Continuing its commitment to economic empowerment through small business development, MillerCoors continues its legacy of support by announcing the winners of its 2010-11 Urban Entrepreneurs Series and Business Plan Competition (MUES). The recipients were awarded business grants totaling $150,000 at a special reception held at the MillerCoors corporate headquarters in Chicago. This year’s grand prize [...]

MillerCoors and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) proudly continued their 20-year partnership in presenting the 2010 A.Philip Randolph Messenger Awards. The awards, named in recognition of late civil rights leader and labor organizer A. Philip Randolph and his pioneering black publication, The Messenger, honors writers, reporters and publishers from the nation’s black press for [...]

Photo by Robert Bell The Milwaukee Urban League held its annual Black and White Ball last weekend. A check for $20,000 from the Roundy’s Foundation for the Milwaukee Urban League’s “Campaign for African American Achievement” program was presented by Vivian King, director of public affairs for Roundy’s Supermarkets to Ralph Hollmon, president/CEO of The Milwaukee [...]

Black Press Week was recently held in Washington, D.C., the annual celebration of the nearly two centuries-old mission of Black-owned newspapers, was fueled this year by the fact that the 183-year-old civil rights institution is continuing to plead its own cause even as it fights for the rights and honors the achievements of others. The [...]

Celebrating 10 years of economic empowerment through its MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series (MUES), MillerCoors has awarded $1.4 million to emerging minority businesses since 1999. Throughout the years, 100 businesses have received grants from the company to either start up or further develop their business. “Ultimately, our goal is to foster economic growth and to one-day [...]