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VOL. XLIV Number 1 July 22, 2020

IN MEMORIAM: IN MEMORIAM:

(Editor’s Note: This article contains aparagraph of a sensitive, explicit nature indescribing what happened to Mr. Shabazzand is only mentioned to give the articlecontext.)

David Ali Shabazz, a former inmate atWaupun Correctional Institution with sev-eral disabilities, who claims he was a victimof excessive force and sexual assault byseven White Waupun prison officials, does-n’t want a monetary settlement that couldnet him hundreds of thousands of dollars.All Shabazz wants is justice for himself

and current and former Black prison in-mates in Waupun and other Wisconsin cor-rectional institutions who havesuffered—and are suffering—physicalabuse during their incarceration.Though the alleged assault happened in

2018, Shabazz said he decided to speak outnow because he felt the time was right toput a spotlight on what happened to him.Having kept his case and efforts to get

justice under wraps—for, what he said wasfor ‘negotiation’ purposes with the legalsystem—Shabazz said he became embold-ened to speak out now because of GeorgeFloyd’s death almost two months ago whilein police custody.Floyd’s death sparked national and inter-

national protests that called for systemic

change in America regarding racial inequal-ity, social and economic disparities, and theunequal way law enforcement ‘police’communities of color, as well as the needfor reforms in policing.During a recent interview, Shabazz said

he has declined settlement offers. He feelsit’s necessary to now reveal what happenedin order to finally get justice, and for theWaupun officers who assaulted him to losetheir jobs.Shabazz, a well-known and respected ac-

tivist who worked with Father JamesGroppi during the Open Housing Marchesin the 1960s and was a co-founder of theCommandos, was serving a 12-year sen-tence for battery at the time of the incidentat Waupun. He was originally facing 105years for allegedly raping, strangling andsuffocating a woman who worked for him.Shabazz was the owner/proprietor of Qual-ified Transitional Living Center for Blackfamilies in the community. However, the woman—and her husband,

who committed the battery on her accord-

The World Mourns Two Civil Rights Icons and Freedom Fighters

JOHNJOHNLEWISLEWIS

REVERENDREVERENDC.T.C.T.

VIVIANVIVIAN

Activist wants justice, not money,for unwarranted assault while aprison inmate by seven guards

CONGRESSMANCONGRESSMAN

Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere theheavens have opened up, reflecting the tearsthat are falling across the globe as news ofthe death of civil rights icon CongressmanJohn Lewis (D-GA) spreads.The legislator, freedom fighter and justice

warrior, who was famously beaten, blood-ied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — andin other cities across the Jim Crow South —during the struggle for civil rights and racialequality, was 80.His death came just hours after another

the passing of another civil rights icon, Rev.C.T. Vivian, who was 95.National Newspaper Publishers Associa-

tion (NNPA) President and CEO, and com-rade in arms with both Rev. Vivian andLewis, expressed the devastation he and theworld feel at the loss of the two revered gi-ants.Chavis, like Vivian and Lewis, worked

with and was a disciple of Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. He said theworld would miss Lewis’s“good trouble,” quotingLewis’s famous call toarms. “The Honorable JohnLewis was a longtime mas-ter freedom fighter who setthe eternal example of howand why we all should fightfor the freedom and equalityof all humanity,” Chavis re-marked.“May Lewis now have his

rest in peace. As for those of us who workedwith him and [those] who marched withhim, we must keep fighting for freedom andequality with renewed vigor, courage andenergy. Black Lives Matter.”During the NNPA’s 2020 Virtual Annual

Convention earlier this month, attendeeswere treated to a free screening of the doc-umentary, John Lewis: Good Trouble, pro-vided by the Census Bureau. Lewis wasalso a strong advocate for Census registra-tion.As he’d done earlier to honor Rev. Vi-

vian, former president Barack Obama ex-pressed his sorrow.“John Lewis – one of the original Free-

dom Riders, chairman of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, theyoungest speaker at the March on Washing-ton, leader of the march from Selma toMontgomery, Member of Congress repre-senting the people of Georgia for 33 years– not only assumed that responsibility, hemade it his life’s work,” Obama observed.“He loved this country so much that he

The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civilrights activist who marched alongside Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., has died.Rev. Vivian was 95.Vivian’s daughter, Denise Morse, con-

firmed her father’s death and told Atlanta’sNBC affiliate WXIA that he was “one of themost wonderful men who ever walked theearth.”Vivian reportedly suffered a stroke earlier

this year, but his family said he died of nat-ural causes.“He has always been one of the people

who had the most insight, wisdom, in-tegrity, and dedication,” said former AtlantaMayor Andrew Young, a contemporary ofVivian who also worked alongside King.“The Reverend Dr. C.T. Vivian was one

of my strongest mentors in the Civil RightsMovement,” National Newspaper Publish-ers Association President Dr. Benjamin F.Chavis, Jr., stated.

“Rev. Vivian, like MartinLuther King, Jr, and JosephLowery was a visionary the-ologian, genius, and a lead-ing force in the tactical andstrategic planning of effec-tive nonviolent civil disobe-dience demonstrations. C.T.has passed the eternal batonto a new generation of civilrights agitators and organiz-ers. ”In a statement emailed to

BlackPressUSA, the NBA’s Atlanta Hawksexpressed their condolences.“The Atlanta Hawks organization is

deeply saddened by the passing of CivilRights Movement leader, minister, and au-thor, Dr. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian. TheCity of Atlanta and the entire world has losta distinguished icon whose leadershippushed the United States to greater justiceand racial equality for African Americans,”team officials wrote in the email.“To inspire the next generation, Vivian

founded the C.T. Vivian Leadership Insti-tute in Atlanta, with the intent to create amodel of leadership culture in the city thatwould be dedicated to the development andsustainability of our communities.”They continued:“Vivian also started Basic Diversity, one

of the nation’s first diversity consultingfirms, now led by his son, Al, who has beena great partner to our organization. We aregrateful for Dr. Vivian’s many years of de-votion to Atlanta and thankful that we hadthe opportunity to honor and share his

Milwaukee artist Ken Brown is creating a620-foot wide by 6 feet high mural on thecity-owned MacArthur Square parking struc-ture on 6th Street between Wells and StateStreets. His mural is titled “THE HERO INYOU,” a tribute to Milwaukee’s COVID-19frontline pandemic response heroes. Therewill be more than 10 essential workers de-picted in the mural. Milwaukee Downtown,BID (Business Improvement District) #21,and the Downtown Placemaking Task Force,with partnerships with the Department ofPublic Works, commissioned the mural. (Seearticle about its official dedication onpage 3). —Pat A. Robinson Photo

Cong. Lewis Rev. Vivian

Both articles written by Stacy M. Brown,NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

INSIDE: Go onlinefor the WeekendEdition, July 24, for tributes by local and

national politicalleaders and

organizations to Lewis and Vivian

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David Ali Shabazz

By Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr.

