http://milwaukeecourieronline.com "THE NEWSPAPER YOU CAN TRUST SINCE 1964" Fri, 17 May 2013 18:50:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/malcolm-xs-grandson-killed-in-mexico/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/malcolm-xs-grandson-killed-in-mexico/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:42:54 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15772 By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent For Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, trouble seemed to come easy. His troubles began in 1997, when at age 12 he plead guilty to setting fire to the apartment of his grandmother, Betty Shabazz, that resulted in her death in New York. As a result, young Malcolm spent [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/malcolm-xs-grandson-killed-in-mexico/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/nigerian-becomes-youngest-commercial-pilot-in-nigeria-and-south-africa/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/nigerian-becomes-youngest-commercial-pilot-in-nigeria-and-south-africa/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:35:45 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15769 Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Described as being the new hope of the African aviation industry, this 20 year-old has always dreamt of becoming a pilot. He is young, gifted and Black. Favour Odozor has emerged this year as becoming the youngest person to have earned a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/nigerian-becomes-youngest-commercial-pilot-in-nigeria-and-south-africa/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/student-loan-crisis-is-coming-to-a-head/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/student-loan-crisis-is-coming-to-a-head/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:19 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15755 By Jesse Jackson The student loan burden is reaching crisis proportions. Young Americans are being saddled with unsustainable debts. A New York Federal Reserve Bank study found that a stunning 43 percent of 25-year-olds had student loan debts in 2012. Debt now averages over $25,000 for graduates of four-year colleges. Student loan debt now is [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/student-loan-crisis-is-coming-to-a-head/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/connecting-aging-veterans-to-their-benefits/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/connecting-aging-veterans-to-their-benefits/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:25 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15747 Community EngAGEment: Aging news and information – Provided by the Milwaukee County Department on Aging According to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) census estimates, there are approximately 13 million American veterans and their single surviving spouses age 65 and older. Comparing this to a total of 41 million Americans, 65 years and older, veterans and [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/connecting-aging-veterans-to-their-benefits/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/the-skylight-music-theatre-features-native-talent/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/the-skylight-music-theatre-features-native-talent/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:39:33 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15743 Nathaniel Stampley returns home for The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess By Maricha Harris Local theatergoers will have the pleasure of witnessing Milwaukee native Nathaniel Stampley perform during the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at the Skylight Music Theatre between May 17th and June 9th. While now back home from New Jersey, Stampley will be playing the [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/17/the-skylight-music-theatre-features-native-talent/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/park-dedication-held-for-james-w-beckum-park/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/park-dedication-held-for-james-w-beckum-park/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 03:18:16 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15717 County Parks held its Park Dedication on Saturday, May 4 for James W. Beckum Park at 900 W. Brown St. Milwaukee County Supervisor Willie Johnson, Jr. helped to make the honor become a reality. “The community has benefited immeasurably from the dedication of this man.” Johnson said. The former Negro League player, James Beckum founded [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/park-dedication-held-for-james-w-beckum-park/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/law-of-the-land-justice-sotomayor-the-whole-truth/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/law-of-the-land-justice-sotomayor-the-whole-truth/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 03:11:02 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15715 By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Justice Sonia Sotomayor was brutally honest. No U.S. Supreme Court Justice has ever revealed such personal details of life behind their rise to this nation’s most coveted law job. President Barack Obama made history when he nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. A graduate of Princeton University [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/law-of-the-land-justice-sotomayor-the-whole-truth/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/cedric-s-cornwall-announces-his-intention-to-run-for-circuit-court-branch-32/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/cedric-s-cornwall-announces-his-intention-to-run-for-circuit-court-branch-32/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 02:56:03 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15708 Compiled by Courier staff Cedric S. Cornwall who is currently a Milwaukee County Court Commissioner recently formally announced his intention to run for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 32 upon the retirement of Judge Michael D. Guolee from the bench at the end of his term in 2014. Cornwall says that he is running for [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/cedric-s-cornwall-announces-his-intention-to-run-for-circuit-court-branch-32/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/affordable-healthcare-act-and-its-impact-on-local-residents/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/affordable-healthcare-act-and-its-impact-on-local-residents/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 