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African American Male Unemployment Task Force
Survey |
| Date Submitted |
city |
ClientIP |
Comments |
email |
name |
phone |
SessionID |
| Oct 24 2010 10:55PM |
Milwaukee |
99.37.217.56 |
Task
force should include a few more business owners |
luc@spdassociates.com |
Luc
Monsanto |
414-828-9494 |
edmdchvimjyh5y55a3h3y5qa |
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African American Male Unemployment Task Force
Survey |
| Date Submitted |
city |
ClientIP |
Comments |
email |
name |
phone |
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| Oct 26 2010 4:39PM |
Test |
199.196.84.13 |
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| Version |
Title |
| 9 |
African American Male Unemployment Task Force
Survey |
| Date Submitted |
city |
ClientIP |
Comments |
email |
name |
phone |
SessionID |
| Oct 26 2010 7:59PM |
Milwaukee |
129.89.251.128 |
A
woman named Raquel Pinderhughes has developed a nationally accepted job
training program that is focused on placing individuals with multiple
barriers to employment in green collar jobs. Her program is exceptional. It
is working. Maybe if welfare and food stamps required those without work to
attend some kind of job training program like this we could see people
support themselves. We need to get families and individuals out of the food
stamps and welfare cycle. In Texas you need a job to get food stamps. In
Wisconsin you do not. There is no motivation to get a job here. Here is a
link to some Raquel Pinderhughes stuff. http://bss.sfsu.edu/raquelrp/ |
jsrogers@uwm.edu |
Urban
Studies |
|
klb5wo55xd0onf55udc3kq45 |
| Oct 27 2010 8:29AM |
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199.196.84.13 |
Education
and parenting are the keys. Parents need to appreciate the importance of
education in getting a good job and young men need to more encouraged to
complete that education. More funding needs to be provided to MPS to address
both the educational and social needs of students. |
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4urkzdvbyun05445uiyil3n5 |
| Oct 27 2010 1:05PM |
Milwaukee |
68.248.235.208 |
I
feel like its not enough going on in Milwaukee for blacks to do in general.
We must first start at school and make sure that black males are going to
school and actually doing work. I can't tell you how many black males I can
count on the daily that stands outside my neighborhood because they think
that the "block or hood" is cool. Education is a must to be
successful in the society that we live in today. Not only does 53% of black
males have jobs but 1 out of every 3 guys possibly read on a third grade
level. Not cool at all. So if we can first educate them then try to get them
employed somewhere that could be a start. Me being a black male high school
graduate/ some college, no kids, never been to jail, and working full time
makes me stand out from half of my race in my city which is not fair to me. I
want all of us to learn and have jobs but if we can't PUSH others to do so
Milwaukee Black Males will fail as a whole. |
TyreeSmith1@gmail.com |
Tyree
Smith |
4144606254 |
5cz3gdapx4hdal551y2d2u55 |
| Oct 27 2010 1:38PM |
Milwaukee |
199.196.84.13 |
"Am
I my brother's keeper...Yes I am" I have been assisting young African
American men in their search of employment opportunites and I found out that
the process can be and is frustrating. One of the key problems that many of
the men I assist have a prior criminal record or Municipal citations. Many of
the men get all the way through the interviews and when that part is
mentioned or discovered they are turned down. Immediately, they ask me what
can a brother do who has made some mistakes and trying to turn his life
around do? I understand that companies can be bound by certain laws and
regulations. I was reading a story sometime ago that a rental car agency
hired a man that had a previous rape charge. The employee wound up raping one
of the female employees of the company and the company loss a huge lawsuit,
because they had knowledge of the employee's criminal history. So, I think
situations like those keep company's on high alert of criminal records. There
are many programs that have been eliminated or cut short because of large
conglomerates eating up all the public funding or grants. We need to go back
to the small nonprofits that actually had a cause and a real will to help
these young men develop skills and structure to be job ready. To inform them
of what they should and should not be doing (i.e. talking slang in
interviews, poor posture, gold teeth, etc).The conglomorates get the funding
and never have any real intentions on doing the things that were mentioned in
their mission or they disguise ways to make it look like they are doing what
their mission stated. So, bringing back more of the smaller nonprofits and
giving them funding to help these young men would be a great assistance.
Having worked in Milwaukee Public Schools I have seen the education and
literacy levels drop some and mainly due to while in the school building that
was the only time that got any study time and to learn. So, building more
sincere Adult programs would be a help. So, in short we need more companies
that are willing to give the young men a chance. |
DTuck227@gmail.com |
Donnell
Rushing |
|
pbmjmcqiqzdxcq55fgusegyg |
| Oct 27 2010 2:50PM |
Brown
Deer |
148.8.21.134 |
Coordinate
efforts MATC's with Brunnetta Soward and Sophia Williams on the Workkeys to
get scores up to par, then apply to MATC's technical diploma, associate
degrees,and appreticeships to gain the skills and training. Lots of people
are not able to access programs because they do not have support
systems/people to asssit them in making transitions. If they do not work,
they probably do not have a stable home. There used to be a house for Women
and Children on Marshall Street, where women worked and saved money to move
out on their own. A similar program could be developed for homeless men. It
could assist men with housing for 6 months (rent free) as a condition, while
they looked for employment. after they are employed, they could be charged a
low income for 1 year, then they would move on their own. |
dorotheamacon@hotmail.com |
Dorothea
(Zuni) Macon |
(414)
530-3314 |
2lfxnkmiguc30g45ii1p3y2r |
| Oct 27 2010 3:46PM |
Milwaukee |
199.196.84.13 |
I
think it's necessary for the city in contracting for jobs with contractors to
assess the company's number of minorities working for them. Ideally, the
representation should be comparable to the demographics of the city. It's
disheartening to see all this stimulus work going on and not a single African
American on the job, especially in the African American community (i.e, MLK
Drive). If the contractors can't diversify their staff, they shouldn't get
rewarded work. |
jamere.clark@gmail.com |
Jamere |
|
3d5rocjjb2jkz0ivbtegs045 |
| Oct 27 2010 4:32PM |
Milwaukee |
199.196.84.13 |
Bring
back shop classes and home economic classes to high school and even middle
school. It allows students to see how to use the reading, math and science
they learn in required courses in future work or home related matters. If
they don't realize how important it is to learn something they become bored.
