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ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE THE UNIFICATION! ALWAYS SUCKS WHEN ITS BECAUSE SOMEONE DIED……..Its like that in every family….you see people you have never met that are actually in your family that you NEVER met , when someone dies..

Death is alive in that way…it brings new life , new definition and new beginnings for everyone, including the person who “returned to the essence”.

MILWAUKEETALKEE will gather massively  to  pay homage to a dear friend and family member DJ ROCK DEE - YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

COME OUT AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE!

A LONG TIME AGO I REMEMBER HEARING “CHUCK D AND FLAVOR FLAV ARE ON 27TH & BURLIEGH!!!” News had spread through the hood that the Public Enemy number 1  had landed! Exciting thoughts raced through my mind, I thought they were doing a concert….what are they doing over there?……who?…..how can……I never made it out there to witness them. Later I  learned (and saw photos) that they were visiting Commander Mike Mcgee Sr…..wow…. at that time, (1990) Milwaukee was in national news because this local alderman named Mike Mcgee wouldn’t stop protesting , screaming , shouting and making demands of the city , state and national Government to help the crisis situation that even still exists today here in Milwaukeetalkee. The economic racism and discrimination that is still blatantly obvious and the social engineering that dates back before Bronzeville is what the Commander was calling attention to. And it worked.

Here was Freekin PUBLIC ENEMY an international hip hop act coming to see this Alderman from my city who was actually threatening guerilla warfare in the streets if conditions for black people didn’t change. I thought that was pretty diplomatic and also a very powerful statement using the magnetism of the most popular Rap group in the world who happened to be revolutionary artists to make your point to the youth. Over the years several big name rappers would come to town and stop to see the infamous Commander and pay their respects. Pioneer activists/artists X Clan nearly made Milwaukeetalkee a second home base and stayed working in the trenches with the Black Panther Militia, which Mcgee, once a member of the original Black Panther Party initiated in 1990 which led to the re-evolution of the New Black Panther Party which is a very influential and rapidly growing worldwide organization today. THANX.

PUBLIC ENEMY HAS ALOT OF HISTORY WITH MILWAUKEETALKEE

ON FRI. AUG. 15 @ STONEFLY A FEW OF THE BREW’S BEST WILL PAY THEIR RESPECTS BACK TO THE BEST THAT EVER DID IT & IS STILL DOING IT!

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT COMMANDER MCGEE OR THE NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY - GOOGLE IT G!!!!

 NO JOBS IN MILWAUKEE? MAKE ONE!

YO!  just ask the people in inner city Milwaukeetalkee , they’ll tell ya “the reccession” has been in effect - go get a late pass! With all the jobs/factories leaving Milwaukeetalkee over the last 10-20 years , people have been making a way out of none for some time now, in fact its not unusual at all to see people selling socks, dvds, and anything else you might want or need outside your local grocery store or even right in the intersection, when the light turns red, you are in their store….Cold water, perfect timing….  Dont think for one second we wont come together and support our own when we have no other choice - WE ARE BEING FORCED INTO ENTREPRENURSHIP and BACK INTO THE OLD ADAGE “DO FOR SELF” - gotta love it….join us

BY: Queen Ifama

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6th Annual Summer of Peace Youth Rally & Peace Summit

Youth Leadership Circle Announces highly anticipated 6th Annual Summer of Peace City Wide Youth Rally & Peace Summit, Friday, August 08, 2008 from 9am-3pm.

A youth led initiative for community unity, positive edutainment, and non-violence. ….

Located at ….Kilbourn-Kadish.. ..Park…. 900 Blks of ….East North Ave

(Next Door to COA Youth & Family Centers @ ….909 East Garfield Ave….)….

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Each year ….Milwaukee….’s youth gather to deliver their powerful pleas for peace and community unity through dynamic dance, music, peace art exhibits and most importantly conversation. The Summer of Peace Initiative presents a collaborative and colorful day full of anti-violence information & resources from over 25 area organizations.  The day is an opportunity for youth and young adults to show the community their positive contributions and genuine commitment toward unity & peace.

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For over six years, Co-founder/Director Tanya Cromartie-Twaddle and Co-Founder/coordinator Fidel Verdin have been a humble duo, engaging thousands of Milwaukee’s hardened youth in creative anti-violence programs. Organized as a grassroots effort to promote peace principles and provide an outlet for creative expression, the event is now so much more than a rally. This historic day challenges residents, the business community, educators and policymakers to support new, youth-led efforts for peace and safety in our city. The Summer of Peace received a proclamation from the mayor’s desk last year for outstanding service to the city of Milwaukee.

Special highlights include: 9am Peace Summit, Milwaukee Public Theater’s Parade into the Park @ 11am, Milwaukee Peacemaker Recognition Ceremony, and the SOP “Stop the Violence” Youth Performance Showcase, Children’s Play Area w/ carnival games, face painting, super slide and more, Free food & giveaways for pre-registered groups. ….

Visit  www.myspace.com/sopmke or email summerofpeace@gmail.com….

