The Milwaukee Urban League will host its annual National Achievers Society Youth Induction Ceremony on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM), Student Union, 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30pm. The National Achievers Society (NAS) is a key component of the League’s Education and Training Initiatives. The purpose of the NAS [...]

Finding work that can sustain a family is a real challenge. Milwaukee area residents looking for work will get the chance to meet with employers who are trying to fill positions at the 6th Annual Spring Community Job and Resource Fair. The daylong event will be held Saturday, May 19 from 10am to 3pm by [...]

Lifeguards openings at many County Park Pools Milwaukee County Parks is looking to fill its ranks for lifeguard positions at many of the county pools this summer. No experience necessary, the Parks Aquatics Department will train the right individuals ages 16 and above. The final lifeguard training class for 2012 will start on Tuesday, May [...]

Wisconsin State Representative Coggs has announced there will be two town hall meetings on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212, 12PM – 2PM; and Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the Department of Natural Resources, 2300 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, [...]

Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced that in celebration of life, survival, and a “Wish for a World with Less Breast Cancer and More Birthdays,” Kohl’s threw a “One Wish” Birthday Bash at the 2012 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® walk, May 5, 2012, on Milwaukee’s lakefront. Decorated with nearly 8,000 pink [...]

The Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held its 36th Annual Literary Luncheon on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Italian Conference Center. Special guest was author and practicing attorney Pamela Samuels Young, author of ‘Buying Time’. Pictured above are: Jacqueline Beauchamp-Russell, Joyce Hall, Eve Hall, Margaret Todd and Pamela Samuels Young [...]

Recently, it was called to our attention that the Family Dollar chain of stores will begin selling tobacco products in the next few months. We consider the company’s decision to sell dangerous and deadly tobacco products to their low-income clientele base, rooted in greed. On the main page of the Family Dollar website a statements [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor I consider myself an incredibly busy woman, often active to the point of exhaustion. I run a small business, my law firm Taylor Law and Associates. I also work hard to serve my constituents in any way possible as a State Senator in the Wisconsin Legislature. Both my private business [...]

By some accounts, in ancient times the word mother meant “giver of life.” Whether the origin of the word is true or not, in today’s society, we do regard mothers as givers of life, protectors and caregivers. And, as we prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day, we honor moms and the critical role that they play [...]

By State Representative, Leon D. Young We now find ourselves in a very dark place and time politically in this country. The Citizens United decision has unleashed the hounds, which has exposed the seedier side of politics. Both Scott Walker and Mitt Romney intend to use this totally misguided Supreme Court ruling to their political [...]

The five-day, 14-city, bi-annual ‘Roundy’s Foundation Focused on Feeding Families Tour’ stopped in Milwaukee on Friday, April 27 to make donations to six local food pantries. During the tour April 23 – 27, the Roundy’s Foundation donated more than $257,000 in food and money to 60 food pantries throughout Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. Each pantry [...]