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MURAL ARTISTSALUTES COVID-19FRONTLINE HEROES WITH NEWEST CREATION NEAR MKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE!

The Milwaukee Community Journal•July 22, 2020•Page 2


Imagine MKE, 88NineRadio Milwaukee, and Mil-waukee Downtown BID #21will highlight Milwaukee’svibrant artistic communityand honor our city’s heroes ina livestreamed event this Fri-day, July 24 at 10 a.m. The event will share two projects

with the public: the release of the“Milwaukee Strong” song and musicvideo which features over 30 Mil-waukee musicians, and the comple-tion of “The Hero In You” mural byartist Ken Brown at the MacArthurSquare parking garage.The livestream event, hosted by

88Nine’s Dori Zori, will be availableon Imagine MKE, 88Nine RadioMilwaukee, and Milwaukee Down-town’s Facebook pages, as well as onRadio Milwaukee’s YouTube and

Twitch channels. In addition to the premiere of the

“Milwaukee Strong” song and musicvideo, the 30-minute livestream willfeature interviews with the creatorsof the song, the artist behind themural, and everyday heroes in publicworks, transportation, medical, edu-cation, homeless outreach, youth de-velopment, and food access.The song and music video project

is the culmination of over twomonths of work. In April, musiciansin the City of Louisville released a“Lift Up Louisville” song. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer

called it a “love song” to the city, andchallenged the mayors of peer citiesto create a similar song and video.Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett sawthis as an opportunity to invite musi-cians in Milwaukee to engage in theproject, and 88Nine Radio Milwau-kee and Imagine MKE were invited

to partner to create a song and videothe city could rally around.

“Milwaukee artists have broughtcreativity, imagination, and passionto both ‘Milwaukee Strong’ and ‘TheHero In You.’ The results of theirwork are remarkable,” said MayorBarrett. “In suggesting a Milwaukeesong, I hoped for a piece that wouldinspire and unify our community; myexpectations have been greatly ex-ceeded.”A Mayoral Proclamation will de-

clare this Friday, July 24, 2020 “Mil-waukee Strong Day” in honor of ourheroes’ response to the COVID-19pandemic.“Milwaukee Strong,” was written

by Shonn Hinton, with lyrics byShonn Hinton and Ray Nitti. Hintonis a Milwaukee-based writer, singer,and guitarist who has been featuredon stages with Mary J. Blige, LilWayne, Jay Z, John Legend, and JillScott, and played at venues such asMadison Square Garden and The Sta-ples Arena.Hinton’s lyrics open:“We are the proud we are the trueWe work together we’re heroes

through and throughLike the foundation of our homesWe stand togetherMilwaukee Strong”The song’s overarching message is

one of hope and togetherness in theface of uncertainty. The words en-courage the city to remain strong andunited as we face the ongoing chal-lenge of the pandemic risking livesand livelihoods.The song was assistant produced

by B~Free, mixed by Kevin Sucher,and mastered by Randy Merrill, withstring arrangement by WarrenWiegratz.“We are so honored to be a part of

this collaborative project that high-lights the vibrancy and strength ofMilwaukee’s creative community,”said Kevin Sucher, Executive Direc-tor of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee.“At 88Nine, we believe in the

power of music to bring people to-gether, and this effort is proof that itworks. ‘Milwaukee Strong’ broughtmusicians and artists from all cornersof the city together that may haveotherwise never met – and if we canconnect like this during a global pan-demic, imagine what our city canlook like coming out of this.”

Over 30 artists – “The MilwaukeeAll-Stars” – were brought together tocontribute to the song, resulting in arich piece that highlights the diversetalent of Milwaukee’s musical com-munity. Contributions include astring quartet of Milwaukee Sym-phony Orchestra musicians, a trio ofstudent musicians that participated in88Nine’s Grace Weber’s Music Lab,a vocal quartet of harmonies fromband Ruth B8r Ginsburg members,favorite Milwaukee duos SistaStringsand REYNA, and much more.Complete artists featured are:

Dena Aronson, Alex Ayers, B~Free,Alyssa Caroline, Roxi Copland, OlenFranklin, Ava Gessner, Trinity Grace,Paul Hauser, Shonn Hinton, KyndalJ., Terry Jeanes Jr., Jonathan Jones,Alex Julien, Timothy Klabunde,Greg Koch, Evan Lane, AlesiaMiller, Ousia Moon, Ray Nitti,Danielle Renee, Elle Renee,REYNA, Johanna Rose, SistaStrings,Jesse Weinberg, Warren Wiegratz,Dee Yancey, and Adrien Zitoun.A music video was created by di-

rector Samer Ghani, editor Dan Di-dier, and producer Patrick Buckley.Importantly, the “Milwaukee

Strong” video also honors everydayheroes and their contributions to ourcity. The following heroes are high-

lighted: Caitlin Cullen, Tandem; An-dray DeCordova, Department ofPublic Works; Kayla Fleming, Advo-cate Aurora Health; Mia Harvey,Rocketship Transformation Prep;Beth Lappen, Milwaukee CountyHousing First; Willie Nash, Milwau-

kee County Transit System; andNicole Thompson, COA Youth &Family Centers - Goldin Center.The music video will also feature

the 620-foot long, 5-foot high “TheHero In You” mural by Milwaukeeartist Ken Brown, who was commis-sioned by Milwaukee Downtown,BID #21, and the Downtown Place-making Task Force in April. Themural features 10 downtown essen-tial workers and is intended to honorMilwaukee’s COVID-19 pandemicresponse.“’The Hero in You’ by Milwaukee

artist Ken Brown salutes our city’sessential workers and frontline he-roes who continue to report for dutyduring the COVID-19 pandemic. It’sbecause of their selfless acts of hero-ism, our city will emerge strongerand more united than ever,” said BethWeirick, CEO of Milwaukee Down-town, BID #21.The mural is located at MacArthur

Square, whose history is notable – in1951, it was home to a gathering of40,000 people welcoming a visitfrom General MacArthur, World WarII hero who called Milwaukee his“old hometown.” General MacArthuris known for his phrase: “Americansnever quit.”The “Milwaukee Strong” project’s

hope is that Milwaukee citizens feelempowered not to quit in the face ofthe dual crises of the pandemic andthe systemic racism that our city andour world faces. As musician RayNitti calls for in the song:

