The American Heart Association is seeking a professional to assume the role of Health Equity Director. This individual will be charges with changing and saving lives within the African American community!
The Health Equity Director is responsible for implementing a regional health equity plan within minority communities. The position focuses on the Milwaukee and Twin Cities areas.
Responsibilities include: recruiting and mobilizing volunteers within the African American community; identify, cultivate, and secure prospective sponsors and strategic alliances in tandem with development staff; partnering with advocacy to increase engagement within the …

A back-to-school editorial by State Superintendent Tony Evers
The new school year is an exciting time. Students meet new teachers, reconnect with friends, and have an opportunity to learn the knowledge and skills they need to graduate ready for the workforce or further education.
Graduation is a goal we must demand for all students. The cost of young people dropping out of school is too high, for the individual and for our society. From the 4- and 5- year-olds in their first day of kindergarten, to our elementary, middle, and high school …

Wednesday – Sept. 1. 2010
This fall, fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, big brothers, significant male caregivers and friends of the family will unite in cities across America to take a child back to school.
Research shows that children whose fathers/family take an active role in their educational lives earn better grades, test scores and enjoy school more. Imagine the impact you have on your child’s life!
Milwaukee-Needs Fathers to take a child/children to school. Make your commitment today! Fathers continue to participate in parent –teacher conferences and volunteer …

By Mary Bell
President of the Wisconsin Education Association Council
The approach of each new school year is important and exciting for educators, as well as for students. This year, the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) is looking forward to strengthening partnerships between educators and our communities. We know that students can achieve more when we’re all working together. You can be sure we’re committed to doing our part.
Our members – the teachers and education support professionals in your hometowns – are dedicated to improving public schools and education for students across …

COURT SERVICES GENERALIST
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Position includes a variety of responsibilities, primarily in providing relief administrative and electronic filing support for District/Magistrate Judges and the Clerk of Court. Minimum 5 years of specialized experience in progressively responsible clerical positions. Proficiency with computer software in a Windows environment and WordPerfect preferred. Legal experience helpful; 4 year degree preferred. Starting salary range ($39,251 – $49,086). Federal benefits package. Access web site at www.wied.uscourts.gov for copy of job description.
Submit cover letter and resume by September 3, 2010, to:
Human Resources Manager
Office of the Clerk …

The song goes “Do you remember old Marcus Garvey?” and for far too many of us the response is “no.” And yet this man—as well as two remarkable sisters, Amy Ashwood and Amy Jacques—played a critical role in organizing what history has recorded as the largest international political movement of people of African descent. For twenty-two years, ‘Africans on the Move’ has struggled to continue this political movement right here in Milwaukee by spreading the Universal Negro Improvement Association’s unifying message that we are one people with one history and …

Late Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced its decision to reject Milwaukee County’s application for individual aid to residents whose homes were lost or severely damaged, due to flooding. Alderman Willie L. Hines, Jr., President of the Common Council, and Alderman Ashanti Hamilton , Chair of the Judiciary and Legislation Committee, have expressed their disappointment with the lack of federal response.
“What FEMA has failed to realize is that for hundreds of Milwaukee families, their basements serve as first-floor dwelling units,” said President Hines Wednesday. “Mayor Barrett and his …

Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest retail provider of flu immunization services, today announced details of the most comprehensive flu shot program in the U.S.
Walgreens is offering unprecedented access to flu shots, with immunizations now available at every Walgreens pharmacy and Take Care Clinic nationwide, every day, during nearly all pharmacy and clinic hours – with no appointment necessary. Most New York City-area Duane Reade pharmacies are also now offering flu shots daily, with all Duane Reade stores expected to be offering them during all pharmacy hours by September. …

Millennium Information Services is looking for independent contractors to perform exterior residential property insurance inspections in a local territory. Earnings based on number of inspections you complete. Must be currently in business performing like work. You will need the following items to begin: Dependable vehicle, digital camera, measuring wheel &. P C with high-speed Internet access. To learn more about Millennium and to register online, please visit us at www.millinfo.com and register under property inspector on our employment page.

Yes indeed it is campaign season, and yes, politics can get ugly, and that is just what some state Republican candidates did on Monday, when President Obama visited Milwaukee. Their campaign tactics were ugly. First up, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann visited City Hall in the morning, delivering one of his books, requesting that Mayor Barrett deliver to President Obama. A campaign book that he wrote that includes criticism on the president’s policies, and criticizing the train funding.
Next, there was State Republican Chair Reince Priebus who held a teleconference with …