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Racine Unified School Board candidateMichael Frontier says the district couldreadily meet national averages for gradu-ating seniors within five years and exceedthem within 10 years.

Frontier, an educator with more than30 years experience, made his predictionin response to a school board candidatequestionnaire distributed by the organiza-tion Turn Up The Vote Racine, which sur-veyed school board candidates in the Feb.19 election.

Discussing his vision and goals for thedistrict over the next five to 10 years,Frontier listed, “Increased graduation ratefrom its current 67 percent to the nationalaverage of 80 percent and to an exempla-ry 90 percent.”

Elaborating on his plan, Frontier saidexisting RUSD vocational courses could

accommodate the number of studentsneeded to lift graduation rates to meet thefive- and 10-year goals.

“We’re at 67 percent, we need to go to80 percent,” Frontier said. “That’s only a13 percent increase, or about 260 kids.We’re under utilizing our student appren-tice classes, where kids could fix cars orbecome certified nursing assistants andearn a few dollars at the same time. Thekids aren’t aware of these opportunities.”

Not every student is destined for col-lege, Frontier said, yet the school districtisn’t geared to meeting the needs of everystudent.

“Things have changed and the systemhasn’t caught up,” Frontier said.

Frontier has served as principal at sev-eral of Racine’s best performing schools,including the Walden School, renown for

Racine Unified Board candidateMichael Frontier says the district could readily meet national averages

On Sunday February 10, the Racine Optimist Hoops Youth held its 2012and 2013 basketball tournament. All the games were held at the ChavezCommunity Center. I was able to capture a basketball game between theHornets vs. the Raptors. These two teams were fighting for the 5th gradeboys’ basketball championship. The Hornets were trying to make history bybecoming the only 5th grade team to go undefeated this year, but one teamstood in their way. That team was the Raptors.

Before the game, the gym was filled to capacity, and it was standing roomonly. This game was like an NBA game 7 finale. The announcer had intro-duced the Hornets first. Then, she introduced the Raptors. As the names werecalled, parents, cousins, uncles, aunts, and friends applauded their loved ones.

Once the tip of the game began, the Hornets and the Raptors were battingfor the 5th grade boy’s championship. Throughout the game, the Hornets andthe Raptors gave their fans an exciting basketball game. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rdquarters of the game were close. If there was an NBA player in the ChavezCommunity Center, he could not have predicted who was going to win thischampionship. The old adage is-championships are won in the 4th quarter.

The start of the 4th quarter brought the fans to their feet. The coach of theRaptors told his players “If we make our free throws, we will win the game”.The coach of the Hornets urged his team with “Let’s win the game”. 7 min-utes separated who would be champion and who would take second place.The two teams took the floor and battled for the championship. The gamewent back in forth for the first 5 minutes of the 4th quarter until only 2min-utes were left to decide the victor. In the last 2 minutes of the game, theHornets took the lead and gained control to win the game. The score of thegame was Raptors 30-Hornets 38.

This was a complete season for the Hornets, they went undefeated and pre-vailed as champions. Their basketball record is 8-0 for the 2012 and 2013.And congratulations to the Raptors on their strong challenge.

Upper photo: Head coach Hornets Nick Coca. Assistant coach Wally Booker (notshown) and people in the pictures are: Terion Brumby, Keenan Carter, Colt Coca, JayvianFarr, Matthew Klug, Jamil Lacy jr, Key’lin Riley, Anthony Schmitt, Treavyon Thomas, andJakobe Thompson.

Right photo: The Raptors has finish the season as 7-2 for 2012 and 2013.Head coach of the Raptors Paul Lamar Hunter and Assistant coach Calvin Hunter Jr.

People in the picture are: Isaiah Dodd, Calvin Hunter III, Asanjai Hunter, Tyrese Hunter,Jeremine Lackey, Elijah Lambert, Isaiah Lambert, Kamari McGee, and William Mueller, Jr.

