the 2015-2016 schoolyear. Siefert is located at 1547N. 14th St.The READ-A-THONs are held

to stress the importance of read-ing. Individuals from various pro-fessional occupations werejoined by individuals from theMilwaukee Bucks and Bango. The “guest teachers” read fa-

vorite childrens books they readgrowing up to the school’s K3 to5th grade students. Studentsalso had the opportunity tochoose from a selection ofbooks to read during the sum-mer to counter the “SummerSlide” they experience duringtheir summer vacation period.--Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Milwaukee Municipal JudgeDerrick Mosely and Bango,the Milwaukee Bucks mas-cot, read to a students intheir classroom at SiefertElementary School.

Participants in the Siefert School READ-A-THON

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THETHE PULSEPULSEThe WHO•WHAT•WHERE• WHENof YOURCommunity!

F o r m e r l y t h e 4 W C o m m u n i t y H a p p e n i n g s

NetworkingMixer held atMiller ParkAthena Communica-tions teamed-up withThe Milwaukee Brew-ers and MilwaukeeBucks to hold a Net-working After WorkMixer at Miller Park re-cently. The mixer allowed adiverse mix of profes-sionals to network andhear presentations. A: Thad McGrew, thecommunity relationsand marketing officialwith the MilwaukeeBrewers, and TammyBelton-Davis, founderand president ofAthena Communica-tions greets attendeesto the networkingevent. B: Belton-Daviswith entrepreneur andformer state Rep.Jason Fields. C: Atten-dees listen intently toone of the presenta-tions. D: Hosts Mc-Grew, Belton-Davis,and Justin Baker of theMilwaukee Bucks.

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POSTPONED!Emergency publicforum on juvenilecorrections reformThe public forum on juvenile cor-

rections reform scheduled to takeplace at BEAM Academy in Mil-waukee tomorrow, Wednesday, June1st has been postponed and resched-uled for the afternoon of Tuesday,June 14th, 2016. An advisory including a planned

time for the rescheduled event willbe announced this week.

The Milwaukee Board of School Di-rectors on Thursday night approved a2016-17 budget for Milwaukee PublicSchools that increases support toschools by $26.6 million compared tothe current school year. The plan puts90 cents of every dollar in the district'sSchool Operations Fund toward the di-rect education of students. That com-pares to 87 cents last year."This budget is a win for our children

and for our staff, putting more re-sources into classrooms and schools,"Board President Mark Sain said.MPS Superintendent Dr. Darienne

Driver said the budget reflects the dis-trict's plan to succeed."It is a blueprint for building on past

accomplishments and funding futureachievement. We crafted the 2016-17budget with our most precious re-source-MPS students-at the forefront,placing significant emphasis on sup-ports that will also provide our staffwith the tools to grow our success."The budget builds on the district's

Eight Big Ideas-strategic objectives fo-cused on improving student achieve-ment, community partnerships anddistrict operations.Among the highlights of the ap-

proved 2016-17 $1.1 billion budget are:• Support for Phase II of the Regional

Development plan, which is increasingmore high-performing, in-demand pro-grams in MPS• Expansion of Summer School by

$1.4 million to provide more opportu-nities for students to improve academi-cally, including more seats for K-8students and a credit attainment pro-gram for high school students• A summer bridge program for in-

coming 9th-grade students to better pre-pare students for high school and helpmore students graduate in four years • Increased academic, athletic and

other after-school activities for students• Additional funding to support new

MPS high school graduation require-ments including expansion of Ad-vanced Placement and InternationalBaccalaureate classes, SpringBoard,world language programs and careerand technical education offerings• Expansion of programs to increase

career pathways for students in the arts,health and culinary arts• Development of strategic partner-

ships that provide additional support forschools, students and the district

• Launch of the MPS University tosupport career development for staff,helping current employees obtainteacher licensure for hard-to-fill posi-tionsThe district is also launching new

school sites in 2016-17 including a sec-ond campus for the high-performingMilwaukee Spanish Immersion School;a new home for Rufus King Interna-tional Middle School, which offers anInternational Baccalaureate program;Morse Middle School for the Gifted &Talented; and Milwaukee ExcellenceCharter School. In addition, a new part-nership between Pulaski High Schooland Carmen Schools of Science &Technology will bring new opportuni-ties to students and an InternationalBaccalaureate program to Pulaski. Overall district revenues and expen-

ditures are projected to be down $1.3million next year compared to the2015-16 budget. The decrease comes in part from a

projected revenue limit that is lower in2016-17. The full budget can be seen atmpsmke.com/budget.