“Milwaukee Black and Brown,so please change policy

Milwaukee let’s work on endingpoverty

Milwaukee growing, let’s makesure that we grow it properly

Milwaukee home, so let our loveshow

Milwaukee special, invest in thehomegrown…

United the Good Land’s ap-proaching all our challenges.”“When Milwaukee follows the

lead of our city’s artists, we are moreunited, more inspired, and moreready to heal and build,” said DavidLee, CEO of Imagine MKE. “Ourartists are also some of the hardest hitduring the pandemic – through sub-stantial loss of work at events, con-certs, service industry gigs, andmore. In response, we would like toinvite citizens to respond to the ‘Mil-waukee Strong’ project by joining usin taking action to stand up for the fu-ture of our arts and culture commu-nity.”The community can visit

www.imaginemke.org/strong (live onFriday) to take action to:Make a pledge to fight for the fu-

ture of Milwaukee arts and culture.Sign on to a petition that calls forsupport of our artistic community –particularly, with the upcoming expi-ration of additional unemployment,from the federal government – andtake the next step of writing a person-alized letter to your representatives.Tip the musicians involved in this

project. Make a gift that will be dis-tributed directly to the 30+ artists in-volved in the creation of the song.

“MILWAUKEESTRONG”SONG, VIDEO,AND MURALRELEASE HONORS MILWAUKEE HEROES!

Mayoral Proclamation

declares Friday, July 24

“Milwaukee Strong Day”Mural artist Ken Brown


legacy with our fans. The entire Hawks organizationextends its most sincere condolences to the grievingfamily.”Rev. Vivan was active in sit-in protests in Peoria,

Illinois, in the 1940s, and met King during the 1955Montgomery bus boycott — a demonstrationspurred by Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat toa white rider. The 13-month mass protest drew in-ternational attention.Rev. Vivian went on to become an active early

member of the group that eventually became theSouthern Christian Leadership Conference, accord-ing to his biography.Like King, Vivian was committed to the belief

that nonviolent protests could carry the day.“Some thoughts on the Reverend C.T. Vivian, a

pioneer who pulled America closer to our foundingideals and a friend I will miss greatly,” Former Pres-ident Barack Obama wrote in a statement. “We’velost a founder of modern America, a pioneer whoshrunk the gap between reality and our constitu-tional ideals of equality and freedom.”Rev. Vivian was born in Boonville, Missouri, on

July 30, 1924. He and his late wife, Octavia GeansVivian, had six children.With the help of his church, he enrolled in Amer-

ican Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville in1955.That same year he and other ministers founded the

Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, an af-

filiate of the Southern Christian Leadership Confer-ence, according to the National Visionary Leader-ship Project. The group helped organize the city’sfirst sit-ins and civil rights march.By 1965 Rev. Vivian had become the director of

national affiliates for the Southern Christian Lead-ership Conference when he led a group of people toregister to vote in Selma, Alabama.CNN memorialized Rev. Vivian, noting that, as

the county Sheriff Jim Clark blocked the group, Vi-vian said in a fiery tone, “We will register to votebecause as citizens of the United States we have theright to do it.”Clark responded by beating Vivian until blood

dripped off his chin in front of rolling cameras. Theimages helped galvanize more comprehensive sup-port for change.Vivian also created a college readiness program

to help “take care of the kids that were kicked outof school simply because they protested racism.”“I admired him from and before I became a sena-

tor and got to know him as a source of wisdom, ad-vice, and strength on my first presidentialcampaign,” Obama stated.“I’m only here to thank C.T. Vivian and all the he-

roes of the Civil Rights generation. Because ofthem, the idea of just, fair, inclusive, and generousAmerica came closer into focus. The trails theyblazed gave today’s generation of activists andmarchers a road map to tag in and finish the jour-ney.”

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risked his life and his blood so that it might live upto its promise. And through the decades, he not onlygave all of himself to the cause of freedom and jus-tice but inspired generations that followed to try tolive up to his example.”The former president recalled his last meeting

with Lewis.“It’s fitting that the last time John and I shared a

public forum was at a virtual town hall with a gath-ering of young activists who were helping to leadthis summer’s demonstrations in the wake of GeorgeFloyd’s death. Afterward, I spoke to him privately.“He could not have been prouder of their efforts

– of a new generation standing up for freedom andequality, a new generation intent on voting and pro-tecting the right to vote, a new generation runningfor political office,” Obama recounted.“I told him that all those young people – of every

race, from every background and gender and sexualorientation – they were his children. They hadlearned from his example, even if they didn’t knowit. They had understood through him what Americancitizenship requires, even if they had heard of hiscourage only through history books.”Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who served more

than three decades on Congress with Lewis, de-clared Lewis’ death as one of the saddest days inAmerican history.“He dedicated his entire life to what became his

signature mantra, making ‘good trouble.’ Despitebeing one of the youngest leaders of the Civil RightsMovement, John Lewis galvanized and inspiredhundreds of his peers to join in the fight for equalrights,” Waters said.“Very few people could have been harassed, ar-

rested more than 40 times, beaten within inches oftheir lives, and still espouse Dr. King and MahatmaGandhi’s teachings of nonviolence, peace, and love.However, these principles were core philosophies toJohn Lewis, and our nation is forever indebted tohim for his humble sacrifices,” the congresswomanstated.Lewis routinely credited King and Rosa Parks for

inspiring his activism, which he famously called“good trouble, necessary trouble.” He also referredto his participation in the civil rights movement asa “holy crusade.”Lewis joined a Freedom Ride in 1961, organized

by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He suf-

fered one of many beatings at the hands of authori-ties when he and other CORE members attemptedto enter a whites-only waiting room at a bus stationin Rock Hill, South Carolina.“If there was anything I learned on that long,

bloody bus trip of 1961,” he wrote in his memoir,“it was this — that we were in for a long, bloodyfight here in the American South. And I intended tostay in the middle of it.”Lewis was the last surviving speaker from the

famed 1963 March on Washington for Jobs andFreedom. The world also will remember Lewis forleading hundreds of people in one of the most fa-mous demonstrations for civil rights ever – BloodySunday.On March 7, 1965, as Lewis and others journeyed

across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala-bama, a mob of state troopers clad in riot gear at-tacked.The authorities began their onslaught on Lewis

and the other marchers using tear gas before brutallyescalating the assault to bullwhips and rubber tubingthat had been wrapped in barbed wire.One of the cops attacked Lewis with a nightstick,

fracturing his skull and knocking him to the ground.In the aftermath of the police killing of George

Floyd, Lewis praised this generation of freedomfighters. “This feels and looks so different,” he saidof the Black Lives Matter movement and other on-going demonstrations.“It is so much more massive and all-inclusive.

