BULK RATE www.communityjournal.net 25 Cents U.S. POSTAGE PAID VOL.XL Number 17 November 25, 2015 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PERMIT NO. 4668 The Milwaukee OMMUNITYOMMUNITYWISCONSIN’S LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPEROUROURNALNAL Thanksgiving Comes Early for Many in Our Community! SCISTER J C J A free dinner, health screenings, and give- MHSI holds free Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway SPEAK... aways...and meeting Milwaukee Bucks Guard Jer- ryd Bayless were the order of the day for residents Lena’s Food SPEAK from the community who attended Milwaukee Market Health Services, Inc. (MHSI) Thanksgiving Dinner LORD! Giveaway Tuesday at the MLK Heritage Health Cen- Addresses ter, 2555 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. This was recent issues “GIVING THANKS!” the fifth year the Thanksgiving Di nner Giveaway NO REGRETS courtesy of Bayless and his foundation. Also spon- and continues We are living in a soring and/or participating with good and medical time where evil is exams at the the event were Molina Healthcare, to serve the amongst us and PKSD Law Firm, JD Logistics Inc., Feeding America community the devil is slither- and Wal-Mart. Since its humble incep- ing through our “The primary objective of the Thanksgiving Din- homes, neighbor- ner Giveaway and health screening is to provide ac- tion over 50 years ago on hoods, cities, cess to health care services and supply a nutritious North Avenue in the heart states and out- holiday dinner,” says Pamela Clark, corporate com- side countries. munications specialist for MHSI. “The Thanksgiving of the Black community, Participants in the MHSI’s Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway. Milwaukee Bucks Point Dinner Giveaway provides an opportunity for our Lena’s Food Market has employees and collaborating partners to give back We need to Love more and allow Guard Jerryd Bayless (fifth from the left) donated 900 turkeys through his founda- strived to provide quality GOD in...we make up our plans to the community we serve.”--Kemp photo but GOD is the director. If we tion, the Jerryd Bayless Foundation. service to its customers. allow GOD Upon learning of the isolated inci- dent that occurred at the Teutonia lo- in HE will direct us through our Thanksgiving feast at Harambee Community Center cation Lena’s Food Market owners trials and tribulations. Following and manage- HIS lead… we will make the right ment have “Lena’s decisions and have NO RE- pulled and de- GRETS. stroyed any and Food all affected Market I lost my Mom and Best Friend products, thor- last month. I was her caregiver oughly cleaned owners with NO REGRETS. and sanitized and the area, sealed Happy Birthday Mom and may off entry points manage- you Rest in Peace...11/23/1923. and ramped up ment have existing pest Let's Live, Love and Laugh more prevention and pulled and with NO REGRETS. control policies. Tara R. Pulley Ald. Milele Coggs invited residents to the WestCare Wisconsin Harambee CommUNITY Thanksgiving Feast Monday at destroyed the Harambee Community and Involvement Center, 335 W. Wright St. Harambee community members took advantage It is our con- “Always Keeping It Real” tinued commit- any and all of the invitation to celebrate the holiday season with each other and the WestCare staff.--Photo by Yvonne Kemp ment to serve affected our customers OPPORTUNITIES and community products, Another chance to get to know Voice of the as we have andthoroughly my mother…She’s coming this as our parents year for Thanks- Fatherless Child did before us. cleaned giving. We are a much and needed institu- Another year to joins forces with tion for many sanitized commune and people who are break bread with businesses and the area, limited by their my sister friend sealed off since third grade. faith-based lack of trans- portation and on entry Another round of donations of community to a fixed income. time and tithing of money to Lena’s Food points and Voice of the Fatherless Child Founder those that are less fortunate than Market cur- ramped up bring two Monte Mabra holding an ecstatic 2-year- rently employs myself. old Faeth as he and volunteers prepare more than 100 existing to decorate her family’s home. Another blessing to be a blessing families some people. We will pest and meet someone at their need. Phillip Malames, the store continue to pro- manager at the Port Wash- early Christmas vide an option prevention Another reason for the season to ington Road Home Depot for affordable and simply praise the most High for brings in the Christmas groceries in His mercy and His favor. tree for one of two fami- Joy! M i l w a u k e e control lies that received an early which is policies.” Give and it shall be given