Racine Optimist Hoops Youth holds its 2012and 2013 basketball tournament

The Jane Cremer Foundation is pleasedto offer a free community-wide educa-tional event for women titled, “MultipleMyeloma & You. Get the Facts!” Freeand open to the public, the event will be

held Tuesday, February 19, 2013 theMadrigrano Auditorium on the GatewayTechnical College Campus at 3520 30thAvenue, Kenosha. Doors open at 5:30p.m. and the program will be held from

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Our Mistress of Ceremonies this year

is Dr. Michele Hancock, superintendent ofthe Kenosha Unified School District.Because of her work with technology, Dr.Hancock was one of ten superintendentsin the United States to receive the “Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award” in 2012.She earned her Bachelor’s Degree inEarly Childhood Education from theUniversity of Illinois, her Master’sDegree in Education from National LouisUniversity, Administrative Certificatefrom Oswego State University, and herDoctor of Education Degree in ExecutiveLeadership from St. John Fisher Collegein Rochester, New York.

This free program features Dr. CraigEmmitt Cole, Department of InternalMedicine, Section of Hematology withthe Gunderson Lutheran Center forCancer and Blood Disorders in LaCrosse,WI. Dr. Cole will discuss MultipleMyeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells inbone marrow, symptoms and treatments.Multiple Myeloma affects AfricanAmericans significantly more than allother populations.

Also joining us will be Brenda J. andher son, Steve B. Brenda considers herselfa problem solver. So when Brenda's doc-tor mentioned irregular blood tests indi-cating multiple myeloma, she partnered

with an oncologist and listened to all theinformation her oncologist provided. Shealso began educating herself about thedisease and possible treatment options onher own. As her understanding grew, shebegan educating her children to ease theirfears. Brenda is now a Multiple MyelomaAmbassador and hopes that by sharingher personal experience she will inspireand help emotionally heal others livingwith and surviving Multiple Myeloma.Steve B., is also a Multiple MyelomaAmbassador and the leader of "TeamBrenda". As an Ambassador, Steve hopesthat sharing his personal experience, as acaregiver, will help people facingMultiple Myeloma understand the impor-tance of teaming together for support.

Strait Way Ministries’ youth danceteam member’s range in age from 4 to 25.The “Chozen Vessels” will provide theevening’s entertainment. Their dancesconsist of upbeat contemporary GospelMusic which provides a rejuvenation andstrength of Faith. The dance group ismade up of community outreach childrenas well as their own ministry family chil-dren.

This program is FREE, please registeron-line today at janecremerfoundation.orgor call (262) 605-6761.


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Despite high rates of unemploymentand an uncertain economy, Black barber-shops and hair salons are booming,according to BlackNews2.

The Census Bureau recently noted theirjump in an otherwise glum report aboutmom-and-pop businesses, stating that thenumber of hairdressers and barbers andthe shops that employ them grew byabout 8 percent from 2008 to 2010.

Apparently, getting a haircut is one ofthe last expenses that consumers are will-ing to give up. And people who run

salons never have to fret that their workmight be outsourced. “We don’t have toworry about someone flying to China toget their hair cut,” said CharlesKirkpatrick, director of the NationalAssociation of Barber Boards of America.“Barbering is not going away.”

Long before there were Facebook,MySpace, and other social media, Blackfolks had their own style of getting infor-mation to one another. And it all hingedon a visit to your favorite barber or hair-dresser.

If you wanted to know the “lowdowns”throughout the city, your best bet was tomosey on down to your beauty salon orbarbershop. For the best in local news or“hood talk”, make it between 10 am and 2pm.

This weekend I spent close to an hourat Hair Force l, located 1460 Main Street.I reminisced of when I was a young kidand had hair. The weekly visit for mewas to Henson Barber Shop inMontgomery, Alabama. Haircuts thenwere only fifty cents, and you couldexpect to spend the day listening to olderpeople talk about local events. Beforebecoming a teenager, most of mySaturdays were spent sitting around lis-

tening to talks about the civil rightsmovement and a new young preachernamed Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

During the presidential campaign, Inoticed that the conversation of the fouryoung barbers at Hair Force conversationwas about a young Black man, and howimportant it was for African-Americans toregister and vote for him once again.

This weekend the conversation wasless passionate and centered around a sub-ject that interests many young people.Yes, you got it. Sports.

The question asked was, “Who is thebest player in the NBA? For me, in myday, it was easy. Bill Russell of theBoston Celtics and Wilt Chamberlain ofthe Los Angeles Lakers dominated theNBA.