Finding out you have an affinity for woodworking or baking gives you a reason
to learn geometry or fractions. Being allowed to take apart a lamp and put it
back together can make science fun. These courses teach practical skills
needed in life so when you're out on your own you can take care of yourself.
There's too much emphasis on college and too much emphasis on computers at an
early age. You need to be able to do the work on paper before you use a
calculator. And you need to practice it with homework and in classes so if
you have a problem catching on you get the help you need instead of just
giving up. Too many students drop out and then they already have a strike
against them. The attitude that somehow doing well in school makes you a
target of ridicule needs to stop. Middle school, 6-9th grade, ages 11-14, are
the hardest years to get through. If you fail there, you'll have a hard time
catching up in High School. Make school year round so September isn't wasted
on relearning what you forgot from May. Allow reading and math to be taught
differently in each class because not everyone learns the same way. Teach
students how to learn, not just memorize. Young men that don't have a diploma
and may have been picked up for minor infractions should be given the tools
such as tutoring to get a GED and maybe counseling on anger management
instead of just being housed with more violent criminals that perpetuate a
non-productive lifestyle. Take a tip from all of the illegal immigrants that
come to the U.S. to get a job and send money back home. Find jobs in other
parts of the country for young men willing to go and learn a trade. So many
men could have been sent to the Gulf States to clean up and repair after
Hurricane Katrina, learning job skills. They could have been given dorm-like
living quarters with meals and such but no one stepped up to make jobs.
Volunteers can only do so much then they have to get back to their regular
jobs. Keep getting them involved in Habitat for Humanity or other
organizations that teach construction. The WPA back in the depression put a
lot of people to work as the stimulus act should have done but no one was
willing to come up with the jobs to put people to work. Entry level jobs in
City and County government are few and far between nowadays. But there is a
need for seasonal jobs that teach responsible job skills and can be used as
experience. Teach how to apply for a job and what to wear. I once applied for
a part time job in a retail store and the application took me an hour to
complete because of all of the "ethical question" scenarios. If you
can't read them and understand them, forget about the job. Also, get creative
about your experience. I know of two young people that had retail cashier
jobs but were fired because their drawers came up short during their
probationary period. Rather than letting them make up the difference from
their paycheck they were fired. Then, because they were fired they felt they
couldn't use that job on their resume or as job experience. Sometimes you
just make the wrong change. And sometimes the job is just not the right fit
for you. You shouldn't be afraid of getting a bad reference just because of a
mistake. What about your perfect attendance? And public transportation needs
to be more available to outlying counties that still have late or 2nd shift
jobs so people don't need to rely on cars, especially when they don't have a
license. And stop adding a dime or quarter to bus fare. It makes it harder to
get on a bus if you don't have correct change. Also, add more buses &
routes. |
|
Kat |
|
ob4kmvjetzqpuo550ty3tj45 |
| Oct 27 2010 7:05PM |
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184.58.205.216 |
clean
streets, graffiti, pull weeds in public areas, cash to get a vasectomy. |
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zozavs55wmxmzl3kd2yf0l45 |
| Oct 28 2010 3:48PM |
|
199.196.84.13 |
Many
of the African American males do not have the skills to qualify for a trade.
Also, there are alot of males that have not completed high school and want to
return, but do not have the money to pay for books, supplies and even the
class. Maybe if there was a program to offer free classes to get their GED
and offer some programs for a skill trade, this would help to motivate the
African American Males to get out and be successful. |
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thkmmb551t3drvv4ewsb1345 |
| Oct 28 2010 4:01PM |
Milwaukee |
99.13.220.249 |
Dear
gentlemen, Thank you for addressing this issue. My comment/suggestion is
this: as an African-American male who grew up in public housing in Milwaukee,
has worked at the Milwaukee county House of Corrections, and now work as a
city police officer, I don't believe that work ethic is instilled in this
generation of young African-American males. I don't think that most of the
males in the central city (black or any other color) see the co-relation
between honest work and success (or at least what they believe success is).
When success is defined by what they see in media outlets, their focus is
largely on how to obtain those things (power, cars, women). We as a community
need a media campaign that focuses on the benefits of being employed,
specifically targeted at African-American males. We could call it "Why I
Work!" Show real African-American males with jobs, and let them (us)
articulate why we work. ie.. I work because I wanted to buy a house, my kids
are proud of me, I have health insurance, I have hobbies, I love Air Jordans,
I like stability, women love guys with jobs, etc. I think it would catch on,
whether people respected it or just cracked jokes about it, in the back of
their minds, these are the things that most males want. |
murrell.l@sbcglobal.net |
Lawson
Murrell |
414-461-4527 |
qrpkmb451fasipr4nqqgmw45 |
| Oct 28 2010 4:28PM |
Milwaukee |
99.20.249.87 |
First
off, thank you not only addressing this issue but asking the public for
input. I don't know exactly what will help but something needs to happen.
Real job training skills, help with resumes, and interview skills. An
understanding that the job may not be perfect but a job is a job. Follow
through with these men. Make sure they attend the interview, follow up with a
thank you card etc. There are a lot of people in this city that WANT to work
but finding the opportunities without a full understanding of the process is
difficult. Give hope. And not just temporarily or one time. Have men that
have been in the same position come in to talk and answer real questions.
