April 15 edition

The Insider News Wisconsin, April 1-15, 2012

In response to an urgent community issue-- a staggering African American infant mor-tality rate higher than the national average --the Racine Lifecourse Initiative for HealthyFamilies Collaborative (Racine LIHF) is spon-soring a community forum on Wednesday,April 25, 2012 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at theGateway Technical College-Racine Building,Great Lakes Room, 1001 Main Street inRacine. Infant mortality is one of the most criticalhealth problems facing Wisconsin.In Racine, an African American baby isthree times as likely to die in the first year oflife as a white infant. Ensuring that babiesare born healthy and stay healthy requiresinvolvement from the Greater Racine com-munity. The forum will provide an opportu-nity for the community to learn more about:• Why African American babies aredying• What the Racine LIHF Collaborativehas been doing about it• Programs that will improve birthoutcomes • What you can do to change the out-comes"We're optimistic about the level of com-mitment and support the Greater Racinecommunity has shown toward reducinginfant mortality and creating a healthy envi-ronment for African American families," saysSharon Schulz, CEO of the Racine KenoshaCommunity Action Agency. "April is NationalMinority Health Month and we believe this aperfect time for community outreach aroundthis critical issue.”Infant mortality is an issue that affects theentire community. Convened by the JohnsonFoundation at Wingspread, locally lead by theRacine Kenosha Community Action Agency,and funded by the Wisconsin PartnershipProgram, the Collaborative is comprised ofmembers of the community, health depart-ments, health care facilities, other socialservice agencies, and community members-at-large. Collaborative members have com-mitted their time, talent, intellect andresources over the past two years to fuel

what has become a movement to improvebirth outcomes for the Greater Racine."Reducing infant mortality in GreaterRacine cannot be done overnight, “saysSamantha J. Perry, Collaborative ProjectManager. "It takes resources, communityengagement and an unwavering long-termcommitment from all residents of GreaterRacine."The Racine LIHF’s Community Action Planincludes recommendations that can signifi-cantly impact theinfant mortalityrates among itsAfrican Americanr e s i d e n t s .Recommendationsaddress the rootcauses of unhealthybirth outcomes andprovide specificactions that can betaken to positivelyimpact the lifecourse of African-American familiesin Greater Racine. The Collaborativeencourages mem-bers of the commu-nity, especially theAfrican Americancommunity to joinus in the fight toreduce AfricanAmerican infantmortality.C o m m u n i t yinvolvement is thekey to the success ofthese efforts.Concerned citizenscan attend the com-munity forum, visitthe www.healthyba-biesracine.org web-site, or contact theProject Manager at262-637-8377 tolearn more aboutthe Community

Action Plan and how you can help.About the Racine Lifecourse Initiative forHealthy Families CollaborativeThe Racine Lifecourse for HealthyFamilies (LIHF) is a community-wide initia-tive committed to eliminating racial dispari-ties in infant mortality and improving thehealth and well being of African Americanwomen, children and families in the Racinecommunity. LIHF is a project of the

Wisconsin Partnership Program at theUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicineand Public Health. For more information,visit us at http://www.healthybabies-racine.org. Follow us on Twitter@RacineLIHF.

Racine LIHF Collaborative sponsors community forum on infantmortality

Keeping Babies Alive In Racine --- A Critical Issue for GreaterRacine


BY: Allena G. Berry“What do you want to be when you growup?”Youngsters all over the world have beenasked that question for decades. Those earlyaspirations can help fuel an individual topursue his or her passions in the future. If you would have asked a young ArtHowell what he wanted to be when he grewup, however, he most certainly would nothave given you the answer of Police Chief ofthe Racine Police Department. But that is exactly what Chief Howellbecame just a few days ago. Growing up in Racine on Davis Street,right behind Walden III School, Chief Howellwas surrounded by people who were inti-mately concerned with his individual devel-opment. “If my parents were at work, I stillknew that I couldn’t act up,” Howell recalled,citing the closeness of the community as oneof its assets. It was in this neighborhood that theGeorge Bray Center in Racine would find itsroots;. It wasn’t called the Bray Center whenHowell knew it, however; it was simply the

“Pink House,” a community-meeting placeand makeshift library for local students.

As Howell grew up among these neigh-borhood institutions, he did not have anyplans of becoming a police officer. “As ayoung person, I didn’t know any officers ofcolor,” Howell explained. “It didn’t seemattainable.” Furthermore, the negativeimages of police brutality among people ofcolor turned off many of his peers to lawenforcement. However, one woman would help Howellsee beyond that negative stigma of police

work; she encouraged many students in theneighborhood to get involved in law enforce-

ment and the fire sciences. This woman wasThelma Orr, who, according to Howell, “couldsee past the current circumstances” and rec-ognize the potential of students in the neigh-borhood. In 1984, after taking one grueling entry-level examination, Chief Howell was one oftwelve hired by the Racine PoliceDepartment out of an application pool of600. “There was definitely something divineat work there,” Howell admitted with asmile.