Board approves2016-17 MPSbudget that directs more district resourcesto classrooms

SDC unveils 2015Financial ResultsThe Social Development Commission (SDC) Board of Commissioners ac-

cepted the results of the 2015 audit of the agency presented by CliftonLarsonAllen(CLA) for fiscal year (FY) ending December 31, 2015.CliftonLarsonAllen’s report had an unmodified opinion on financial statements

and an unmodified opinion on grant compliance. The financial and complianceaudit resulted in no findings. CLA categorized SDC with low risk auditee status.In 2015, SDC applied $14 million to programs to provide resources to move

Milwaukee County residents beyond poverty. The agency served 77,605 unduplicated persons with outcomes including the

preparation and filing of 13,810 federal and state tax returns through the VolunteerIncome Tax Assistance program; non-emergency weatherization assistance to2,944 individuals and families; served 6,169 senior citizens and individuals withdisabilities (age 55+); improved the social and emotional development of 752;and more.“Our management team and Board of Commissioners have implemented strong

financial policies, procedures and monitoring over the past two years,” statedChief Executive Officer George Hinton. “These improvements have changed the way programs are managed and have

better enabled us to heighten efficiency improving our ability to better serve ourclients.”For more than 50 years, the Social Development Commission has operated as

the Community Action Agency for Milwaukee County. SDC serves as a planner,coordinator, and provider of human service programs for low-income individualsand families residing in Milwaukee County. The agency is an intergovernmental commission and is governed by a board

of 18 citizens from Milwaukee County, each of whom hold the title of “Commis-sioner.” For more information on SDC’s programs and services, visit cr-sdc.org.Connect with us on Facebook www.Facebook.com/SDCMilwaukee and Twitterwww.twitter.com/CRSDC.

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PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVESMy wife took aslight detourthrough a suburbansubdivision we’vevisited often toshow me “some-thing you’ll get alaugh out of.”The “humorous” scenario she took

me to was a construction site for ahouse we previously learned wasbeing built by a middle-class Blackcouple.We—actually, mostly she—had

been monitoring the construction forseveral months for reasons onlywomen can explain.My wife had actually been in the

house during construction to suppos-edly get “ideas” about our (her)dream ranch-style house. Her fre-quent visits provided her with anawareness of the neighborhood ingeneral.Her surprise was, sadly, not so sur-

prising: the street leading up to thenew house was now paved with Don-ald Trump for president signs, and aWhite neighbor of the new Blackcouple, had just put up a “for sale”sign.White flight and outrage? I thought

Trump supporters wanted to “takeback America!,” (or is it, “MakeAmerica Great Again!...”) not giveground.I was thinking of the possible rea-

sons for the White family’s move aday later when Dee (the owner of alandscape company) and I were tak-ing a pick up full of yard debris to adump in Germantown (it’s free, aslong as your vehicle doesn’t have acontractor sign on it).There were easily a dozen White

men unloading similar refuse as wepulled up to a pile of debris. Butwithin seconds of seeing us, theirnumber dwindled down to one. Atleast one of the vehicles still had treelimbs on it.Dee and I laughed at the sight of

trucks and cars lined up to leave thesite, but inherent in our reaction wasthe thought that these folks had dis-regarded their chores in midstreambecause a couple of Black menshowed up.None of them said anything to us.

