On February 18, 2010 – in honor of Black History Month – the Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM) hosted a roundtable and town hall meeting at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) titled “Fatherhood and Solutions to Youth Violence”. The event was deemed an historical occasion with the first African American U.S. Attorney [...]

In 1853, Anthony Bowen, a former slave, minister and fi rst person of color to work in the United States Patent Office, founded the nation’s first YMCA dedicated to serving African Americans. The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee began honoring diversity and serving the needs of African- Americans in the 1930s. In Milwaukee, as in more [...]

Black History Month should be a time of celebrating African American achievements, but there’s something alarming we should also be aware of. Black babies are dying at a rate of almost four times the rate of White babies. A big reason is the higher amounts of stress that African American women have to deal with. [...]

Joel McNally and Cassandra Cassandra of the now cancelled ‘Morning Magazine’ radio talk show were joined by fans and friends for a Black History Month Buffet Breakfast Celebration last weekend at Stella’s located at 2730 N. MLK Drive. (Photo by Harry Kemp)

Larry Reed, local businessman is pictured with author Dr. Joy DeGruy who was a featured speaker at a Black History Month program held at UW-Milwaukee on Friday, Feb. 12 at the Union Ballroom West. Dr. DeGruy’s subject was “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing”. The program also included Olivia El-Amin, [...]

Join the Milwaukee County Board’s African-American Caucus for a special Black History Month Celebration Wednesday, February 24th from noon until 2 p.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse Rotunda. The celebration includes honoree recognition, soul food, refreshments, entertainment and fellowship. “Keep on Pushing… Toward Black Economic Empowerment,” is the theme for this year’s celebration, which includes [...]

By Lynda L. Jones, Editor Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem, president of the Council for Opportunity in Education in Washington, D.C. and founder of Marquette University’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), came to Milwaukee this week to serve as the master of ceremonies for a historic occasion, the presentation of the Pere Marquette Discovery Award to the [...]

New initiative launches with recognition of African American vendor partners throughout the month of February Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain, recently introduced its new Community Corner program designed to highlight the successes of minority owned businesses. This first-of-its-kind supplier diversity initiative is designed to allow consumers to easily identify and purchase products [...]