Thank you for addressing this issue. |
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mwt4y2eqebsqnovqc5s4ak34 |
| Oct 28 2010 9:53PM |
|
184.58.205.216 |
Over
generous Welfare programs should be done away with - also the over diagnosing
of children and unemployed adults as having "attention deficit
disorder" or similar near bogus disabilities in order for them to
qualify for Social Security disability (even more lucrative than welfare)
MUST STOP!! Perhaps then these people will move somewhere that is more
tolerant of this sort of misbehavior. And thus the problem of the unemployed
baby daddies who parasitically exist on the baby mommas will vanish from
Milwaukee. |
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nrubgb55w3de5x452x3hkq45 |
| Oct 29 2010 9:21AM |
MILWAUKEE |
199.196.84.13 |
HAVE
A WEBSITE SUCH AS THIS ONE WHERE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HIRING POSTS JOB
OPENINGS AND SKILLS NEEDED. |
luvlygl78@yahoo.com |
KATHY
THORNTON |
414-841-7069 |
zmdmer55mfylgjrdaturenqr |
| Oct 29 2010 10:27AM |
Milwaukee |
64.132.66.51 |
I
think that one of the most sensible ways to curb unemployment in the Black
community is to encourage Black Americans in Milwaukee to create a systems of
economic reliance within their own community. It's no secret - Black folks
spend money, and lots of it. But the problem isn't that money IS spent, the
problem is WHERE it is spent. Too often, Blacks spend and never see a return
on their investments i.e., jobs for Black males at the places where they have
spent their cash. I'm not advocating for absolute money hording but I am
saying that as a community, Black folks should be willing to create a climate
within their community where money flows and businesses flourish. As a
community, their house is a fiscal mess and I believe that creating a cash
flow within the community will drive the need to increase services and with
it, create jobs. Black males need work and it's just more likely that those
willing to hire Black men, are Blacks themselves. But this has to be a long
term investment where employers are willing to work with those that they hire
and help them adjust and learn the differences between "Home
Personality" and "Professional/Work Personality". But in order
to get there, the community has to reroute the way that money flows. Rather
than dollars flowing out of the community, money needs to circulate within.
That, and a renewed focus on education including expanding and encouraging
interest in math and science, is how we move this particular segment, and the
community as a whole, forward. |
cavalierjohnson@live.com |
Cavalier
"Chevy" Johnson |
414-324-7755 |
sy5snm45vcjyvwr0z0mjxf55 |
| Oct 29 2010 11:39AM |
Milwaukee |
98.100.210.50 |
Job
training programs, while essential, are not enough, and research shows they
are not very effective at impacting the noncognitive "soft skills"
which are solidified before kindergarten. Intervening early is important,
even at birth. Invest in early childhood education which aids neurological
development before age 3, when the "soft skills" that help people
remain employed and manage behavior are being developed. Support the state's
new YoungStar policy in Milwaukee's African American community as a route to
higher-quality child care that will build school readiness. This policy will
help parents to know whether they are placing their child with a low- or
high-quality provider. Support ex-offender re-entry programs. Many of these programs
are run by small churches that lack capacity in terms of budget management,
grant-writing, etc. Consider funding grants (an RFP) that would help these
programs increase capacity. (Organizational capacity is a term from the
non-profit world.) The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches has experience
at increasing capacity in small re-entry programs (I used to work there -
they would speak with you). Read research by or meet with Marc Levine, John
Pawasarat, and Lois Quinn, researchers from UW-Milwaukee. Please focus
especially on how they illuminate the role of drivers licenses and child
support barriers to male employment. Work to create a sense of fairness for
low-income people who must park on the streets in this city - sometimes the
rules feel burdensome and ridiculous. And create routes for people to pay
tickets, regain licenses, and manage child support so that these factors do
not prevent employment. If I had huge city parking tickets, a revoked drivers
license, child support in arrears, and a criminal record, it would be
extremely tempting to avoid the type of job that would benefit society. It is
especially important for the newly incarcerated to know that they can get
their child support payments adjusted while they are incarcerated. If that
keeps building up, it is often an insurmountable barrier to succeeding once
out of prison. Can you create a way to better inform them of their options?
I'm not sure if this is already in place, but employers should get incentives
(money or tax break) to hire ex-offenders or people with very low job skills,
and they (the employer) should have a case manager or liasson who they can
check in with about how the job is going. Obviously the transit system is
important for employment, and this system is under stress. Other than paying
to preserve entire bus routes, could an alternate system such as van
transport be created to help low-income people - or re-entering ex-offenders
- get to their jobs? Perhaps ex-offenders who complete job training could be
awarded van transport for their first 4 months of employment as an incentive
to stick with the program... While I prefer to be anonymous on this website,
please email me if you'd like to communicate further and I'd be happy to.
Thank you for pursuing this important issue. I'm a Milwaukee voter and
taxpayer! |
lisskovach@hotmail.com |
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|
hf5vwh55euyttuughugmruzz |
| Oct 29 2010 11:55AM |
Milwaukee |
12.232.111.249 |
Offering
hope and role models by educating males that they can have decent jobs to
support themselves and children by enhancing skills or continuing education.
This model has to be marketed in the neighborhoods of African American boys
and MPS. Until these men realize education is the key to economic stability,
not womanizing or petty hustling in the streets can these men stand up and
become part of the family unit and we can stop this vicious cycle. Let's also
view other cities and their relative African American unemployment rate and
research the reasons their unemployment rate might be significantly lower. I
also believe other factors affect the African American male unemployment rate
which goes deeper than lack of job skills. |
aleshia38@yahoo.com |
Aleshia
Carr |
414-418-8107 |
brymxymq4zjrgoirakx0n555 |
| Oct 29 2010 3:36PM |
Milwaukee |
68.250.158.125 |
I
think that they need more education. A lot of african american males does not
have a high school diploma. So maybe if they are set up to get their GED and
afterwards, set up to go to college would help out a lot. |
lisaannette745@yahoo.com |
Lisa |
|
vdbjvk3ucxq3yi45e5qnz43t |
| Oct 30 2010 11:19AM |
Milwaukee |
69.81.112.249 |
The
loss of manufacturing jobs from Milwaukee to overseas seems to be the a huge
problem in creating viable employment opportunities, especially for African
American men. Since Wisconsin is greatly increasing it's renewable energy
grid, it would be wonderful if Vestsas, GE, or another windmill manufacturer
would locate a manufacturing plant on the former Tower Automotive site.
