PULSEPULSE OF THE OF THE COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

Photos and question by Yvonne KempQUESTION OF THE WEEK:QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

During the recent Black male teach-in at Martin LutherDuring the recent Black male teach-in at Martin LutherKing School, we asked four adult participants thisKing School, we asked four adult participants this

question: “How can we impress upon our children (esquestion: “How can we impress upon our children (es--pecially Black boys) the importance of education inpecially Black boys) the importance of education intoday’s digital society as an avenue for success?”today’s digital society as an avenue for success?”

“The camera is alwayson! We see the bad toomuch, or the extreme suc-cess too much. You can al-ways see negative presson Facebook, or see anathlete often on socialmedia. We need to seemore of our everydaysuccessful men in themedia. An event like thisteach-in should get somemedia press consideringthe positive nature (of theevent) and the 23 years this program has taken place.”

Trenton Edwards(bank branch manager)

“It’s extremely importantthat ‘todays’ young Blackcollective understand howvisual and digital commu-nications world works, asa tool, to inform, distract,entertain and conditiontheir world view. This par-ticular generation is espe-cially bombarded withmore than 1,000 imagesa day. For this reason it’surgent that we arm ourcommunity with the abil-ity to deconstruct as webuild images to sustain a healthy body, mind and spirit.”

MauriceMarshall(art teacher)

“Empowering ourchildren with educa-tion is extremely im-portant especially forour young AfricanAmerican males. Wemust help them un-derstand that digitaltechnology can be aninstrument for suc-cess by using thatknowledge to obtainjobs and information.We must teach themthat there is power in knowledge!”

Janet Butler(Special supportteacher at MLK sch.)

“I think it’s veryimportant thatadults model theexpectationsand behaviorsthat they wantto see from chil-dren. Childrendo what theysee.”

DannetteJustus(academic coachat Siefert elem.)

Cong. Moore blastsGOP healthcare plan to replace Obamacare

U.S. Cong. Gwen Moore decriedTuesday the Republicans plan to re-peal and replace the Affordable CareAct (ACA) former President BarackObama’s landmark health care re-form bill.

“This bill is a self-inflected woundthat will exacerbate costs, limit pro-tections, and hurt the 70 millionAmericans who rely on Medicaid, in-cluding pregnant women and vulner-able children,” Moore said in astatement responding to the Republi-can proposal.

The Congresswoman’s rebukecame after Republican House SpeakerPaul Ryan introduced a long awaited GOP plan to replace President Obama’s2010 ACA law.

Absent of any specifics on the cost of the health proposal or how manyAmericans will be covered by it, the new bill aims to replace the ACA lawwith a system designed along conservative lines.

Acccording to news reports, the plan would affect approximately 20 millionAmericans who purchase their own private health plans directly from an in-surer and more than 70 million covered by Medicaid, the federal-state pro-gram for low-income people, which covers about one in five Americans.

Though the deductables in Obama’s ACA plan were admittedly high, thelaw did provide cost-sharing subsidies to people with modest incomes.

Those subsidies will be eliminated under the Republican plan, and it’s un-clear how high the deductibles would be under the new approach.

Republican authors of the new proposal say the bill will bring tremendouslong-term savings by giving states more control over Medicaid.

The proprosed legislation would also limit future federal funding of Med-icaid. It would loosen rules that Obamacare imposed for health plans directlypurchased by individiuals, while also scaling back insurance subsidies.

However, Republican congressional lawmakers did retain popular aspectsof Obamacare, such as insurance safeguards for people with pre-existing med-ical conditions, and parents’ ability to keep their young adult children on theirinsurance until age 26.

To prod healthier people to buy policies, insurers would boost premiumsby 30 percent for consumers who let insurnace lapse.

As expected, Congressional Democrats like Moore leaped to the attack ofthe GOP plan. They charge the Republican plan would leave many peopleuninsured, shifting costs to states and hospital systems that act as providersof last resort.

Individual policy holders might be able to find low-premium plans, onlyto be exposed to higher deductibles and copayments.

Milwaukee Bucks legend and six-time NBA cham-pion Kareem Abdul Jabbar shared his views on race,religion, the vote, his life and--of course--basketballduring his recent keynote appearance at the Distin-quished Lecture Series at the Milwaukee Theaterdowntown.

Among the myriad of sponsors for the lecture was the the University ofWisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) Muslim Student Association, Islamic Societyof Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition.

During his 90-minute address to UWM students, faculty and Bucks fans,Jabbar explained his love/hate relationshiip with the media, growing up inHarlem during the 1950 and early 60s, why he changed his name from LewAlcindor to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and how the game of basketball has dra-matically changed with the advent of the three-point shot.

The 19-time NBA all-star and all-time league leading scorer offered his in-sights on his experiences as an African American convert to Islam and therole his identity and beliefs played in his life, in overcoming adversity and

White Housejournalistkeynotessixth annualFit To A Tea

White House journalistand author April D. Ryan (atright) shared her unique per-spectives on covering theWhite House as the onlyBlack femaile reporter cov-ering urban issues from1600 Pennsylvania Avenue--a position she has heldsince the Clinton era-- dur-ing the sixth annual “Fit To ATea” event that focuses oneliminating health and finan-cial disparities for women ofcolor.

The tea was held at Mt.Mary University, 2900 N.Menomonee River Parkway.At right: Ryan received a giftduring the tea, artwork cre-ated by local artist JasmineBarmore (second from left).

Also pictured with theartist and speaker are (leftto right): Ericka Joy Daniels,Jasmine Johnson (far right),the founder of the tea; andher son Jeramiah (betweenRyan and Johnson).

--Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Kareem Speaks!Legendary former Milwaukee Bucks star and NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks on wide-range of social issues atMilwaukee Theater

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Moderator Ubaydullah Evans listensintently as NBA legend KareemAbdul Jabbar makes a point duringhis Distinguished Lecture Series talkat the Milwaukee Theater.

Jabbar signs a copy of one of hisbooks in the Milwaukee Theater lobby.

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InfluentialMilwaukee womento be honoredon city website,cable channel

In honor of International Women’s Day onWednesday, Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs an-nounced that the City of Milwaukee will be hon-oring notable women in the city’s history with a

series of informational vignettes that will run onthe front page of the city’s website and the CityChannel.

“From influential international leaders to en-trepreneurs to civil rights icons, a diverse collec-tion of women have shaped our city since itsfounding,” Alderwoman Coggs said.

