By Ariele Vaccaro This past week, some of us probably sat in our warm, cozy homes with a cup of hot coffee in our hands and a blanket around our shoulders. We may have looked out the window into the bitter cold, white landscape, and struggled to imagine what it would be like to lose [...]

By Karen Stokes Andre Lee Ellis is on a mission; a mission to help Black boys in Milwaukee. Ellis, an activist, is motivated by concern for boys who are surrounded by drugs, violence and crime. Ellis moved to the Borchert Field neighborhood in 2011. Within a week of moving there, he heard shots fired, came [...]

By Tiffany Crouse Did you know that November is Native American Heritage Month? Most people don’t. President Obama announced on Oct 31st, 2014 that Nov 28th will be Native American Heritage Day in 2014. “Every year, our nation pauses to reflect on the profound ways the First Americans have shaped our country’s character and culture. [...]

By Ariele Vaccaro Rashada Dawan recalls a priceless memory. She is only 8-years-old, and is joining her father at a movie theater to watch a new animated Disney film called “The Lion King”. She remembers tearing up during an infamous scene, when the lion cub, Simba, finds his father, Mufasa, dead and tries futily to [...]

It’s been nearly ten years since I launched the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative to improve the well-being of our children by promoting responsible fatherhood. Since 2005, it has connected more than 9,000 men to resources to better meet the emotional and financial needs of their children and families while improving their life outcomes. The 9th annual [...]

By Srijan Sen On Thursday October 9, The Oriental Theatre on Farwell Ave. hosted its last day of the 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival. The festival celebrated a plethora of African- American filmmakers via a segment titled Black Lens that ended with a final screening of ‘Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of [...]

Find bushels of fun ideas to make this autumn memorable MADISON – Colorful leaves fill the air of Wisconsin this time of year, awakening the senses of visitors to join the fun! Although summer has drifted away, there are many reasons to smile while exploring Wisconsin this fall. Fallin’ in love with the state will [...]

A centuries-old Native American tradition will take place Oct. 17 to 19 as the tenth-annual Hunting Moon Pow Wow, hosted by the Forest County Potawatomi Community, moves from Potawatomi Hotel & Casino to UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena – formerly the U.S. Cellular Arena – in downtown Milwaukee. “Due to the popularity of this event, we felt [...]

On Friday, Sept. 26th, a Wisconsin personal injury law firm presented Make- A-Wish Wisconsin, a nonprofit that works to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases, with over 8,000 dollars. Habush Habush & Rottier pledged to give 100 dollars for each extra base hit by a Milwaukee Brewers player at Miller Park throughout the [...]

Unsurprising but important report confirms what people of color in Milwaukee already knew Milwaukee community leaders have been speaking out about racial disparities and the struggles of hard-working, well-meaning African-American families to get ahead for decades. Now, a new report from the Wisconsin Council on Children & Families confirms that Wisconsin has the largest gap [...]