Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton She is a proud sibling in what is known in England as “The First Family of Education.” A September 2011 edition of “Higher Education Digest” describes her as a “serial world record breaker.” She is Young, Gifted, & Black and her name is Anne-Marie Imafidon. She [...]

The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) and Growing Power have established a partnership to improve nutrition, health education and access to fresh food as part of the revitalization of the Westlawn public housing development. The partnership was celebrated at a reception last week at Growing Power Headquarters, 5500 W. Silver Spring Drive. [...]

By Gwen Moore I am voting for Tom Barrett in the primary recall election on Tuesday May 8 because he will focus on creating jobs we need in Wisconsin. I hope you will get out and vote for him, too. If we choose Tom on May 8, he will give all of us the best [...]

NOTICE OF PARTISAN RECALL PRIMARY FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SAMPLE BALLOTS May 8, 2012 OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY: Notice is hereby given of a partisan recall primary to be held in the several wards in Milwaukee County, on the 8th day of [...]

The American Cancer Society held its 8th Annual Sankofa Health and Wellness forum at North Division on Saturday, April 28. Many residents turned out to attend workshops on cancer prevention, and the need to have screenings done on a routine basis. Joining in the event are from (l to r): Deadra Richelle Purifoy, Carmellia Kay [...]

Syndicated radio talk show host Michael Baisden mingled with area women who attended and participated in Jammin’ 98.3’s annual event, ‘The Gathering’. Baisden addressed the audience as this year’s keynote speaker, and autographed his book entitled, ‘Do Men Know, What They Want’. The event also featured a fashion show, local vendors and was held at [...]

By Michelle Hinton You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard that smoking and tobacco use can cause cancer and aggravate other health issues and diseases. There’s a warning label about the dangers of smoking and use of tobacco products on packages but undoubtedly, we all know someone who has passed away [...]

By Lorraine Lathen, M.A. It’s a societal truth: not everyone is born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth. And, in Milwaukee, there are far too many pockets of extreme poverty where quality of life issues impact health. Health disparities exist in our community far too often, and it’s going to take a [...]

By Michael R. Lovell Chancellor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College is often thought of as only for young men and women straight out of high school. The reality at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is quite different. UWM enrolls more students age 35 or older – more than 3,000 total – than any other four-year university in [...]

The Prince Hall Masonic Foundation, Inc. recently held its 29th annual scholarship banquet. The foundation gave a total of 13 scholarships to pursue education in such career fields as law and law enforcement, business and finance, medicine, communications, education and the arts. This year the Prince Hall Masonic Foundation was honored to celebrate 13 high [...]