Posted on 11/05/2004 11:24:46 AM PST by doug from upland
Here's the story...Supreme Solar Allah
Friends, I swear to you that is his real name
He had been out playing tricks and slashing tires
That's how he's come to fame
Here's the story...of his mom named Gwen Moore
She had raised him to hate the GOP
She will soon leave to go serve in Congress
Maxine she'll love to see
As we watch this story playing out with interest
We all know just where this thing is gonna go
Supreme Solar Allah was arrested
He's a victim as a black man, don't you know
You ought to know...you ought to know
He's arrested because he's black, you know
(you will love the comments at the end of the article)
The Community Voice of Milwaukee's Left Bank Saturday, November 6, 2004 6:08:52 AM
Cream City Mentors Embrace Community Youth
by Mary Wood Ohiku
The outside looks like any other house, but to Riverwest youth, The Street Academy of Cream City Mentors Incorporated is home. Located at 2438 N. Bremen Street, the Cream City Mentors is run by Supreme Solar Allah, 23; Self Wise Allah, 24; Universal Knowledge Allah, 25; and Charles Dennis, 50.
“Our program is based on a sincere love for seeing people succeed and overcoming challenges and obstacles in their lives,” Self Wise said.
While the Cream City Mentors group was established in 1999, the group of young black males, (although Self Wise is bi-racial), has always been involved with neighborhood children.
Spending time with children through one-on-one activity, both academic and social, allows the mentors to explore and uncover the needs of the Riverwest youth they work with, Self Wise said. The mentors help with schoolwork, act as tutors, plan trips, and share wisdom with these individuals. The depth of their community involvement eventually led to the development of the Cream City Mentors organization.
Their names are as unique as the miracles produced by the non-profit mentorship program. “Our names are reflective of our culture…our way of life,” Supreme Solar said. “We each chose our own names for personal and specific reasons that reflect how we view ourselves.”
The organization reaches out to children in two age brackets: 12-14 and 15-17. “The age groups are divided because teenagers are on different levels,” Self Wise said. “Younger teens are still sorting things out for themselves, while older teens are going through a transition to adulthood.”
The Cream City Mentors have three main goals: Citizenship, Exposure, and Empowerment. “The goal of citizenship is to get young individuals to recognize they are citizens and they have rights and responsibilities,” Supreme Solar said. “We want to teach them they can utilize the government to improve their lives because that’s the way it was set up for them.”
Their second goal, exposure, is to introduce the youth to a world outside their immediate surroundings and allow them to explore other communities through trips to a number of places throughout Milwaukee, such as the Art Museum and Black Holocaust Museum.
Their final goal, empowerment, addresses the importance of self-esteem, recognition of individual talents, and knowledge of self. Through that knowledge, young people can take control of their lives and work to improve their situations.
In addition to these goals, the mentors promote guidance, friendship, creativity, self-confidence, and positivity to enhance the life of the community.
Self Wise, the group’s program coordinator, plans a variety of field trips for the youth to expose them to creativity and provide them with opportunities they are usually denied. He grew up in various parts of Milwaukee but has resided in Riverwest for the past 12 years.
Supreme Solar is an advertising major at UW-Milwaukee and serves as the group’s community coordinator. He works to foster relationships with community organizations, conveying to public entities the kind of work the group does.
Universal Knowledge, the youth coordinator, is in charge of enrollment. He collects recommendations from parents, friends, and community members regarding whom to enroll at Cream City.
Charles Dennis, executive director, oversees the entire operation with warm eyes and a gentle smile. His presence is more powerful than a great oak standing alone in an open field. He is the root of The Cream City Mentors.
“Charles was a role model and mentor to us growing up,” Self Wise said. “His leadership helped us recognize how beneficial it was to have someone to look up to other than a parent.”
The Cream City Mentors are available to help young men and women of any creed or color in need of direction, guidance, and love. Anyone interested in enrollment may contact Self, Supreme, Universal, or Charles at 372-7584.
Riverwest Currents - Volume 1 - Issue 9 - October 2002
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I am an East-sider, born and raised, and spend time in Riverwest as well. I am interested in anything I can do to help young people and was wondering if the Cream City Mentors are looking for more people from diverse backgrounds (such as myself ;)) to tutor, help with trips, etc.
If so, I'd like to hear about it. If not, keep up the good work!
MG
Posted by: mg at January 23, 2003 07:52 PM
Give them a call--their # and address is listed in the community organization directory under "links." (See top-middle of the screen.)
Posted by: Editor at January 23, 2003 08:25 PM
I wants to be a creamy mentator. I luv slashin tires at night so my idiot mammy can be electorated.
Posted by: Universal Joint Allah at November 5, 2004 09:26 AM
It's a good thing that there are colorful, caring young people out there who want to help the community. And the children. Always the children.
Posted by: Aqua Bumpfire at November 5, 2004 02:44 PM
Oh my God. How many children have had contact with the four suspects?
Posted by: Malafide at November 6, 2004 02:40 AM
What type of group would associate itself with a vandal like Supreme Solar Allah? Another inner city scam? Gwen Moore needs to resign her seat and put her young son in a home for wayward youth.
Posted by: Supreme Solar Law Enforcement at November 6, 2004 07:40 AM
Seriously, If I donate money to your program, Will you use it to teach children to slash tires? Is that what you mean by:
The Cream City Mentors have three main goals: Citizenship, Exposure, and Empowerment. “The goal of citizenship is to get young individuals to recognize they are citizens and they have rights and responsibilities,” Supreme Solar said. “We want to teach them they can utilize the government to improve their lives because that’s the way it was set up for them.”
Posted by: Mike White at November 6, 2004 07:44 AM
May God quickly put a stop to this villianous scam enterprise infectiong the minds of our most precious resource.
Posted by: Nunya Bidness at November 6, 2004 07:51 AM
You've just been Freep'd!!
Posted by: Baba Rum Raisin at November 6, 2004 07:56 AM
Who's this guy with the weird name, Charles Dennis?
Do you think you guys can do anything with George Bush's truck? Tires, windows, mirrors? Anything?
Posted by: John Mulah Kerry at November 6, 2004 02:51 PM
Can I get a menter for my sun, Alahu Mohammad Tangerine Kamilmate? He 11 year old, an will be gettin in truble soon if he ain't got no help. I red about you in the news, an you is just what he need. He been watchin the vidios of freedom fighters in Iraq, so he know what he gotta do. He just don't know how to do it. Maybe you can start him eazy, show him how to cut things like tiers. Then later he can learn to cut off the head of the snacke. I don't want him to be infidel, and get he own head cut. He a good boy, but he need mans like you to teech him be a man for Allah.
Posted by: ByrkaBayb at November 6, 2004 03:25 PM
I think Solar Supreme has been FReeped.
"The Cream City Mentors"
With this bunch of clowns, are you sure it isn't the Cream-Pie City Mentors?
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