Past & Present Sponsors include

Fighting Back Initiative, Safe & Sound, SDC-YDP, CDGA, Brighter Futures, COA Youth & Family Centers, Milwaukee Public Theater, MPS Partnership for the Arts, Milwaukee County CAMPAC, GPI, the Milwaukee Arts Board, the State of Wisconsin Arts Board and the United Performing Arts Fund & many more.….

Fact: your money helps create good paying jobs for suburban residents, while you and yr neighbors are struggling to survive.

Fact: Your participation can mean millions of dollars of job opportunities for Milwaukee residents.

Question: Are YOU ready to stand up for the JOBS that are rightfully yours?

Community Meeting
July 12th (thats right this saturday)
10:00 to 12:00
Urban Underground
4850 W. Fond du lac ave

If you have any questions or need a ride
message us back or call jennifer epps at 443-0682

SEE YOU SATURDAY!
-Ursula

MILWAUKEETALKEE IN NATIONAL HEADLINES AGAIN……

Recently i was watching a show called “gangland” that comes on the history channel and you might be familiar w/ it - they examine ganglife in different parts of the world - this episode i caught they were talking about MilwaukeeTalkee - and the “MurdaMob” - I remembered the name from them bieng in the news a while ago - and now according to the Police chief - they are back … ask yourself how? - Is dude watching too much T.V or are they letting unrehibilitated, violent drug dealers and criminals right back into the communities they tried to destroy?

Or is that some crazy shit that the so-called founder for the street organization got out of prison less than 24 hrs before this happen - or is it even more crazy that they don’t have any suspects or evidence that says “Murda Mob” did it????

I remember also maybe two years sometime  ago reading in the Shepard Express that MPD had only a 55%success rate in solving homicide cases….

The people in the area effected by the 4th of July tragedy, whom are now not being to talkative with law enforcement and Ald. Hines have stated now that they repeatedly plead over & over again w/ MPD to do something about the escalating issues when they first noticed them starting……  It will be interesting to see how this plays out…

Yesterday teenager arrested , shots fired, guns siezed, police standoffs? whats really brewing in brewcity???

Well, we try not to dwell, report or only blog about the negative : check this

COORS/MILLER IS OFFERING A 10K REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON THE 4 HOMICIDES THAT HAPPENED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. click the link for the “official” jsonline reports regarding the incident

Anyone with information about the killings is asked to call Milwaukee police at (414) 935-7360.

During a news conference Tuesday, Flynn said police were “making progress” in investigating the killings.

“Names have been brought to our attention. People are beginning to talk and point us in the right direction,” he said.

Flynn also said Tuesday that Akilah Crittenden, whom Flynn had described earlier as a founder of a gang known as the Murda Mobb, is now in custody on a parole violation.

Crittenden, 31, is not considered a suspect in the killings, but he was released from prison shortly before them, Flynn has said.

On Sunday, Flynn said the two men killed in the quadruple homicide were members of the Murda Mobb.

Claybrooks’ family says he’s not a gang member.

hmmmm……

2MuchTalent Urban Music showcase returns Saturday, July 12th with the seventh installment of one of the
Midwest’s hottest & most consistent showcases. Fifteen acts from throughout the Midwest will compete for the grand prize of the “Grind Time Package” courtesy of our sponsors BlowRadio.com, TMC Graphics, Midwest Media Alert, Mil-Town Mixes,The Beat Brothers, & SkillFlex Ent….more TBA.

Congratulations to Fresh 2 Def for their win in the sixth installment of the showcase. Even with the excellent efforts of fourteen other artist, their song “Milwaukee Stand Up” proved to be what the judges need to hear
to crown this duo champions. Let’s see if they can repeat, never in showcase history have we had a repeat
winner.

Special thanks to all of the people who participated in the last showcase. V100’s Reggie Brown, 91.7’s Craig McNeal, DJ TY, DJ Willie Shakes, Songwriter Amos Ashford, Publicist Tiffany Wynn, Producer E. Johnson and
to all the artist showcased and made last showcase such a success.

Due to such a high demand to take part in the showcase. We are happy to announce we are now
monthly. Each month we will have a showcase dedicated to exposing independent acts looking to network and break new singles. Artist from outside of the Midwest will now have an opportunity to showcase for
midwestern music tastemakers (radio, dj’s, mags, etc..)

For more info call 414-202-4315 or email us @ 2muchtalentshowcase@gmail.com

Become our friend on myspace
www.myspace.com/2muchtalentshowcase

7th installment guide coming soon!!!!

See Ya There!!!

Ald. Coggs Challenges Students To Put Freedom In Writing

Alderwoman Slates Juneteenth Launch of Freedom Scholarship Essay Contest

It is important to remember the struggle for freedom that people of African descent in America went through not only on Juneteenth Day, but every day. And in that spirit of remembrance and also celebration, 6th District Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs is today launching the 1st Annual Freedom Scholarship Essay Contest.

