By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Fifty years ago, civil rights leaders dove head-first into the on-going debate over American economic policy by placing the fight for equal employment opportunities at the forefront of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Despite their efforts, Black child poverty, Black unemployment and [...]

The Milwaukee Common Council voted Tuesday to move forward a comprehensive redevelopment of Milwaukee Public Schools’ former Malcolm X Academy that would include a rigorous, college preparatory International Baccalaureate Middle Years school along with improved performance and athletic space for the community and a mixed use development. The Common Council vote, which was required because [...]

By Cassandra Lans Last week Governor Scott Walker announced that in light of what he referred to as “the failed ACA rollout by the Federal government”, he would call a special session of the Legislature to take up legislation to move forward with a three-month delay through March 31, 2014, in the implementation for people [...]

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Closing the income gap between Whites and minorities, would boost earnings by 12 percent, an economic windfall of $1 trillion, for a nation burdened by debt and an anemic job market, according to a recent study by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Altarum Institute. The [...]

Milwaukee Public Schools and the City of Milwaukee Department of City Development are seeking proposals to redevelop the former Dover Street School into an innovative, first-in-the-region facility providing affordable quality housing to teachers. The concept, which is aimed at fostering an environment of collaboration and mentoring among educators, was first discussed in February by the [...]

The Common Council’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee today voted 5-0 to hold a resolution that would have allowed the sale of the former Malcolm X Academy property to move forward. The proposed sale of the school property ( 2760 N. 1st St. ) to a development entity – approved by the Milwaukee Public Schools [...]

By Lynda L. Jones It was less than one year ago when Career Youth Development (CYD) announced the retirement of Charles “Butch” Walton due to illness and the appointment of James Ferguson as its new executive director. In Sept, 2013, Ferguson was fired by members of the CYD Board. How did CYD get here? In [...]

By Lynda L. Jones The heart of Milwaukee’s African American Community stands to benefit from this week’s vote by MPS Board of Directors to sell the Malcolm X Complex to 2760 Holdings, LLC. This decision was the first step in the process of the building being renovated into a space the entire community will benefit [...]

By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Get ready for a front row view into the U.S. Supreme Court. This year the High Court will rule on issues as diverse as campaign finance and abortion, affirmative action, prayer, and poisoning a false friend. Their decisions could further a conservative agenda limiting civil rights protections for African-Americans. There are [...]

By Lynda L. Jones It began as an interest in a MPS unused school building that was “not for sale.’ Then it developed into a neighborhood saturated by yard signs, and later a march consisting of young students being taken out of school to march with teachers, school staffers and even Milwaukee ‘s Sheriff David [...]