“With the events taking place tomorrow inrecognition of International Women’s Day, it isas important as ever to recognize the contribu-tions that our sisters have made to this city.”

The Women’s History Milwaukee initiativewill highlight seven iconic local figures in his-tory—one each day over the course of a week.

During this informational campaign, the officialcity website (city.milwaukee.gov) will featurephotos and facts about the women of Milwau-kee’s history, and these same informational vi-gnettes will also run regularly during CityChannel programming.

The initiative will build up to Girls’ Day at CityHall, the annual event that Alderwoman Coggsorganizes to expose young women to career op-tions in public service, engage them in their com-munity and inspire them to achieve. The 7thAnnual Girls’ Day at City Hall is scheduled totake place on Thursday, March 16, and more in-formation is available at milwaukee.gov/district6.

UNCF MilwaukeeMayor’s MaskedBall March 18Securing Quality Education for theNext Generation of Leaders

More than 300 business, civic and education leadersfrom across Wisconsin are expected to attend the sec-ond annual UNCF Milwaukee Mayor’s Masked Ballon March 18 at the Milwaukee Art Museum at 6 p.m.The event, hosted by the Honorable Tom Barrett, willhelp provide scholarship funds for area students andoperating support to UNCF’s 37 member institutions.

“With the continuous support of Mayor Barrett and the Wiscon-sin community, UNCF is able to make a tremendous impact onthe lives of our young people,” said Michael Cox, regional devel-opment director, UNCF.

“Through our Gates Millennium program, UNCF was able toaward more than $525,000 in scholarships last year. Now morethan ever, we must continue to come together to provide resourcesto the next generation of leaders—securing better futures for usall.”

There are three Masked Award recipients for 2017 who will behonored for their dedication and support of UNCF’s work andtheir commitment to advancing higher education.

The 2017 Masked Award honorees are: Dr. Howard Fuller, pro-fessor of education and director of the Marquette University In-stitute for the Transformation of Learning; Deborah McGriff,Ph.D., partner, New Schools Venture Fund; and Eric Von, ac-claimed broadcast journalist and commentator.

Melinda Davenport, WISN-12 news anchor, will be mistress ofceremonies for the ball, which will feature a silent auction, elegantdining and dancing.

Chicago favorite Theresa Griffin Envision will provide the en-tertainment for the evening.

The event is made possible by presenting sponsor, RockwellAutomation along with donors Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, John-son Controls, Baird, BMO Harris Bank, Associated Bank,Roundy’s, SC Johnson: A Family Company, Northwestern Mutualand Town Bank.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visithttp://www.uncf.org/milwaukeemmb or contact Julietta Henry at414.975.9543; Julietta.henry@uncf.org achieving success.

He was particularly pointed about the stereotypes his Muslim religion facesand must overcome, stressing that Muslims must be brigde builders while, atthe same time, others outside the religion must understand Muslims are notthe villians depicted in news reports who use the religion to justify theircrimes.

Jabbar called Isis terrorists and the real villians, adding they are nothingmore than “animalistic barbarians” who must be eliminated.

Aside from being a basketball legend, Jabbar is an activist, and has beenfrom his days at UCLA speaking out on various issues related to race andsports. A respected author of 11 books and a contributer to newspapers andmagazines, Jabbar is a respected writer and thought leader who is not afraidto weigh-in on controversial topics.

In 2016, Jabbar was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the high-est civilian award of the United States, by President Barack Obama.

--Photos by Yvonne Kemp

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbarspeaks on wide-rangeof social issues at Milwaukee Theater

Once ambivalenttowards the pressand the camera,Kareem Abdul-Jab-bar has come to ac-cept his celebritywith greatergrace...and humoras this Kemp photoshows during thebasketball legend’sbook signing afterhis lecture at theMilwaukee Theater.

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PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVESURBAN My URBAN My DIALOGUE...DIALOGUE...By Torre “ToeJoe” Johnson

MILLENNIALMILLENNIALMAGICMAGICBy Paishance Welch

Giving CreditWhen Credit Is Due

There are many people who do the same work that I do, community build-ing, organizing and activism. I’ve learned that credit, for them, is not impor-tant. For me, nothing is more important than getting the work accomplished,start to finish. I find importance in creating a cycle that will continue afterthose, like myself, are no longer a part of the project.

Approaching these issues and fragile situations often take caution, practice,as well as prayer. I never repeat something and expect the same outcome. Al-though it may be happening in the hood, each situation must be addressedand responded to differently.

There is nothing wrong with being acknowledged for your work. Acknowl-edgement is a tool used not only to make you work harder, but a boost forothers to aim towards receiving the same props by accomplishing more.

Once, I went out and brought forty children to CYD who were all featuredin the “Juneteenth” day parade. Mother Simpson and Mrs. Robinson wereexcited that day. I stayed at the house with Mother who was103 years old.She asked me what was I doing there. I told her I accept the assignment ofwatching over her instead of being a part of the parade. She rose up and said“Boy, let me tell you this. Don’t ever let anyone take credit for your work.Get your credit because you will not get much else.” That following year Ibrought children instead of gathering the CYD children. I then became theparade coordinator. I will never forget Mother’s words.

Not to leave out street credibility, once you have street cred, you beginchanging into different lanes for the better. You begin hoping that others willfollow. You have to have something to show, like collateral. Prove that youare not ‘corny’ or what they call ‘square’. Credit is needed when you are astreet innovator. It allows others to know and recognize your work and to en-courage others to excel. Remember, if we are working in a society that willrun a credit check on you, if your credibility doesn't hold up you might aswell pack up and go somewhere else.

I am going to keep working. I am going to keep giving props when theyare due. I will not get caught up in this celebration thing, because there is def-initely a lot more work to be done in these city streets and darkened homes.Until next time I credit this to those that convinced me I no longer had to run.

--Torre M Johnson Sr. President of XMEN UNITED

What Do MillennialsReally Want FromTheir Job?

In the workforce many people are either unsatisfied,distant, or simply uninterested in their work. Whetherit be the location of their place of employment, theirboss or overhead, or even just the job itself, it hasbeen noted that millennials are the ones who job hopthe most.

Millennials are most likely to look for and change jobs. According to a re-cent study from Gallup, a data driven news company based on U.S worldpolls, daily tracking and public opinion research, millennials are the genera-tion of change and satisfaction. When it comes to employment we demandthe need to have a purpose, development, and most of all we want our jobs torepresent our lives.