We did receive a couple of curiousstares—although I can’t say for sureif there were any racist thoughts be-hind them.In fact, Dee’s and my assumptions

were just that—assumptions. Maybeall of the White men had finished atthe same time or maybe the lot wasclosing and they were rushed. Or….I’ve been watching White people

run from Black folks all of my life.As our numbers grew, they gave up

the central city, and later the city.As best I can remember, it began

with the so-called riots of 1967. Thefirst move was to the fringes of thecentral city.School desegregation in 1976

sparked another exodus to the sub-urbs, where their children would notbe forced to sit next to Black chil-dren.As the factories left and poverty in-

creased in Milwaukee, thousandsjoined them because they felt theywould be safe from the “crime, gangsand the Hip-Hop culture that domi-nated the new ‘Miltown.’”The suburbs became a haven, and

for a variety of reasons, Black folksdidn’t follow them there in any sig-nificant numbers. And those who didshared similar values—if not thesame prejudices.Those values were alien to many

poor Black families, and includedsuch oddities as respect for property,manicured lawns, and people whodrive like they have common sense.Crime in the suburbs, particularly inMenomonee Falls and Germantown(which have the highest percentageof Black middle class among the topten surrounding suburbs) can fit(does fit) on one page of a joint town-ship tabloid newspaper.But it wasn’t just the White folks

who moved out, some because ofprejudices and/or racism (those arenot the same things, they are differentas Kanye West and Gil Scott Heron),but also the businesses, which arestill looking for greener, and whiterpastures.I hear Black folks singing the blues

all the time about the exodus ofWhite businesses, particularly de-partment stores, moving out of thecentral city.

Actually, many of them are leavingthe city for the suburbs where thereis more money and less crime. Thus,from a purely financial perspective,who can blame them? Whites havemore money (although they don’tspend more) and crime reduces profitand scares away customers.The Wal-Mart and Lowes that an-

chored Midtown left in part becauseof the crime. Shoplifting perpetratedby Black folks. Wal-Mart was downsizing anyway,

but I would assume, and would notblame them, if it were solely becauseof the thievery that I heard wasamong the highest for Wal-Mart inthe country! (That’s the United Statesof America for those who attendedTravis Academy.)And to give you a point of refer-

ence, the Target that used to be at thesite when it was Capitol Court,closed because of excessive thievery.I remember driving there one day

and watching a brother diving out ofthe east door with a washing machineon his back!OK, I’m being a bit facetious. But

I don’t think he was trying to get tohis church service on time.While few of us talk about it, crime

has scared away many White busi-nesses; along with the perception ofcrime.How deep is the perception? I re-

call a major department store at May-fair Mall that said they would notadvertise with this newspaper be-cause the executive feared the adswould attract more Black folks, whowould in turn scare White customers.Think about the exodus of movie

theaters, which survive based onBlack patronage. There are none—zero—in the city anymore. Not one!All of the Marcus Theaters are ei-

ther on the far Southside, or in theburbs. That’s not by accident. Nor was it

about thievery, but instead the con-duct of the Black patrons, mostlyyoung. Too many of our kids treat the

movies like they are at home—intheir basements, smoking blunts anddrinking coolers and cheap beer.Loud, obnoxious, disrespectful.The last Marcus theater, North-

town, was on 76th street, north ofGood Hope. I stopped going thereyears ago, and made sure I didn’tbump into anyone while I was there.Fights were common, as were loudpatrons who made it difficult to hearthe movie. I decided to take my dollars else-

where when I asked an usher to tell agroup of thugs to be quiet or leave.He told me he wasn’t paid that much.And it wasn’t just Marcus that

moved out. The last independent the-ater was located just south of North-town. It was Black owned. And they

couldn’t deal with the rowdyteenagers and their teenage parents.As was the case with the North-

SIGNIFYIN’SIGNIFYIN’By Mikel Kwaku Oshi Holt

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Opinion and comments expressed on the Perspectives page do not nec-essarily reflect the views of the publisher or management of the MCJ. Let-ters and “other perspectives” are accepted but may be edited for contentand length.

MCJ STAFF:Patricia O’Flynn -PattilloPublisher, CEORobert J. ThomasAssoc. PublisherTodd Thomas, Vice Pres.Mikel Holt, Assoc. PublisherThomas E. Mitchell, Jr., EditorTeretha Martin, Technical Consultant/Webmaster

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Before we lament “WhiteFlight,” we should examwhy white folks have flown!

