The Women of Color Cancer Awareness Summit will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012 at the Kosciuszko Community Center located at 2201 S. 7th St. in Milwaukee. Free mammograms will be available for approximately some women. The event will also feature a panel discussion with a group of women who are cancer survivors. During [...]

On May 27, 2012, Mrs. Princess Pegues, the International President of the Women’s Missionary Council of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church will be the guest speaker at the Ida Mae Black Missionary Society’s Annual Day. Mrs. Pegues will speak at the 10:15 AM Sunday Morning services at St. Matthew C.M.E. Church (2944 North 9th Street-Milwaukee) [...]

By Lynda L. Jones Some fourteen hours or so following the recall election primary results, where Tom Barrett was the victor, three former candidates for governor met at Barrett’s home. Kathleen Falk, Doug La Follette and Kathleen Vinehout vowed their support and work toward electing Barrett as Wisconsin’s next governor. Mike Tate, Democratic Party of [...]

May 3, 2012 marked the 10th year anniversary that Alexis Patterson went missing. To commemorate the incident, and to remind the community that she is not forgotten, the Milwaukee Sheriff’s Department placed a wreath outside the school where she was last seen. Sheriff David Clarke released the following statement: “We have reached the sad, ten-year [...]

Madison – Representative Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee) expressed her hope that economic development efforts aimed at Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods are thoughtfully planned so as to take advantage of existing tools and investments. Grigsby, a ranking member of the Joint Finance Committee, is reflecting on a plan that Governor Walker unveiled last week to provide $100 million [...]

Kyle Taylor Parker returns for National Broadway tour of “In the Heights” By Maricha Harris On May 5th, just eight days before Mother’s Day Lorraine Lathen sat in the Milwaukee Theater with family and friends watching her 23 year old son, Kyle Taylor Parker, grace the stage as a member of the Ensemble and an [...]

The Milwaukee Urban League will host its annual National Achievers Society Youth Induction Ceremony on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM), Student Union, 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30pm. The National Achievers Society (NAS) is a key component of the League’s Education and Training Initiatives. The purpose of the NAS [...]

Finding work that can sustain a family is a real challenge. Milwaukee area residents looking for work will get the chance to meet with employers who are trying to fill positions at the 6th Annual Spring Community Job and Resource Fair. The daylong event will be held Saturday, May 19 from 10am to 3pm by [...]

Lifeguards openings at many County Park Pools Milwaukee County Parks is looking to fill its ranks for lifeguard positions at many of the county pools this summer. No experience necessary, the Parks Aquatics Department will train the right individuals ages 16 and above. The final lifeguard training class for 2012 will start on Tuesday, May [...]

Wisconsin State Representative Coggs has announced there will be two town hall meetings on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212, 12PM – 2PM; and Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the Department of Natural Resources, 2300 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, [...]