No matter how hard or confusing the situations in life become there is one person you have to believe in. That person is not a family member, or lover. The person you have to be able to trust and believe in is you. This fact is something no one else can install in you. You have to believe the person in the mirror can get you through anything. In these laughable times many … [Read more...] about Being Frank: Believe and Trust You
Editorials and Opinions
Being Frank: Just See White
By Frank James Special to the Milwaukee Times The color of one’s skin carries a lot of weight in the USA. There are many factions around the country that insist that the previous statement is not true. While these factions are trying to prove the statement false, reality is busy proving the statement is a fact. In 2026, skin color still plays a role in the perception … [Read more...] about Being Frank: Just See White
Being Frank: Time To Move On
Give them up. Give up all the old concepts/images of black people. It is 2026, time to move on and understand that the African American is here to stay. You can’t pour new wine into old skins, so why expect new people to have the same characteristics of old ones? Move forward American people. Understand the fact that the African American that you see in 2026, is the one here to … [Read more...] about Being Frank: Time To Move On
Use The Opportunity
By Frank James, Special to the Milwaukee Times The year 2025 is coming to a blissful end. The year 2026 is ready to enter the room. A new year brings new opportunities for growth and achievement. The ending of one year and ringing in a new one is the perfect opportunity to ring out your old issues and bring new confidence and peace into your life. Use the coming of 2026 to … [Read more...] about Use The Opportunity
The Past Is Gone
By: Frank James, Special to the Milwaukee Times There are millions of people being tortured by something that cannot be changed so there is no succor. These people either are suffering from self inflicted damage, or others are using these actions as a weapon against them. These actions that can’t ever be changed or banished are the past. It is time to let the past be just … [Read more...] about The Past Is Gone
Your beautiful life
The end of summer is upon us. August has come around in the USA. School will be starting soon. Fall sports will once again take over TV’s across the country. Many people in the USA will spend the majority of their day focusing on issues, or events, that have nothing to do with their lives. People should focus on the one life that matters, their own. It is time for people to use … [Read more...] about Your beautiful life
Being loving champions for justice
For people whose hearts are broken by seeing news of parents, families, and children suffering anywhere, this has been a difficult week. It was an ideal moment to be buoyed by hopeful news like the messages the King Center in Atlanta shared during their celebration of Be Love Day on July 9, as they invited people to pledge to Be Love every day in order to create and strengthen … [Read more...] about Being loving champions for justice
Where would you go?
The USA is 249 years old. The countdown to US 250 is underway. The land of the free and home of the brave is growing older. Many citizens of the USA are divided on the direction the country has taken over the last few decades. There are a number of citizens who are dissatisfied with the country as a whole. A country is made up of its citizens. The citizens make the country. If … [Read more...] about Where would you go?
Following the facts on child well-being
Recently, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2025 edition of the KIDS COUNT® Data Book, an annual resource that measures national and state data on economic well-being, education, health, and family and community factors. As they sum up their latest findings: “This year’s trends paint a complex picture: steady progress in some areas, setbacks in others and persistent … [Read more...] about Following the facts on child well-being
Honoring Juneteenth
In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill that had been passed by unanimous consent in the Senate and 415-14 in the House to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the jubilant day in 1865 when many of the more than 250,000 people who were enslaved in Texas finally learned they were legally free. This … [Read more...] about Honoring Juneteenth