unto Christmas thanks to the plagued by you… home project store and never before seen food deserts in Sonya M. Bowman Voice of the Fatherless much of the city. “It Is What It Is” Child. “I believe that the Martin’s will do what is needed to rectify any issues Home Depot’s A.J. Tralor lend- NO REASONS NECESSARY Voice of the Fatherless and continue to serve the commu- ing a helping hand... As I live my purpose...I thank Child, an organization that nity.” stated Ald Ashanti Hamilton of you. works with at-risk youth, Milwaukee’s 1st Aldermanic District As I walk in my The Home Depot, and An- where Lena’s Foods Teutonia store in truth...I thank you. them Blue Cross and Blue centrally located. While the area is As I appreciate Shield, kicked off Christmas currently undergoing some much those around early by once again deco- needed road construction, it is still me...I thank you. rating a selected family’s one of the areas with the highest As I work to be of home for the holiday, com- number of vacant/abandoned build- service...I thank plete with a decorated tree ings. you. and lights decorating the These things occurring at the same As I seek to make life better for outside of the house, gifts time that temperatures drop as winter Faeth and her family with volunteers from Home Depot, Anthem others...I thank you. for the children and gift ...as is Pastor D.J. Hines of approaches creates a perfect storm Blue Cross, Blue Shield, and Christian Faith Church. As I ask for acceptance...I thank cards for the parents. Christian Faith Church. for unwanted intruders. you. Also helping with the ef- response was great. of Alfredo Bautista, the 10- $25,000 reward to the first per- “We want the best for our cus- As I expect a miracle...I thank fort this year was Christian Another first-timer is An- year-old who was shot earlier son to provide information tomers and our community, and we you. Faith Church and its “iGive” them Blue Cross and Blue this year while asleep in bed. that leads to the arrest of will work hard to keep them happy” As I request forgiveness for not program. Christian Faith was those involved in the fatal said Greg Martin, one of the owners thanking you sooner...I truly Sheild, whose representative, Other sponsors involved in represented by Pastor D.J. shooting. of Lena’s. Thank You! Wendy Collins, helped deco- the effort are Steinhafals Fur- Hines. Ten other families will get “We are not just a family owned Zelda Corona-Vision Repre- rate. niture Stores and Hupy & This is the first year Voice of this gift of joy and giving dur- sents Faith! The organiazation, church Abraham Law Firm. business, we are part of the commu- the Fatherless Child and and businesses also brought The head of the law firm, ing the holiday season. --Pho- nity. We look forward to serving dur- “iGive” joined forces and the Christmas cheer to the family Michael Hupy, is offering a tos by Yvonne Kemp ing the Holiday Season and beyond.” PTOSHA DAVIS: JOHNNY L. MARTHA LOVE: JONATHAN PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY “No, I am not sur- THOMAS:“I be- “I’m disappointed “O.J. SPEED” Question and Photos by Yvonne Kemp prised at his com- lieve we (the commu- with the sheriff’s com- HUGHES:“In my ments. The sheriff is nity) waste too much ments. Black Lives do opinion, Sheriff Clarke merely setting himself valuable time speak- Matter, Clarke!” is too far removed QUESTION OF THE WEEK: for a national plat- ing of Sheriff Clarke. I from the Black com- Recently, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke made negative form. He aspires to would rather support munity to have a valid comments about the “Black Lives Matter” movement, comparing its run for higher office and cultivate these view of the state of the organizers to terrorists, adding there hasn’t been any “police brutal- and appears to believe young civil rights ac- Black community, or ‘All Press is Good Press.’ His comments don’t tivists from Mizzou (nick name for Missouri) police brutality. No, his comments have not ity” since the 1960. Do these comments change your opinion of our merit an intelligent response because they to Black Lives Matter.” changed my opinion of him because I have sheriff? Why or why not? are incognizable.” always felt he is part of the problem.” The Milwaukee Community Journal November 25, 2015 Page 2 Black community and political leaders pack King Drive THETHEPULSEPULSE establishment to help launch political movement The WHO•WHAT•WHERE• WHEN of YOUR Community! Formerly the 4W Community Happenings PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES A new community political action group and initiative called “Our Power, Our Future, Milwaukee (OPOF-MKE) held a launch event last week at the Skybox Sports Bar on historic MLK Drive.