It is often asked “Are millennials really different?” It is very apparent andobvious that, yes, we are very different. We live for purpose, we read andlearn not just to know things, but for understanding. We are building a horizonthat is in depth and only hosts those that are in tune. According to Gallup,millennials have a lack of attachment to institutions and traditions. This lackof connection results in the frequent search for something new.

Millennials are more open to the world, and the ideas of it. We move inways that produce meaningful endeavors. So, when it comes to occupation,it is not only the check that drives us. It is the mission and purpose of the or-ganization in which we engage and interact with. Although money is the mo-tive, it is not the only thing that drives us when we are searching for the rightjob.

As I mentioned before, millennials tend to learn in a different way. Youwill find that many individuals learn only to use it towards their objective,and only for that purpose. Millennials, on the other hand, learn and read forunderstanding. When companies hire us, to be instructed by a boss is simplynot enough. We want to learn and grow. We want coaches. Having a relation-ship with a trusted adviser, or a mentor if you will, gives us hope, confidenceand inspiration.

Last but not least, we value our jobs. We value the benefits and opportuni-ties that may come with it, but most of all millennials value life. Our place ofemployment, the people we encounter on a daily basis and the impact thatthe job has, all contribute to the fundamentals of our life. A job is not justclocking in or dealing with customers, or answering to the CEO or boss. Ajob has now become a factor of our lives.

Millennials want to be physically and emotionally tied to their job. In ad-dition to that, we want to live a purposeful and meaningful life. Millennialsstruggle to find good jobs that engage them.

Jeff Sessions is a lyingbigot who should resign

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, who has been the U.S. At-torney General for only a few weeks, may find himself out of ajob at the rate he’s going. But unemployment could be theleast of his worries, in light of reports that he lied under oathduring his confirmation hearing. Trump’s top law enforcer, whoplans to cause so much trouble to black people, Muslims, im-migrants and others, now finds himself in his own deep trou-ble.

The Washington Post broke the news that Sessions spoketwice with Sergei Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to theU.S., in July and September of 2016, during the presidentialcampaign and when Sessions was a Trump adviser.

During the Jan. 10 confirmation hearing for attorney general,Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) asked Sessions what he would doif he learned someone in the Trump campaign communicatedwith Russian government officials during the campaign. “I’mnot aware of any of those activities,” Sessions said, adding, “Ihave been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaignand I did not have communications with the Russians.”

Following the breaking news, Democrats seized the oppor-tunity to speak out against a man they did not believe shouldhave been attorney general in the first place.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of theHouse Oversight Committee, urged Sessions to resign fromhis post. “When Senator Sessions testified under oath that ‘Idid not have communications with the Russians,’ his state-ment was demonstrably false, yet he let it stand for weeks –and he continued to let it stand even as he watched the Presi-dent tell the entire nation he didn’t know anything about any-one advising his campaign talking to the Russians,”Cummings said in a statement.

“Attorney General Sessions should resign immediately, andthere is no longer any question that we need a truly independ-ent commission to investigate this issue,” Cummings added.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also called

for Sessions to resign.Meanwhile, if Sessions does resign — also facing possible

perjury charges — the timing could not be better. It was well-known that the man was a civil rights nightmare with a longhistory of hostility to black people, affiliation with anti-immigra-tion hate groups, and support for the Confederate cause.

In his new position heading the U.S. Department of Justice,Sessions has plans to crack down on state marijuana legaliza-tion. Under his watch, the government has retreated from theTexas voter ID case. And Sessions announced that his depart-ment will “pull back” from civil rights suits against police de-partments and no longer monitor troubled law enforcementagencies, focusing instead on violent crime and police morale.

Further, let’s not forget, as Joy Reid reminds us, that Ses-sions brought other sketchy and unsavory individuals to theTrump White House.

Now, Sessions is one of a number of ethically challengedTrump advisers and cabinet members, making us wonderwhere all this is headed.

Don’t look to the Justice Department for help if you’re black,because if you do, you’ll find yourself in trouble. But now, JeffSessions is the one in trouble. He is not fit to lead the JusticeDepartment and prosecute people for crimes they may havecommitted, when he has been caught in a lie, in what appearsto be a federal crime.

As attorney general, Jeff Sessions was going to put a lot ofblack people in prison — private prisons — to crack down ona rise in crime that exists only in the minds of those in theTrump administration. Now the man must resign, and if he’slucky, he won’t find himself in jail.

A necessary evilDonald Trump received eight percent of the Black vote (13% of Black

men), an insignificant number of ballots in most political estimations, butenough to create tremors in the Democratic Party stranglehold over BlackAmerica.

The Trump votes, when coupled with Black apathy—or disdain for the po-litical process—were enough to alter history and put in the White House aman some now fear is not only a pathological liar and egotist, but an unstabledemigod who we can only pray won’t blow up the world before he gets im-peached.

While many Black folks have attacked the sanity of those of our hue whovoted for Trump, I instead have reluctantly given a pass to the independentvoters, those who did so for reasons that could eventually benefit our nationwithin a nation.

I’m not talking about intransigent, unquestioning Black Republicans, thosewho put their party before the people (even though they have a right to followtheir own path).

Instead, I’m speaking of those brothers and sisters who were either tired ofthe status quo, making a political statement or setting into motion a slave re-volt.

It wasn’t as if they supported the Trumpster. In fact, two I’ve talked to overthe last couple of weeks, stressed they detested him. But they nonethelessviewed him as a necessary evil.

One of the brothers used my support for Bernie Sanders to approximate hisstrategy.

When I first revealed my intent to support Sanders on an episode of SundayInsight, everyone on the panel—liberal and conservative—burst into laughter.Their levity turned to consternation however, when I explained Sanders’ plat-form was a marked departure from the Democratic Party rhetoric that has illserved its most loyal constituents. And more importantly (since I didn’t thinkhis platform would be enacted) a Sanders’ presidency would blow up the party

and politics as we know it, prompting (I would hope) a political revolutionleading to the creation of a Black independent party.

I clarified my reasoning as a guest on Sherwin Hughes’s radio show onWNOV a few weeks later, adding that my penultimate hope centered on mydesire to see a disruption of the status quo that would lead to the creation ofan exclusively Black political party. Or at the least, a Coffee Party to replicatewhat the Tea (He) Party has accomplished.