There will be no turning back.”Lewis announced late last year that he had Stage

4 pancreatic cancer. However, stalwart in his resolveto fight until the end, he refused to quit the struggle.“I have been in some kind of fight — for freedom,equality, basic human rights — for nearly my entirelife,” he said, “I have never faced a fight quite likethe one I have now.”“So, I have decided to do what I know to do and

do what I have always done: I am going to fight itand keep fighting for the Beloved Community. Westill have many bridges to cross,” Lewis said duringone Sunday in late December of 2019.Dr. King once said that, “Our lives begin to end

the day we become silent about things that matter.”In words, deeds, actions, thoughts, influence, prac-tice, and conscience John Lewis was rarely silentabout the things that matter. For this reason, and forso many others, his legacy will remain alive forever.

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On Friday evening, August14, 2020 Midwest Bible Col-lege will honor ReverendLouis E. Sibley III, SeniorPastor of Mount Zion Mis-

sionary Baptist Church. This will take place at Mid-

west Bible College’s seven-teenth annual graduationceremonies which will be heldat the Sheraton Milwaukee

Brookfield Hotel, 375 SouthMoorland Road, Brookfield,Wisconsin. Festivities willbegin at7 p.m. that will honor the

graduates of the 2019 – 2020

academic school year togetherwith awards and honors.Reverend Sibley will receive

an Honorary Doctorate in Bib-lical Studies. He has distinguished himself

through a life of dedicatedservice to God, communityand ministry labor in buildingthe Kingdom of God.Rev. Louis E. Sibley, III

comes from a family ofpreachers. His grandfather, uncle and

brother have all served as pas-tor of Nazarene BaptistChurch in Alexandria,Louisiana. Pastor Sibley wascalled to the ministry at theage of 18.Pr. Sibley is a native of

Alexandria, Louisiana. He isthe fourth child of the lateDeacon Louis Jr. and Dea-coness Esther Sibley.

He attended catholic gradeschool and public high school.After high school graduation,he attended Bishop College,Dallas, Texas, where he ma-jored in religion and philoso-phy. He completed his graduate

studies at Boston University,Boston, Massachusetts, with amaster’s degree in PastoralCare and Counseling. At Andover Newton, New-

ton Massachusetts, his postgraduate work was in Psychol-ogy and Clinical Studies.His community involvement

has included the MilwaukeeCounty Community ServicesBoard and Greater MilwaukeeCommittee’s AccountabilitySupport Group (ASG) forMPS. Rev. Sibley is one of the

founding Pastors of Milwau-

kee Inner-city Churches Alliedfor Hope better known asMICAH and served as Presi-dent for two terms. He has served on the Legacy

Redevelopment CorporationBoard of Directors.Pastor Sibley’s service in-

cludes, past President of theWisconsin General BaptistState Convention and VicePresident of Operations underthe leadership of Rev. RobertT. Wilson. Nationally he has been in-

volved with the People for theAmerican Way and the Na-tional Teachers Education As-sociation as a CommunityLeader Representative.He is a great spirit and gifted

preacher. First and foremost,he loves the Lord and he haslearned to trust God evenwhen he cannot track Him.CONG. JOHN LEWISCONG. JOHN LEWIS

RELIGIONRELIGIONMidwest Bible College to honor Mt.Zion MBC Pastor, Rev. Louis E. Sibley, III

Rev. Louis E. Sibley

“Leadership is found in the action to defeatthat which would defeat you...You are made

by the struggles you choose.”—Rev. C.T. Vivian


ing to Shabazz—were, he said, trying to rob himat his home. Shabazz was found not guilty of therape allegation. Nevertheless, he was sentenced (wrongly, ac-

cording to Shabazz) to 12 years for the alleged bat-tery. During his 4-1/2 year of those six he servedat Waupun, Shabazz spent 3-1/2 in solitary con-finement.Shabazz said he plans to bring a lawsuit for false

imprisonment against the judge in that case, Mil-waukee County Circuit Court Branch 12 JudgeDavid Borowski.Shabazz is totally deaf and blind on his right

side, with 60% loss of hearing on his left side. Hewears a corrective contact in his right eye, andhearing aids. Shabazz also suffers from arthritis in both legs

and knee joints that contributes to an unsteady gaitwithout the aid of patella braces and back brace hemust wear at all times. Shabazz had these conditions at the time of the

assault by the White officers at Waupun on June27, 2018. According to a complaint he filed with the

United States District of Wisconsin, Shabazz waswalking from his cell unit to recreation when oneof the officers in question, Lt. Sanchez (no firstnames are given in the complaint, a copy of whichwas given to the MCJ by Shabazz) called him over,pointing to Shabazz’s pants—which were rolled uplike shorts showing his braces—and told him toroll them down.When Shabazz told Sanchez he would roll them

down when he returned to his cell, the correctionofficial accused him of being “resistant” to his

order.Sanchez and correction officers Miller and Levy

grabbed Shabazz, handcuffing him behind his backand placing leg chains on his ankles.He was allegedly dragged over one hundred

yards to another part of the unit where they werejoined by a fourth correction officer named Olsen.As Miller and Olsen held Shabazz by both arms,Sanchez placed an X-26 Taser on Shabazz’s shoul-der blades.Sanchez then reportedly ordered one of the three

officers to place Shabazz in a headlock while jam-ming his face against a portion of a fenced area.Sanchez then summoned correction officersRosenthal, Umentium, Sgt. Gould, and correctionofficer Kobza.All seven officers dragged Shabazz into the Re-

strictive Housing Unit (RHU). Once inside theRHU, they stood Shabazz up and forced his headagainst the door of a ‘strip cell’ and placed him inanother headlock, Tasing his shoulder blades andcutting off his clothes and underwear with a pairof Dura Shears.While being held by the other officers, Gould al-

legedly fondled Shabazz’s testicles and (accordingto the complaint) placed both hands on his but-tocks, spreading open the cheeks to expose hisanus in view of everyone, male and female (thecomplaint doesn’t distinguish which of the sevencorrection officers listed are male or female).“You can’t do a strip search in the open,”