With a tight lip, I rushed to make mycurrent pick. It was Kevin Durant. To mysurprise, his name was not mentioned byany others.

Ranking the NBA’s top stars headinginto 2013 is a little like guessing who isthe richest—Opera or Jay Z’s wife, what’sher name...., Beyonce!

LeBron James and Kevin Durant areduking it out in the best MVP race inyears, and plenty of other stars have

climbed a few rungs up the ladder. Life isgood among the NBA elite, but who's gotit the best?

To make our list, guys naturally haveto put up impressive raw statistical fig-ures, but because plain old scoring aver-ages can be misleading, we’re going topay extra attention to the context in whichthese guys are accumulating their num-bers. Put another way, if a guy is throw-ing up empty stats for a bad team simplybecause somebody has to score, we’llfrown on it. Sorry, Kyrie Irving. Winsmatter.

Oh, and before we get started, it'sworth mentioning that injured playersaren't ranked. So if you were hoping tofind Andrew Bynum, Derrick Rose or therecently returned Steve Nash, you'd bedisappointed.

Beyond sports, what is most impressiveat the shop is their high level of respectfor an older generation and the youngmothers that are there with their youngboys.

In my many visits to the shop, I havenot had to listen to vulgar language, norhave I had to listen to disrespectful outbusted about Black women. With theexception of a few patrons wanting toshow their under garments by sagging,the experience at HairForce 1 is quitepleasant. Keep up the positive imagesAvery, Thomas, Val, and Tayto.

Hair Force Barber Shop Got Real Game!NECKBONEOLOGY by Kenneth Lumpkinb

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Ever since Carmin White learned thather son had drowned in 1988, her life hasnot been the same. She admits that learn-

ing about her sonwas devastating,and cast her into alife style of crimeand substanceabuse.

The local news-paper read then,June 18, 1988,“An 8-year-oldRacine boy afraidof water drownedthis weekend inJefferson County.

‘Artis Echoles disappeared Saturday atthe Bark River Campground, town ofSullivan, where he was camping withRacine foster family,’ said a JeffersonCounty sheriff’s deputy.”

White said that she wants to see crimi-nal charges filed against at least one per-son, and possibly two, in the drowningdeath of her son, Her son was only 8years old when he died at the camp-ground. Now, after more than 25 years, ajudge has ordered a new investigation intothe boy’s death.

White said that family members, whilegoing through her father belongings afterhis death recently, found the originalpolice report of her son’s casualty.

In the report, some witnesses said theysaw the young Black boy walked awayfrom the pond with a blonde-haired child.Three other children at the campgroundon June 18, 1988 told investigators thatthey saw a man throwing her son into thewater and holding his head under water.The man allegedly was trying to makehim swim, sheriff’s reports stated.

At that time she said she had no rea-son to suspect foul play–– “I had a goodrelationship with his foster parents,”explained White, who was released fromprison two months ago.

She said after reading the report thatthere seem to be too many conflicting sto-ries by eyewitness.

On Jan. 26, White decided she wouldrequested a special “John Doe” hearingbecause she believed a crime was com-mitted in her son’s death. And on Jan. 30,Jefferson County Circuit Judge JenniferWeston agreed, ruling “there is reason tobelieve that a crime has been committed.”

Judge Weston’s ruling means theJefferson County District Attorney mustinvestigate White’s son’s drowning.

The Jefferson County DistrictAttorney’s Office has until April 30 to filea criminal complaint, or a written justifi-cation as to why charges will not be filed.

Mother wantsanswers to herson’s drowingin 1988

4th District Racine County Board Supervisor Kenneth Lumpkin con-gratulate Rodruguio Gonzales, Salesperson, and Bashar Qedan,General Manger for opening a new Cricket Cellphone store at 1639Douglas Avenue. Lumpkin a 16-year veteran on the Racine CountyBoard says his number one priority is to work to attract new start-upbusinesses to the 4th District. “Our best bet to end unemployment isto have more individuals to locate their businesses to Racine.”

NAACP President Benjamin Jealoushas a bold suggestion for PresidentBarack Obama: Appoint an AfricanAmerican woman to the U.S. SupremeCourt.

