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Nationwide movement for a living wage strikes Milwaukee
[17 May 2013 ]
Nationwide movement for a living wage strikes Milwaukee

Fast food workers in Milwaukee walk off the job, call for wage increase, right to a union without retaliation Inspired by recent workplace actions in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis and Detroit, low-wage workers in Milwaukee joined the nationwide movement for a living wage Wednesday by walking off the job. Workers are calling for [...]

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CYD celebrates Charles “Butch” Walton for 25 years of service
[11 May 2013 ]
CYD celebrates Charles “Butch” Walton for 25 years of service

After nearly 25 years of distinguised public service, Charles “Butch” Walton has officially retired as Chief Executive Officer of Career Youth Development, Inc., a 43 year-old social service agency. According to the Chair of the Board of CYD, Attorney Barbara Franks, Walton became the leader of CYD in 2008 after his dear mother, the founder [...]

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Journal Communications offers no apologies on racist rap video excerpts played on talk show
[4 May 2013 ]
Journal Communications offers no apologies on racist rap video excerpts played on talk show

Compiled by Courier Staff Several weeks ago local radio talk show host Charlie Sykes raised more than eyebrows when he decided to play excerpts from a racist video on his show. The video of the “parody” rap song “It’s Free, Swipe Yo EBT,” includes two African American women talking about how they were going to [...]

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LISC Milwaukee and MPD announce new partnership to improve safety in targeted central city neighborhoods
[27 Apr 2013 ]
LISC Milwaukee and MPD announce new partnership to improve safety in targeted central city neighborhoods

Community development leaders at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Milwaukee Police Department announced a partnership to improve safety in targeted urban hotspots. The announcement was made at an event in Washington Park’s Urban Ecology Center on April 23rd to an audience of neighborhood and community agencies representatives, lenders, philanthropists, police, prosecutors and elected [...]

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National Urban League releases ‘State of Black America’ report
[20 Apr 2013 ]
National Urban League releases ‘State of Black America’ report

Blacks slip on the road to parity with Whites By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent Blacks have fallen behind in their efforts to reach parity with Whites in several key areas since 2010, according to the National Urban League’s new “State of Black America” report. Each year, the report computes an Equality Index for economics, [...]

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Health officials focus on reducing prematurity and infant mortality
[13 Apr 2013 ]
Health officials focus on reducing prematurity and infant mortality

April is Minority Health Month During National Minority Health Month, state health officials reaffirmed the state’s commitment to reducing rates of premature birth and infant mortality statewide, and especially among minorities. “During this month when we focus attention on minority health, we continue our efforts to improve women’s health before pregnancy, increase access to health [...]

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Another media voice silenced in Milwaukee
[6 Apr 2013 ]
Another media voice silenced in Milwaukee

AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press publishes final issue Compiled by Courier Staff It’s been a little more than a month since Milwaukee radio station WMCS the “Talk of the Town” was silenced, now another media voice has joined the ranks. The AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press published its final issue this week. The paper had published for [...]

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A special focus on education opportunities in Wisconsin
[30 Mar 2013 ]
A special focus on education opportunities in Wisconsin

By Cassandra Lans This week’s Milwaukee Courier focuses on educational opportunities available to students here in Wisconsin. This special focus comes at a time of the year, when many high school seniors and college seniors are making the decision on what to do next with their education. For high school seniors, prior to that day [...]

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County leaders call for reversal of Walker’s refusal of federal healthcare funds
[23 Mar 2013 ]
County leaders call for reversal of Walker’s refusal of federal healthcare funds

By Lynda L. Jones Following Governor Walker’s rejection of billions in federal Medicaid funds to fill the holes in BadgerCare, county elected officials from five counties spoke out this week during a media call. The leaders are calling on the legislature to overturn the decision by Governor Walker to reject billions in federal funds to [...]

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WNOV 860 Radio still gives community a chance to be heard and informed
[16 Mar 2013 ]
WNOV 860 Radio still gives community a chance to be heard and informed

By Lynda L. Jones A community gathering was held on Monday, March 11 at the Brotherhood of Firefighters Hall at 7717 W. Good Hope. The event served as an appreciation tribute for members of the WMCS 1290 radio staff affected by the station’s sudden format change. This was also an opportunity for the community to [...]

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