Perhaps a collaboration between MPS High Schools and MATC and the
manufacturing companies to train skilled workers would make it a more
attractive proposition for the manufacturers. It seems to me that if family
supporting jobs were abundant enough in the community that men grew up with a
reasonable expectation of landing a good job (not just part time, service
industry, minimum wage, etc.), there would not be such a huge disconnect
between African-American male unemployment and the wider community's
unemployment rate. |
cmquinn@earthlink.net |
Chris
Quinn |
|
libzjg3rcxozlm55lmavis55 |
| Oct 30 2010 2:32PM |
|
172.29.161.9 |
Would
be nice if there were jobs for them to apply for, since all the jobs went to
Mexico and India. Get more jobs in Milwaukee, and that would help. |
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yxbanjegj5nc4455cm5lii45 |
| Oct 30 2010 6:39PM |
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192.168.101.138 |
Programs
in schools that prepare students to go directly into the job enviornment. I
believe students should be prepared to go to work the day they graduate, or
before hopefully. Also the programs in our jails that are ment to assist
inmates in finding employment, need to be more pressing in having inmates
find jobs. Inmates should be able to be released from jail and the next day
go to some sort of employment. Every inmate who enters a correctional
facility unemployed should be required to find a job prior to being released. |
maikowskikate@hotmail.com |
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|
b5ces245w4ao5dzqm1j5eynf |
| Oct 31 2010 11:10AM |
Mookwaukee |
71.153.25.215 |
Get
a degree, take off the damn ball cap, and pull your pants up |
|
Shaniqua |
|
v00hvgrpw0rag255iq5u2r45 |
| Oct 31 2010 11:10AM |
Milwaukee |
75.135.69.63 |
One
way to help black men achieve a more equitable portion of the economic pie
would be to fight the pervasive homophobia in our black community. Far too
many of our black men are "on the down low," living double lives,
going with other men in dark corners. This destroys bodies and souls and
leads to an incredibly high rate of STD's in our community, especially for
black women. With STD's it is almost impossible to get a job; the itching and
scratching from herpes flareups is uncomfortable and makes work impossible.
We need more federal aid to address this pressing issue. |
|
LaNiquisha |
|
vjmstcfvqnyugc45c50iiw45 |
| Oct 31 2010 12:13PM |
|
184.58.215.75 |
It's
a case of the haves and the have nots. Black males all to often have felony
records. All too often they do not have a HS diploma or a GED. |
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|
m3egxt55eqahd555ojohnl55 |
| Oct 31 2010 12:40PM |
|
66.57.54.205 |
Tell
your african American males to adopt the following attitudes immediately: 1.
Stop blaming everyone else for your own failures in life. 2. Adopt a strong
work ethic. Act humble towards your boss and do what you are told quickly,
and to the best of your ability. No one wants to hire an arrogant person who
thinks he is owed something. 3. Stay away from any "friends" or
family members that are breaking the law. 4. Stop smoking, drinking, doing
drugs, or any other habit that is harmful to your body and costs you money.
4. Do not give up. Believe in your own ability to advance in life. 5. Be nice
to every person you encounter. 6. Save every dime you can. Buy the bare
minimum you need to survive. Put your money in a savings account. 7. Develop a
Top 10 List of things you want to accomplish in the next 6 months, 1 year, 5
years, 10 years, and by the end of your life. Do something everyday to reach
your 6 month goal. One thing every week to reach your 1 year goal. One step
every month to reach your 5 year goal, etc. Your list will change as time
goes by, but at least you will be advancing towards your own happiness and
well-being. 8. Read several newspapers and magazines weekly to stay abreast
of current events. You will want to sound intelligent and informed if asked
by a potential employer. 9. Saying "Sir," and "Ma'am"
shows you are respectful and willing to obey your boss. 10. Serving your
country in the Armed Force is honorable, and can lift you out of your present
situation, give you an education, and allow you to start your life all over.
11. Stop believing that you are a victim. You are owed nothing. No one is
responsible for your own happiness but you yourself. You are a human being
who can achieve anything you want in life, if you are willing to work towards
it. |
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h1ikfyy3jbyoxcvtkmuv0sjt |
| Oct 31 2010 12:48PM |
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76.19.30.189 |
Buy
a large ship and fill it with coons, send them back to apefrica. |
|
Nocoons |
|
zb3hej45ufshyg35yzczq0i4 |
| Oct 31 2010 12:53PM |
|
24.131.39.89 |
You
need to increase the IQ of the average African American male by about twenty
points. They're chronically unemployed because they are intensely stupid and
cannot pass the most simple of tests or perform the most basic job functions. |
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sxsycqav2wut3345lx1kdl55 |
| Oct 31 2010 1:28PM |
|
184.59.27.227 |
Make
some city owned properties available to use as business incubators. |
tnanceable@yahoo.com |
wayne |
|
k42ot555tk04kzevzyar4r45 |
| Oct 31 2010 1:33PM |
|
96.241.18.95 |
Tell
the niggers to actually get off their lazy asses and get a job! |
|
Jerome |
|
dxk1yc45wxesbf55x5dlpk55 |
| Oct 31 2010 2:18PM |
|
74.77.200.82 |
End
the welfare state. This will save big money, and simultaneously push people
to work (or start businesses), and draw in outside businesses. Progressivism
is fucking retarded. Pull your heads out of your asses. |
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cjdfem55cbl1bn553fsthvjf |
| Oct 31 2010 5:17PM |
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98.92.158.129 |
Ship
them back to Africa and ta-da! No more unemployment problem among nigger
bucks! |
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kvu3uk55wu3n244530xvwcff |
| Oct 31 2010 5:46PM |
Orange |
71.156.58.199 |
Nothing
terrifies an African American more than a job application. The only way your
going to get African Americans to do any productive work is to do it by using
force. The simple solution is to round them up, spay and neuter them then put
them into the fields and sweatshops under the close supervision of competent
humans. If they perform satisfactorily they get fed and housed and if they
don't they get punished. That technique of managing Negros has worked for
centuries and is still in practice by their own kind in Africa today. Another
benefit of this system is that it would replace the need for undocumented
laborers thus allowing them to go home to their own countries and force their
governments to implement social and economic changes that are to the benefit
of all their citizens rather than a small group of wealthy elite. |
|
James
Crow |
|
ktzsgcj4m3i31uipjgzqyaqi |
| Oct 31 2010 6:41PM |
|
66.36.151.147 |
perhaps
if they had more education and had more initiative they could help themselves
instead of waiting for handouts. |
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tvllkvyao5uspezrbag3aq55 |
| Oct 31 2010 7:22PM |
MILWAUKEE |
205.188.116.206 |
I
CAN SAY THIS THE CITY NEEDS TO STOP GIVING OUT OUR JOBS TO OUTSIDERS
MILWAUKEEANS ALWAYS GET THE SHORT END OF THE DEAL I LOVE MY CITY AND I WILL
SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T SPEAK OUT. I ASK YOU TO LOOK INTO IT. WE DO HAVE
CONTRACTOR WHO CAN DO THE JOBS IN MILWAUKEE. WE NEED CHANGE!! THANK YOU. I
SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT MY CITY I LIVE IN.. |
FQUESTELL08@AOL.COM |
FELIX
A QUESTELL JR |
414-759-3109 |
wdwirn3cpchgapulez5h5p55 |
| Oct 31 2010 7:48PM |
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63.135.157.186 |
Quit
feeding them!!!!! |
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| Oct 31 2010 8:18PM |
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143.105.88.164 |
mandatory
birth control for all niggers |
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| Nov 1 2010 1:59AM |
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67.183.142.48 |
Why
not arrest them, most are criminals and they have to do work while in prison.