02:20:49 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15691 It will be here before you know it. Enrollment in the Affordable Healthcare Act begins October 1, 2013 with benefits starting January 1, 2014 but there is some confusion about how it will affect residents. Information sessions will shed light on the new healthcare program at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) 7th Annual Spring Job [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/affordable-healthcare-act-and-its-impact-on-local-residents/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/esperanza-unida-names-damon-dorsey-director-of-economic-development/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/esperanza-unida-names-damon-dorsey-director-of-economic-development/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 11:27:33 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15684 Esperanza Unida is pleased to announce the appointment of Damon Dorsey as its director of Economic Development, effective May 3, 2013. “We are grateful to have the benefit of Damon Dorsey’s knowledge and experience in the field of Economic Development,” said Manny Perez, general manager of Esperanza Unida, “His experience, including as Milwaukee County’s Economic [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/11/esperanza-unida-names-damon-dorsey-director-of-economic-development/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/strides-against-breast-cancer/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/strides-against-breast-cancer/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 23:01:29 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15661 In an effort to encourage awareness, Kohl’s created a visual display in downtown Milwaukee, featuring 4,490 pink cutout figures, a visual representation of the number of Wisconsin women who will hear the words “you have breast cancer” this year, across the lawn of the iconic Milwaukee Art Museum.The installation was placed on the lawn of [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/strides-against-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/nigerian-breaks-academic-record-at-john-hopkins-university/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/nigerian-breaks-academic-record-at-john-hopkins-university/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 20:39:59 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15654 Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton He was named the best graduating student of the 2011-2012 academic year and owes his success to three well learned traits – discipline, adaptability, and resilience. He is young, gifted and Black. Emmanuel Ohuabunwa made history at John Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore on his May [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/nigerian-breaks-academic-record-at-john-hopkins-university/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/new-grantees-bring-innovative-ideas-to-infant-mortality-initiative/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/new-grantees-bring-innovative-ideas-to-infant-mortality-initiative/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 20:15:40 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15639 A special series by Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families When it comes to Milwaukee’s infant mortality crisis, there is good news and not so good news. Infant mortality–or the number of infants who die during their first year of life–is a major issue in the city of Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s infant mortality rate is among [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/new-grantees-bring-innovative-ideas-to-infant-mortality-initiative/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/law-of-the-land-corrupt-politicians-shame-legacy/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/law-of-the-land-corrupt-politicians-shame-legacy/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 19:16:29 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15634 By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall “They betrayed everything we worked for,” says Jocelyn Cooper, 84, her delicate voice firm with rage. With yet another Black politician indicted for corruption, she, like so many others, wonders if the community will ever realize its full political potential. Mrs. Cooper remembers when she and her husband, Andy Cooper, took [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/law-of-the-land-corrupt-politicians-shame-legacy/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/from-afro-cuban-to-aztec-bachata-hmong-rock-and-salsa-mps-student-performance-highlights-districts-diverse-cultures/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/from-afro-cuban-to-aztec-bachata-hmong-rock-and-salsa-mps-student-performance-highlights-districts-diverse-cultures/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 18:58:46 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15622 Student performers from 15 MPS schools will showcase 12 diverse cultures in song and dance Friday at the 14th annual Cantos de las Americas at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Milwaukee. The show is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 3 at the Marcus Center, 929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee 53202. [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/05/04/from-afro-cuban-to-aztec-bachata-hmong-rock-and-salsa-mps-student-performance-highlights-districts-diverse-cultures/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/3rd-annual-earth-day-celebrated/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/3rd-annual-earth-day-celebrated/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:56:59 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15602 On Saturday April 20, 2013 Urban Grass Roots I.N.C. collaborated with Wisconsin League of Young Voters, Village of Hope, Boys of Summer Home Improvement, and Burleigh Food & Car Wash to celebrate the 3rd Annual Earth Day event. There were over 60 volunteers ranging from elders supervising the process to young children playing in the [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/3rd-annual-earth-day-celebrated/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/baseball-commissioner-and-robinsons-daughter-host-a-viewing-of-42-for-area-students/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/baseball-commissioner-and-robinsons-daughter-host-a-viewing-of-42-for-area-students/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:47:34 