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BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID VOL. XLIV Number 8 Sept. 9, 2020 www.milwaukeecommunityjournal.com 25 Cents MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PERMIT NO. 4668 WISCONSIN’S LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER Justice For Jacob Blake!: Jacob speaks! “I just want to say man to all of the young cats out there, even the older ones—older than me—there’s a lot more life to live out here man. Your life, and not only just your life…your legs, something that you need to move around and move forward with in life, can be taken from you (snapping his fingers) like this man. And I promise you, the type of (bleep) that you go through…I got staples in my back, staples in my damn stomach…you do not want to have to deal with this (bleep) man. Twenty-four hours, every 24 hours, this pain…there’s nothing…there’s nothing but pain. It hurts to breath, it hurts to sleep, it hurts to move from side-to-side, it hurts to eat. Please, I’m telling you, change your lives out there. We can stick to- gether, make some money, make everything easier for our people out here man, because there’s so much time that has been wasted…” —Jacob Blake delivering a message recently from his Milwaukee hospital bed to his supporters, warning them that everything can change in an instant. Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down.Source: CNN Frank Nitty, Frank Nitty MCJMCJ EDITORIALEDITORIAL AND other A mantra, a local activists moment, and AND SUPPORTERS, a movement go to Washington! that must be taken seriously, but must not allow itself to be co-oped by rage from within! Last week’s edition of your Milwaukee Community Journal, with the frontpage proclaiming ‘Black Lives Matter’ and the names of those African Americans who have died at the hands of police offi- cers across the na- tion, was a huge hit! Last week’s edition of your Activists Frank Nitty and Tory Milwaukee Community Lowe on the steps of the Lincoln Group of individuals and activists Journal, with the front page Memorial during the recent 2020 March on Washington. who marched with Nitty to Wash- proclaiming ‘Black Lives ington. Photo by Tory Lowe. Matter’ and the names of those African Americans who Compiled by MCJ Editorial Staff have died at the hands of po- Nitty speaking at lice officers across the nation, was a huge hit! the 2020 March on Milwaukee activist Frank Nitty captured the To paraphrase an old saying: copies of the MCJ flew off our racks like Washington. nation’s attention recently when he passionately hot cakes at several area food and drug stores! And that’s a good thing, especially in these challenging times for print media—especially for spoke at the 2020 March on Washington, after Black print media—which faced challenges even before the coronavirus. While many applauded our bold front page—via emails, text mes- walking 750 miles from his hometown to the sages, and (smart) phone calls—there were the expected critics who nation’s capital. weren’t shy in sharing with us their displeasure. Claiming he was “tired,” and asking the overflow gathering if they were tired The critics never disappoint; using the usual anonymous racial vitriol too, Nitty declared the current protests against police violence against Black and laced with the ‘N’-word, reverences to watermelons, socialism, Marxism Brown Americans, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis several (Communism), being dumb and racist (racist?...really?). months ago, is a “revolution.” In our role as the Black community’s ‘voice’ for 44 years, we’ve be- (continued on page 4) (continued on page 5) The Milwaukee Community Journal • September 9, 2020 • Page 2 SUBSCRIBE. DONATE. ADVERTISE. 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And that’s why our long- Your suppo is critical to sustaining questions, we rely on the hard work being laid o . Just as our society time pa ner Google is purchasing the dedicated journalists serving of our local repo ers. As a result, faces numerous, urgent challenges. ads like this in local publications your communities. readership of local news outlets across the country, as well as providing has reached record highs. Millions of people are in danger of a Relief Fund to help struggling local Our local news outlets help keep us losing access to the authoritative local news outlets. But those actions safer. Let’s help keep them open. information they need to stay informed. This message suppo ed by Suppo LocalNewsNow.com The Milwaukee Community Journal • September 9, 2020 • Page 3 Ascension St. Joseph Opens Emergency Department for Pregnant Women Beginning this week, departments. The OBED program does not “We care for women from replace a woman’s regular obste- Ascension St. Joseph, throughout the area, and that in- trician; instead, it serves as an ex- KAMALA VISITS 5000 W. Chambers St., cludes many high-risk moms-to- tension of the patient’s regular will become the first hos- be who face both physical and doctor. Hospitalists are physicians THE DAIRY STATE pital in Milwaukee to socioeconomic challenges,” said who specialize solely in caring for Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate, Sen. Kevin Kluesner, Chief Adminis- patients who are hospitalized, offer a new 24-hour OB trative Officer, Ascension St. rather than those in a clinical or Kamala Harris responds to supporters and re- Emergency Department Joseph. outpatient setting. OB hospitalists porters after her visit to the St. Bendedic Center. (OBED) dedicated to “We are dedicating time, en- have additional training such as It was one of several places the vice presidential pregnant women. ergy, and resources to improve advanced fetal assessment and candidate visited during her visit to Wisconsin cam- birth outcomes, reduce health dis- monitoring. The four-bed OBED is staffed parities and improve maternal and In addition to handling deliver- paigning on behalf of herself and Democratic Presi- with seven board-certified infant health. The OBED is an- ies, OB hospitalists assist with dential hopeful Joe Biden.—Photos by Yvonne Kemp OB/GYNs through the OB Hos- other step forward in this impor- any issues and emergencies that pitalist Group to provide care for tant work.” may arise and provide several pregnancy-related emergencies Pregnancy emergencies can services including: and to diagnose labor. happen at any hour and can range Care in times of emergency “This represents a significant from miscarriages or threat of a prior to the arrival of a patient’s investment in our hospital to pro- miscarriage, to elevated blood physician vide an elevated standard of care pressure or more serious issues Support the care of high-risk for our patients and positively im- that require immediate surgery. pregnancy patients pact the lives of women, their ba- Conditions commonly treated in Deliver babies for patients who bies and the families we are an OBED include: don’t have an obstetrician privileged to serve,” said Dr. Abnormal vaginal bleeding Pregnant women in need of Matthew Lee, Medical Director, Complications associated with emergency care will continue to Women and Families, Ascension high-risk pregnancy use the main ED entrance at As- Wisconsin. • Decreased fetal movement cension St. Joseph off Burleigh The team of physicians' goal is • Increased blood pressure Street and be escorted to the to improve patient care for moms- • Preterm labor OBED located in the Labor and to-be and reduce wait times at one • Ruptured membranes Delivery Unit. of the state’s busiest emergency The Milwaukee Community Journal • September 9, 2020 • Page 4 and white adults about some forms ies.” of medical care, including expanding The Centers for Disease Control New national faith-based access to experimental drugs before and Prevention (CDC) has reported clinical trials are completed. that non-Hispanic American Indian (continued from front page) community engagement A 57% majority of Black adults and Alaska Native individuals are Nitty“We just marched Goes 750 miles fromto Milwaukee, Washington Wisconsin-24 days to say the risks of allowing more access hospitalized with COVID-19 at 5.3 get here, because we’re not going to stop until we get change.” to experimental treatments outweigh times the rate of non-Hispanic white During his speech, Nitty expressed frustration that marchers are still initiative to partner with the benefits, while 41% say the ben- people. For Hispanic populations protesting the same issues that were addressed at the first march, nearly efits outweigh the risks. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black individuals, 60 years ago. key communities around (53%) and white adults (63%) are the rate is 4.7 times higher. “We’ve been marching for the same stuff for 60 years. Black people more likely than Black adults to say To enhance trust, members of the shouldn’t be marching for the same stuff Martin Luther King was COVID-19 and CoVPN the benefits outweigh the risks.

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