“White su-premacy isnow so per-fected thatBlacks thattalk aboutslavery arenow labledas beingracistdwellers of the past. While thewhite Jews are given sympathyregarding their past and areencouraged to never forget.”

--Comedian, actor, political commentartor D.L. Hughley

Quote of the Week:

SDC unveils 2015Financial ResultsThe Social Development Commission (SDC) Board of Commissioners ac-

cepted the results of the 2015 audit of the agency presented by CliftonLarsonAllen(CLA) for fiscal year (FY) ending December 31, 2015.CliftonLarsonAllen’s report had an unmodified opinion on financial statements

and an unmodified opinion on grant compliance. The financial and complianceaudit resulted in no findings. CLA categorized SDC with low risk auditee status.In 2015, SDC applied $14 million to programs to provide resources to move

Milwaukee County residents beyond poverty. The agency served 77,605 unduplicated persons with outcomes including the

preparation and filing of 13,810 federal and state tax returns through the VolunteerIncome Tax Assistance program; non-emergency weatherization assistance to2,944 individuals and families; served 6,169 senior citizens and individuals withdisabilities (age 55+); improved the social and emotional development of 752;and more.“Our management team and Board of Commissioners have implemented strong

financial policies, procedures and monitoring over the past two years,” statedChief Executive Officer George Hinton. “These improvements have changed the way programs are managed and have

better enabled us to heighten efficiency improving our ability to better serve ourclients.”For more than 50 years, the Social Development Commission has operated as

the Community Action Agency for Milwaukee County. SDC serves as a planner,coordinator, and provider of human service programs for low-income individualsand families residing in Milwaukee County. The agency is an intergovernmental commission and is governed by a board

of 18 citizens from Milwaukee County, each of whom hold the title of “Commis-sioner.” For more information on SDC’s programs and services, visit cr-sdc.org.Connect with us on Facebook www.Facebook.com/SDCMilwaukee and Twitterwww.twitter.com/CRSDC.

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“I hear Black folks singing theblues all the time about the exodusof White businesses, particularlydepartment stores, moving out ofthe central city...Many of them areleaving the city for the suburbswhere there is more money andless crime. Thus, from a purely fi-nancial perspective, who canblame them? Whites have moremoney (although they don’t spendmore) and crime reduces profit andscares away customers.

Reflections on Memorial Day, Roots, Re-Segregaton, Donald TrumpThe Internet floods us with instant in-formation. Television, radio, our I-Phones keep us constantly connected.Thank God for holidays that CAN takeus away for a few minutes to think andreflect without emoting.One of the shortcomings of “instant” communication

is the overload, the inability to “think,” digest, and thenrespond. Like the microwave oven that instantly heats ourfood and pops our popcorn and cooks some meals, we“digest” instant information, impatiently waiting for thefinished product, the completed meal, the instant resolu-tion to feed the base part of our being. These reflectionscame to mind as we celebrated Memorial Day 2016.

Let us never forget that Memorial Day was created tostop, to remember, to commemorate the many servicemenand servicewomen who died, were critically injured andremain a part of the permanently disabled who honorablyserved our country, our communities, our families. They can never be forgotten....we must remember...and

we must pause to honor their blood, their sacrifices, theirfamilies, who are never the same as a result of that loss. The premiere of the remade “Roots” miniseries on

cable television on this past Memorial Day. Though dif-ferent in many ways from the original miniseries thataired in the late 70s, still has the same resonance of theoriginal Alex Haley mega-documentary of almost 40years ago. Time has gone too quickly! We remember being glued to the television watching

the original landmark series. And Monday and Tuesdaynights, we re-lived some of the same anger, the sameaghast at man’s inhumanity to man. Yet, we know thesepains, these wounds. The scars have not been eliminated.In many ways, too much of that subjugation remains. And yet, we have come so far that we can NEVER per-

mit the anger to be the target of our frustration. Thesetravesties have to be the launch pad for working beyondthe norm, beyond the comfort zones, beyond the permis-sible isolations that fester and create more anger, moredivisions. Like our servicemen who also fought racism, discrim-