Upon completion of his training at thePolice Academy, Howell occupied variousroles within the department, including twoyears in the gang unit, working as thedepartment’s information officer beforebeing honored with the title of Police Chief.Howell, a self-proclaimed family man,noted that none of this would have been pos-sible without his family’s support. The longsearch process for Police Chief left Howelldrained; but, with his family behind him, andthe counsel and support of Police and FireCommissioner Chuck Tyler and theSoutheastern Wisconsin Baptist MinistersFellowship and the Dominicans Sisters, ChiefHowell believes that “the city has a uniqueopportunity in giving me this opportunity.”And Chief Howell is wasting no time inmaking sure that the community is wellserved during his tenure. While he has manyplans for the Racine Police Department, hismission his simple: make the people ofRacine feel safe. He may not have known that he wantedto be a Police Chief when he grew up, butChief Howell seems to be just the man forthis job.

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Rep. Robert Turner Not to Seek Re-election to State Assembly

MADISON, WI – State Representative Robert Turner (D-Racine) announced today that he will not seek re-election to thenewly-created 66th Assembly District. Turner indicated he had come to the decision after much consideration and felt itwas time to give the electorate a chance to choose a new Representative.Rep. Turner was first elected to the State Assembly in 1990 and served 22 years as the State Representative for Racine’s61st District. Turner, a Vietnam veteran, also served on the Racine City Council from 1976 to 2004, and spent many yearsrepresenting both the 8th Aldermanic District along with his Assembly District.According to Turner, the best part of his job was talking to his constituents, getting their views on state and local policy,and helping them with problems with the state bureaucracy. He thanked all of his constituents in the 61st District for theirsupport over the years and said it has been his distinct pleasure to serve them.


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George R. Stinson, CEO and owner of GeneralConverters & Assembler, Incorporated hasannounced his retirement from a corpora-tion that has served the community for 43years. Stinson a native of Davison, NorthCarolina graduated with a BS degree inaccounting and economics from Johnson C.Smith and his MBA from Clark AtlantaUniversity. Stinson served as a White Housefellow intern in the Executive Office of thePresident –Bureau of the Budget,financial/budget analyst at SC Johnson, andan auditor with Bendix Corporation inKansas City, Missouri. He has held severalboard positions and his national and localawards attest to his commitment to theRacine Community. GCA was established in 1969 as a contractpackaging and pallet manufacturing compa-ny for the Southeastern Wisconsin andNorthern Illinois area. In 1976 GCAacquired a chemical manufacturing company- KAO, Incorporated that produced WaterSanitizing Tablets and Detergents. From thebeginning of GCA’s conception the main goal

was to strengthen the minority business inthe Racine community. GCA recognized earlyon that in order to achieve that goal the edu-cation and skills of the inner city residentsalso had to be strengthened. The success ofthe continual training is reflected in theemployees and in the history of the compa-ny’s quality work. GCA has hired and trainedinner-city residents in improving the qualityof life for people who may have never beengiven an opportunity. GCA has been recognized for several awardsthrough the years including: State of WI. –Commendation from Governor Thompson,National Minority Supplier DevelopmentCouncil, State of WI. – Citation from the StateAssembly, State of WI. - Citation from theState Senate, Project Equality of WisconsinAward, NAACP Minority Small BusinessAward, United States Chamber of CommerceRecognition, SC Johnson Partner In Quality(2001 to 2011), Wisconsin Safety Council –Safety Excellence Award, The BusinessJournal- Top Minority Business, and WI.Technology Council – Innovation Quotient

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BY: Allena G. BerryFor many Americans, the idea ofgoing to Church on Sunday morningsbrings back memories of childhood, anx-iously awaiting the service’s close as youpull uncomfortably on the clothes yourmother made you wear for the occasion.Church was the precursor to Sundaymeals at grandma’s house, or a specialtrip to the ice cream store. All you had todo was make it through the service. Thisis, for many people, the essence of“Church.”But what if church did not have to bethat way? Two Racine locals are asking exactly

that; and their answer may surprise you. John Lalgee of the Living LightChristian Church and James Ford, SeniorPastor at The Vine Ministries, are bring-ing their two congregations under thesame roof and hoping to change the wayyou think about Church. “I think God has put us in a positionwhere the world can see two cultureshave communion under the same roof,”Ford commented about the joint hous-ing of the two congregations. Lalgeeagrees, admitting that he doesn’t quiteknow where this new venture will takethe two ministries, but that he is “excit-ed for the Kingdom’s sake to be in thisposition.”