One of the callers that morning said he saw the television show and felt asense of camaraderie because he voted for Trump for the same reason.

The two other brothers who contacted me made similar statements.Interestingly, they each reached the same conclusion without collusion.Feeling a sense of guilt, one of the brothers contacted me again last week.“I thought he (Trump) was wacky, but harmless; I didn’t know he was

crazy.” The brother, whose name I won’t reveal because he works for “localgovernment” and the system would punish him for leaving what he called the“political plantation.”

“We’re (Black Americans) trapped in a (political) system that stagnates ourgrowth. We buy into the misconception that they (Democrats) care about us,have our backs, but the reality is they are part of a system that hasn’t changedsince 1776 when we were 3/5ths of a man. We are the loyal, unquestioningpawns who give, but get little in return.”

A deciding factor for the brother was the hacked Democratic Party e-mails,which he said were the most defining revelation to come out since it was dis-covered that Bill Clinton’s crime legislation fueled the prison industrial com-plex.

“The media focused on the party’s scheme to block Sanders, but I recallyou saying on television that there were also racist emails that showed their(Dems) underlying agenda and prejudices. We are being used; we’re pawns.”

The fact that no Black leader—civil rights or politician—stood up to chal-lenge the party about the revelations, spoke volumes, he said.

“And we need to be honest about the Obama years, about ‘No DramaObama,’” he continued. “I love him for the symbolism and dignity he broughtto the office, but the truth is, he operated within a system that limited whathe could do, and on top of that, refused to commit to remedies specificallyfor Black people.

“Democrats fought him in the first two years of his presidency. And hiswas the first presidency where Black America regressed. Poverty, unemploy-ment and the gap between Black and White incomes got worse. Those arefacts.

“But it’s sacrilegious to bring that up. The reality is we aren’t makingprogress under the current two-party system. That’s why I voted to blow itup.”

Under a Trump presidency, the brother believes the GOP will implode andthe Dems will explode.

The brother is not alone in his thinking, and much of what he says, I’veechoed in the past.

Voting for Trump however was a drastic step. It may spark a reevaluationof our political system, and allow us to see the Democratic Party for what itis. But that’s assuming we don’t fall prey and believe the expected criticismof Dems is a resolution in itself, and that Trump doesn’t blow up the worldbefore Black folks get their act together.

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Anti-Muslimhate has gonemainstream inEuropeBy Mahmud el-Shafey

LONDON — Describing itself as the “most authorita-tive and comprehensive exploration of extremism” inBritain and Europe, the annual report by the British-basedadvocacy group Hope not Hate paints a bleak picture forthe post Brexit and Trump world.

“2016 was a year where a new far-right threat becamemore evident, one played out largely on social media andto an international audience,” Hope not Hate Chief Ex-ecutive Officer Nick Lowles said in the report.

“It is this same new-style far right that has been at theheart of the global fake news phenomenon and that canengage and mobilise greater numbers of people acrossEurope and North America than ever before,” he added.

The report points to the emergence of a new generationof far-right activists across Europe who are active on theinternet and social media in an unprecedented way. Thisis a generation of far-right political activists who, for thefirst time, is witnessing some of their own views seepinginto the mainstream, particularly fears regarding a clashof civilisations between the Judeo-Christian West andIslam.

“Trump’s election was a catalyst for the internationalanti-Muslim movement. After many years of slowly andpainstakingly edging their way out of the political wilder-ness, the ‘counter-jihadists’ suddenly have an apparentadvocate in the White House who echoes some of theirpositions on Islam and Muslims,” said Joe Mulhall, co-author of the report.

While there has been clear political fallout from USPresident Donald Trump’s election in Britain and else-where in Europe, traditional far-right activists have gen-erally remained “marginal and controversial,” althoughtheir “core ideas” have moved into the mainstream, Mul-hall said.

“Often conspiratorial anti-Muslim views are adoptedby supposedly mainstream politicians and media outlets,”he added.

The 75-page report includes detailed sections lookingat political groups such as Britain First and the BritishNational Party, defence leagues, groups that specialisedin counter-jihadism as well as the alt-right and even majorparties such as the UK Independence Party (UKIP) andthe ruling Conservatives.

“In the last decade, talk of a Muslim invasion and athreat to Western civilisation has moved from socialmedia and the blogosphere to media-grabbing streetdemonstrations and into the parliamentary chambers ofEurope,” Mulhall said.

“This mainstreaming process has rapidly acceleratedover the last few years as a result of the refugee crisis andthe spate of terrorist attacks that has shaken the conti-nent.”

A 2016 report by the Pew Research Center in the

United States showed that unfavourable views aboutMuslims had surged in a number of European countries,including Hungary (72%), Italy (69%) and Poland (66%).Even Germany and the Netherlands, which had tradition-ally been more open towards immigrants, had seen ahardening of right-wing views.

“While this is all likely to encourage anti-Muslim atti-tudes in society it is also likely to create resentment anda backlash among Muslims who will understandably feelpersecuted and targeted,” Mulhall said.

In the wake of the report, British Muslim activistsseemed less likely to come together to figure out ways toaddress rising anti-Muslim sentiment than to becomebogged down in their own internal issues, as indicated byan article in the report focusing on Muslim extremism byBritish human rights activist Sara Khan.

Khan’s article cited a number of British Muslim groupsand figures, including Hizb ut-Tahrir, MEND (MuslimEngagement and Development), CAGE and others forpromoting “Salafi-Islamist” propaganda.

“Government-backed Sara Khan and her ‘We Will In-spire’ organisation are at the forefront of promoting thegovernment’s controversial Prevent counter-terror strat-egy, which all the major mainstream Muslim organisa-tions have condemned as a massive monitoring, spyingand profiling exercise on the Muslim community,” saidan article on popular British Muslim news website 5pil-lars. Khan’s report had described 5pillars as a “propa-ganda” news site.

The London-based advocacy organisation CAGE,which was criticised in the report for ties to Salafist-Is-lamists, also criticised Khan’s analysis.

“Khan’s article… is a government-sponsored smear di-rected at dissenting Muslim individuals and organisa-tions. The tactics to smear by association cheaplydisguises the reality of how CAGE operates. CAGE hasalways defended principles, regardless of people, in ac-cordance with the rule of law,” a CAGE statement said.

