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October 12th, 2025

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Community leader, George Matthews, dies due to complications from the coronavirus

It is with great sadness that The Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper announces the passing of local community leader George Matthews. George had been hospitalized for the last several weeks with COVID-19. George finally succumbed to the virus on Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:00 a.m. George was a Milwaukee native who graduated from Rufus King International School, and later the … [Read more...] about Community leader, George Matthews, dies due to complications from the coronavirus

Ald. Cavalier Johnson elected Milwaukee Common Council president in 8-7 vote

On an 8-7 vote, Milwaukee Ald. Cavalier "Chevy" Johnson was elected Common Council president, succeeding Ald. Ashanti Hamilton. Late last week, Hamilton, who had been seeking re-election to the council's leadership role, dropped out of the race and instead endorsed Ald. Milele Coggs. The public split broke with recent precedent in which the race for Common Council … [Read more...] about Ald. Cavalier Johnson elected Milwaukee Common Council president in 8-7 vote

Pastor who reportedly vowed to hold church services ’til ‘jail or hospital’ dies of coronavirus

A prominent central Virginia pastor passed away after contracting the coronavirus, his church announced. The New Deliverance Evangelistic Church said its founder and pastor, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn, died Saturday, April 11, 2020. According to The New York Times and multiple other outlets, the bishop in March defied warnings about the danger of religious gatherings during … [Read more...] about Pastor who reportedly vowed to hold church services ’til ‘jail or hospital’ dies of coronavirus

COVID-19 and family time

The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down the entire world. For example, there are no sports being played in the USA. Yet, there are several things from this pandemic that people can be thankful for. One is the quality time parents are being able to spend with their children. With schools being closed during this time parents are enjoying the company of their children. Many of these … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and family time

The blended family (Week 3)

Did you know that many, but not all, remarriages involve blended families? According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics,1 6 in 10 (63 percent) women in remarriages are in blended families, and about half of these remarriages involve stepchildren who live with the married couple. While blended families involve remarriage, not all remarriages produce blended … [Read more...] about The blended family (Week 3)

Packers legend and radio station owner, Willie Davis dies at 85

NFL Hall of Famer Willie Davis died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at age 85, according to the Green Bay Packers. The pro football player "passed away peacefully" after spending about a month in the hospital with kidney failure, the Packers said. Davis -- who became the first black captain for the Packers in 1965 -- spent 10 years with the Wisconsin team, from 1960 to … [Read more...] about Packers legend and radio station owner, Willie Davis dies at 85

Remembering the life of John L. Dodds

John L. Dodds was born on April 3, 1931 to Houston Dodds and Elizabeth Dodds in Monticello, Arkansas. He was the first of two children born to their union. John L. received his formal education from the Monticello Public School System in Arkansas. John L. was always affiliated with the Baptist faith. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1950s and became a member of St. … [Read more...] about Remembering the life of John L. Dodds

The life and legacy of our Queen Mother Callie L. Kates

“A Time to be Born” Mother Callie L. Kates was born on February 15, 1928 to the spiritual union of Tom Quincy, Sr. and Leora Johnson Quincy-Jones in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mother Kates was the fifth child out of seven children. “A Time to Plant” Mother Callie L. Kates was raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she received her formal education from the Alabama Public … [Read more...] about The life and legacy of our Queen Mother Callie L. Kates

In remembrance of my sister Deborah Ann Harris

Taken but not forgotten. I will keep my remembrance of you alive forever in my heart. Never, never will you be left without having the last say. It's who you are my sister. Day after day and night by night, I ask God why were you taken but nor forgotten. The Spirit keep telling me that you were God's choice; to show us the way, to lead us into tomorrow through your love … [Read more...] about In remembrance of my sister Deborah Ann Harris