Black Panthers, Brown Berets And FLAC Activist Denied Entrance To A Lutheran Church Holding Town Hall Meeting With Milwaukee Common Council President Johnson

Members of the Original Black Panthers, Brown Berets including a FLAC activist from Milwaukee who wanted to attend a town hall meeting at a local Lutheran Church in the Northside with Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson were denied entrance by Winkel, the pastor of the Redemption Lutheran Church who had Milwaukee police officers enforce his decision to prevent some members of the Black and Latino community from attending and participating in the meeting.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 17, 2021

Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, according to Robert Miranda, a FLAC (Freshwater for Life Action Coalition) advocate, the Milwaukee Common Council president Cavalier Johnson held a community meeting at Redemption Lutheran church located at 5146 N. 68 Street in Milwaukee. In an effort to address the president of the Common Council, in front of area residents, we were denied access into the meeting by Christian Winkel, the church pastor, Miranda posted on his Facebook (FB) account.

Members of the Original Black Panthers, Brown Berets and Miranda recorded a live FB videos where they publicly exposed what had happened to them on Saturday while attempting to attend the Town Hall meeting.

Miranda's FB post read, "Cavalier Johnson has been negligent pursuing any update from the Wisconsin Attorney General, Josh Kaul who has been dragging his feet on the criminal investigation of tte Milwaukee Health Department Lead Program. Thousands of Milwaukee families were harmed because of mismanagement, misconduct, falsifying official government documents, malfeasance, and a host of other criminal neglect actions." 

"The criminal investigation is now entering its third year and still no update from the Departmebt of Justice. This is a criminal investigation that was requested by not only our group, it was also requested by former Commin Council president Ashanti Hamilton and former Public Safety and Health Committee chairman, Robert Donovan. 

"The neglect of public health in Milwaukee has continued without accountability. An independent audit released in March 2020 by the Public Health Foundation found that little was done to repair the lead program. The report exposed Mayor Barrett was lying to the community when he said that the health department put in place reforms, policies and protocols to prevent the scandal that occurred in 2018 in which thousands of Milwaukee children were harmed by health officials mismanaging the lead program.  

"Council president Cavalier Johnson is more than willing to sweep the entire matter under the rug to save Mayor Barrett and all officials involved in the harm done to Milwaukee residents from being held accountable. This is more than tragic. This is a criminal act. Cover up."

Darryl King Rick Farmer II from the Original Black Panthers also posted on his FB account, "*PLEASE SHARE* WHEN THE KING SAYS MILWAUKEE IS THE MOST RACIST AND HYPER-SEGREGATED CITY IN AMERIKKKA!!! THE TRUTH ROARS LIKE THAT OF A PANTHER!! TODAY THE ORIGINAL BLACK AND BROWN PANTHERS, THE BROWN BERETS, ROBERT MIRANDA, FLAC ALONG WITH THE BIGGEST PANTHER IN THE JUNGLE,  KING RICK WERE DENIED ACCESS TO A TOWN HALL MEETING!! THE WHITE CHURCH PASTOR ALONG WITH COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT CAVELIER JOHNSON TOLD THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOT TO ALLOW US ACCESS TO A TOWN HALL MEETING BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT US THERE!! WTF?? ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE IN THE SO CALLED HOUSE OF GOD!! WYJD?? DID HE NOT TURN OVER TABLES IN THE.. .TEMPLE?? NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!! STAY TUNED....."

Johnson, Winkel nor the Milwaukee Police Department have released any statement concerning, why were some members of the Black and Latino community denied entrance to what was supposed to be a open community Town Hall meeting with Johnson.

Update: Federal lawsuit filed on December 15, 2021.

La Placita Grand Opening Features A Life-size Bronze Statue Of The Late UFW Leader César E. Chávez In The Southside Of Milwaukee

 The Chávez Placita opens in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 14, 2021

Milwaukee, WI - On Thursday, La Placita Grand Opening was held at the 900 block of S. César E. Chávez Drive in the El Supermercado El Rey property in Milwaukee where a life-size bronze statue of the late UFW leader César E. Chávez was unveiled and displayed in 2016.

It has taken five years to finally finish La Placita, since the unveiling of the Chávez statue in the Southside of Milwaukee.