Either that or cut off unemployment. Make the chimps work. |
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| Nov 1 2010 6:37AM |
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62.242.41.24 |
Better
public transit to the suburbs is necessary if people are going to be able to
get to jobs. The city has the legal power to fund and/or provide public
transit, both alone and with the county. It should take advantage of this. |
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| Nov 1 2010 11:20AM |
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66.97.121.18 |
Some
how we need to impress upon the children when they are young that they need
to find someone in their lives that is a positive role model, whether a
father, uncle, neighbor someone who they can look to, formally or informally
as a role model. Perhaps more public awarness commercials during programs for
young children. My wife and I were discussing this and this is not just an
'African American' problem. It is across all races at this time for various
reasons. The good old 'Amercian' work ethic is gone for many reasons, but
very few people are going to develope a new attitude about work at an older
age. Also, unfortunately there are very few jobs here for anyone with little
education. Children dream, they need something to dream about. More community
support for people who can take the responsiblity for giving the children a
good dream. We need something more than a 'make work' job for a black kid who
is going to resent it the rest of his life. Guess there are no easy answers. |
kbro@milwpc.com |
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hey2w34551fqad2hjk5ior55 |
| Nov 1 2010 3:57PM |
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199.196.84.13 |
Give
African American males more opportunity for small business ownership within
their own neighborhoods (corner stores, grocery stores, gas stations, etc.) |
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| Nov 1 2010 8:20PM |
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97.16.213.113 |
Please
invest in our failing schools. Unemployment can be prevented by providing our
children with the education they deserve. Our public schools are a disgrace.
Graduation rates and testing scores are among the lowest in the nation. It is
not shocking to read that unemployment follows. Please start holding our
teachers and school leaders accountable. Reward those that actually teach so
students learn and fire those that aren't making the cut. |
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| Nov 2 2010 11:35AM |
Milwaukee |
76.229.152.94 |
Unemployed
black males is an enormous problem in the city of Milwaukee. I have been
affected both professionally and personally by this ever increasing
statistic. Can the city offer free training courses (specifically aimed at
black males) which directly relate to the vacancies in our city. From
technology to skills training, we need a program (which really should start
at the highschool level) that will prepare our black males for the employment
world. Additionally, the positions should offer a decent salary and benifits,
so that a man and/or his family can survive on his earnings. The training
should not only address skills needed for the job, but the importance of life
skills, such as; being punctual, balancing a check book etc. Please consider
implementing some program to save the generation which is being lost to lack
of minimal education and/or the jail system. Open a door, so some black males
have a chance to walk through. |
desireemcneil@yahoo.com |
Desiree
McNeil |
414-795-6087 |
1ep4qr5534pnsdqaknctyffi |
| Nov 2 2010 1:53PM |
Milwaukee |
206.197.182.88 |
This
is a huge problem -- especially with so many black men incarcerated -- and if
it's not that -- then not being able to drive due to tickets. And then if
they do have a job, they can't get to court to fight the tickets which just
increase in the amount owed. There needs to be an employer who can either get
the judge to come to the site or work after hours (although a lot of times
the poor get crappy hour jobs). I would be willing to help mentor -- I would
love to find something that could be built like in the valley so poor people
can get to work... |
bkoehler12@wi.rr.com |
Brenda
Koehler |
414-312-7730 |
s4opkcvt5j400qzkysk4ws55 |
| Nov 3 2010 12:40AM |
Milwaukee |
184.58.154.255 |
It
is 2010 and the usual cookie cutter ideas will not work. to reverse the
unemployment rate amongst black males in Milwaukee, you must address two
areas. The age between 16-22 demographic and the age between 23-32
demographic. The age between 16-22 should have more paid internships while in
high school or college, if in trouble with the law given a choice to join a
school, job corps or something that can take them away from the everyday
negative structure that they are familiar with. The age between 23-32
demographic should be trained to be laborers through a program that consist
of 5 hours a week of general civics, culture and social skills class. All
felons in both age brackets should be giving a choice to do this or serve the
sentence in jail. To carry this out the Government must stop looking to the
Church as the only group to work with. There are several Non-profit
organizations that can help and get the job done better than any religious
Institution, because we are not trying to recruit them for Sunday service or
the next Mosque meeting. http://urbancreaminc.com |
kingdomself@yahoo.com |
SelfKingdom
Isallah |
(414)339-9761 |
msrxfo2dusi3xv454rnmo5js |
| Nov 3 2010 12:11PM |
Milwaukee |
68.23.159.187 |
#1
drop the idea of fighting the businees community on paid sick time off for
part-time workers! #2 Stop all the extra fees on individuals and peole #3
encourage businees in the city, like BUY SEASONS to come here and provie ANY
job not just a job that some fat politition thinks is capable of supporting a
family. They tend not live in "families." From what I see. #4
Explain to the African American men that they should first have a job, any
job befor they have a family. #5 Explain that a family is a union of people
that all work together. It is not having a bunch of "family" with
several differnt people. I know these facts because I see them every day in
my community, working playing, and helping eachother. #6 Let them know and be
proud that ANY work is valid work, no shame in cleaning, lawn mowing,
dishwashing etc. The so-called jobs that Americans won't do so the illegals
are necessary. #7 Take the jobs that the illegals do away and do them
yourself. #8 Work at the corner store instead of robbing it. #9 Take the
train money and convert it into incentives for business to expand in the 4th
worst city in the ountry #10 Make suree that MPS can teach these people to
read & write, do not just send them to scholl and label over 50% as LD. I