At a time when right-wing views, particularly anti-Muslim sentiment, are gaining traction in the mainstream,many observers are calling for British Muslims to putaside their differences to confront this new threat.

Mahmud el-Shafey is an Arab Weekly correspondentin London.

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Evans, James E.Age 82 yrs. March 3, 2017. Funeral serviceswill be held on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at11AM at Jeremiah Baptist Church 4519 W.Villard Ave. Visitation Saturday 10AM at theCHURCH until time of services. The family isserved by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Watson, JeffreyAge 63 yrs. March 4, 2017. Funeral serviceswill be held on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at11AM at Brentwood COC. Visitation Saturday10AM at the CHURCH until time of services.The family is served by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Margaret BroomAge 91 yrs. March 1, 2017. Funeral serviceswill be held on Friday, March 10, 2017 at 12Noon at St. Mark AME Church 1616 W. Atkin-son Ave. Visitation Friday 11AM at theCHURCH until time of services. The family isserved by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Robinson, Earl L.Age 77 yrs. March 3, 2017. Funeral serviceswill be held on Friday, March 10, 2017 at 12Noon at Holy Catherdal COGIC 2677 N. 40thSt. Visitation 11AM at the CHURCH until timeof services. The family is served by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

Brown, Alvern E.Age 84 yrs. March 4, 2017. Funeral serviceswill be held on Friday, March 10, 2017 at 12Noon at Walking in the Spirit Church 6420 W.Mitchell St. Visitation Friday 11AM at theCHURCH until time of services. The family isserved by:Northwest Funeral ChapelO'Bee, Ford & Frazier6630 W. Hampton Ave. (414)462-6020

McCarty, TangerleeAge 35 yrs. March 2, 2017. Funeral serviceswill be held on Friday, March 2, 2017 at 3PM.Visitation Friday 2PM until time of services at:Northwest Funeral Chapel

Holy Redeemer Christian Academy and Young, Coggs, Wliilams high school re-cently held a blood drive for students and staff at the school. In the chair contribut-ing to the cause while surrounded by Holy Redeemer and YCWHS students isDevon Reid, the club manager with the Greater Milwaukee Boys and Girls Club.--Photo by Yvonne Kemp

“Trump’s election was a cat-alyst for the internationalanti-Muslim movement.After many years of slowlyand painstakingly edgingtheir way out of the politicalwilderness, the ‘counter-ji-hadists’ suddenly have anapparent advocate in theWhite House who echoessome of their positions onIslam and Muslims...” -- Joe Mulhall, co-author of the report.

Muhammad Ali’s sonlaunching religiousfreedom campaignBy Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press | Posted March 8

Muhammad Ali’s son and ex-wifedeclared a “showdown” over reli-gious freedom against PresidentDonald Trump a month after theywere detained by immigration offi-cials in a Florida airport.

Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother,Khalilah Camacho Ali, are headed toWashington Thursday to meet withlawmakers to discuss the issue andtheir experience.

They are also calling for an end toTrump’s travel ban and are launchinga “Step Into the Ring” campaign,drawing on support of former boxinggreats including Evander Holyfield,Larry Holmes and Roberto Duran.They are framing the effort directlyas a fight against the president, usingthe hashtag #AlivsTrump.

Trump has shown admiration forAli in the past, calling Ali a “trulygreat champion” when the boxer diedof Parkinson’s disease in June.Trump also singled out an Ali exhibitduring a recent visit to the NationalMuseum of African-American His-tory and Culture in Washington.

The Alis were invited by Democ-rats to a forum organized by mem-bers of the House subcommittee onborder security. The Alis will addresslawmakers and push to testify at aformal hearing.

“There shouldn’t be a travel ban,”said Khalilah Camacho Ali. “If Idon’t speak up now, they’re going tokeep harassing us.”

The mother and son, both born in

the United States, were returningfrom a Black History Month event inJamaica on Feb. 7 when they weredetained and questioned at FortLauderdale-Hollywood InternationalAirport. They said they were asked ifthey were Muslim and explainedtheir relationship to the formerheavyweight champion repeatedly.

“I’m paranoid. I’m just waiting forsomebody to mess with me. That’snot a good feeling when you have totravel,” Khalilah Camacho Ali saidwhen asked how the incident has af-fected her.

NAAGS OffersHope for Single,Christian, BlackWomenChristian black women have aless than 10% chance of mar-rying a Christian Black man

ORLANDO, Fla./Christian News-wire/ -- Charles Cooper, a forty-yearveteran of Christian ministrylaunches National Association for theAdvancement of Godly Sisters(NAAGS) to make husbands. Sincethe Bible forbids Christians to marryanyone that is not a Christian, blackChristian women suffer dispropor-tionately because of this edict.

Eligible black Christian men arefewer and fewer in number. Out of 10randomly picked black men, at most,only one will be a Christian.

Of the 10, one will die before his

18th birthday, one will marry anotherethnic group, one is in prison, one isgay, one is an addict, one is amomma's boy, two are unbelievers,and the final one is religious, but notChristian.

NAAGS seeks to win black men toJesus Christ and disciple them,thereby increasing the pool of possi-ble choices for single Christian blackwomen. David Murrow states, andEdward Thompson and JawanzaKunjufu confirm, "That 75 to 90 per-cent of the adults in the typicalAfrican-American congregation arewomen."

This shortage of men is causingmany black Christian women to ei-ther live their adult lives alone, com-promised in their commitment toChrist, or marrying another ethnicgroup.

NAAGS works with localchurches to train women in aggres-sive evangelism. For more informa-tion visit: www.naags.org.

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As for the former, there is a growing consensus thatDemocrats will do nothing but complain and cry wolf, aswas the case with state Democrats since Republicansgained control with the election of Scott Walker. “All wehave to do is complain,” a Black Democrat said at thetime, “and our constituents will think we’re doing some-thing.”

Talk show host Karen Hunter was equally bombasticin her criticism of Black Democrat congressmen on hersatellite show recently.

She said they are more interested in appeasing otherspecial interests and maintaining the plantation than inadvancing the Black agenda.

That’s one of the reasons Hunter has created a new po-litical entity, the Party of Lincoln, which she believes willat the very least balance the political scales.

Hunter says it is ridiculous to put all your interests intoone political party basket, because history shows that en-tity will take you for granted.

Empowerment comes from strategically leveling theplaying field. Thus Hunter’s plan is to train Black candi-dates to run as Republicans so we would have someoneon the inside of the GOP to advance elements of ouragenda.