ination, isolation, and “separate but equal,” while fightingto preserve our nations’ “freedoms,” each understood thatthere was a common enemy and our nation remainedwhere mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, husbands, wivesand children lived, loved and were worth fighting for. Itwas never fair, but it worked! It works in places today.An army of service people fought under the same flag

for the United States of America and the people whomthey loved. We all must continue that fight. There are many enemies beyond our shores and now

we learn that some have landed on our shores. Terrorismand ISIS have been found in our country, lest we ever for-get 9/11. We must fight those travesties...not each other, our col-

ors, our cultures, our religions, our gender. We remain ademocracy even in our differences. We MUST continuethe fight for our country, with all of its injustices, incon-sistencies, insufficiencies. Should we permit ourselves toforget, we WILL REVISIT these painful, destructive trav-

esties that we all abhor.Present presidential candidate Donald Trump has re-

opened a visceral, painful, scar that continues to exist, nolonger bleeding, yet always visible and waiting to betouched and re-opened, like a cut covered by band-aidsreminiscent of the initial injury. Real injury demandingprotection and gentleness or the healing is never com-plete. It is always in the process, layer by layer until thescab can be removed. We must remember! We cannotdeny its existence nor encourage the scar to fester. Wemust heal. Donald Trump is a part of America, he has the right to

run, and the right to his views. But we must be vigilant,for like the scar, covered by band-aids, we cannot keepscratching that scar and denying that it has been painful.We only exacerbate the injury by continuously touchingit and making it bleed. Stop the pain: stop bruising.As a community, we must pause and reflect without

being bullied into anger by any of these “instant” occur-rences. We have the experiences. We know the pain. Itwas but does not have to continue to be, today. It is im-perative that we be vigilant, involved, active, determinedto never let the injustices of the past dictate our today, norour tomorrow. That’s what the servicemen and women fought

for...that’s what our ancestors died for and that is the chal-lenge, the opportunity and the mandate of today. The instant reaction of anger, frustration and disgust

cannot resolve what our collective, united, impassionedcitizens must do and have done before. Look back. Manyovercame. Today, many still do. We can never believe ICANNOT. YOU CAN! Vote, learn, get educations, move beyond poverty by

capturing every opportunity available. Move beyondcomfort to responsibility. Push beyond birth to possibility.Capture what has been legislated, not to deny who youare, but to catapult and capture who you can become. Theexamples are many. Just look around you. And instead of just decrying the plantations of “Roots,”

determine today that you will not be the product of thenew “penal plantations” (the prison industrial complex)and the criminal justice system, that too often feeds, in-fluences and dictates our future homes, families and com-munities. One only has to look at what is ...to see the new

“Roots” of 2016. But civil rights laws. Brown versus theBoard of Education, voting rights laws, equal opportu-nity, diversity, and affirmative action mandates have al-ready made the acres and slave-economy a thing of thepast. While not easy to “OVERCOME,” one does not have

to succumb to that mentality nor a plantation attitude. OurPresident’s election says: You can, You will, You Must.And while he has not accomplished everything he set outto do and the wave of control, non-support and powerthrough numbers determined to pre-empt him and denyhis agenda, the politics in America permit the majority torule. So it is incumbent to be able to vote, to seek the can-didates that best support what we know we need in ourcommunities. But felons cannot vote. Felons have to fight over and

over to not go back to “penile” plantations. Take thebaton of change from the days of slavery as a personalcommitment to ensuring that no person, regardless ofcolor, gender or religion has to live the “roots” experienceagain. We CAN DO THIS! Let’s do it!

By Patricia O’Flynn Pattillo-MCJ Publisher

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PHOTO OP...Scenes from the 30th Anniversary Gala ofHOLY REDEEMERCHURCH OF GOD IN CHRISTAn “Evening o f E legance”•Pf is ter Hote l •Downtown•May 27, 2016

Photos byYvonne KempMayor Tom Barrett with Bishop Sedgwick Daniels

COGIC Bishops from around the country came to Milwaukee to congratulate Holy Redeemer and Bishop Daniels

Former WISN 12 reporter/anchor DeMarco Morgan and Dr. L. DianeBennett were the Master and Mistress of Ceremony for the evening.Morgan is now a reporter with CBS News in New York.