ihear this from my teacher friends. Oh and they also should know how to
count, they don't need calculous, just basic skills. #11 Show them thaat they
are not entitled to anything, the Hispanics, the Hmongs, the Irish, the
Itailians, the Polish, the Serbs all came here before and learned the
language and developed community and businesses. Even the Muslims are doing
it and they are welcome as long as they do not fund jehad! 1 |
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| Nov 3 2010 2:47PM |
Milwaukee |
192.227.55.28 |
Employers
are just not hiring African American Males. |
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| Nov 3 2010 2:52PM |
Milwaukee |
32.97.110.52 |
I
just have a thought, why are all the computer companies and do so much for
the US. out on the East and West Coast lines..Why are none of the major
companies here in Wisconsin, better yet why are they not here in Milwaukee,
we used to have Nokia and Design companies here..that is the future of the
World and the communication of Man.and family..so why do we not have jobs in
that field here.??? Just a passing thought... |
xd2aari@us.ibm.com |
Ardith
Ann Richter |
414-223-6213 |
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| Nov 3 2010 3:31PM |
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216.20.179.9 |
Unemployment
amongst African Americans stems from their family background, their
educational experience, and their structure of opportunity. The solution in
my opinion would have to stem from the very beginning when the child is still
fresh and he's not raised up to feel as if he can't achieve. Our education
system is a system that discourages the African American child from the
stories being told, to the methods in which he's been taught. When the child
can't relate to or feel good about what is presented to him he puts a wall up
and begins to dislike school. By the time of graduation the young man is not
as engaged as his fellow White classmate...(drop-out rates) More focus needs
to be on teaching the African American child in the ways he can actually
learn. Employers benefit from unemployment because they can keep wages low.
Police officers, the court systems, the Medical industry all benefit to a
degree because without money people often result to survival techniques which
often equate to crime; thus breaking the law as a desparate measure to
support oneself or his family. I say train the men with the skills that give
them a fair shot at making a decent living, stop issuing out felonies to
every man you arrest, and stop being so threatened by the Black Male and let
him shine and provide for his family. |
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| Nov 3 2010 4:42PM |
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199.196.84.13 |
The
solution to getting African American young, middle-aged and senior men to
work is to offer a variety of jobs for them to do. Some men are good with
their hands, some are good at talking and others are good at detailed tasks.
In the 60's and 70's there were enough GOOD jobs so most of the African
American males who wanted to work was working. When there is an opportunity
to work doing meaningful employment, the community will respond. There were
factory jobs, there were office jobs, At& t had jobs that meant going
into the field. There wer agriculture jobs. The task now is to create enough
jobs that would lead African American males from selling DOPE to selling
shares. It can and must be done or else our Great Country will not be so
great any longer. |
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| Nov 4 2010 8:04AM |
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close
all taverns at 10:00 PM every day. |
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| Nov 4 2010 10:27AM |
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68.23.159.187 |
Investigate
Talgo companies alledged discriminatory actions targeted at favoring
Hispanics or Latino's in the hiring process. |
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| Nov 4 2010 11:33AM |
Aurora |
166.2.219.118 |
My
name is Tabatha Johnson, former resident of Milwaukee, WI for 30 years. I am
currently an Equal Opportunity Director for the Air National Guard and a
Property Management Specialist for USDA Forest Service. I currently live in
Aurora, Co, but try to keep abreast of the going ons in my hometown. I think
a high rate of unemployment for African American males is not due to them
being uneducated, unqualified. There is a lack of the following: 1.
Mentorship 2. Recruitment 3. Retention I think these things are critical to
address. Discrimination is a big factor in addressing these issues.
Discrimination doesn't only occur during the selection process, it occurs
before then, when the job description is tailored to where it is impossible
for african american males to qualify for the job. The small percentage that
is hired doesn't receive the mentoring they need to move up in the
organization, thereby making it difficult to survive in an economy where the
cost of living is steadily rising yet there income remains stagnant. This
forces them to look for jobs elsewhere, which usually means other states.
There is also a nonexistent effort in retaining these qualified individuals.
As aforementioned, lack of mentoring, retention forces qualified individuals
to leave the state, looking for other jobs with promotional opportunities.
Possible solutions: 1. Focus more on Special Emphasis Programs to recruit and
retain African American Males 2. Hold organizations accountable for their
lack of numbers to reflect the communities in which they serve. 3. Look at
recruiting at leadership levels, not just entry level positions. 4. Form
alliances/partnerships with colleges as a recruitment tool, create more
intern positions that offer a guaranteed job once completed. Thank you for
reading. |
tabathajohnson@fs.fed.us |
Tabatha
Johnson |
4148390368 |
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| Nov 4 2010 3:06PM |
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199.196.84.13 |
Although,
I know you have heard this before, from a Human Resource perspective, it is
gaining an education. Even if the education is a High School Diploma to get
one's foot in the door. At the next level is maintaining and/or gaining a
skill that is marketable, such as welding, machinery, etc. What type of jobs
are we examining and how many of each type of job will we need to put people
back to work at a livable wage with good benefits. Perhaps, working with the
Wisconsin State Department of Workforce Development to examine training
programs both at the basic level (High School/GED) and at the next level
getting people into current training programs. I would envision almost like a
"Public Works" program that the U.S. had during the depression.