I can see the merit in that agenda, but I have notwaivered from my belief that we need an independentBlack political party.

We need an entity that will shake the trees that willpress for specific remedies to the myriad of problems thathave kept Black America in perpetual slavery. You needbut open your eyes and ask why we’re perpetually in thesame predicament; why poverty and Black unemploy-ment remain the same, why educational apartheid contin-ues and why a ceiling restricts Black businessdevelopment.

WE shoulder part of the blame for that phenomena, ourrefusal to embrace our Africentered culture has left a holein our souls. But put part of the blame on the political sys-tem, which has ill served us.

So if we are to be used in a political chess match, letus be queens and kings, and not pawns.

Thus, I’m not among those who condemn the brothersand sisters who voted for Trump believing he would dis-rupt, if not destroy, the political status quo, although Iquestion the wisdom of those who voted for him thinkinghe would correct the wrongs of America. And the foolswho believed he would “make America great again.”

If nothing else, it looks like he will undermine if notdestroy the Republican Party. As a prominent conserva-tive said during a political forum I participated in priorto the presidential election, “If Trump is elected, he’ll bethe last Republican president for the foreseeable future.”

And if our other hopes fall short, at least that’s some-thing.

Hotep.

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Signifyin’

According to Gallup, millennials have the highest rate of unemploymentand those that are employed and engaged only include 29%. That is less thanhalf of the millennial population.

This new generation is what I like to call the “It” generation. We are ex-pected to make memorable and monumental change in the world. Business-men and executives all over the U.S are battling with ways to keep us aroundin the workforce. We are a generation that demands change, and will settlefor nothing less.

Our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors are constantly being studied by thosewho are affected by it for example, food companies, fashion industries, andof course employers. If you spend an average 8 hours a day, 5 times a week,52 weeks in a year dedicating your time and energy to an employer, wouldn’tyou want it to contribute to your well-being in the long run?

--Paishance Welch, Millennial Magic !

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What Do MillennialsReally Want FromTheir Job?

Moore said in a statement the Republican plan not only destroys theprogress achieved during President Obama’s tenure, it also manufactures newhealth care crises that will have a devastating impact on seniors, women, andworking

The congresswoman stressed low-income Americans aren’t the only oneswho will bear the financial brunt of such corrosive legislation.

“It is important to recognize that everyone--regardless of their socioeco-nomic background--will foot the bill for this misguided proposal.”

Moore is particularly disturbed by the effect the legislation will have onwomen’s health. In addition to defunding Planned Parenthood--a vital healthcare organization that many of her constituents depend on--the bill also aimsto dismantle the private insurance market for abortion coverage, a procedurethat, out of pocket, can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

“As this legislation moves through the House of Representatives, rest as-sured I will be voicing my strident opposition to it and any proposal that val-ues politics over patients.”

--Sources: Associated Press via TheGrio.com

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vinced that they were targeted be-cause they are Muslim and haveArabic names. Khalilah CamachoAli, who was born and raised Mus-lim, said she has always fought forreligious rights, and pushed her for-mer husband to use his fame to do thesame.

“We, as a family, have been fight-ing this for a very long time,” shesaid. “We are going to continue tofight for religious justice.”

A spokesman for U.S. Customsand Border Protection has said Ali Jr.was held for questioning, but not be-cause of his name or religion.

Trump signed his first travel ban aweek into his presidency. The exec-utive order sparked confusion acrossthe country, causing chaotic scenes atairports and prompting lawsuits.

This week, he announced a revisedversion that bars new visas for peoplefrom six Muslim-majority countriesand temporarily shuts down Amer-ica’s refugee program.

It also removes Iraq from the list ofbanned countries and removes lan-guage prioritizing religious minori-ties that some viewed as a way tohelp Christians get into the UnitedStates while excluding Muslims.

The new order is set to take effecton March 16.

Muhammad Ali, a three-timeheavyweight boxing champion, alsofought for civil rights. He refused toenter the military draft during theVietnam War as a conscientious ob-jector after converting to Islam. Thedecision cost him his heavyweighttitle and he was convicted of draftevasion.

The U.S. Supreme Court laterruled in his favor.

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Ali’s sonlaunchingreligiousfreedomcampaign Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist

Church will host the LincolnUniversity Vocal Ensemble(pictured at left) Tuesday,March 14, at 7 p.m.

Mt. Zion MBC is located at2207 N. 2nd St. Rev. Louis Sib-ley is pastor.

The community is invited tohear the musical virtuosity ofthis famed ensemble as theyperform jazz, classical, gospel,inspirational and blues.

Lincoln University is anHBCU located in JeffersonCity, MO.

For more information, contactthe church at 414-372-7811.

Lincoln University Vocal Ensembleto perform at Mt. Zion MBC

The community is invited to meetand greet radio personaliies of tehAmbassadors of Christ EvangelistMargaret Adams and co-host Dr.Carolyn Teague in a fellowship serv-ice Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m., atHeritage International Ministries,1036 W. Atkinson Ave. Hosts pastorsare Dr. Natthaniel and Carolyn Stam-pley. Special guests will be PasstorCarol Griffin and God’s Worship andPraise Outreach Ministries, J’QuanClark, and praise in dance PastorDiane Green and others.

Adams and Teague can be heardevery first and third Saturday on1560 WGLB AM at 9:30 a.m.

For more information, call 414-554-3888.

WGLB radiopersonalities tohold meet andgreet at HeritageInternationalMinistries

Community leaders hostedWednesday a reopening cere-mony at the Mary Ryan Boys &Girls Club in Sherman Park,which has been closed to thepublic for renovations since theend of August 2016.

The 25-year-old building wasdue for major upgrades and up-dates. In order to accomplish thiswork and keep the public safeduring construction, the countyand Boys & Girls Clubs ofGreater Milwaukee agreed that

the Club would close after sum-mer programming concluded.

Some of the current Clubmembers’ parents who used thefacility when they were childrenhaven’t seen these types of im-provements to the Club, until

now. The major renovations apply

to every room in the large,57,000 square-foot building andrequired 418 gallons of paint,3,590 square-feet of carpet,13,460 square feet of rubberflooring, more than 200 piecesof new furniture and more than1,200 new light bulbs were in-stalled.