More than 20,000 vehicles drive through Chávez Dr. a day and more than 147,000 per week during the year. (Cited: HNNUSA 2015, https://bit.ly/30hSGZl)

Milwaukee is the eight city in the nation to have a life-size statue of Chávez and is the only city in the Midwest to have the statue.

Welcoming remarks were made by Dr. Patricia Nájera from Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative (CSNI) and Jesus Salas, the Founder of Obreros Unidos.  Also, present at the Grand Opening of La Placita was Azael Flores, President Of the Chávez Drive BID 38 and Ernesto Villarreal, one of the owners of El Supermercado El Rey who helped sponsor the event and is part of those who donated for the Placita to be created on Chávez Drive, which the life-size bronze statue of Chávez is displayed.

Milwaukee Alderman from the 12th Aldermanic District Jose Perez and Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa from the 8th Aldermanic District were invited to attend the Grand Opening, but both were not able to attend due to other conflicting commitments.

The Mariachi Alas de America performed at the event.

Article: WI: Life-size bronze statue of the late UFW leader César E. Chávez unveiled in Milwaukee in 2016 https://bit.ly/3BIlKY0

Two Victims Including Barber Shot At Milwaukee Local Southside Haircuts Business

Two victims including a barber are believe to have been shot at a Southside of Milwaukee haircuts business.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 12, 2021

Milwaukee, WI - Reports on Tuesday night indicated that two victims were shot while inside the Flip n Styles haircuts business at the 800 block of W. National Ave. in the Southside of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Fire paramedics responded to the scene around 7:12p.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

Apparently, a suspect or suspects entered the haircuts business and targeted a barber who was attending a customer. The unidentified barber was struck by gunfire including another unidentified customer.

Milwaukee police reported that a 28-year-old man from Milwaukee and a 20-year-old man from Oak Creek were injured with non-life-threatening injuries around 6:00p.m. and were hospitalized.

Brief note: The City of Milwaukee is currently limiting online public access to their 911 service for calls. Their website page displays a summary of Calls for Service made to a 911 operator and dispatched to the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD).

Southside Milwaukee 38-year-old Homicide Victim Identified As Kevin D. Moore

Murdered victim identified.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 12, 2021

Milwaukee, WI - The homicide victim was identified as Kevin D. Moore, 38, who was fatally shot on Monday,  October 4, 2021 around 7:15p.m. at the 800 block of S. 22 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Police responded to the shooting crime scene and discovered Moore had been shot multiple times and died at the scene after life-saving efforts failed.

The shooting is believed to have been a result of an apparent argument, according to police.

No suspects have been taken into custody in the homicide case.

Why Haven't President Joe Biden (D) And The U.S. Congress Passed Comprehensive Immigration Reform With A Path To Citizenship For More Than 13M Undocumented Immigrants In The U.S. Today?

Why haven't President Joe Biden (D) and the majority of Dems in the U.S. Congress pushed and passed Comprehensive Immigration Reform with a path to citizenship for more than 13M undocumented immigrants in the U.S. today? Simply put, legalizing more than 13M of undocumented immigrants today would definitely confirm what White nationalists like former President Donald Trump (R/MAGA) and White supremacists fear the most, that by 2050, Latinos (Hispanics) will become the majority in the U.S.A.

U.S. born Latinos and undocumented Latinos inject more than $2.5T into the U.S. economy and have become the essential backbone of the U.S. economy for decades.

In Wisconsin alone, undocumented immigrants contribute more than $90M in combined taxes per year.

Naive petty political differences today have attempted to slow down our growth to become tomorrow's essential political empowerment, it has definitely become inevitable for our own quest to become a united people's movement with the common goal to succeed and clear the path for generations to come and help make the U.S.A. one nation under Latino economic and political dominance, and well being for all.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Civil Rights and Immigration Reform advocate (Date: 10/10/2021)

¿Por qué el presidente Joe Biden (D) y el Congreso de los EE. UU. no han aprobado una reforma migratoria integral con un camino hacia la ciudadanía para más de 13 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados en los EE. UU.?

