By Alex Klaus Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, opened for new and returning college and university students on Oct. 1. Students … Read Full Article
Breast Cancer: Not Just a Female Problem
By LaKeshia N. Myers In 1993, Richard Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer. The actor who had personified the role of “Shaft” in the 1970s says he was shocked when he received the diagnosis. “I heard the cancer part first — it was only … Read Full Article
Our Streets are Dry, But Our Hearts Are Heavy: Time to Heal
Kweku's Korner By Dr. Lia Knox I heard heavy rain, loud rumbling thunder, and saw sharp flashes of lightning that lit the dark sky last night. My first instinct was to run down the basement steps to check the floor. I know I am not alone. Many of … Read Full Article
Costs Shouldn’t Be Used to Deter Records Requests
By Mark Treinen Your Right to Know In a 2007 ruling known as Zellner v. Cedarburg School District, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared that because public school teachers “are entrusted with the responsibility of teaching children,” the public … Read Full Article
Trump’s War on America Ramps up with Vow Not to Pay Federal Workers
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The White House has continued to wage war against the American people — not through bombs or foreign troops, but through policies that strip workers of their dignity, their pay, and … Read Full Article
Pew Finds Just 6% of Journalists are Black as Crisis Grows with Recent Firings
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The dismissal of Karen Attiah from the Washington Post has become more than a personnel decision. It is a scarlet warning, a reminder of what has long haunted the American press: the … Read Full Article
Trust in Mainstream Media at a New Low, But the Black Press Stands as the Trusted Voice
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Trust in America’s mainstream media has fallen to its lowest level on record. Gallup reports that only 28 percent of adults say they have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in … Read Full Article
FEMA Individual Assistance for Milwaukee County Flood Survivors Tops $80 Million with One Month Left to Apply
MILWAUKEE – Residents and businesses impacted by the extreme storms and flooding in Milwaukee County and Southeastern Wisconsin have one month remaining to apply for federal aid. The application deadline for FEMA Individual Assistance is … Read Full Article
Safe Roads Save Lives Act Receives First Public Hearing
By Senator Dora Drake This week, members of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government held a public hearing on the Safe Roads Save Lives Act (Senate Bill 375) for the first time since its inception. For years, our community has … Read Full Article
Home Buying and Fixing Loan Assistance
Call 262-896-8170 or email dnarus@waukeshacounty.gov http://wwww.homeconsortium.com … Read Full Article
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‘Quiet Power’: How Oby Nwabuzor Centers Public Health in her Real Estate Development Firm
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Oby Nwabuzor is passionate about … Read Full Article
Legal Loopholes in Wisconsin Cannabis Laws Leave Consumers Vulnerable
This story was produced in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Investigative Journalism class taught in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. On Oct. 23, 2024, Samuel Hoffland stopped by Famous Yeti’s Pizza in … Read Full Article
An Open Letter to Assata Shakur: What I Wish I Could Have Said
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant Dear Assata, Now that you have passed, there are so many things I wish I could have said to you, words left unspoken, thoughts left unsaid. Your death marks the end of a life that was as fiercely … Read Full Article