Attendees in the Grand Ballroom at the Pfister.

Cong. Gwen Moore John Daniels, Jr. John Daniels, III

The Milwaukee Community Journal June 1, 2016 Page 5Milwaukee FilmAnnounces WorldPremiere Screening of Milwaukee 53206Film explores the lives ofthose affected by mass incar-ceration in MilwaukeeMilwaukee Film will host the

world premiere of Milwaukee53206, a film which chronicles thelives of those who live in the zipcode with the highest rate of incar-ceration for African American malesin the United States (with 62% ofadult males having spent time in jailor prison).The screening will take place on

Tuesday, June 14 at 7PM at theLandmark Oriental Theatre. A Q+Awith filmmakers, the film’s subjects,and community leaders featured inthe film will take place immediately

following the screening. The opportunity to receive free

tickets to the screening will be madeavailable to Milwaukee Film Mem-bers, sponsors, and select Milwau-kee community groups. A limited number of tickets are

available by request. The generalpublic can request free tickets ormore information by emailingscreenings@mkefilm.org by June 3,2016.This event is made possible by

personal financial support of ChrisAbele, Milwaukee Film Co-Founderand Board Member, the current Mil-waukee County Executive.“In my new term as County Exec-

utive, my highest priority is reduc-ing the racial disparities that exist injobs, housing, education, and healthcare throughout this city, and espe-cially in the 53206 area,” explainedAbele. “Everyone has heard the sta-tistics, but statistics don’t tell thestory. The people do. By having Milwaukee Film host

the world premiere of this new doc-umentary, my hope is that more peo-ple can hear real stories from realpeople living the reality of those sta-tistics and be moved to make a dif-ference.”The film’s director, Keith Mc-

Quirter, added, “We are excited towork with Milwaukee Film to pre-miere Milwaukee 53206 here, in thevery city our film takes place. The people of the city have been

extraordinary allies in helping us tellthis story, and it’s my hope that it re-flects the experience of what life islike with an incarcerated loved one. It’s also my hope the film will

offer an avenue for people to lookdeeper into the justice system andhow it’s impacting families andcommunities, not just in the 53206zip code, but across the nation.”The film will be available for

community and congregationalscreenings throughout the nationlater in 2016. More information isavailable at milwaukee53206.com.

Danae Davis to receive 2016Robert H.Friebert SocialJustice Award

Danae Davis has been selected toreceive the 2016 Robert H. FriebertSocial Justice Award. The award was established in 2014

by the Jewish Community RelationsCouncil of the Milwaukee JewishFederation, and attorney James H.Hall received the inaugural award.Davis has devoted her professional

life to helping the most vulnerable.Currently executive director of Mil-

waukee Succeeds, Davis was for-merly CEO of Pearls for Teen Girls,a Milwaukee based nonprofit organ-ization that uses a nationally recog-nized model for girl empowermentand leadership development for ado-lescent girls ages 10-19. She has also served as Diversity

Affairs Director at Miller Brewing

Company and Director of DiversityManagement and Work/Life Pro-grams of Kraft Foods. She hasworked on labor and human re-sources at the city, state, and federallevels.Davis also gives of her free time to

community organizations, including

town, the children chased away the adults, leaving us theoption of ordering Netflix or driving to the suburbs or thedeeper than deeper Southside to watch a movie.The same can be said of many popular departments

stores. Kohl’s is gone, Sears is closing down, K-mart ismissing in action.The mall on 77th and Brown Deer Road is slowly be-

coming deserted.And across the street, Northridge has never reopened

since White folks fled and Black crime took over thatarea.Oh, yeah, let’s not forget a major motivator: Jesse An-

derson, a White man who falsely accused Black teens ofkilling his wife at Northridge. As it was later discovered,he had murdered her. And the die (White fear) was cast.Anderson ultimately got his just reward when he was

murdered in prison by the same Black felon, ChristopherScarver, who murdered Jeffrey Dahmer.(Northridge suffered what the Chinese call a death of

a thousand cuts…and a half dozen shootings.)That seemingly valuable piece of land has survived

only because Menards is the only anchor, and stealingwood is not too profitable.Foreign interests have twice purchased the land, vow-

ing investment in the form of small shops, but have beenmet with resistance by city officials, who say they wantsomething more substantial, but offering nothing but un-fulfilled hopes.