John Legee and James Ford pose for picture in the new worship center inside ofLiving Light Community Center

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Inspirational NewsMost would agree that the positionLalgee and Ford find themselves in isquite unusual; in fact, their partnershipwas largely unplanned. Recently, The Vine Ministries wasfaced with the proposition of being“churchless.” A school had outbid thechurch for the building that they wereusing at the time. As Senior Pastor, Fordhad to act quickly. He came upon the oldYWCA building which was largely in dis-use. Ford developed a relationship withthe then owner of the building where heand his congregationwould “sustain thebuilding and do what-ever we could to helpout until the formerowner found a buyer,”in exchange for week-ly use of the facilities. In comes Lalgeeand his Living Lightteam, looking for anew location for theirRacine church. LivingLight, which haschurch campusesthroughout south-eastern Wisconsin,Michigan, and even inEngland (Lalgee’shome country), start-ed in Racine aboutfour and a half yearsago. The church had been meeting inTreasures Christian Books at 4103Durand Avenue since its inception, butthe time had come for Living Light tofind its own home. After a week of asking around aboutpotential locations for the move, onemember of the Living Light congrega-tion asked Lalgee what he thoughtabout the old YWCA building. Lalgee,having never seen the building, didn’tknow what to think of it but wasencouraged to check out the facilities. It was love at first sight for Lalgee.The building, and its location in theheart of Racine’s downtown, fit perfect-ly with the Living Light mission of beinga multicultural, community hub, focusedon, as Lalgee says, “impact[ing] andtransform[ing] the community with thegospel of Jesus Christ.” The space, withits swimming pool, dance studios, andweight rooms, seemed to come acrossLalgee’s path as if by divine interven-tion; he and his leadership team was,needless to say, ecstatic. There was onlyone small hitch in Lalgee’s plan: Ford’schurch was already using some of thespace on Sunday mornings. But the two pastors saw an opportu-nity that many would have shied awayfrom. Lalgee, a native Englishman, andFord, who is African American, decidedto bring their congregations together

under the same roof. There were, of course, some hesitan-cies about the proposition; in America,Sunday is still one of the most segregat-ed days of the week. But both pastorscould not shake the feeling that this wasan important step in the growth of theirrespective congregations. Lalgeebelieves that a common faith shouldunite individuals: “We are brothers andsisters, regardless of color,” Lalgee stat-ed.Ford agrees. “This [merge] hasopened up myworld,” Fordsaid excitedly.“When religionisn’t confined toa denomination-al box, you getto see God forreal.”The two pas-tors are excitedat the potentialof their collabo-ration, and seeop portunitiesfor developingreal friendshipsbetween thecongregations.They are soexcited, in fact,that they will beholding a Grand Opening of this newlocation for the public on Saturday, May5th. The church will be open from 10am to 8 pm, and the entire center will beon display. Expect lively bands, free hotdogs and sodas and, of course, the ener-getic team of Lalgee and Ford to greetyou. This may not be the Church youremember, but if Lalgee and Ford haveanything to do with it, it will be aChurch you won’t soon forget.

“We are brothers andsisters, regardless ofcolor,” Lalgee stated.Ford agrees. “This

[merge] has opened upmy world,” Ford saidexcitedly. “When reli-

gion isn’t confined to adenominational box,you get to see God for

real.”


Insiprational NewsWe don’t have to be miserable, frustrated andunhappy in difficult places. If you and I havebeen in the world very long, we’ve learnedthere are very few days that go exactly theway we’d like them to go. There always seemto be different things happening that canaffect our plans. Until we learn that our joycan’t be based on our circumstances, we’regoing to have nothing but what I call a “yo-yo” experience, which is up and down, upand down, up and down. We have to find away to stay happy, even when our circum-stances don’t suit us or we don’t get a break-through as quickly as we’d like—or whenpeople around us aren’t what we’d like themto be or they’re frustrating us or there’s dis-appointment. God is never going to put us into a situationor permit us to be in one, without giving usthe ability to be in it with joy. I believe Godmakes His grace available to us each andevery day. If God asks us to stay in a situation,then He is going to give us a special grace, fora special season, to experience His peace andjoy despite the circumstances. It’s the kind ofgrace that causes other people to look at usand think, I’m just amazed you are able to dothis and still have so much joy and peace.This is how it should be instead of us tellingthem that we just don’t think we can make it.Strategy #1: Let Your Attitude SpeakAs Christians, I believe the attitude we livewith and the level of joy, peace and stabilityseen in our life is what will speak to the peo-ple around us much more than if we try topreach to them. It’s about how we live ourlife in front of them, especially when thingsare not going perfectly for us all the time. For people in places right now who are say-ing, “I’m staying in the situation because I