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15595 By Cassandra Lans Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, along with Sharon Robinson (daughter of Jackie Robinson) and the Milwaukee Brewers hosted a private screening of the movie “42” for teenagers from Roosevelt Middle School on Tuesday, April 23 at Marcus North Shore Cinema. The students, who come from the 6th through 8th grades, had access to [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/baseball-commissioner-and-robinsons-daughter-host-a-viewing-of-42-for-area-students/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/employment-diversity-at-potawatomi-bingo-casino/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/employment-diversity-at-potawatomi-bingo-casino/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:13:01 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15580 By Lynda L. Jones Who would ever picture Milwaukee being a place where a casino career would be a reality? Yes, a career. Well, here are three individuals who are African American, two males and one female that are thriving and enjoying their casino careers. Shay Bolden is a Box Office Supervisor for the Northern [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/employment-diversity-at-potawatomi-bingo-casino/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/law-of-the-land-immigrants-need-lessons-in-racial-justice/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/law-of-the-land-immigrants-need-lessons-in-racial-justice/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:52:06 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15578 By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Immigrants to America would gain tremendously by learning of the struggle for racial justice. Millions of immigrant families are navigating American life with time for little else. However, immigrants should study this nation’s racial history. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were mere words for people of color until African-Americans [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/law-of-the-land-immigrants-need-lessons-in-racial-justice/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/great-cars-do-not-happen-without-great-people/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/great-cars-do-not-happen-without-great-people/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:37:47 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15559 Toyota unveils the 2013 Avalon By Yvonne Coleman- Bach Associate Publisher/ Editor, Louisville Defender Newspaper Toyota recently unveiled their 2013 Avalon at a press junket in Cincinnati. The event not only provided the media in attendance with a look at the newly designed vehicle, but also an inside look at the company who makes it [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/27/great-cars-do-not-happen-without-great-people/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/naacp-young-adult-committee-presents-fight-like-a-girl-event/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/naacp-young-adult-committee-presents-fight-like-a-girl-event/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:14:43 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15541 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 [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/naacp-young-adult-committee-presents-fight-like-a-girl-event/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/physics-scholar-youngest-grad-at-southern-university/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/physics-scholar-youngest-grad-at-southern-university/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:10:39 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15538 Young Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet (1852-1918) would have been very proud of our featured young achiever in this current edition of YGB. Dr. Bouchet completed his dissertation on “Measuring Refractive Indices” in Yale’s Ph.D. program in 1876, distinguishing him as being the first African American to earn [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/physics-scholar-youngest-grad-at-southern-university/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/funeral-services-announced-for-seaway-bank-chairman-jacoby-dickens/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/funeral-services-announced-for-seaway-bank-chairman-jacoby-dickens/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:49:31 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15529 Prominent business leader opened doors for entrepreneurs, capital access in underserved areas The City of Chicago has lost Jacoby Dickens, the chairman of Seaway Bank and Trust Company and one of its foremost business and community leaders. Visitation will be Saturday, April 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by funeral services from 11:30 [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/funeral-services-announced-for-seaway-bank-chairman-jacoby-dickens/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/law-of-the-land-america-needs-a-truth-commission-on-racism/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/law-of-the-land-america-needs-a-truth-commission-on-racism/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:39:25 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15523 By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Until the Lion writes his own history he will always be misrepresented. That’s what Frederick Douglass said. Until America convenes a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on racism, the complete African American story will not be told. Last month, an exasperated Justice Elena Kagen asked attorneys arguing the Shelby County voting rights [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/law-of-the-land-america-needs-a-truth-commission-on-racism/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/the-word-of-life-a-good-change/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/the-word-of-life-a-good-change/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:54:16 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15502 By Rev. Dr. Grace Akande-Agboola Senior Pastor for The Word of Life Christian Fellowship