¿Por qué el presidente Joe Biden (D) y la mayoría de los demócratas en el Congreso de los EE. UU. no han impulsado y aprobado una reforma migratoria integral con un camino hacia la ciudadanía para más de 13 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados en los EE. UU., en la actualidad? En pocas palabras, legalizar a más de 13 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados hoy definitivamente confirmaría lo que más temen los nacionalistas blancos como el ex presidente Donald Trump (R / MAGA) y los supremacistas blancos, que para el 2050, los latinos (hispanos) se convertirán en la mayoría en los EE. UU.

Los latinos nacidos en EE. UU. y los latinos indocumentados inyectan más de $ 2.5 trillones de dólares a la economía de EE. UU. y se han convertido en la columna vertebral esencial de la economía de EE. UU. durante décadas.

Solo en Wisconsin, los inmigrantes indocumentados contribuyen con más de $ 90 millones en impuestos combinados por año.

Las pequeñas diferencias políticas ingenuas de hoy han intentado frenar nuestro crecimiento para convertirnos en el empoderamiento político esencial de mañana; definitivamente se ha vuelto inevitable que nuestra propia búsqueda se convierta en un movimiento popular unido con el objetivo común de tener éxito y despejar el camino para las generaciones venideras y ayudar hacer de los EE. UU. una nación bajo el dominio económico y político latino, y bienestar para todos.

Por H. Nelson Goodson
Defensor de los derechos civiles y la reforma migratoria (Date: 10/10/2021)

M.A.T.C. ABE Director Arturo Martinez, PhD From Milwaukee Accepts Cabinet Position With The College Of Southern Nevada

Dr. Martinez is scheduled to leave his Adult Basic Education Director position at the Milwaukee Area Technical College by November.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 9, 2021

Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned that Arturo Martinez, 68, PhD, who has worked at the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) for nearly 30 years and is the current Adult Basic Education (ABE) Director at MATC decided to accepted a cabinet level position with the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) and will report directly to Federico Zaragoza, PhD, the President of the CSN. Dr. Zaragoza is also formerly from Milwaukee and was the former Dean of Continuing Education at MATC and was instrumental in creating job opportunities for Latinos at the Technical College.

Dr. Martinez will leave MATC on November 6, 2021.

Dr. Martinez will now head the Division of Workforce and Economic Development for the College of Southern Nevada. This Division includes the Department of Adult Basic Education, the Department of Apprenticeship, and the Department of Continuing Education. Martinez will also have direct oversight for the College of Southern Nevada's two community education centers (Sahara West and Westside Ed and Training Center). 

Dr. Martinez is well known in the Latino community for his life long dedication of creating educational opportunities for Latinos in the Milwaukee Metro area and Wisconsin. He has also volunteered for the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (Mexican Fiesta) as an entertainment coordinator for the three-day annual Mexican/Tejano music venue at the Summerfest grounds.

While at MATC, according to his daughter Alexis Marie Martinez who announced his upcoming departure in social media from the technical college this November, Dr. Martinez created the Spanish Dental Assistant program, helped create the Office of Bilingual Education, developed linkages with Milwaukee's Workforce Agencies, and has led the college Adult Basic Education program which serves students seeking their GED or HSED. These are just a few of the programs he has initiated at MATC, during his time at MATC, he has received several outstanding national and local recognitions such as the United Migrant Opportunity Services (UMOS) 2015 Hispanic Man of the Year, the National LULAC 2015 State Director of the Year award, and the TransCenter for Youth 2018 "Bridges to Opportunities Award." His community involvement includes serving on the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Board, the Milwaukee Co-Op Center, and board member of Forward Latino. He was instrumental in forming the LULAC Brewers' Scholarship Award in collaboration with the Hispanic team players to provide scholarships to Hispanic students to attend MATC. Dr. Martinez has made both national and state presentations at state and national conferences on MATC's Integrated Education Programs and co-requisite models for underprepared ABE students, and has served on various state and national panels as an expert on IET and bilingual programs. He has been instrumental in the expansion of the Walker's Square Education Center and has linked two workforce agencies, Maximus and Milwaukee Job Centers, to be housed at Walker's Square. 

In addition, his efforts have helped increase Hispanic enrollment of Walker's Square classes. Dr. Martinez has also developed strong linkages with the Mexican Consulate to bring new programs to MATC, including La Plaza Comunitaria, according to Alexis M. Martinez.