believe it’s what God wants me to do, butI’m so miserable, frustrated and unhappy,”there’s good news. The good news is thatGod has provided a way for us to deal withfrustration— His grace. I know manytimes we hear that grace is God’s riches atChrist’s expense, and that’s a good defini-tion. But to be honest, it’s just a little bittoo spiritual for me. I need somethingthat’s going to put it into a practical for-mat for me. I like to define grace as “God’spower to help us do whatever it is we needto do.”Strategy #2: Receive Power through God’sGraceGrace is power. It’s power, power, power! It’sGod’s power we receive by the grace of Godthrough faith. Everything comes to usthrough faith, which God also gives us. Romans 12:3 says, …God has allotted to eacha measure of faith (NASB). We need to askourselves, “What am I doing with my faith?”Are we putting our faith in ourselves? Are wetrying to fix things ourselves by trying tochange ourselves or our family? Or trying toget our boss’s attention so we can makemore money and get a promotion? If so,that’s not grace. It’s our own works.But when we release our faith and trust Godto do what we can’t do, we’re putting ourfaith in Him. Then the grace—which is God’spower—comes through the channel of faithand enables us to do what will just amaze usand other people. Here’s my longer definition of grace: It’sGod’s power coming to us freely—meaningit doesn’t cost us anything other than justputting our faith in God, enabling us to dowith ease what we could never do on our

own with any amount of struggle and effort.Strategy #3: Rely on GodI believe every time we feel frustration, itmeans we’ve really stopped relying on God,leaning on Him and receiving His grace andare trying to make something happen ourown way. Understanding this really helpedme to see that I spent a lot of time being frus-trated. To help myself, I had some signs madeto put up around my house that said thingslike, “Works of the flesh equal frustration.”Every time I became frustrated, the signshelped me remember I had tried to becomeHoly Spirit Junior. When I try to work thingsout on my own, in essence I’m saying, “Okay,God, I appreciate Your being around, butwatch me do this.” Most of us have a problem with an independ-ent spirit. We have difficulty depending onGod for everything. Grace is not only thepower for salvation; it’s the victory we needevery single day of our life. In Galatians 2, the Bible says that if wereceive salvation by grace, we shouldn’t think

we’re going to reach perfection by dependingon our flesh. It’s like thinking that God savesus and helps us when we’re at the end of our-selves and ready to give up, then just kind ofthrows us the ball and says, “Okay, now yougo make the touchdown.”Strategy #4: Keep WalkingThe same way we receive Christ is the sameway we are supposed to live each day of ourlife—in total, complete dependence on Him.Grace is like light. But what we tend to do alot of the time is fight with darkness, when allwe need to do is just run to the light. What’sthe purpose of gathering in the dark, banginginto each other, struggling with the darknessand trying to punch it out, when all we haveto do is turn on a switch? The minute thelight comes on, it swallows up the darkness.Too often we struggle with ourselves and ourweaknesses, trying to change, spending timebeing mad about things in our life. But whatwe really need to do is just get more lightinto the situation. Galatians 5:16 urges us to walk and live[habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit…then youwill certainly not gratify the cravings anddesires of the flesh…. Notice how it doesn’tsay “conquer the flesh so you can walk in theSpirit.” What we need to do is walk in the Spirit.When we concentrate on walking in theSpirit, we won’t fulfill the lust of the fleshbecause we will be focused on God, His good-ness, our relationship with Him, and His lovefor us. Other things will just dissipatebecause of the power of God in our life. Graceis power—plain and simple. It’s the power ofGod available to us in whatever amount weneed.

