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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Four University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students have extra reasons to celebrate their Mexican heritage this semester. The four – Alejandro Corona, Karina Albor, Jessica Lyon and Esmeralda Villarreal – just received IME-Becas scholarships. These scholarships encourage U.S. students of Mexican descent to pursue higher education, according to Javier Tapia, associate professor of educational policy and community [...]
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Attorney Jason Abraham, partner in the law firm of Hupy & Abraham, S.C. presented a $10,000 donation to the NAACP Scholarship Fund at the Milwaukee Branch NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner held Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Milwaukee. This year’s dinner entitled “One Nation One Dream” was attended by [...]
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Governor Jim Doyle earlier this week called on ninth graders to sign the Wisconsin Covenant and ensure a spot for themselves in a Wisconsin college or university, provided they work hard during high school and meet certain requirements. Students have until September 30 of their freshman year to sign the pledge. Over 50,000 students from [...]
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The 2nd Annual Cream City Medical Society Scholarship Reception was held last week at the home of Dr. William Finlayson, one of Milwaukee’s most respected doctors. Five outstanding young Milwaukeeans were the recipients of the scholarships, Carissa Drewa, Solange Eloundoa, Ann Eshun, Terence Mukonje and Berthrand Onuoha. Also pictured above is Dr. Randle Pollard also [...]
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At an early age, Tommy Walls, Jr. decided that in order to survive, he had to become the leader in his family. Born into dire circumstances in Detroit , surrounded by mental illness, HIV and drug addiction, Walls made it his objective to change his living situation. And he did just that – after meeting [...]






