By Taki S. Raton The 100 Black Men of Greater Milwaukee is pleased to announce the Future Leader Scholarship opportunity initiative. Sponsored by the 100 Black Men of America, Inc., in January of each year, the 100 provides annual scholarship awards to deserving matriculating seniors who will be full-time students in the coming fall at [...]

The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Championship team Lincoln University pose for a photo with Fresh Coast Classic organizers and their coach with the trophy. The 2011 Fresh Coast Classic MVP is Lincoln University’s Denzel Mooney #22. 2011 Fresh Coast Classic Scholarship Winners & presentation pictured above from (l-R) are; Dr. Thornton, MPS Superintendent, Dawn Barnett, [...]

Career Youth Development, Inc. (CYD) celebrated 41 years of “Love In Action” at the Annual Image Awards Dinner Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. Seven hundred people were in attendance including State and local dignitaries and a host of other professionals. State Representative Elizabeth Coggs and Cream City Medical [...]

An astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger disaster is inspiring today’s college students to explore new fields. The Ronald E. McNair Scholars program began in 1989 and now serves thousands of students nationally, providing opportunities for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented undergraduate students to work on research with faculty mentors. The goal is to help [...]

On October 22, from 7-11 pm at COA Restaurant, Lad Lake will return to Bayshore Town Center to host the 4th Annual Bright Lights Big Dreams Gala celebrating the accomplishments of Lad Lake’s extraordinary students and rewarding them for their hard work, perseverance and personal achievement. For more than 100 years, Lad Lake has provided [...]

Hupy and Abraham, S.C. continues to support the Milwaukee Branch NAACP Scholarship Fund. Members of the law firm’s staff were in attendance at the NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner which was held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. More than 600 people turned out for the event. Keynote speaker [...]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Milwaukee NAACP Branch, Unit 3254 held its Annual Freedom Fund Dinner on Satruday Sept. 24, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. The Honorable Judge Greg Mathis was the keynote speaker. Milwaukee NAACP president Atty. James H. Hall is pictured above presenting Judge Mathis with a gift on behalf [...]

On May 17, thirty high school seniors received scholarships at a luncheon, attended by Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. and other Milwaukee-area dignitaries. McDonald’s® is proud to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) scholarship program, which distributed a total of $60,000 in 2011. Over the past 18 years, the [...]

MPS Foundation, Herb Kohl Foundation, Briggs & Stratton, Marcus Corporation help 14 students continue education Four organizations have announced the recipients of their scholarships for high school graduates in 2011. Following are the organizations and MPS student recipients: Milwaukee Public Schools Scholarship The Milwaukee Public Schools Scholarship program (MPS Scholarship) was established through generous funding [...]

The 28th Annual Martin Luther King All-a-thon, sponsored by CHURCH, Inc., will take place on Saturday, May 28th , with registration starting at 7:45 a.m. and takeoff time at 8:30 am , from Hephatha Lutheran Church, 1720 West Locust Street. The registration fee of $15.00 includes a commemorative 2011 T-shirt. Participants in the MLK All-a-thon [...]