“He still has several more appoint-ments, and we expect that we’ll see atleast the same diversity that we saw thefirst time around,” Jealous told POLITI-CO. “What we’re hoping to see is a blackwoman on the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Perhaps Jealous is devising a plan toget Obama out of hot water with someDemocrats who have accused the presi-dent of appointing too many white men tohis inner circle and not enough womenand people of color.

When Obama named Jack Lew as hisTreasury secretary two weeks ago — thefourth white male he has named toCabinet-level posts in recent weeks –Democrats quickly took Obama to thewoodshed for not assembling a moreracially-diverse and gender-diverseCabinet.

But Jealous didn’t just toss out an idea– he also tossed out a name: CaliforniaAttorney General Kamala Harris – thestate’s first African American and IndianAmerican attorney general.

“Kamala Harris would be a brilliantpick,” Jealous said. “I personally wouldlike to see somebody young who couldstay on there for decades,” he said. “Ifyou look at what they did with [Justices]Antonin Scalia and we’ll have these guysfor decades,” he added. “It’s time for usto [have that]. So yeah, she would be thetop. But there are several women whocould do this job and do it well.”

The outspoken NAACP leader is alsoreading the political tea leaves: He knowsJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could beconsidering retirement. She’s 79 yearsold. Jealous may be on to something:

Harris, 48, is a rising star in theDemocratic Party who has been called“the female Barack Obama” in somepolitical circles.

Harris, who was born in Oakland, hasfocused on combating gangs that are traf-ficking guns, drugs, and human beingsthroughout California.

She also secured an estimated $18 bil-lion from the nation’s banks as part of therecent National Mortgage Settlement.

She also attended Howard University,where she pledged Alpha Kappa Alphasorority. Meanwhile, some prominentDemocrats have been turning up the heaton Obama and criticizing his recentappointments.

“It’s embarrassing as hell,” said NewYork Democrat Charles Rangel, one ofthe most senior black members ofCongress. But Jealous said it’s still tooearly to beat up on Obama.

“At the end of the day — this presidenthas been committed to diversity. Heshowed that in his first term and we oweit to him to let him finish making hisappointments before we pass judgment,”Jealous said. “We want to see a Cabinetthat represents the country.” The presidentwas forced to defend his record on diver-sity last week and said his critics shouldnot rush to judgment.

“I’m very proud that in the first fouryears, we had as diverse, if not a morediverse, White House and a Cabinet thanany in history,” Obama said. “I intendedto continue that, because it turns out whenyou look for the very best people, giventhe incredible diversity of this country,you’re going to end up with a diversestaff.”

Meanwhile, POLITICO listed Harris asone of its 13 top people to watch in poli-tics in 2013. “…Many Democrats senseher catapulting up the ranks in the party

— and soon,” according to POLITICO.Harris has a bright political future.

We’ll see if she catapults all the way tothe Supreme Court


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National studies have found that youngblack males in Louisiana are 20 timesmore likely to be homicide victims by age24 than other groups.

But as with the rest of the population,the primary cause of death for blackmales under age 15 is accidents.

And after age 35, the causes of deathfor black men mostly align with the restof the population, with heart attacks beingthe primary culprit.

Data from the Centers for DiseaseControl and other sources show homicidefar exceeds any other cause of death forblack men aged 15 to 35.

One report shows homicide rates morethan twice as high as accidental deaths forblack males age 15-19.

A 2009 national report showsLouisiana ranked fourth in the nation inthe per capita homicide rate for blackmales.

The reasons for the high homicide rateamong young black men vary, said JimmyMcJamerson, Grambling State Universityretired history professor, and Sen. SharonWeston Broome, D-Baton Rouge.

Broome chairs the LouisianaCommission on Marriage and Family,which received a report on deaths.

"It is very alarming," Broome said."The high mortality rate among African-

American men could be attributed to sev-eral reasons."

McJamerson agrees but says the rea-sons boil down to a few basic causes.

Topping the list is that too many youngblack men imitate the "gangster lifestyle,"idolizing rappers who portray themselvesas tough thugs who carry guns.

"As for Tupac and Biggie, young, gift-ed and visionary African-American maleswho preferred the gangster lifestyle, now

they are silent in theirgraves," McJamersonsaid.

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Many young African-Americans waste theirlives because they're notaware of the struggles ofthose who came before.