Possibly looking at Technical Schools/Colleges as to what programs, both
educational and skills training that would offer. Are there private
businesses who are having difficulty recruiting employees due to lack of
skills or lack of the number of skilled employees available to fill the
posiitons that offer training programs. Are there federal and/or state grants
that would provide training for minorities. Perhaps, examine grants through
the U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Education.
How will the new Wisconsin Governor incorporate miniorities into his platform
of creating jobs in Wisconsin? |
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| Nov 4 2010 3:32PM |
Milwaukee |
99.88.70.30 |
Housing,
Jobs, Transportation, Treatment and the understanding from the communitty as
to why we need these 4 things to achieve solving the problem of
African-American Male Unemployment in the City of Milwaukee. We need the
cooperation of the business communitty, churches, the criminal justice
system, law enforcement, politicians and the community to seriously address
these issue. We need to work together cohesivley to bring businesses back to
the city of Milwaukee. |
dwfjr66@gmail.com |
David
W. Fields, Jr. |
414-412-8838 |
2uke2b45gux3j0bvjmsaaz55 |
| Nov 5 2010 12:28PM |
Milwaukee |
192.227.62.1 |
Encourage,
ask or require local companies to offer or participate in training or on the
job training programs which lead to employment at the companies. Lack
of experience and training inhibits the hiring process and discourages
employers for giving capable workers the opportunity to prove themselves.
Create city programs or require employers to develop training programs which
offer opportunities to obtain employment. Tax incentives or other benefits
could compensate for these programs and encourage companies to participate. A
job match program could offer additional opportunities to applicants and
encourage companies to hire. |
schmeckm@yahoo.com |
Michele
Schmeckpeper |
414-514-1582 |
vk4rnb32pmmr2argjc4u0rvm |
| Nov 5 2010 12:31PM |
Milwaukee |
76.199.166.127 |
The
African American male unemployment rate solutions are multi-faceted, each
suggestions is not at all the overarching solutions, but merely
recommendations based on observation. First, we must start with the family.
Fatherhood or lack there of has to be de-criminalized. Currently, the courts
penalize primarily men for their failure to provide for their children. I
offer this opinion to remedy this issue: support the Shared Parenting
legislation, authored by State Rep. Donald Pridemore, that simply states at
the time of paternity or divorce, the courts will establish placement orders
that are equal or as equal as possible between both parents. This allow the
father to have access to his child(ren) without the interference of conflict
of the child's mother. This time allows for relationships to be formed and
established, therefore making it much easier to justify the need for child
support orders. Secondly, the school system has to be re-evaluated.
Principals, teachers, administrators, assistants and parents, school board
members, and labor need to come to the table and represent the children and
not the adults. Failure to educate our children is a crime, and therefore
those in position of authority need to have greater accountability in
creating an atmosphere in our public school systems that are conducive for
learning. The current make-up of many of our public schools are those of
institutional design: institutional colors, concrete sinks, sand soap,
unclear windows, institutional lunch trays, institutional eating tables,
prison-like security, and extra-curricular cuts. Whereas their private school
counterparts have vibrant colors, access to sunlight, restaurant style
cafeterias, less security, extra-curricular activity, and most important
mandatory parental involvement. Thirdly, provide genuine incentives for
businesses to locate to Milwaukee, and hire from the community. A great deal
has been done through residential preference and the MORE ordinance, but more
needs to be done. The Obama administration recently set aside $30 billion
dollars for small business development and incentives. Work with the
financial institutions and have them rewrite their lending criteria, so that
our existing small businesses can expand their capacity, and create jobs, and
also that new businesses can be created therefore creating new jobs. Lastly,
many of our young men in this community have the skills to perform the jobs
that are available, but because they don't have the academic credentials,
they are automatically excluded from consideration. We need to work with
companies to provide apprentice opportunities for young men who can prove
they have the skills to perform the duties of the job, and provide the on the
job training needed for them to obtain the academic criteria for the job.
Free long-term training is not a solution, there has to be a way to provide
at minimum a stipend during these long-term trainings, because those needing
the training have life responsibilities, and giving of their time without
compensation is not realistic. I offer these few opinions in hopes that
something will come out of this commission. I also offer my time and talents
to research some of these matters and provide a report on any findings. |
richardmbadger@gmail.com |
Richard
M. Badger |
414-429-8477 |
04og5eerr0tzzketqlqt5055 |
| Nov 6 2010 9:08PM |
milwaukee |
205.188.116.206 |
what
about hispanic males lets make a american hispanic task force we live in this
city to!! |
fquestell08@aol.com |
felix
questell jr |
414-759-3109 |
h3nhyvuxxbkkdaq0zsectg45 |
| Nov 7 2010 8:48AM |
milwaukee |
67.53.138.97 |
I
believe it will be a very difficult problem because alot of people and the
employers have a very negative impression and view about african american
males. what I believe needs to be done beside schooling and training is
working with employers on the negative image of african american males.
address the issues of the negative sterotype of black african american males.
have classes on how to look for work and how to dress appropriately. |
otim@123@yahoo.com |
tim
vasquez |
763-656-8293 |
z1ymiwvaobah3x2grcdlmj55 |
| Nov 8 2010 8:12AM |
Milwaukee |
199.196.84.13 |
I
like the idea of micro loans to young men who have small business ideas, but
lack the funds to get them started. This idea is already a tried and true in
the U.S. as well as other countries. It could have the ripple affect of
creating more jobs for young inner city males (and other city residents), as
some small businesses become successful and need more employees. |
lavande@milwaukee.gov |
Laura
Vanderbilt |
414-286-3625 |
kesvdevuwmi1cs45h4i1od55 |
| Nov 8 2010 9:32AM |
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65.30.5.51 |
Allow
a moratorium for the drug dealers,to take their monies,and invest them in a
businesses,that create jobs,without having to worry about going to jail....