Sad truth is, no major business or corporation that Iknow of wants to locate there.Blame that reality in part on our government (which

always seems to offer million dollar tax breaks for cor-porations on other sides of town, but lose their—our—man-purses when it comes to investment in the Blackcommunity.)But put the other part of the blame on Black crime, and

perceptions.New Alderwoman Chantia Lewis campaigned in part

on restoring Northridge to its glory years, when it hostedlarge department stores, variety shops and groceries.Her defeated predecessor (Robert Puente) was nothing

more than deadweight as it related to stopping the slowbut steady demise along Brown Deer Road.He said little as Chinese and other groups fought over

doing nothing. And was apparently sipping wine withmoney earned through his police officer pension (whichwill go up significantly with his new city pension), as Tar-get, and now Aldi and Pick ‘n Save closed. The Wal-Martacross the street is closing as we speak.The city has introduced a plan to bring light manufac-

turing to the area, but Lewis said in a recent article there’senough of those in the area and her new constituents wantshops, groceries, a movie theater and even a roller rinkin the area.God bless you sister.But before you market the area for the return of busi-

ness, I suggest you find out why they left. And why Whitefolks moved away, or travel outside the area to shop atthe same stores that formerly held residency in the areanow considered the Wild Wild West(ern). Hotep.

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Danae Davis

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Milwaukee Charter School Advocatesand formerly the UW System Board ofRegents. She received a bachelor’s de-gree in political science from the Uni-versity of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and ajuris doctorate from the University ofWisconsin-Madison.“Danae is a tireless advocate for so-

cial and economic justice, leaving fin-gerprints wherever she works. JCRC isso pleased to highlight her work as partof Bob Friebert’s legacy,” said JCRCChair Michael Pollack.“Danae’s broad and energetic ap-

proach to social justice brilliantly re-flects the spirit of this award,” saidBrian Schupper, chair of the award com-mittee and Friebert’s son-in-law. “She isa true community leader.”Davis will receive the award at theJCRC’s AnnualMeeting<http://www.milwaukeejew-ish.org/departments/social-action/jcrc/> on Thursday, June 9.

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Danae Davis to receive2016 Robert H. FriebertSocial Justice Award

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Milwaukee Charter School Advocatesand formerly the UW System Board ofRegents. She received a bachelor’s de-gree in political science from the Uni-versity of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and ajuris doctorate from the University ofWisconsin-Madison.“Danae is a tireless advocate for so-

cial and economic justice, leaving fin-gerprints wherever she works. JCRC isso pleased to highlight her work as partof Bob Friebert’s legacy,” said JCRCChair Michael Pollack.“Danae’s broad and energetic ap-

proach to social justice brilliantly re-flects the spirit of this award,” saidBrian Schupper, chair of the award com-mittee and Friebert’s son-in-law. “She isa true community leader.”Davis will receive the award at theJCRC’s AnnualMeeting<http://www.milwaukeejew-ish.org/departments/social-action/jcrc/> on Thursday, June 9.

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Danae Davis to receive2016 Robert H. FriebertSocial Justice Award

“Danae is a tire-less advocate forsocial and eco-nomic justice,leaving finger-prints wherevershe works. JCRCis so pleased to

highlight her work as partof Bob Friebert’s

legacy,”--JCRC Chair Michael

Pollack.

“We view ourselves as an arm of the civil rights movement...we need those hard-hitting issues be-cause there’s noother paper touch-ing on them for theBlack community.”--Associate Publisher and Columnist Mikel Holt, Mil-waukee Magazine’s January 2016 issue

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