"If they knew moreabout our great history,they would know the typeof things they're involvedin would only lead to neg-ative results," he said.

Over the years, espe-cially after integration,black communities

changed, he said.Parents took two or three jobs "trying

to keep up with the Joneses and they for-got to pay attention to the fundamentalthings in the black community.

For example, neighbors once woulddiscipline children who misbehaved "andthe child was chastised again when theparents came home.

"With integration, all that went away,"McJamerson said.

At one time, teachers would see par-ents at a store or in church and tell themhow their child was performing andbehaving in school.

But with integration, we lost that."Broome said she believes "there are so

many parts of the equation. There's familyenvironment, lack of education and otherelements in society" that influence youngmen.

The Commission on Marriage andFamily is looking at policies that mightimprove the situation, she said, and it

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In general anybody can be a leader.Good leaders can lead from the front, therear or the middle. Leaders don’t have tohave to have Phd’s or have gone to mili-tary leadership training school. Politiciansare not and should not be looked upon asleaders. Politicians are elected by popularvote and represent constituents in adefined geographic area.

Leaders are not elected. They areselected for their independent courage andwillingness to sacrifice for the good ofwhat ever cause they are selected to lead.Ministers, with all due respect, are notleaders except for the parrish’s andchurches that they have been ordained tolead. Business leaders are not leaders ofsocio-political causes because they prima-rily represent the interests of those com-mitted to wealth creation and economicstability. Don’t look for a banker or car

dealer to fight for your civil rights.If you look at history most of the great

movements of our times were lead by theyouthful energy of dissatisfied studentswho marched, demonstrated, sat in andwent to jail because they knew educationis not a real education if it won’t allowyou to be free and treated fairly. SouthAfrican apartheid, civil rights marches,Commandos and numerous other move-ments were student lead. We have Blackstudent unions at our colleges but they aremostly dealing with the obstacles to theirsurvival within the Ivy walls of their edu-cational institutions.

Do you remember the last studentmarch, demonstration or boycott?

So again we ask “Who are ’Racine’sblack leaders and thus, where is Racine’sBlack leadership?” For me the simple testof a leader is; Who can lead a march?

Who is powerful enough and respectedenough to the point that the community,in mass, would heed their call and take tothe streets with unconditional fervor. Whodo you know is a leader that can bringother leaders together in the spirit of unityand dedication in order to crush the evilsthat we are constantly complaining about?Is there anyone you know of?

Many potential Black leaders are fear-ful because in order to be an effectiveleader you have to have effective follow-ers and protectors when the powers youprotest against come after you. AldermanKeith Fair and Alderman Mike McGee Jr.in Milwaukee are a prime examples ofhow they will whip our children in frontof us, like in the slavery days, to showthat anyone daring to speak up or speakout will be made an example of. I men-tion Keith and Mike Jr. because, regard-

less of there failings, they stand up.Common sense may not have ruled the

day but they had courage and spirit. Wewill always support and rally aroundcourage. It’s just a fact, debate us if youwill, but we lack courage in the Racineblack community and our leaders andBlack leadership suffers for it. Can youname a leader? Racine’s Black communi-ty is in desperate need of leadership.

Let us all pray that in the new year andduring Black History Month, our mostcapable citizens will come together and astrong black leadership will emerge todeliver us from the racially based unfair-ness that afflicts this community.

These are this newspaper’s opinionsand nobody is obligated to agree with orlike them.

WHERE ARE OUR BLACK LEADERS

Black homicide rate “alarming”, prompts warnings


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Rev. Buddy VinsonSenior Pastor

306-5th Street, Racine, WI

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“Annual Fish Fry”

The National Basketball Association announced that Bucks guardBrandon Jennings has been named Eastern Conference Player ofthe Week for games played last week. The award is the third ofJennings’ career and second this season after he took home thehonor following the opening week of play on Nov. 5.

Jennings averaged 24.5 points and 6.5 assists per game whileshooting 47.7 percent from the field and 50.0 percent frombeyond the arc in leading the Bucks to a 3-1 week. He led or co-led the Bucks in scoring in all four games, and his 24.5 points percontest was the second best average in the conference during theweek, trailing only Carmelo Anthony’s 28.7 points per game mark.

Jennings named NBA Player of the Week


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