On Saurday, Jan. 7th – “Take the Hood Back” Campaign – Occupy the Hood MKE is not a political campaign representing the interest of any specific party. This is a community movement that is about giving all power to the people and getting the attention and respect we deserve. When: January 7, 2012 Where: Sherman [...]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Marchers from the recent ‘Occupy the Hood’ Rally and March held up signs demonstrating their thoughts regarding the current Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker. The sign depicts Walker as the character known as ‘Mini Me’ from the infamous Austin Powers movie series. ‘Mini Me’ is a clone of the movie’s lead [...]

By Cassandra Lans Since the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in the financial district (Wall Street) in New York City, there had not been many African Americans shown in the demonstrations. And in the beginning there were not many to show, last Saturday proved that things are changing. Hundreds of Milwaukeeans, [...]