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INSIDE: Part two of Signifyin’ 2020 questions! BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID VOL. XLIV Number 25 Jan. 6, 2021 www.milwaukeecommunityjournal.com 25 Cents MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PERMIT NO. 4668 WISCONSIN’S LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER Honoring the victims Kenosha officer won’t be of the ‘other pandemic’ charged in Blake shooting Candle Light Vigil held to remember Milwaukee’s 2020 homicide victims Compiled by charges being filed against Sheskey, a seven-year veteran MCJ Editorial Staff of the KPD, was made at an Kenosha County Dis- undisclosed location. trict Attorney Michael Sheskey remains on the force, but is still on administrative Graveley announced leave. Tuesday he will not file The D.A.’s decision sparked criminal charges against a small demonstration that night in Kenosha. Several Kenosha police officer dozen people marched through Rusten Sheskey for the streets into neighborhoods shooting Jacob Blake in Jacob Blake and there were confrontations a call on social media to defend between some demonstrators August of 2020, saying the city. and the Wisconsin National Sheskey was justified in One individual who answered Guard, 500 members of which his use of deadly force. the call was Kyle Rittenhouse were called out earlier by Gov. of Antioch, Illinois, who is The shooting left Blake para- Tony Evers to aid Kenosha po- charged with shooting three lyzed from the waist down. His lice. people and killing two of them shooting ignited several nights Graveley also announced no with an assault-style weapon of protests, some of which charges will be filed against during one of the demonstra- turned violent, with some pro- Blake, who was shot multiple tions. testors burning businesses and times last summer as he was The announcement of no members of militias answering (continued on page 7) As the new year unfolds amidst the coronovirus pan- demic, more than a hundred individuals recently descended Rev. Raphael Warnock on El-Bethel Church of God In Christ on Good Hope Road to say prayers, reflect, and light a pulls off historic win candle for those who lost their lives to the ‘other pandemic’: Milwaukee’s record setting for Georgia U.S. Senate homicide death rate. The an- nual new year event was Minister’s win makes him the first Incumbent Georgia hosted by El-Bethel COGIC Black American to be elected to the U.S. Senator David and Northcott Neighborhood Perdue was defeated U.S. Senate in the state's House. by challenger Jon Os- Milwaukee barely missed history; Jon Ossoff beats soff. recording 200 homicides, fin- incumbent Georgia Sen. David Perdue Ossoff’s victory as- ishing 2020 with 192. Milwau- sured a Democratic kee broke its previous record majority for Presi- Article by Gerren Keith Gaynor of 165 in November of last dent-elect Joe Biden’s of theGrio.com year, set in 1991. The spike re- agenda. portedly came after the city Democratic Georgia U.S. Senate Though the Democ- Rev. Raphael rats will have the saw four years of declining candidate, Rev. Raphael Warnock, homicides after hitting 147 Warnock thinnest of advantages murders in 2015. The number became the first African American in the House and Sen- ate, where Vice President-elect Kamala Harris of homicides fell to 97 in 2019, elected to the Senate in that state’s the second consecutive year will break 50-50 ties, they will control the com- the rate had dipped below 100. history when he defeated, Tues- mittees and the legislation and nominations brought to the floor. —Sources: Milwaukee maga- day, incumbent Republican Sen. Warnock is the senior pastor of Ebenezer Bap- zine and the Journal Sentinel tist Church, the home church of Rev. Martin -Photos by Kim Robinson Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election. (continued on page 4) ity of Milwaukee Mobile Testing for COVID-19 is ramping up! The first site for the mobile testing is Barack Obama School (the former Custer High School) at 4300 W Fairmount Avenue where COVID-19 testing resumed after the holidays and is scheduled to end January 12. CThe City Mobile Testing will provide additional testing capacity in parts of Milwaukee where the COVID- 19 virus is prevalent. When the Milwaukee Health Department sees higher levels of COVID-19 illness in particular areas of the city, the mobile testing locations can be moved to those locations. The mobile testing complements the city’s fixed testing sites at Northwest Health Center, Southside Health Center, and Miller Park. “We know testing is an essential tool in limiting the spread of COVID-19. Testing alerts infected individu- als that they need to isolate, and it triggers the need for testing among the close contacts of those identified as COVID-19 positive,” Mayor Tom Barrett