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 [...]

The Prince Hall Masonic Foundation, Inc. recently held its 29th annual scholarship banquet. The foundation gave a total of 13 scholarships to pursue education in such career fields as law and law enforcement, business and finance, medicine, communications, education and the arts. This year the Prince Hall Masonic Foundation was honored to celebrate 13 high [...]

Senator Lena C. Taylor (DMilwaukee) has announced the addition of Ray Harmon to her office as Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr. Harmon is longtime political leader and native of Milwaukee that brings a wealth of experience and connections to the people of the 4th Senate District. “I am pleased to welcome Ray Harmon to my [...]

MANDIs highlight successful work in central city Winners of the 13th Annual Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation, or MANDI Awards, were announced at a gala event at the Pfister Hotel, Wednesday night, March 28th. The MANDI Awards are hosted by LISC Milwaukee with sponsorship from US Bank. 700 guests including corporate leaders, neighborhood development [...]

By Jill Wellskopf Attorney Michael Hupy has pledged $100,000.00 to the Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC) to provide legal services to those who can not afford a lawyer. Hupy is a founding member of the MJC located at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The MJC, a public service project created by the Milwaukee Bar Association in partnership [...]

City of Milwaukee Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. took part in an informational meeting for minority contractors this past Monday, March 19 in the Woodland Dreams Ballroom of Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St . President Hines, who delivered welcoming remarks at the meeting, said the session allowed participants to learn more [...]

AT&T’s ‘Socially Innovative’ Approach aims to increase high school graduates, boost workplace readiness As access to skilled workers becomes increasingly vital to the U.S. economy, AT&T is launching a quarter-billion dollar campaign to help more students graduate from high school ready for careers and college, and to ensure the country is better prepared to meet [...]

Ray Harmon, candidate for the Milwaukee Common Council in District 9, released the final part of his Vision for Change for Northwest Milwaukee: Fiscal Responsibility. “Along with my plans for economic development, job growth, and improvement in the quality of life, my vision for fiscal responsibility is crucial for the future success of District 9,” [...]

During the month of February, Tanzania Ambassador Mwanaidi Maajan along with her Minister of Information/ Communication, Mindi Kasiga travelled to Wisconsin from Feb. 19-22 to present investment/ trade opportunities in Tanzania to Wisconsin business and government leaders. The Ambassador and Mrs. Kasiga came to Milwaukee for a series of events that took her from MATC [...]

The rapid-fire, head-spinning way in which technology continues to evolve never ceases to amaze me. Nielsen recently released its Nielsen and NM Incite’s U.S. Digital Consumer Report, and in it provides a deeper dive into Generation Y – also known as Generation Next, the Millennials, the NET Generation or Boomer Kids. Depending on your information [...]