The year 2023 is in the house; a new year for the wonderful people of the planet earth. There will be the usual resolutions made and later broken. The holiday season is over and for many people it is time to pay for 2022 festivities. As we head into the blank pages of the year 2023, I have a few suggestions for the citizens of earth. The first suggestion is to release all … [Read more...] about A few suggestions
Editorials and Opinions
Same play, less pay
By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times When WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison camp on December 8, 2022 after being detained for 10 months for allegedly bringing illegal hashish oil cartridges into the country, the public was happy and relieved that her freedom had been restored. However, simmering beneath the elation was the stark … [Read more...] about Same play, less pay
The peaceful gift
It is Christmas time in the USA. People are feeling good about the holiday season. Kindness is flowing through every aspect of society. The shopping malls and online stores are raking in big money from gift purchases. This time of year is the closest the USA ever comes to being a peaceful place. I will add to the gift giving. Citizens of the US, I offer you the gift of peace of … [Read more...] about The peaceful gift
My Christmas miracle
By Ira Hadnot Blessings are not seasonal. For example, this year October became my December with its expectation of giving and getting on a grand scale. That is because on October 6, 2022, I received the gift of a lifetime: a kidney transplant. At any given time in the US, thousands of people wait expectantly on organ transplant lists for the telephone call, the one that … [Read more...] about My Christmas miracle
Stop apologizing
Apology after apology. It seems as if the only race of men that are always apologizing are African American. A month, much less a year, doesn’t go by where some famous African American male isn’t apologizing for something they have said or done. African American males are always apologizing, even when they say things that make sense. All apologies from African American males … [Read more...] about Stop apologizing
Trauma: Reliving a nightmare
By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times Trauma has become a part of daily life in America. The average American, regardless of age or gender, learns about or experiences firsthand events that are physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually disturbing. A simple review of a week’s worth of news stories can include reports of mass shootings, fatal car … [Read more...] about Trauma: Reliving a nightmare
Limitations are limiting
People are born with limitless potential. Everyone has the potential to live and do whatever they choose. Parents and family shape a child’s mind and often unwittingly place limitations inside the child’s mind. The goal in life is to live to the fullest. Yet, many people have already been cut out of the game because of limitations placed in their minds. “The mind is a … [Read more...] about Limitations are limiting
Stop lying
A symptom of insanity is to believe in things that are not true – lies. In other words, to accept illusions instead of reality. With this thought in mind, one has to wonder about the mental state of African Americans. If believing things that are not true is a phase of insanity, then African Americans are insane. We won’t even bring up the foolish notions that many African … [Read more...] about Stop lying
Learning to manage change
By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times There is an old saying that goes, “The only things that are unavoidable in life are death and taxes.” There is one more irrefutable factor – namely, the element of change. Nothing in life is static; even the dead change as their earthly remains decompose in the grave. Although change is inevitable, it can and should … [Read more...] about Learning to manage change
Break the chains
The role of African Americans in the USA seems to have come full circle. African Americans came to this country in bondage more than 500 years ago. In 2022 some of the chains holding African Americans have changed. Yet, there are many old chains that are restricting African American growth on all levels. It is time for African Americans to identify and break these chains to … [Read more...] about Break the chains