Center Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/20/the-word-of-life-a-good-change/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/the-milwaukee-urban-league-guild-held-its-2nd-annual-chili-taste-event/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/the-milwaukee-urban-league-guild-held-its-2nd-annual-chili-taste-event/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:30:53 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15481 The Milwaukee Urban League Guild held its 2nd Annual Chili-Taste event last Saturday, April 6 at Garfield’s 502 located at 502 W. Garfield in Milwaukee. The event is a fundraiser for the Guild and features some of the best chili recipes in town. Pictured above with their individual pots of chili are from (l to [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/the-milwaukee-urban-league-guild-held-its-2nd-annual-chili-taste-event/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/khay-local-visual-artist-featured-at-gallery-night-with-his-jazz-series/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/khay-local-visual-artist-featured-at-gallery-night-with-his-jazz-series/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:22:41 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15474 Khay, Visual Artist and his sponsors, patrons, supporters and visitors kicked-off his spring season on April 5, 2013 with a Gallery Night displaying his “Jazz Series”. His art pieces were created exclusively for “Celebrations Banquet Hall and Lounge’s VIP Room” located at 4740 W. Bradley in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. Khay’s visual interpretation of musical artists, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/khay-local-visual-artist-featured-at-gallery-night-with-his-jazz-series/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/african-americans-to-president-obama-if-not-now-when/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/african-americans-to-president-obama-if-not-now-when/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:46:04 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15455 By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall President Obama received over 90 percent of votes cast by African Americans. With Black community support came an expectation the President would focus on their concerns. After waiting patiently, African-Americans ask if not now, when? African Americans, alone, did not elect a president. However, their votes and campaign contributions changed the [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/african-americans-to-president-obama-if-not-now-when/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/collective-impact-will-curve-infant-mortality/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/collective-impact-will-curve-infant-mortality/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:34:33 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15438 Lessons learned in Memphis, Tennessee can help Southeastern, Wisconsin A special series by Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families Candles, cake and images of their child with smudged cake around the mouth and cheeks are joyful memories all parents want. However, far too many babies die before blowing out their first birthday candle. In Milwaukee, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/13/collective-impact-will-curve-infant-mortality/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/12/national-recording-artist-the-latimore-brothas-debut-new-cd-the-return-in-a-benefit-concert/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/12/national-recording-artist-the-latimore-brothas-debut-new-cd-the-return-in-a-benefit-concert/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:02:36 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15431 The world today is in need of lifting up in this time of mass killings, gun fire, bulling, and poor economy and our society has over the years found refuge from the ills of the world through the Arts, especially music, and helping others. The state of the world today has set a platform that [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/12/national-recording-artist-the-latimore-brothas-debut-new-cd-the-return-in-a-benefit-concert/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/james-beckum-threw-the-ceremonial-first-pitch-at-the-brewers-opening-day-game/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/james-beckum-threw-the-ceremonial-first-pitch-at-the-brewers-opening-day-game/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:51:49 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15407 James Beckum, founder of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League and former Negro League player, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at The Brewers’ opening day game. Beckum started the Beckum-Stapleton Little League on Milwaukee’s near north side in 1964 and has been a fixture in the community and in the league ever since. Beckum was joined [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/james-beckum-threw-the-ceremonial-first-pitch-at-the-brewers-opening-day-game/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/multi-talented-young-filmmaker/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/multi-talented-young-filmmaker/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:27:45 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15399 By Taki S. Raton At the age of 13, this young filmmaker was for three years the voice of Tyrone the Moose in Nickelodeon’s Emmy Award- Winning animated series ‘The Backyardigans.’ The voice over artist would eventually receive a certificate of recognition from the Academy of Television Arts & Science for his work on ‘The [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/multi-talented-young-filmmaker/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/feed-the-children-event-provided-food-to-800-families/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/feed-the-children-event-provided-food-to-800-families/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:10:24 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15389 800 pre-identified families receive food and essentials on Wed., April 3 thanks to Feed the Children in cooperation with The Salvation Army, Brentwood Health Organization, Brentwood Church of Christ, Silver Spring Neighborhood Center and Havenswood Economic Development Corporation. Pictured above are two Job Corps workers unloading the trucks for the event, from l to r, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/feed-the-children-event-provided-food-to-800-families/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/law-of-the-land-gay-marriage-uses-race-laws/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/law-of-the-land-gay-marriage-uses-race-laws/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:00:26 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15384 By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall In June, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the fate of same-sex marriage. Attorneys for marriage equality have argued same-sex marriage is the same as interracial marriage. There is a tricky relationship between same-sex marriage arguments today and Civil Rights-era race cases. Gay marriage advocates want racial justice cases like Loving [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/law-of-the-land-gay-marriage-uses-race-laws/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/moving-outside-of-our-comfort-zones/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/moving-outside-of-our-comfort-zones/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:43:34 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15379 By Reverend Darryl R. Williams Pastor St. Mark A.M.E. Church Then the Lord said to Abram, leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/04/06/moving-outside-of-our-comfort-zones/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/milwaukee-immigration-summit-held/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/milwaukee-immigration-summit-held/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:28:35 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15352 The prospect of meaningful immigration reform and how it could affect Milwaukee was one of several key issues discussed this week during an immigration summit hosted by Alderman Joe Davis, Sr. and Alderman José G. Pérez (pictured above). The summit featured a panel of key experts and commentators that included; Attorney Joseph Rivas from Hochstatter, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/milwaukee-immigration-summit-held/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/more-youth-priced-out-of-college/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/more-youth-priced-out-of-college/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:22:49 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15348 By Jesse Jackson Morehouse College, one of the most distinguished historically black colleges — with graduates like Dr. Martin Luther King, former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, film director Spike Lee and others — literally shut down for spring break last week. As its 2,000 students took their break, every member of the faculty and staff [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/more-youth-priced-out-of-college/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/immigration-isnt-just-a-latino-issue/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/immigration-isnt-just-a-latino-issue/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:16:43 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15345 By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent As lawmakers and special interests groups paint immigration reform as a critical component in shaping the future of Latinos living in the United States, Black leaders say that there is too much at stake, economically and politically, for Blacks to allow the debate to be framed in narrow terms. [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/immigration-isnt-just-a-latino-issue/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/its-a-wrap-community-tobacco-free-programs-keep-candy-flavored-blunt-wraps-out-of-the-hands-of-youth/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/its-a-wrap-community-tobacco-free-programs-keep-candy-flavored-blunt-wraps-out-of-the-hands-of-youth/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:51:33 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15330 By State Representative Mandela Barnes You have probably seen them on the counter of your local convenience store. Vanilla. Chocolate. Cotton Candy. Grape. Strawberry. Peach. The flavored ‘blunts’ sound more like a birthday cake than a product designed to entice young people into a lifetime of dependence and dysfunction! Seemingly harmless, these ‘blunt wrappers’ point [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/its-a-wrap-community-tobacco-free-programs-keep-candy-flavored-blunt-wraps-out-of-the-hands-of-youth/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/notice-of-spring-election-special-election-and-sample-ballots-2/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/notice-of-spring-election-special-election-and-sample-ballots-2/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:42:30 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15308 NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION, SPECIAL ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOTS April 2, 2013 OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in the City of Milwaukee, on the 2nd day of April, 2013, at which the [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/30/notice-of-spring-election-special-election-and-sample-ballots-2/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/bloodcenter-of-wisconsin-to-host-13th-annual-milwaukee-bucks-blood-drive/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/bloodcenter-of-wisconsin-to-host-13th-annual-milwaukee-bucks-blood-drive/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:46:31 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15295 BloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bucks are teaming up to save lives with the 13th Annual Milwaukee Bucks Blood Drive on Monday, March 25. The community blood drive will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. Donors may visit www.bcw.edu/bucks to schedule [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/bloodcenter-of-wisconsin-to-host-13th-annual-milwaukee-bucks-blood-drive/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/upenn-grad-becomes-nations-youngest-african-american-engineer/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/upenn-grad-becomes-nations-youngest-african-american-engineer/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:40:31 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15292 Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Under what would be described on their graduation site as gray, overcast skies, the graduates of the University of Pennsylvania’s 12 schools marched down Locust Walk and into Franklin Field for Penn’s 255 