Proceeds raised on the behalf of cancer awareness By Cassandra Lans The NAACP Young Adult Committee is proud to present its ‘Fight Like A Girl’ event that will be held on May 4, 2013 at the Mother Katherine Daniels Conference Center. This unique event will feature local female celebrities in “the ring” to fight on [...]

Celebrate 20 years of family-friendly bowling! Register for the 2013 Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s (ZSM) Beastly Bowl-a-Thon. The ZSM has been holding this fundraiser for 20 years to raise money for the ZSM’s Sponsor an Animal program. That program, which supports all the animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is celebrating its 30th year! The [...]

Alderman José G. Pérez will be a guest speaker during a special event scheduled for Sunday to raise funds to help people adversely affected by floods, earthquakes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The “Unity – Taking Care of Our Own” concert will take place Sunday, December 9 at The Wherehouse, 818 S. Water St. , [...]

“A Celebration of Latin American Music,” on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, from 7pm to 9pm, at the Coffee House, 631 N. 19th Street in Milwaukee, will feature folk music from from the Andes to the Caribbean, and also help raise humanitarian aid to help in the rebuilding of Cuba and Haiti from the devastation of [...]

The Advisory Board of The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County is pleased to announce that Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame safety LeRoy Butler will serve as the Honorary Chair of the organization’s annual Red Kettle Campaign. In this capacity, Butler will participate in a variety of Red Kettle Campaign events throughout southeastern Wisconsin, including [...]

By Taki S. Raton Milwaukee’s own Ko-Thi Dance Company will proudly present their children’s performing ensemble, Ton-Ko-Thi this Sunday, September 16 at the Brotherhood of Black Firefighter’s Hall, 7717 West Good Hope Road beginning at 3 p.m. Themed “Revitalization Dance Party,” this Sunday will be a Ko-Thi fundraiser and gala affair for children and adults [...]

You can experience nature— and exotic animals— without leaving the city when you participate in the Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s annual Snooze at the Zoo campout, sponsored by Old Orchard Brands and Sentry Foods. Pitch a tent at the Milwaukee County Zoo on the two remaining nights available— Aug. 8 or 9—and listen to animals [...]

The H. Matthew Beecham Scholarship, Inc. presents “I Don’t Know What You Come to Do, I Come to Praise Him” a musical on Friday, August 17, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at Canaan Baptist Church. Special guests are the New Glory Bound Singers and The Inner Circle Gospel Singers. The cost of the musical is $10.00 [...]

The Milwaukee Urban League’s 27th Annual Black & White Ball held at the BMO Harris Bradley Center has gotten rave reviews from the more than 900 guests who attended. Entertained by female R&B group, En Vogue, attendees helped the League raise more than $377,000, breaking a new ball fundraising record. The evening was chocked full [...]

PEARLS Girls participate in annual “Box City” event at Riverside On Thursday, March 22, ten members of PEARLS for Teen Girls, Inc. participated in Milwaukee Public Schools’ Riverside University High School 12th annual “Box City” event to raise money for Habitat for Humanity and raise awareness about homelessness. Beginning at 5:00 p.m. last Thursday, the [...]