Offer them business classes so that they may have the knowledge of which
businesses to open up,in their own neighborhoods,that are profitable....
Offer them the same police protections for their business,as everyone else
gets for theirs.... |
mrcsfromthemil@aol.com |
Corey |
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| Nov 8 2010 3:11PM |
Milwaukee |
199.196.84.13 |
I
think part of a solution to the horrendous unemployment of African American
males in Milwaukee is vocational training and a focused effort to get them a
valid drivers license. Without a valid drivers license, many cannot get a
job. When they can't get a job legally, they do what they can to survive, by
any means necessary. That barrier to success has to be removed before any
real progress can occur. Unorthodox, non-traditional measures will be
required to really make an impact. Maybe team up with the trades to get a
certain number of apprenticeships that pay decent wages and have a future. |
wbooker229@hotmail.com |
Wanda
Booker |
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| Nov 8 2010 6:55PM |
Milwaukee |
99.2.195.159 |
There
are so many welding jobs and not enough welders. I worked at W.E. energies as
a boilermaker. I was suprised to see how many people came from all over the
united States and the worldto weld. I rarely met people from Milwaukee and
oak Creek is 30 miles away. Custer High School has welding shop, but it was
never a focus ti teach the kids to weld. Image coming out of high school
making over $50,000 and a life-long skill,. |
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fwaiqd45xk3nc545gpqjqlek |
| Nov 9 2010 8:59AM |
Milwaukee |
159.53.110.143 |
I
suggest you hire me. Nekish Crochrell. I have beeen thinking about getting
into politics, but I feel that I can be used here. The problem lies within
the negative stigma placed on African American men. There are a lot of
employers using CCAP even though they shouldn't be to find out criminal
records and traffic citations as a means to define a person's character.
Unfortunately alot of men can and will state that they themselves have not
made the best life choices as becoming adults, however, it is imperative for
us to make note that those things may be in there past. I propose that you
allow me to sit down and hold a session with some of these men, maybe 100, so
that we can have a healthy discussion about what obstacles they feel are
keeping them from achieving greatness. You will find that most men when they
are released from jail, the half way house, or have felonies on their record,
while they want to do better, society doesn't give them an opportunity,
employers wont hire them so they rob or steal or sell drugs to feed their
kids or feed themselves for that matter. My question is why is it that it
took a poll to inidicte that 53% of our African American men in the city are
unemployed, it made us look bad, and now we are wanting to implement some
changes. Please allow me to assist. I am available to help. Women need child
support to take care of these babies, but how can they if the men arent
working. This helps not only the men, but the Milwaukee County budget, more
child support, less state aid because they have another source of income.
There also would not be such a great need for case workers on 12th and vliet.
How many of these unemployed men do you think are there recieving food stamps
and state aid. Let me help you, from the inside looking out. If you drive
past 12th and Vliet around 7am in the morning, men are lined up before the
women and children to be first when the doors open. Our men in this city can
do better, most of them are fatherless and need some direction. As a single
parent to 4 children I am asking that this not only benefits me, if you can
get my kids father working, the state may not have to help me with childcare
which saves you a ton, but I need to work, so allow me to assist. I am a well
educated, mother, minister, and citizen of the city of Milwaukee since birth.
This city is not the same place that I grew up in, alot has changed, and
these young men are out of control. If they were working they wouldnt have
time to commit crimes. |
NekishaCrochrell@yahoo.com |
Nekisha
Crochrell |
414-231-0580 |
nkgeim55a113to4524oxdh45 |
| Nov 9 2010 4:52PM |
milwaukee |
192.168.61.74 |
I
have noticed that many of the african american males do not have drivers
licenses. This can pose a problem on transportation issues with jobs. Another
issue I am aware of is that many of them have records that hinder the hiring
process. I work in the jail and the majority of my clients are African
American males. They all tell me the are essentially "doomed"
because of their past. If I was an employer I would more than likely take an
individual without an exstensive record. My inmates say that since they can't
get a job, they have to go back to what they are doing, aka hustling. The
jail is not providing anything in regards to rehabilitating inmates so they
can be productive members of society. The money we waste on housing them
could actually be used for helping them. It costs more to incarcerate than to
put them through college. |
shannon1218@msn.com |
shannon
hassell |
920-216-6622 |
hsxeg345il5z3z55lmhfmt45 |
| Nov 9 2010 8:18PM |
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69.129.4.50 |
Education,
education, education. |
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| Nov 10 2010 8:33PM |
Millwaukee |
99.52.125.95 |
help
them get a lience,cdl and a tutor.help with the study of g.e.d on a personal
note.If the little man is treated like a human, he'll responed.Offer partime
jobs for students helping to clean up millwaukee.Starting with the snow
removel,for the elderly. |
glennbrown717@gmail.com |
Glenn
Brown |
414)795-2105 |
iil1dz55xvkfgr45bu3xo445 |
| Nov 11 2010 8:06AM |
MILWAUKEE |
69.131.27.132 |
Make
the african male in milwaukee employable. If the AA male could read write and
add they would be more attractive to employers. Please do not think you need
any race favoring mandates to get them to work. It is a lapse in education at
school and at home. If you never saw your father working hard why would you
expect yourself to work hard. |
scottfehr@tds.net |
scott |
414
202 1893 |
ijwyhxifdimtyd554p00ki55 |
| Nov 11 2010 9:26AM |
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169.227.253.125 |
What
about the unemployed hispanic and non-hispanic men in the City of Milwaukee?
Does anyone give a crap about them? Why is it that it's always the "poor
black people" that get all the help and freebies?? It would be nice if
the working middle class, you know the people that pay for the poor in this
city, could catch a break now and them. I can't believe the City is wasting
time and money on this useless task force. Perhaps if the unemployed black
males actually attended school and graduated, they wouldn't be so damn
helpless. Did it ever occur to any of you that black people prefer to be
"poor" because they get WIC, rent assistance, Title 19, energy
assistance, etc? Why would anyone want to better themselves when they get so
much handed to them. WAKE UP MILWAUKEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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