By Frank James, IV, Special to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Recently I was talking to a married person who was talking about their marriage. This person talked about how they enjoyed the fact that someone was at home when they arrived there. I figured the person was happily married. As the conversation proceeded I found out different. This encounter led me to talk … [Read more...] about Being Frank: Marriage, Misery or Acceptance
Being Frank
Being Frank: The Mental Diet
By: Frank James, IV, Special to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Mental obesity is a problem in the United States. How many Americans have minds that are overweight from digesting unhealthy mental food? There are fitness centers, gyms and diet plans galore in the USA to get the physical body in shape. What is needed are mental gyms to keep people’s minds lean and in a … [Read more...] about Being Frank: The Mental Diet
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
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?
Deadly fatigue
I was talking with an African American male and he mentioned "black fatigue." I listened to him as he talked about how this was a factor in the African American community. After talking with this gentleman I remembered something I had heard a few years back. It isn’t "black fatigue" African Americans need to worry about. The agent of African American demise is "white fatigue." … [Read more...] about Deadly fatigue
Choose Freedom
“The land of the free…” I don’t have to tell you where the previous statement comes from. Any person in the USA who has attended any sporting event knows that this is a line from The Star Spangled Banner. Freedom is what every person on the planet claims to strive for. Yet, many people create their own form of slavery. Freedom is something that has different meanings to … [Read more...] about Choose Freedom
The party starts now
The 2024-25 school year is winding down. Students are preparing to exit school buildings for summer vacation. This year's fifth graders will be heading to middle school in the fall as sixth graders. The 2025 eighth graders will be heading to off to high school as ninth graders. The high school seniors will be leaving public education and heading into the big world. Class of … [Read more...] about The party starts now
White man’s burden 2025
There is a high number of African American females who are mental pawns of the white power structure. Many of these mental 'catspaws' are bitter and angry. In many instances the anger is directed to the one thing the white power structure hates above all, the African American male. In other cases African American female anger and frustration is directed inward. Since the white … [Read more...] about White man’s burden 2025
Escape the cell
Many people in the world today are living in a prison and do not know it. The prison is one they choose to reside in. These people who reside in this prison go into their cell happily without complaint. The prison is one for the mind and the cell is a cellular one. The cellular phone has evolved from a brick in your hand to a high-powered computer that fits in your pocket. … [Read more...] about Escape the cell
Quality of life is your creation
For decades various African American leaders have been attempting to “save the race.” There have been various movements and countless marches designed to do something to assist the African American cause. There is a simple, yet complex, way to move African Americans forward. The easy way to “help” African Americans is having each one accept responsibility for their own life. … [Read more...] about Quality of life is your creation