“This essay contest is about engaging young people to express their innermost thoughts about freedom and hope as they move ever closer to assuming roles of leadership and contributing their vital talents and abilities to the Milwaukee of the twenty-first century,” Alderwoman Coggs said.

Students responding to this year’s inaugural writing contest should analyze the concept of “freedom” and then, in an essay of 1000 words or less: (a) analyze why it is so vital that the remembrance, history and lessons of freedom be passed to a new generation; and (b) suggest what they, as students, can do to combat and prevent prejudice, discrimination and violence in our world today.

Two $500 scholarships will be awarded and excerpts from winning essays may be published, Ald. Coggs said.

Applications will be made available beginning June 23, 2008 and must be returned and postmarked by July 31, 2008.

Coggs To Launch Scholarship Essay Contest/ADD ONE

Eligibility requirements are:

Students must be:

• 2008 high school graduates

• Milwaukee 6th Aldermanic District residents — see map at: www.city.milwaukee.gov/district6

• Accepted to a two- or four-year college or university (verification will be required)

• Able to submit a completed application

Applications will be available on Monday, June 23, 2008 at:

• Martin Luther King Library, 310 W. Locust St. , Milwaukee , WI 53212

• Northcott Neighborhood House, 2460 N. 6th St. , Milwaukee , WI 53212

• America ’s Black Holocaust Museum , 2233 N. 4th St. , Milwaukee , WI 53212

• Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum , 2620 W. Center St. , Milwaukee , WI 53206

Applications can also be found starting June 23 on the web at: www.city.milwaukee.gov/district6

Additional contest rules, complete details and submission requirements are contained within the application. For more information, please contact: Akuwa Dantzler at (414) 286-8640.

An awful injustice took place in the small town of Milwaukee WI. I am in the health care advocacy field, and there have been fliers circulating in the community that have informed the public that there are funds available through FEMA to give out quest cards or as some of us know them Food Stamps. This information did not take long to spread through the non profit sector, and finally to the public. As a result there were thousands of people in line at the local welfare office on 12th and Vliet. The media reported 2,500 people in line for this benefit and who knows what else they may have been there for. This was disturbing to me for many reasons.

Let me start by saying this is not an attempt to bash the welfare office. They are understaffed to begin with at this point and they are working mandatory overtime. This is more a concern with the entire system and the dramatic flaws that it carries. When FEMA came in providing this assistance they set up no effective system to ensure that there was no additional rush in a city that already forces people to stand in line in front of agencies. If you have ever applied for some form of government aided benefit you are already aware that you need to bring a lawn chair and a good book, because you are gonna be here a while. But you offer a benefit to people that have not been tamed by the system to sit in these long lines for hours and you are asking for a riot. My people were accused of rioting and fighting, there were rumors of someone being stabbed which I have not personally confirmed. But despite the stories I hear about the chaos that insued that day, I know it was partically a casualty of those that were there to ensure order. I rode past the same location today and the police presence was at overkill. If you are a bank robber, today was the perfect day to go and do the job you have been planning because every cop in town was there instead of the bank you have been intending to rob. It makes no sense. We are not predisposed to crime just because we are among the poor. There is not a guarantee that poor people in a population will riot. But oppressed people are likely to take action in hopes to be heard. The problem is we are not a people of organization anymore.

I wonder what would have happend if there was an active black panther presence here in my home town? Would they have immediately responded to the scene as they normally would have done in such a situation? Where are the black revolutionists? The ones that should be are so selfish right now that they are not effectively organizing the community. We are irresponsible adults at this point. We sit in our little organizations and control a small population of people and are satisfied with the nothingness that we create. And we dare someone to come up against the bullshit we have built. We are devided. We are nothing to the machine. We make no difference in this state. And when I look to the black man to act as God as so many of you 5% ass niggas claim to be, you are acting as Satan. Selfish claiming me not us. It is time for all you wanna be G.O.A.T. emcees to get off your high ass horses and use that talent to free the bound in your community. You wanna put the mill town on the damn map? Talk about some righteous shit and stop talking about fuckin hoes and slangin’ and shit!!!! Your people need you now!!!!

Old heads, all of you need to stop being so afraid of the youth and return yo asses to what it meant to be young black and threatening!!!! You old professionals have forgotten what it took to gain the respect of your white and other nation collegues. And now that there are young professionals trying to join the ranks and you do nothing to mentor them into the system. You forgot why the hell you even got into this shit!!!!

I know I sound really angry and that is because I am. I am also disappointed. I am disappointed in my people. I am finding it hard to see the good in human kind these days. Nobody seems to give a fuck. And I am not saying all this because I am looking for someone to be there for me, it is because the entire world seems to be stuck on itself and no one is getting any higher as a result. For those of you that are accustomed to me always having a lighter side after I diss the world don’t look for it right now. I think every thing I see right now is a disappointment. Other than my real family this is a bunch of bullshit!!! But I hope that someone can spin this topic into a positive. Feel free to take a stab at it if you think you have the solution. I am waiting for it….

The Fiery Phoenix