By: Michael Grant, J.D. President of United Security Financial and the past president of the National Bankers Association A storm is passing over Planet Earth. It has picked up momentum. It is wreaking havoc on human beings of every stripe. It is not bounded by geography, nationality, economic status or age. All are threatened. But we must keep in mind: The storm is … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Your spirit is stronger
UWM helping fight against COVID-19 on several fronts
UWM faculty members, staff and students are assisting efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic however possible, whether it’s providing personal protective equipment, offering expertise to health departments or pushing forward with relevant research. UWM recently collected more than 30,000 gloves and over 1,000 other protective items, including hundreds of masks, and … [Read more...] about UWM helping fight against COVID-19 on several fronts
Signs of Life: Easter Sunday
On Sunday, April 12, 2020, Mt. Zion Assembly Healing Temple of the Apostolic Faith Church, 4300 N Green Bay Ave., celebrated Easter Sunday in a rather unusual way this year. While still under Governor Evers' "Safer at Home" measures, Mt. Zion was unable to have its usual Easter communion service and fellowship. However, Suffragan Bishop Designate Monica Parchia Price and Elder … [Read more...] about Signs of Life: Easter Sunday
How to get rid of mucus in your chest
We’re in the middle of a pandemic, in the tail end of the flu season and smack dab in the middle of allergy season–whew! All of that is a cause for a lot of mucus build up in your chest and lungs. One nurse expertly shared what is done in a hospital when a person has a build-up of mucus. She shares how something called “Chest Physiotherapy” (CPT) helps drain the lungs and … [Read more...] about How to get rid of mucus in your chest
Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams: ‘There is light at the end of this’
Even though Dr. Jerome Adams has been the 20th U.S. surgeon general since September 2017, many people didn’t know he was the nation’s top doctor until the coronavirus outbreak. Dr. Adams is a member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force and is a constant fixture at the White House’s daily press briefings. Over the past several weeks, Americans have heard Dr. … [Read more...] about Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams: ‘There is light at the end of this’
Personal Message on COVID-19 from Eve M. Hall, President, Milwaukee Urban League
Greetings, I am sending you this personal message as President and CEO of the Milwaukee Urban League because we need each other now more than ever. It is only through unity and compassion that we will overcome our feelings of isolation and find new ways to support one another. This week represents the first month of a city, county, state, and country being turned upside down … [Read more...] about Personal Message on COVID-19 from Eve M. Hall, President, Milwaukee Urban League
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue April 16, 2020
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Spring election continued on despite coronavirus
Polls were open across Wisconsin on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, an election day unlike any other. Some voters in Milwaukee were being told to expect to wait up to 2 1/2 hours to cast their ballots. Cities have consolidated the number of polling sites due to a shortage of workers willing to interact with the public due to the coronavirus. Lines at five polling locations … [Read more...] about Spring election continued on despite coronavirus
Milwaukee’s Black community hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
Deaths and confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus are spiking in Milwaukee’s black community, leading public health and civic leaders to sound the alarm that decades of social, political and economic disadvantages are creating a toxic stew that puts people’s lives at risk like no time before. “I wish I could say I was surprised or shocked by that,” said Joshua Garoon, … [Read more...] about Milwaukee’s Black community hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including Lean on Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine, has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. The three-time Grammy Award winner, who withdrew from making music in the mid-1980s, died on Monday, April 6, … [Read more...] about ‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81