The Club contains severalspaces designed specifically forthe different age groups itserves, with programming tai-lored to their development: 5-6year olds (“mini-pals”), 7-8 yearolds (“pals”), 9-12 year olds(pre-teens, or “cadets”), and 13-18 year olds (“teens”).

These renovations have beenmade possible through the gen-erous financial and in-kind con-tributions of Milwaukee County,Lowe's Companies, Boys &Girls Clubs of America, North-western Mutual,

The Greater Milwaukee Foun-dation, Grainger and VJS Con-struction.

In addition, HGA Architects isdesigning a new teen centerwithin the Club that will betterserve the neighborhood’s teenpopulation.

When completed, the newspace will include a music stu-dio, computers, a quiet studyspot and areas for socializingand collaboration.

An Open House event will beheld on Saturday, April 15 from10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. to helpwelcome back Club memberswho have been transitioned toother clubs during the renova-tions and welcome new potentialmembers.

Because of the many partner-ships that the Club has, the Mil-waukee Police Department’sEaster egg hunt will also be tak-ing place that day.

Cong. Moore blastsGOP healthcare plan to replace Obamacare

Reopening ceremony held at the MaryRyan Boys&Girls Club in Sherman Park

Artist rendering of one of the renovated areas of the Mary Ryan Boys&Girls Club inSherman Park.

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Free ACT Wingspreparationclasses for highschool students offered by SDCImportant ACT preparation and sup-plies provided by SDC to MilwaukeeCounty High School Students

Taking the ACT is something many high school stu-dents find daunting. Preparing for the exam is often acostly expense students and their families cannot afford.ACT results are heavily weighed by higher education in-stitutions during the admission process. The Social De-velopment Commission’s (SDC) Youth Services divisionwill provide FREE ACT preparation and supplies to highschool students, grades 9 -12, that reside in MilwaukeeCounty.

The ACT Wings preparation workshops consist of twohalf-day sessions. Students are required to attend both

Saturday sessions – March 11 and March 25 from 9:00AM – 3:00 PM.

Participants will not only benefit from free instruction,but will complete practice exercises in all five test areas(English, mathematics, reading, science and writing), anACT preparation book, Personal Study Plan guidance,strategies and tips for success. Individual follow-up willalso be provided for participants.

The no cost workshops will be held at the Social De-velopment Commission, 1730 West North Avenue, Mil-waukee.

Online registration is encouraged at www.cr-sdc.orgunder the Education & Training section of the Programspage. Interested parents and student may also contactWillie Mae Hill at whill@cr-sdc.org or 414.906.2790.

Funding for the ACT Wings Workshops is provided bythe Youth Services division of the City of Milwaukee.

For more than 50 years, the Social Development Com-mission has operated as the Community Action Agencyfor Milwaukee County. SDC serves as a planner, coordi-nator, and provider of human service programs for low-income individuals and families residing in MilwaukeeCounty. The agency is an intergovernmental commissionand is governed by a board of 18 citizens from Milwau-kee County, each of whom hold the title of “Commis-sioner.” For more information on SDC’s programs andservices, visit cr-sdc.org. Connect with us on Facebookwww.Facebook.com/SDCMilwaukee and Twitterwww.twitter.com/CRSDC.

Three hundred and fifty students recently at-tended a private screening at a local Marcus The-ater of the hit movie, “Hidden Figures,” the storyof Black women who made contributions thathelped put a man in space and back to earthwhile overcoming racism and Jim Crow. Thescreening was sponsored by Aurora Healthcare.Six schools participated: St. Joan Antida, ChristoRey, James Madison Academic Campus, NorthDivision high school, South Division high school,and Hamilton high school. After the movie, repre-sentatives of Aurora Healthcare and the schoolsin attendance participated in a panel discussionin which they talked about the role of women andminorities in science, technology, engineeringand math.The panel was moderated by VivianKing of Aurora.--Photos by Yvonne Kemp

Over 300MPS students watch inspiring historical movie,“Hidden Figures”

Prism Technical, MPS and other STEMrelated companies hold screening of “Hidden Figures” to celebrate Girl Day 2017

Two hundred female MPS students recently saw a private viewing of themovie 'Hidden Figures' followed by a hands-on rocket launching activity in cele-bration of the fifth annual Girl Day...Every Girl is a Rockstar, at the MarcusMagestic Cinema, 770 N. Springdale Rd., in Waukesha.

Prism Technical & Grandesco Solutions along with sponsors' Greater Milwau-kee Foundation, Milwaukee Public Schools, American Transmission Co.,Mortenson Construction, JF Ahern, We Energies & HNTB hosted Girl Day tomotivate and inspire 5th-8th grade female students to pursue STEM related ca-reers.

The goal of Girl Day is to introduce the female students who might otherwisenever consider a construction trade or STEM related career path to excel in sci-ence, technology, engineering and math (STEM). --Photo by Yvonne Kemp

Rufus King celebrates undefeated Lady Generals asteam heads to semifinals in state basketball tournamentFellow athletes also recognized for their accomplishments at pep rally

Rufus King International High School celebrated Thursday the success of its girls' basketball team by holding asendoff pep rally for the team before it heads to the semifinal game in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Associa-tion's Division 1 girls' championship. The pep rally was held at the school, located at 1801 W. Olive St.

The team also recognized the Rufus King Cheerleaders, who won their second state championship in a row, andwrestler Liam Arnold, who participated in the state tournament. The undefeated Lady Generals will play undefeatedAppleton North on Friday, March 10 at 6:35 p.m. in Green Bay at the Resch Center. If the team advances, it will playfor the WIAA Division 1 championship on Saturday, March 11 at 8:15 p.m. --Photo courtesy of MPS

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Cast and Creators ofWGN’s UndergroundUrge #JusticeReform-NOW in NewPSAsStars Urge Congress to Tackle Mass Incarceration

WASHINGTON -- Today, TheLeadership Conference on Civil andHuman Rights, the ACLU, and#cut50 released new PSAs featuringthe cast and creators of the WGN TVshow Underground calling on Con-gress to tackle mass incarceration byending the racially discriminatoryWar on Drugs. Participating cast andcreators include Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Amirah Vann, Alano Miller,Aldis Hodge, Misha Green, and JoePokaski.

Last year, 100+ celebrities anddozens of civil rights, criminal jus-tice, and faith organizations joinedthe campaign for #JusticeReform-NOW, urging Congress to pass his-toric, bipartisan federal legislationthat would begin to fix the U.S. crim-inal justice system.