Shabazz said during the interview. “It violates theprocedure for a strip search.”The officers then reportedly dragged Shabazz—

still naked, cuffed and chained—to an upstairs cellwith no mattress, linens, or toilet paper. Shabazz

laid naked on a concrete slab for 24 hours.Shabazz, who was on medication for his health

issues, was forced to go through withdrawal whilein the cell. Shabazz currently has a second lawsuit pending,

which deals with the denial of his medicationwhile in the cell after the assualt, which led to hiswithdrawal.Shabazz believes the correction officers did

what they did to make an example of him becausehe was using his experience as an advocate andknowledge of the legal system to help other in-mates with their cases.Not only is Shabazz seeking justice for what

happened to him at Waupun, he also wants to ex-pose the mistreatment—even deaths—of other in-mates in the state’s penal institutions.During the interview, Shabazz recounted an in-

cident that happened prior to his assault. While insolitary confinement once, he engaged in a con-versation with a younger prisoner in another cellthat ended around 2 a.m. in the morning. At 8 a.m. later that morning, Shabazz saw indi-

viduals taking a gurney down the corridor for thebody of the individual he was talking to the nightbefore. Shabazz was told, by a correction officer the

prisoner hung himself. Shabazz said he doesn’t be-lieve the prisoner hung himself.“You have (Black inmate) deaths that are not re-

ported and an inmate grievance system that isstacked against them,” said Shabazz, who notedthat many Black inmates—who are serving longsentences that are out of proportion with theircrimes in many cases—are assaulted or killed inprison.

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Accepting the reality of death is like accepting the reality oftaxes: you know you’ll experience both sooner or later (the later,the better!) The deaths last weekend of Reverend C.T. Vivian and—hours

later—Georgia Congressman John R. Lewis, shook many de-spite the fact both great men lived long, fruitful lives of publicservice that inspired generations of African Americans, especiallythose involved in ‘the struggle’! Rev. Vivian especially lived a long life, passing at 95 years of

age. His was a life distinguished by designing many of the leg-endary marches of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and1960s. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Rev. Vivian was called the ‘gentlegiant.’ He gave his life and treasures to the Southern Christian Lead-

ership Conference (SCLC). Vivian was a stalwart who followedDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. into civil rights campaigns of Mont-gomery, Selma, Birmingham and Cicero, Illinois. It was in Cicero,just outside of Chicago, where he, Dr. King and other civil rightssoldiers encountered a virulent form of racism more intense thananything they had seen in the South. Rev. Vivian’s—and Dr.King’s—observations about Chicago affirmed the cancer ofracism was not limited to the South.We viewed on television the beatings of civil rights demonstra-

tors near the Alabama State Patrol just outside Selma near theEdmund Pettis Bridge, on March 7, 1965—also known as‘Bloody Sunday.’ It was here that John Robert Lewis met his cru-cible. He, along with other marchers, were beaten as they attempted

to march across the Pettis Bridge on that historic day. He suf-fered a fractured skull and a concussion. The images of Lewisand the other marchers still penetrate our senses; we’re sur-prised still by Lewis’ and the other ‘rights soldiers’ bravery andfearlessness in the face of centuries old hate and intolerance. Lewis, Vivian, and the other civil rights champions were like

‘super men and women,’ Their example was a revelation—andan illumination of the future—to young Black persons ready toleave behind them the chains of the past and put on the wholearmor of non-violent soldiery and protest. Well versed in theteachings of Dr. King, these warriors were ready to do ‘battle’with White supremacy and racism to win—even at the possiblecost of their lives—the victory of ‘life, liberty, and happiness’ de-nied their ancestors. These Civil Rights giants gave and gave and mentored and

mentored. They each continued the legacy of Dr. King with re-lentless fervor through the principals of non-violence.Years later, Lewis was elected to the Atlanta City Council and,

ultimately, became the U.S. Congressman for the Fifth District inAtlanta where he continued to serve, demanding vigilance overthe laws cementing not only our rights as Americans, but therights of all, regardless of color, or even gender preference. Lewis has been called the ‘conscience of the nation,’ a title he

lived and reaffirmed daily until the last two months of his life be-fore finally succumbing to the Lord’s call home. He served in theU.S. House of Representatives for 35-plus years. Well done, in-deed. Only former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew

Young, and Rev. Jesse Jackson remain from that core group of‘rights warriors.’ It is imperative the legacies of Cong. Lewis and Rev. Vivian—

and other ‘rights soldiers’ be remembered, taught and practicedby today’s youth and those who will come after them. Perhapsthe monuments celebrating the defeated Confederate ‘heroes’should be replaced with statues of the congressman and ‘thegentle giant.’ That will guarantee that their living was not beseen, would never be seen, as something in vain!Cong. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian, thank you for your

service!

MCJ EDITORIALMCJ EDITORIALREMEMBERING THE‘CONSCIOUS OF THE NATION’ AND THE‘GENTLE GIANT’

The “feel-good” commercializationof the movement for justice bynon-people of color!Maybe it's my age. Or it could be my life experiences, including dozens

of confrontations with racists, bigots, and Big Foot.Then again, it could just be my profession. I've worked for the Black Press my entire adult life (excluding military

service), which means I often find myself writing about apartheid or the‘JUST-US’ system.Whatever the reason, I find myself a skeptic, unable to trust without veri-

fication, and immune to the rhetoric, whether it comes from politicians, pas-tors, or pimps.More specifically, I find myself at this moment in time, questioning the

motives of those entities--corporate, political, and religious--- that are fallingover each other to convince African Americans they suddenly care about us. Out of the blue, those entities now recognize that ‘Black is Beautiful’ and

that our centuries-long battle for justice and equality has merit.Starting this past spring and without a revelation from God Almighty

(Nyame), hundreds of corporations and thousands of individuals now expresssolidarity with our crusade to end apartheid. Some go so far as to suggest they ‘feel our pain’ and view us as members

of the universal family of mankind. White women are throwing themselves at the feet of brothers, ready to give

their essence to show their humanity (if you know what I mean). White boys now seek out our sisters with requests to teach them how to

dance. Some White Millennials have even been seen drinking chitterlings juice to

acquire rhythm and grow nappy hair.I take that newfound ‘agape love’ with a grain of salt, knowing in most

cases, the so-called ‘liberals’ want to lead us or to redirect our movement tobenefit others—immigrants, women, gays, the ghost of Christmas Past. They do so, however, refusing to accept a ‘Hue-man’ Jesus. Their ‘Yeshua’

will continue to have blond hair and blue eyes.Because of their ‘His-story,’ which includes the creation of poverty pimp

organizations that benefit from our despair, I am skeptical and hesitant to be-lieve all who participate in the marches are sincere, without ulterior motives.I ask myself where were they for the past 400 years? Or 40 years ago. Or

four years ago. Floyd wasn't the first Black victim of police brutality. There were dozens

of others since the last presidential election.Are we to believe the sons and daughters of racists can so easily dismiss

their upbringing? That the cancer of racism that runs through their parents’veins was exorcised before reaching this generation?Are the marchers who mistakenly tore down statutes of an abolitionist in