Commencement ceremony. Renowned actor and director Denzel Washington delivered the Commencement address. He [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/upenn-grad-becomes-nations-youngest-african-american-engineer/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/where-do-we-go-from-here-a-glimpse-into-milwaukees-infant-mortality-crisis/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/where-do-we-go-from-here-a-glimpse-into-milwaukees-infant-mortality-crisis/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:50:38 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15281 A special series by Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families The thought of holding the body of a lifeless infant is heartbreaking to say the least. But the reality is that far too many children in the city of Milwaukee die before their first birthday. Health and well-being starts where we live, learn, work and [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/where-do-we-go-from-here-a-glimpse-into-milwaukees-infant-mortality-crisis/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/black-press-honors-valerie-jarrett-susan-taylor-dr-maulana-karenga-and-others-with-awards-during-black-press-week-in-washington-d-c/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/black-press-honors-valerie-jarrett-susan-taylor-dr-maulana-karenga-and-others-with-awards-during-black-press-week-in-washington-d-c/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:44:24 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15277 WASHINGTON (NNPA) – White House adviser Valerie Jarrett has been named the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation’s “Newsmaker of the Year.” Jarrett was presented the award last week during NNPAF’s annual Black Press Week celebration in Washington, D.C. Former North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue was given a Torch Award for summoning the courage to issue [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/black-press-honors-valerie-jarrett-susan-taylor-dr-maulana-karenga-and-others-with-awards-during-black-press-week-in-washington-d-c/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/marie-johns-highlights-start-young-program-graduation/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/marie-johns-highlights-start-young-program-graduation/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:35:14 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15254 By Al King On March 15th at the Milwaukee Jobs Corp Center located at 6665 N 60th St. nine students sat nervously as they waited to receive their certification for completion of “The Start Young Milwaukee Initiative Program” sponsored by the SBA resource partner. The graduation, presented by the Milwaukee Job Corps Center and the [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/23/marie-johns-highlights-start-young-program-graduation/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/milwaukee-high-school-of-the-arts-students-exhibit-bronzville-photo-and-mural-collages/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/milwaukee-high-school-of-the-arts-students-exhibit-bronzville-photo-and-mural-collages/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:50:17 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15227 Senior AP Studio Art students of the Milwaukee High School of The Arts stand next their exhibition. The piece contains digital photo collages and murals that chronicle a visual history of Milwaukee’s Historic Bronzeville and the rich legacy of greatness it produced. Milwaukee photographer Paul Calhoun, and artists Brad Anthony Bernard and James Tomasello guided [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/milwaukee-high-school-of-the-arts-students-exhibit-bronzville-photo-and-mural-collages/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/stronger-violence-against-women-act-signed-into-law/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/stronger-violence-against-women-act-signed-into-law/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:31:43 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15207 By Maya Rhodan Washington Correspondent When Rep. Gwen Moore [D-Wisc.] stood near President Obama last Thursday as he signed the Violence Against Women Act into law, as a rape survivor, she knew the benefit of the legislation as well as well as anyone in the room. “I am so pleased to join President Obama and [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/stronger-violence-against-women-act-signed-into-law/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/capitol-report-muzzling-democracy/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/capitol-report-muzzling-democracy/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:11:42 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15198 By State Representative, Leon D. Young It wasn’t that long ago that the Assembly met to hash out its new rules of legislative engagement for the upcoming 2013-14 biennium. In retrospect, there was considerable talk (and posturing at that time), about the need for greater camaraderie, cooperation and civility in doing the People’s Business. This [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/capitol-report-muzzling-democracy/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/violence-against-women/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/violence-against-women/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:09:09 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15196 By Gloria Browne-Marshall Zerlina Maxwell is a rape survivor. Ms. Maxwell is also a law student, political commentator, and living with death threats. Last week, she suggested teaching men not to rape as an option to arming women with guns. For this, Maxwell received a threat to slit her throat. Rape remains an obstacle to [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/violence-against-women/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/house-of-prayer/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/house-of-prayer/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:59:58 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=15191 People, Pulpit & Pews – Luke 19:45-48 He went into the temple complex and began to throw out those who were selling, and He said, ”it is written My House will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!” Every day He was teaching in the temple complex. The [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2013/03/16/house-of-prayer/feed/ 0