African World Festival held this past Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 was the scene for entertainment and fun for the entire family. From R & B, Blues, Jazz and Gospel, the festival featured it all. … [Read more...]
Research confirms poverty continues to be a problem in Milwaukee
A door-to door survey conducted for SDC by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Urban Initiatives and Research (CUIR) shows little change in the incidence and prevalence of poverty in … [Read more...]
Geroge Duke, pioneer in jazz-fusion movement dies at 67
Compiled by Courier Staff Keyboardist George Duke, one of the pioneers of the jazz-fusion movement that merged jazz, rock and funk in the late 1960s and 1970s, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 in Los … [Read more...]
Outreach Community Health Centers celebrates National Community Health Centers Week
Each year, Community Health Centers all over the country celebrate National Community Health Center Week during the month of August. As part of a weeklong campaign (August 11-17, 2013) to raise … [Read more...]
Do you remember the U.N.I.A. and the Garveys?
GarveyFest 2013, special guest, hip hop group DEAD PREZ Africans on the Move is celebrating its 25th Annual GarveyFest on Saturday, August 17th , from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the Parklawn YMCA, 4340 N. … [Read more...]
Roundy’s to offer locally grown produce, providing customers with information on where and how the produce came to life
Roundy’s, Inc. (Roundy’s) (NYSE: RNDY), a leading grocer in the Midwest, this week announced a joint venture with the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC), a member of the Wisconsin Department of … [Read more...]
Swift action needed to curb gun violence in Milwaukee
Lawmakers stand with city leaders, urge passage of bipartisan legislation in Fall Session State Senator Nikiya Harris and State Representatives Mandela Barnes, LaTonya Johnson, and Evan Goyke … [Read more...]
10,000 books donated to the children of Milwaukee
Sen. Taylor thanks Roger Rosen & Rosen Publishing for gift, calls for reading focus at home Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee), civic and education leaders this week welcomed a gift of 10,000 books … [Read more...]
Start school year off right by making sure children are on schedule with vaccinations
August is National Immunization Awareness Month It’s back-to-school time, and state health officials are encouraging parents to make immunization appointments for their children before the school … [Read more...]
Glendale resident gets leg up on STEM Academic Career at University of Dayton
Anthony Smith of Glendale, WI, joined more than two dozen incoming minority students from around the nation and Puerto Rico for a headstart on their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) … [Read more...]
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