Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced that in celebration of life, survival, and a “Wish for a World with Less Breast Cancer and More Birthdays,” Kohl’s threw a “One Wish” Birthday Bash at the 2012 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® walk, May 5, 2012, on Milwaukee’s lakefront. Decorated with nearly 8,000 pink [...]

The Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held its 36th Annual Literary Luncheon on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Italian Conference Center. Special guest was author and practicing attorney Pamela Samuels Young, author of ‘Buying Time’. Pictured above are: Jacqueline Beauchamp-Russell, Joyce Hall, Eve Hall, Margaret Todd and Pamela Samuels Young [...]

The five-day, 14-city, bi-annual ‘Roundy’s Foundation Focused on Feeding Families Tour’ stopped in Milwaukee on Friday, April 27 to make donations to six local food pantries. During the tour April 23 – 27, the Roundy’s Foundation donated more than $257,000 in food and money to 60 food pantries throughout Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. Each pantry [...]

Evelyn Patricia Terry, Milwaukee- based visual artist, curator, presenter, writer, and mentor, is one of the 14 honorees for the 2012 Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards (WVALAA) being hosted by Museum of Wisconsin Art (MWA) in West Bend, Wisconsin. The 9th annual WVALAA ceremony takes place on Sunday, May 20, at 1:30 p.m. and [...]

On Saturday, April 21st over 100 neighbors, friends and volunteers gathered at the Walnut Way Center to spruce up the neighborhood and prepare for the summer season. A partnership with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful armed clean up crews with supplies needed to tidy the streets. Volunteers from Wells Fargo, UPS, Americorps, Riverwest Co-op and Marquette [...]

By Cassandra Lans Wisconsin is demonstrating that grassroot efforts and working together can beat out big money. Earlier this week financial reports revealed that the Walker Recall Campaign had raised approximately $13 million. The majority of those dollars are from outside of Wisconsin, further demonstrating what many have said all along, Walker is pandering to [...]

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 [...]

Thousands of event participants including local breast cancer survivors, volunteers, businesses and community members will unite to fight breast cancer and save lives at the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® 5K walk presented by Kohls Cares. This noncompetitive, inspirational event raises awareness and funds to fight breast cancer and provides hope to [...]

Hundreds of Milwaukee Area Technical College students from 15 academic programs will showcase their work at the annual Portfolio Night from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 10. The free, public event will be held on the sixth floor of the Main Building at the Downtown Milwaukee Campus, 1015 N. 6th St. The following programs will be [...]

New Testament Church of Milwaukee will host its 13th Annual College & Career Fair on Saturday, May 19, 2012, from 8:30AM – 2:00PM. This year’s theme, “God’s Plan for Success”, is based on Joshua 1:6-9. Targeted primarily for high school students, the College & Career Fair provides students the opportunity to learn about college life [...]