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April 12th, 2026

Frank James

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

Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue December 4, 2025

Click on the cover page image below to view or download the full paper PDF Link to image file↗ This issue features: Pauline Redmond Coggs Foundation hosts '51st Debutante Cotillion'; Northcott Neighborhood House hosts hundreds of free Thanksgiving meals; Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes enters race for Wisconsin governor; St. Ben's warming center now open every night … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue December 4, 2025

Being Frank: The Gift of Release

By Frank James, Special to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Many people in the world celebrate Christmas by giving gifts to loved ones. This act of gifting is viewed as an act of love and sharing with others. It is easy to give a gift to someone you love or care about. What about giving a gift to someone that you do not hold in high esteem? A person you may even … [Read more...] about Being Frank: The Gift of Release

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

Being Frank: You Can Say No Too

By: Frank James, Special to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper There is one faction of people in the USA who seem to not be able to say no. That faction of people is the African American male. I don’t mean say no to drugs, or even casual sex. I mean saying no to people, and not having to grin while saying it. African American men stop that foolish grinning. Say no and … [Read more...] about Being Frank: You Can Say No Too

Being Frank: Is This Safe For Us?

By: Frank James, Special to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper The No Kings protests that have taken place across the USA have dominated the news. The protests were relatively peaceful as demonstrators voiced concerns over the state of politics in the USA. There were plenty of African Americans who lent their voices to these protests. African Americans need to be wary … [Read more...] about Being Frank: Is This Safe For Us?

Being Frank: Marriage, Misery or Acceptance

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: 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