Madison and Frederick Douglass in New York willing to reject White privi-lege? Will they give up their college seats to deserving African Americans? I doubt it. History has taught me to be cautious, confirm their long-term actions, and

be suspicious until I can see a consistent body of work. Not during the pandemic, when they have so much free time and joining

marches is a fad or an act of defiance. But when things return to normal…then what? Will they miss classes, or a day of work to join a protest? Will they suggest

to HR the need for diversity? Will they demand more Black professors orAfrican Americans on their corporate boards?Will they call their daddies or mothers racists when they talk about us Black

folk pulling ourselves up by our proverbial bootstraps? Or refer to us as 'thosepeople?'And the corporations? I definitely don't trust most of them. Or should I say, I trust them to do what's best for their bottom line, regard-

less of how it impacts society? As a part-time PR consultant with expertise in damage control, the first thing I would advise a client to do in light of the Floyd movement

is to express support and solidarity with the oppressed. Support Black History Month; give a few dollars to the NAACP or Urban

League, neither of which is a threat to the status quo. Buy a table at their respective balls and hope the keynote speaker doesn't

question why there are unemployed Black people at the corporate tables.

Wise corporate public relations consultant will encourage the firm to dowhatever necessary to convince us to keep buying those hamburgers, clothes,and electronics. That's why I'm not surprised at the flood of advertising on television, bill-

boards, and radio. Interestingly, they don't value the Black Press, which speaks volumes.

They put their 'Black' marketing dollars in white/mainstream/mass media;keep it in the family.Knowing the rationale for the actions of many corporations has resulted in

my trusting few of them.In fact, I take those ads and press releases with a grain of salt… and vine-

gar.It's gotten so surreal that when VH1 interrupted a showing of 'White Men

Can't Jump' Saturday with a 10-second commercial 'honoring' CongressmanJohn Lewis, my reaction was one of disgust.I thought the network was exploiting his memory to appease Black viewers.

Lewis' death, the day before, provided a PR opportunity for corporations toexploit his image. Most of them probably didn't even know who he was, orhis role in the Civil Rights Movement.Many Millennials and politicians who are tripping over themselves to proj-

ect the image of being advocates for justice have ulterior motives. Some Millennials are marching because they want to tell friends a decade

from now they helped change America. Maybe most are sincere about ending police brutality, but will return home

and say nothing when their friends call us ‘niggers’ (n-word). They will laughwhen a conservative friend or their father makes a 'Black' joke. I want to see McDonald's, which is under attack for airing ads supporting

Black Lives Matter moments after three of the corporation's top AfricanAmericans sued the company for racism and discrimination, do ads callingfor the federal government to give us our ‘40 acres and a mule.’Provide me with reparations like you did the Japanese Americans you put

in concentration camps during WWII because they had slanted eyes. Treat Black inmates the way you treated German POWs in Milwaukee dur-

ing WWII. German prisoners at the Port Washington Road and Mitchell Air-port camps were not only treated like guests, their request not to have Blackjailers was granted. Imagine that dichotomy? Give us land like you did Native Americans who you all but exterminated

from the face of the earth because they lived on American soil they say belongto God, not man.Actions speak louder than words, or someone's participation of marches. If I'm wrong, and my assumptions are unfounded, there will indeed be a

new world order when the pandemic ends. Who knows, maybe we will wit-ness mass miscegenation, and a significant drop in Black poverty becauseeach family received reparations for the misery and death incurred by our an-cestors. Maybe reparations stimulus checks will be in our mailboxes for the misery

and oppression we suffered under since 1865. Maybe the White Millennials and their parents will force police accounta-

bility, better educational opportunities, and seats on the corporate board.Maybe, maybe, maybe. But I doubt it.If history is my judge, things will return to the old normal when people get

tired of marching.I hope I'm wrong. But until that's proven, tell them not to waste their breaths

apologizing, or running those misplaced and deceptive commercials.Hotep

SIGNIFYIN’By Mikel Kwaku Oshi Holt


SUMMONS(PUBLICATION)

STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

MILWAUKEE COUNTYPUBLICATION NOTICE

HARASSMENTINJUNCTION HEARINGCase No. 2020CV003811

In the matter of the name change of:ADAM MICHAEL GAFFBy (Petitioner) ADAM MICHAELGAFF

NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking tochange the name of the personlisted above:From: ADAM MICHAEL GAFFTo: ADAM BARKER UNIVERSEBirth Certificate: ADAMMICHAEL GAFF

IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. WILLIAM SPOCAN Room 401 PLACE: 901 N.9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,53233 DATE: August 14, 2020TIME 9:30 A.M.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 noticefor three (3) weeks in a row prior tothe date of the hearing in the Mil-waukee Community Journal, anewspaper published in MilwaukeeCounty, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 7-6-2020BY THE COURT:HON. WILLIAM S POCANCircuit Court Judge160/7-15-22-29-2020


MILWAUKEE COUNTYSMALL CLAIMS PUBLICATIONSUMMONS

CHAD RICHARDSEXPECT MORE6650 W. State Street D127Wauwatosa, WI

RE: NOTICE OF INTENT TOFILE STORAGE LIEN

Dear All Interested Parties

Notice is hereby given that SelectAuto Parts & Sales, Inc. (SAP) in-tends to file a lien for storage fees at2500 W. Cornell Street, Milwaukee,WI.

The filing of said lien, pursuant toRef. ss. 704.90 Stats., is for the pur-pose of securing payment ofamounts due for repair, diagnosticand/or storage performed by SAP.This request was made on10/25/2016 by THE PROPERTYOWNER, Nakaylla LLC. As of7/3/2020 $13,800.00 is due for stor-age.