Encouragement in Difficult Times

Racine Mayor, John Dickert will join members of theBoard of Directors of Faith Builds Community, Inc. for ahistoric “Groundbreaking” at 61 Riverside Drive in theCity of Racine. The Racine based HousingDevelopment Group will construct a new three-bed-room home at the Riverside Drive location where adilapidated property was demolished last year.Bishop Lawrence Kirby, Chairman of the Board of FaithBuilds Community says that “Faith Builds Community isa Housing Development Partnership supported by theefforts of four Racine area congregations concernedabout affordable housing options in the neighborhoodssurrounding their churches. Initially called the “RacineArea Council of Pastors”, the group met with severalCity officials about their concerns. When the Directorof the Office of Faith Based and CommunityPartnerships within the U.S. Department of Housing &Urban Development (HUD) visited Racine, he held ameeting with the ministers and city officials. According

to Bishop Kirby, Mayor Dickert’s office collaboratedwith the ministers group to initiate a two-year plan-ning process. As a result of the planning process, the St. PaulCommunity Development Corporation joined forceswith the Racine Area Council of Pastors to create “FaithBuilds Community, Inc.”. With over 25 years of com-bined housing and community development experi-ence, the Faith Builds Community team decided to pur-sue HUD Community Housing DevelopmentCorporation (CHDO) status. To qualify for CHDO status,the group is required to demonstrate the capability ofeither rehabilitating an existing property, or construct-ing a new home in the city. The group applied for andreceived 2010 and 2011 Block Grant funds, and devel-oped and submitted plans for the construction of a newthree-bedroom home at the 61 Riverside Drive loca-tion.

The Faith Builds Community group has pledged thou-sands of dollars of in-kind support to help cover thecost of labor and materials on the project. St. PaulBaptist Church, Greater Grace Temple COGIC Church,Greater St. Luke’s Baptist Church, and SearchingTogether Baptist Church are represented on the FaithBuilds Community Board which also includes Racinearea nonprofit leadership, and officials from the Cityand County of Racine. The group plans to train a num-ber of area residents in basic carpentry skills, and ishopeful that members of the participating congrega-tions will become candidates to purchase and live inthe new home before construction is complete.

Racine Faith Based Housing Development Organization to Break Groundon the Construction of a Three-Bedroom Home at 61 Riverside Drive


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New Brighter Day Baptist Church1225 25th Ave., Kenosha, WI262-552-8090

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262.635.1994email:[email protected]. Buddy VinsonSenior Pastor

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Missionary Baptist Church

Sunday School - 9:30 AMSunday Worship 10:30 AMPrayer Service - (Wed.) 5:00 PMBible Class & Prayer (Wed.) - 6:00 PM


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BY: Allena G. BerryWith popular programs like Say Yes to the Dress and Four Weddings abounding on television, its safe tosay that the country has “wedding fever.” People want weddings to be experiences, not just ceremonies. Butthe recent economic downturn has made lavish weddings a dream for most couples getting ready to say “Ido.” But April Kyle is hoping to turn these dreams into a reality with her new business, Dream Nuptials.Although the physical space of Dream Nuptials has only been open for three months, Kyle has been prepar-ing for this position all of her life. “At the age of three, I drew a picture of a little girl for my grandfather,”Kyle recalled. “He said, ‘she is going to be an artist!’ And that is exactly what I am.” Kyle works to plan andcreate the wedding that a couple could only imagine, a feet, she will tell you, is nothing short of creating amasterpiece. “Dream Nuptials can assist you with finding vendors, musicians, photographers, anything that is need-ed,” Kyle explained. Couples can choose from wedding packages, a customized package or even use DreamNuptial’s services to assist in continuing a wedding they have already started planning on their own. All ini-tial consultations are free.But don’t let the name fool you: Dream Nuptials does much more than just help couples tie the knot. “Wespecialize in wedding planning,” Kyle stated, “but we also provide a service of professional decorating fordifferent events including weddings, birthday parties, graduations, anniversaries, quinceanera, baby show-ers, bachelorette parties and more!”Creating memories is what April Kyle does, and she hopes Dream Nuptials can create some special mem-ories for you soon.Dream Nuptials is located at 3015 Douglas Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin. While the store is stocked withgreat items for your special day, wedding consultants are available by appointment only. Call 262-880-4937for schedule an appointment. April Kyle Owner and Wedding Consultant

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The parents of Trayvon Martin said charges against George Zimmerman in thefatal shooting their son would start the healing process, but they won't stopfighting until he's convicted.Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, told The Associated Press on Tuesday thatright now she and Martin's father "can't get past our son being murdered andno one being arrested." His father, Tracy Martin, said it would be very impor-tant to also get a conviction.Their comments came amid reports that charges would be filed against

Zimmerman in the Feb. 26 shooting in Florida. Later Tuesday, the special prosecu-tor looking into the shooting said in Florida that Zimmerman had turned himself into authorities and was charged with second-degree murder.After their interview with the AP, Martin's parents had been awaiting word ofcharges against Zimmerman in a room at the Washington Convention Center in agroup that included their attorneys and the Rev. Al Sharpton.At one point, Tracy Martin put his arm around Fulton and she leaned into him,resting her head on his chest.A few minutes later the entire group stood up and exchanged hugs.

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