said. “Because it is so important, we are making certain that testing is convenient and available to everyone in Milwaukee Announces “City Milwaukee.” The hours for the City Mobile Testing are 8 a.m. to noon on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends. In addition to the Barack Obama School site, there are additional mobile testing site on the city’s south side. Mobile Testing” for COVID-19 The City Mobile Testing will be conducted by a private company that is under contract with Milwaukee. People using the sites will have test results within days of the nasal swabs. Additional Testing Capacity Available to Respond to The testing is being provided at no cost. Unlike other city testing sites, this private vendor will bill a per- son’s health insurance. Hard Hit Neighborhoods The city, using federal funds, will be the payer of last resort if private insurance funding is not available. The Milwaukee Community Journal•January 6, 2021•Page 2 The Milwaukee Community Journal•January 6, 2021•Page 3 MLK Que would serve barbeque, pasta, The original location suffered $10,000 in salad and burgers according to a license ap- damage in another fire in February 2020. plication. The menu lists items such as beef Another location, Ashley’s Que Grill & brisket, shrimp alfredo and a choice of catfish Bistro, opened in the Eleven25 food hall at or cod dinner. 1125 N. 9th St. in 2017 but closed shortly Appetizers like wings, shrimp and fried thereafter. It was led by Darnell’s son foods are listed as well. Jazzmon Chavez Hughes. The new business will offer in-person din- The proposed restaurant has the backing of ing as well as delivery and catering. the area’s business improvement district. “A MLK Que would renovate and paint the Milwaukee staple, Ashley’s Que, is a wel- building, once home to Stella’s Restaurant, come addition to the business improvement according to the application. A bar would be district, a welcome addition to the neighbor- installed inside and the restaurant would offer hood,” said King Drive business improvement sidewalk dining. district Deshea Agee. Proposed hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. He said barbecue was a missing food offer- from Tuesday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 ing on the corridor that would be an amenity p.m. on Sunday and Monday. for area residents and draw more people to the Photo taken by Jeramey Jannene Ashley declined to comment on his new corridor. restaurant when Urban Milwaukee reached The agent for King’s Fresh Market Group him by phone. Vicky Allen serves as the agent LLC is Bruce Martin, who acquired the build- for the new business. MLK Que’s application ing in 2016 with the intention of opening a NEW BARBECUE is pending before the Milwaukee Common grocery store. After obtaining an occupancy Council. permit and installing signage, the market Darnell’s father Thomas Ashley Jr. opened never opened. Ashley'sPLACE Bar-B-Que FOR plans KING to open MLK DRIVE Que, the original Ashley’s Bar-B-Que in 1961 and The 6,846-square-foot, single-story building serving barbeque, pasta, salad and burgers shortly thereafter relocated it to its current was built in 2002 according to city records. By Ethan Duran, courtesy of UrbanMilwaukee.com home at 1501 W. Center St. The younger Ash- The property includes a parking lot. ley later took over the business. The City of Milwaukee acquired the prop- Darnell Ashley, owner of Ashley’s Bar-B-Que, plans to open a A Walker’s Point location, known as Ash- erty via tax foreclosure after a once-popular new barbeque restaurant at 2730 N. Martin Luther King Jr Dr. in ley’s Que, at 124 W. National Ave. closed in Ponderosa Steak House, later rebranded 2017 when a fire destroyed the restaurant. Stella’s, did not survive the Great Recession. Harambee. The restaurant would replace the planned, but never That fire occurred just months after a fire tem- Martin secured approval to purchase and re- opened King’s Fresh Market grocery store. porarily closed the Center Street location. develop the building in 2015. “She was a great candidate coming in,” Red Sox vice president of player development Ben Crockett told the Boston Globe. Longstanding community “She’s had some really interesting experiences and has been pas- Boston Red Sox sionate about growing her skillset and development herself.” leader James M. Ferguson, That Smith’s historic hiring happened in Boston, a city where angry Hire Bianca mobs violently attacked school buses carrying Black children to pre- II joins the race to replace viously all-white schools in the 1970s, could be a sign of racial progress. Milwaukee County Sup. Smith as First The Red Sox have had a history of racism at Fenway Park. In 2019, four fans hung a banner that read “Racism is as American Supreme Moore for as Baseball,” from the famed Green Monster.