Sincerely,ERIC BROXTONEric Broxton, ManagerDated this 3rd day of July. 2020162/7-15-17-22-29-2020



MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARING

Case No. 20CV002676

In the matter of the name change of:JENNIFER LYNNE DIBBLEBy (Petitioner) JENNIFER LYNNEDIBBLE

NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking tochange the name of the personlisted above:From: JENNIFER LYNNE DIB-BLE To: JENNIFER VERONICAARCHERBirth Certificate: JENNIFERLYNNE DIBBLE

IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. DAVID CSWANSON Room 413 PLACE:901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wis-consin, 53233 DATE: September 1,2020 TIME 9:00 A.M.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:

Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 noticefor three (3) weeks in a row prior tothe date of the hearing in the Mil-waukee Community Journal, anewspaper published in MilwaukeeCounty, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 7-7-2020BY THE COURT:HON. DAVID C SWANSONCircuit Court Judge163/7-15-22-29-2020



MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE OF HEARINGCase No. 2020CV001932

In Re: The name change of: MA-LIKA AISHA COLEMAN

MALIKA AISHA COLEMAN2229 W. OHIO AVEMILWAUKEE WI 53215

This case is scheduled for: NameChange HearingDate: 8/4/2020 Time: 4:00 P.M. Lo-cation: Milwaukee County Court-house Room 403 PLACE: 901 N.9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,53233 Circuit Court Judge/CircuitCourt Commissioner HON. KEVINE MARTENS-27Re: Name Change

This matter will not be adjournedby the court except upon formalmotion for good cause or with thespecific approval of the court uponstipulation by all parties.

Parties to appear via ZOOM videoconferencing. Instructions to jointhe hearing are provided with thisnotice.

Pursuant to the Wisconsin SupremeCourt’s Order issued March 22,2020, this hearing is being held viavideo conferencing. You may viewthis hearing by using the followinglink:[https://www.youtube.com/chan-nel/UCoqNwkVJxRsqYgYWel9hKSg?view_as=subscriber]Join Zoom Meetinghttps://wicourts.zoom.us/j/94913343515?pwd=K1ZGVXRDom1yMEJNV3NwUGdlYnZxdz09Meeting ID: 949 1334 3515Password: 784340One Tap mobile+13126266799,,94913343515#,,,,0#,,784340# US (Chicago)Milwaukee County Circuit CourtMALIKA AISHA COLEMANDate: June 22, 2020165/7-15-22-29-2020

Dated: 3-11-2020BY THE COURT:HON. KEVIN E MARTENSCircuit Court Judge101/3-13-20-27-2020




Case No. 20CV002677

In the matter of the name change of:NOAH HUNTER DIBBLEBy (Petitioner) JENNIFER LYNNEDIBBLE

NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking tochange the name of the personlisted above:From: NOAH HUNTER DIBBLETo: NOAH HUNTER ARCHERBirth Certificate: NOAH HUNTERDIBBLE

IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. DAVID CSWANSON Room 413 PLACE:901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wis-consin, 53233 DATE: September 1,2020 TIME 9:15A.M.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 noticefor three (3) weeks in a row prior tothe date of the hearing in the Mil-waukee Community Journal, anewspaper published in MilwaukeeCounty, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 7-7-2020BY THE COURT:

HON. DAVID C SWANSONCircuit Court Judge164/7-15-22-29-2020



MILWAUKEE COUNTYPUBLICATION NOTICE

HARASSMENTINJUNCTION HEARINGCase No. 2020CV003811

Petitioner: SHANDOWLYON LHENDRICKS-WILLIA-VS-Respondent: TIMOTHY RTREADWAY

A harassment temporary restrainingorder was issued on (Date) June 26,2020 against Respondent TIMO-THY TREADWAY

A hearing on the petition to grant aharassment injunction will be heldon (Date) July 17, 2020 at (Time)3:15 p.m., at the Milwaukee CountyCourthouse, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,in room 712, before David R Pruha,Court Official.

TO THE RESPONDENT: If you fail to appear at the hearing,the relief requested will be granted.

BY THE COURT:161/7-15-22-29-2020


MILWAUKEE COUNTYSMALL CLAIMS PUBLICA-

TIONSUMMONS

Case No. 2020SC011622

To: AKMAL ABBALLAH 9591 WALLYN STREET #101 MILWAU-KEE WI 53224

You are being sued by the PlaintiffGJS INVESTMENTS, LLC in theSmall Claims Court for MilwaukeeCounty, Milwaukee County Court-house Courtroom 400, 901 N. NinthSt Milwaukee WI 53233. A hearingwill be held at 2:30 P.M on Septem-ber 8, 2020. If you do not appear, ajudgment may be given to the per-son suing you. A copy of the claimhas been mailed to the addressabove.

Dated this 6th day of July. 2020GEORGE SESSLER LLC ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF- OR - PLAINTIFF: P.O. BOX 182WAUKESHA WI 53187(414) 588-5688171/7-22-2020



TIONSUMMONS

Case No. 2020SC011427

To: DIAMOND THOMAS 9000 WCARMEN AVE #2 MILWAUKEEWI 53225

You are being sued by the PlaintiffDLS INVESTMENTS, LLC in theSmall Claims Court for MilwaukeeCounty, Milwaukee County Court-house Courtroom 400, 901 N. NinthSt Milwaukee WI 53233. A hearingwill be held at 2:30 P.M on August28, 2020. If you do not appear, ajudgment may be given to the per-son suing you. A copy of the claimhas been mailed to the addressabove.

Dated this 2nd day of July 2020GEORGE SESSLER LLC ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF- OR - PLAINTIFF: P.O. BOX 182WAUKESHA WI 53187(414) 588-5688170/7-22-2020



MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 2020CV002802

In the matter of the name change of:ISAAC CRAIG MCMILLIANNOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking to

change the name of the personlisted above:From: ISAAC CRAIG MCMIL-LIAN To: ADISAORUNMILA-MENIHERUAUSARDAMBAL-LAHKHRISHNA OMOKUNRI-NOFFELILANGARABirth Certificate: ISAAC CRAIGMCMILLIAN

IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. KEVIN EMARTENS Room 403 PLACE:901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wis-consin, 53233 DATE: August 28,2020 TIME 10:30 A.M.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 noticefor three (3) weeks in a row prior tothe date of the hearing in the Mil-waukee Community Journal, anewspaper published in MilwaukeeCounty, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 7-20-2020BY THE COURT:HON. KEVIN E MARTENSCircuit Court Judge167/7-22-29/8-5-2020



TIONSUMMONS

Case No. 2020SC011409

To: KENNETH CALDWELL 8940W CARMEN AVE #1 MILWAU-KEE WI 53225

You are being sued by the PlaintiffGEO INVESTMENTS, LLC in theSmall Claims Court for MilwaukeeCounty, Milwaukee County Court-house Courtroom 400, 901 N. NinthSt Milwaukee WI 53233. A hearingwill be held at 2:30 P.M on Septem-ber 8, 2020. If you do not appear, ajudgment may be given to the per-son suing you. A copy of the claimhas been mailed to the addressabove.