“More Black men are in prison orjail and on probation or parole thanwere enslaved in 1850, before theCivil War began,” said Van Jones, co-founder of #cut50.

“Millions of Americans, primarilyblack and Latino men, are being sen-tenced to years upon years in prisonfor low-level crimes.

“Their communities are robbed oftheir talents and potential, all whilewe spend billions on punishment in-stead of rehabilitation. We have toend this injustice, and that starts withCongress.”

“It is clear that our criminal justicesystem is broken and in dire need ofreform,” said Wade Henderson, pres-ident and CEO of The LeadershipConference on Civil and HumanRights. “Our federal prisons are over-

crowded with a population that is dis-proportionately Black and Latino,and not because they commit crimesat a higher rate.

They are all too often the end resultof a flawed system where mandatoryminimum sentencing laws distort ajust outcome. It is the certainty of asentence, not the length, that servesas a deterrent, and those sentencesmust be both fair and just. Wastingresources simply to keep peoplelocked up does not enhance publicsafety, nor is it a wise use of the tax-payer’s money. During the last Con-gress, there was a sincere bipartisaneffort to correct this egregious prob-lem. We urge the current Congress toact now.”

“Our country has become addictedto incarceration, sending millions ofpeople into our jails and prisons whoin many cases don’t belong there,"said Jesselyn McCurdy, deputy direc-tor of the ACLU's Washington Leg-islative Office.

"Communities of color are espe-cially burdened by our dependence

on incarceration. Due to the failedWar on Drugs and a misplaced trustin the so-called ‘tough on crime’ ap-proach, we have inflated our sentenc-ing laws to draconian levels, wastinglives and resources. We need less in-carceration and more pragmaticstrategies focused on prevention andrehabilitation."

“All Americans should be deeplyconcerned about the ways the currentcriminal justice system dispropor-tionately affects people of color. Dis-parities span every step in thecriminal justice system, from polic-ing to prison.

Nearly three quarters of federaldrug offenders sentenced undermandatory minimums were Black orHispanic and more than 60% of in-carcerated people nationwide areracial minorities.” said Jessica Jack-son, National Director of #cut50.“But the failure of this system ex-tends beyond prison walls. Incarcer-ation affects employment, housing,voting, and educational opportuni-ties.

Delaware North Sportservice hiring 150part-time positions for up-coming Brewers season

Delaware North Sportservice,the food, beverage and retail part-ner of Major League Baseball’sMilwaukee Brewers, today an-nounced it will host a job fair forpart-time seasonal positions atMiller Park on Saturday, Mar. 11,from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Delaware North is looking to fillapproximately 150 positions forthe Brewers’ upcoming 2017 sea-son.

The job fair will be held atMiller Park and open positions in-clude concession stand attendants,servers, bartenders, runners,bussers, culinary support, retailstore cashiers and more.

Candidates must be highly mo-tivated, and customer-oriented.Applicants must be available towork evenings and weekends—all positions are event-driven. Suc-cessful candidates will receivepaid training and free uniformsand meals.

Questions can be directed to414-902-4700 or visit www.base-ballmke.com/letstalk for addi-tional information on openpositions.

Job fair to fill over 150 conces-sions positions for Brewers’ 2017season

Local candidates to fill over 150seasonal staff for Brewers Games

The job fair will be from 10:00a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Miller Park is locatged at 1Brewers Way.

Enter through the Hot Corner(near Friday’s Front Row)

Sportservice is also seekinglocal not-for-profit groups whowish to work at Brewers’ homegames as a fundraising opportu-nity for their organization.

Last year, more than 2,600 vol-unteers from 66 groups were ableto raise $677,997 for sportsleagues, college organizations,dance troops, and others in thecommunity.

Interested groups can find moreinformation at www.base-ballmke.com/groups.

Rufus King celebrates undefeated Lady Generals asteam heads to semifinals in state basketball tournamentFellow athletes also recognized for their accomplishments at pep rally

Rufus King International High School celebrated Thursday the success of its girls' basketball team by holding asendoff pep rally for the team before it heads to the semifinal game in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Associa-tion's Division 1 girls' championship. The pep rally was held at the school, located at 1801 W. Olive St.

The team also recognized the Rufus King Cheerleaders, who won their second state championship in a row, andwrestler Liam Arnold, who participated in the state tournament. The undefeated Lady Generals will play undefeatedAppleton North on Friday, March 10 at 6:35 p.m. in Green Bay at the Resch Center. If the team advances, it will playfor the WIAA Division 1 championship on Saturday, March 11 at 8:15 p.m. --Photo courtesy of MPS

Miller Park job fair slated for March 11

Senator LenaTaylor Kept it Local for Read AcrossAmerica

Students from Capitol West Academy, a public charterschool on Milwaukee’s northwest side, celebrated Dr.Seuss’s birthday with a Read Across America celebrationtoday.

Honored guest and keynote speaker, Senator Lena Tay-lor, was on hand to read to 4th graders and address theentire school about the importance of reading. CWA wasespecially honored to welcome Senator Taylor, a lifelongMilwaukeean who still serves her childhood neighbor-hood today. She is the District 4 Wisconsin State Senator.

Senator Taylor began by reading a classic Seuss title,“Are you my mother?” followed by “Growing Table,” abook about fellow Milwaukeean and fresh-food advocate,Will Allen.

During her reading of “Growing Table,” Senator Taylorhanded out some very unusual visual aids: a potato, zuc-chini, sweet potato, a head of cabbage and other freshproduce for the students to see and feel. They spent a cou-ple of minutes talking about some of their favorite foodsand with whom they like to share meals. Many of the stu-dents agreed that Grandma’s house for a holiday dinneris an absolute favorite.

To top off the reading of the book, Senator Taylor hadsprouts for the 4th graders to sample.

Senator Taylor was joined by more than 20 other Mil-waukee professionals who volunteered their time thismorning to read to CWA from some of their favorite chil-dren’s books.

Capitol West Academy, located at 88th and Capitol, isa tuition-free public school for grades K4-8th grade. Itprovides a safe, nurturing, educational environmentwhere children, with the support of their families andcommunity, learn and grow to be successful lifelonglearners and productive citizens. CWA is a charter schoolof UWM and its rigorous academics and curriculum fo-cused on character development has earned it recognitionas a National School of Character.

Sen. Lena Taylorreading to fourthgrade students.

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