It has been said that times of tragedy bring out the best and worst in people. I say that what trying times bring out is what is truly inside of people. Many races of color come to the USA and adopt the White American Dream. These races are usually treated good and before long these races adopt the USA mindset and begin to think they have similar status to white people. Usually … [Read more...] about Asian people: Welcome to the party
The blended family (Week 1)
Have you ever watched the television series, The Brady Bunch? This 1960s series starred Mike, widowed architect with three sons, Greg, Peter and Bobby. Mike married Carol, who had three daughters of her own (Marcia, Jan and Cindy). After the wife and daughters take on the Brady surname, they become known as The Brady Bunch. The blended family, Mike's live-in housekeeper Alice … [Read more...] about The blended family (Week 1)
COVID-19 financial warning: Consumers and banks should stay away from Payday Loan Stores
By Charlene Crowell Senior Fellow with the Center for Responsible Lending For the foreseeable future, ‘normal’ life will be indefinitely suspended due to the global pandemic known as the coronavirus. Record-breaking employment layoffs in the month of March resulted in the Department of Labor reporting that 10.4 million consumers lost their jobs and filed for unemployment … [Read more...] about COVID-19 financial warning: Consumers and banks should stay away from Payday Loan Stores
Signs of Life: Milwaukee Black-owned business
Since the city has been under a "Safer at Home" order as of March 25, 2020, most of the city has been quiet and deserted. But a few signs of life still persist. Currently, there are many Milwaukee "essential" businesses, besides food and drug stores, that are still open. Many like City.Net Cafe and Coffee Makes You Black are currently offering curbside pick-up or delivery, … [Read more...] about Signs of Life: Milwaukee Black-owned business
Signs of Life: Falling gas prices
One of the few positive things to come out of the "Safer at Home" order is low gas prices. With more and more people staying at home due to the "Safer at Home" order, gas stations have dropped their prices to draw in customers, even in the inner city where gas is usually higher than in the suburbs. … [Read more...] about Signs of Life: Falling gas prices
Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca warns of scams related to COVID-19
Reminds taxpayers to never share personal information via phone, email or text Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca has some very simple and important information to share with Wisconsinites waiting for stimulus checks from the IRS. "The IRS will never call, text, or email you to ask for personal or banking information, and neither will the Wisconsin Department of … [Read more...] about Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca warns of scams related to COVID-19
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue April 9, 2020
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Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98
The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and fought against racial discrimination, died March 27, 2020, a family statement said. He was 98. A charismatic and fiery preacher, Lowery led the SCLC for two decades — restoring the organization’s financial stability and … [Read more...] about Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98
Gov. Evers suspends evictions and foreclosures during public health emergency
Gov. Tony Evers on Monday March 30, 2020 directed Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to temporarily order the suspension of evictions and foreclosures amid the COVID-19 public health emergency. The order prohibits landlords from evicting tenants for any reason unless failure to proceed with the eviction will result in an imminent … [Read more...] about Gov. Evers suspends evictions and foreclosures during public health emergency
Legendary Harlem Globetrotters player Fred ‘Curly’ Neal dies at 77
Fred Neal played more than 6,000 games with the team between 1963 and 1985 Fred “Curly” Neal, who played for the Harlem Globetrotters for 22 years before his retirement in 1985, died at his home in Houston on Thursday, March 26, 2020, the team confirmed on social media. He was 77. “We have lost one of the most genuine human beings the world has ever known,” Globetrotters … [Read more...] about Legendary Harlem Globetrotters player Fred ‘Curly’ Neal dies at 77