Dated this 2nd day of July. 2020GEORGE SESSLER LLC ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF- OR - PLAINTIFF: P.O. BOX 182WAUKESHA WI 53187(414) 588-5688173/7-22-2020



TIONSUMMONS

Case No. 2020SC011621

To: LAGRANT THOMPSON 8940W CARMEN AVE #3 MILWAU-KEE WI 53225

You are being sued by the PlaintiffGEO INVESTMENTS, LLC in theSmall Claims Court for MilwaukeeCounty, Milwaukee County Court-house Courtroom 400, 901 N. NinthSt Milwaukee WI 53233. A hearingwill be held at 2:30 P.M on Septem-ber 8, 2020. If you do not appear, ajudgment may be given to the per-son suing you. A copy of the claimhas been mailed to the addressabove.

Dated this 6th day of July. 2020GEORGE SESSLER LLC ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAIN-TIFF- OR - PLAINTIFF: P.O. BOX 182WAUKESHA WI 53187(414) 588-5688172/7-22-2020

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MILWAUKEE COUNTYCase No. 18FA006719

Divorce-40101

In Re: The marriage of: MARIO UFLOWERS Petitioner and Respon-dent: LAWANDA M JONES

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TOTHE PERSON NAMED ABOVEAS RESPONDENT:You are notified that the petitionernamed above has filed a Petition fordivorce or legal separation againstyou.

You must respond with a written de-mand for a copy of the Petitionwithin 40 days from the day afterthe first day of publication.

The demand must be sent or deliv-ered to the court at: Clerk of Court,Milwaukee County Courthouse 901N 9th St Room 104 Milwaukee WI53233 and to MARIO U FLOW-ERS 4031 N 48th St Milwaukee WI53216

It is recommended, but not requiredthat you have an attorney help orrepresent you.

If you do not demand a copy of thePetition within 40 days, the courtmay grant judgment against you forthe award of money or other legalaction requested in the Petition, andyou may lose your right to object toanything that is or may be incorrectin the Petition.

A judgment may be enforced asprovided by law. A judgment award-ing money may become a lienagainst any real estate you own nowor in the future, and may also be en-forced by garnishment or seizure ofproperty.

You are further notified that if theparties to this action have minorchildren, violation of 948.31 Wis.Stats., (Interference with custody byparent or others) is punishable byfines and/or imprisonment:

If you and the petitioner have minorchildren, documents setting forththe percentage standard for childsupport established by the depart-ment under 49.22(9), Wis. Stats.,and the factors that a court mayconsider for modification of thatstandard under 767.511 (1m). WisStats. are available upon your re-quest from the Clerk of Court.

You are notified of the availabilityof information from the CircuitCourt Commissioner as set forth in767.105 WIs.Stats.

767.105 Information from CircuitCourt Commissioner.

(2)Upon the request of a party to anaction affecting the family, includ-ing a revision of judgment or orderunder sec. 767.59 or 767.451:(a)The Circuit Court Commissionershall, with or without charge, pro-vide the party with written informa-tion on the following, as appropriateto the action commenced:1. The procedure for obtaining ajudgment or order in the action2. The major issues usually ad-dressed in such an action.3. Community resources and familycourt counseling services availableto assist the parties.4. The procedure for setting, modi-fying, and enforcing child supportawards, or modifying and enforcinglegal custody or physical placementjudgments or orders.(b)The Circuit Court Commissionershall provide a party, for inspectionor purchase, with a copy of thestatutory provisions in this chaptergenerally pertinent to the action.

Date: 7-17-2020BY: MARIO U FLOWERS166/7-22-29/8-5-2020



MILWAUKEE COUNTYNOTICE AND ORDER FORNAME CHANGE HEARINGCase No. 2020CV003911

In the matter of the name change of:THERESA PURIFOY

NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking tochange the name of the personlisted above:From: THERESA PURIFOY To:THERESA IVERY-HOPGOODBirth Certificate: THERESA LONG

IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. CHRISTO-PHER R FOLEY Room 414PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwau-kee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: Au-gust 21, 2020 TIME 8:30 A.M.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:

Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 noticefor three (3) weeks in a row prior tothe date of the hearing in the Mil-waukee Community Journal, anewspaper published in MilwaukeeCounty, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 7-15-2020BY THE COURT:HON. CHRISTOPHER R FOLEYCircuit Court Judge169/7-22-29/8-5-2020




Case No. 20CV002577

In the matter of the name change of:ZARIAH BEASONBy (Petitioner) MARSHA E BEA-SONBy (Co-Petitioner) DEVON DENT

NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking tochange the name of the personlisted above:From: ZARIAH BEASON To:ZARIAH HAMONI BEASONBirth Certificate: ZARIAH BEA-SON

IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. PEDROCOLON PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233DATE: August 19, 2020 TIME 3:00P.M.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 noticefor three (3) weeks in a row prior tothe date of the hearing in the Mil-waukee Community Journal, anewspaper published in MilwaukeeCounty, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 7-16-2020BY THE COURT:HON. PEDRO COLONCircuit Court Judge168/7-22-29/8-5-2020




Case No. 20CV002577

In the matter of the name change of:ZARIAH BEASONBy (Petitioner) MARSHA E BEA-SONBy (Co-Petitioner) DEVON DENT

NOTICE IS GIVEN:A petition was filed asking tochange the name of the personlisted above:From: ZYAIRE BEASON To:ZYAIRE KENDRELL BEASONBirth Certificate: ZYAIRE BEA-SON

IT IS ORDEREDThis petition will be heard in theCircuit Court of Milwaukee County,State of Wisconsin.Judge’s Name: HON. TIMOTHYWITKOWIAK BR 22 Room 415PLACE: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwau-kee, Wisconsin, 53233 DATE: Au-gust 27, 2020 TIME 10:00 A.M.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:Notice of this hearing shall be givenby publication as a Class 3 noticefor three (3) weeks in a row prior tothe date of the hearing in the Mil-waukee Community Journal, anewspaper published in MilwaukeeCounty, State of Wisconsin.Dated: 6-11-2020BY THE COURT:HON. TIMOTHY WITKOWIAKCircuit Court Judge165/7-22-29/8-5-2020

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