By Dylan Deprey Vaun Mayes, Program the Park founder and activist, returned to Sherman Park ready to work following a weeklong hold in Kenosha County Jail on Federal charges of allegedly … Read Full Article
Trump’s Putin America in A Bad Place
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Across the country, a rising number of people, both Republicans and Democrats are starting to question the President’s relationship with Russia, in particular, his ties to Russian President … Read Full Article
Trump Won’t Protect Our Elections, So States Must Step Up
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Russian President Vladimir Putin came late to the Helsinki Summit with Donald Trump on Monday and spoke first at the news conference afterward. He handed Trump a soccer ball from the World Cup, but he clearly walked … Read Full Article
Time to Reform the System
Rev. Jesse Jackson and Commissioner Rodney Ellis Address Major Social Justice Issues in Harris County and Across the Nation By Jeffrey L. Boney (NNPA Newswire Political Analyst) During a recent trip to Houston, Rev. Jesse Jackson joined … Read Full Article
Buick Increases Brand Awareness with NNPA’s “Ride and Drive” Experience in Norfolk
Buick provided three vehicles for the NNPA’s Ride and Drive experience—the 2018 Regal GS luxury sedan; the 2018 Cascada convertible; and the 2018 Enclave Avenir, a luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV). By Freddie Allen (Editor-in-Chief, NNPA … Read Full Article
NIH and Prostate Cancer Foundation Launch Large Study on Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African-American Men
The largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men has begun. The $26.5 million study is called RESPOND, or Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of … Read Full Article
Hip Hop Meets Downtown – A Preview of TRUE Skool’s Block Party
By Ethan Duran Hip-Hop culture in Milwaukee has thrived for years in DIY venues, block parties and in basements, but not usually in downtown Milwaukee. Next Saturday, on July 28, TRUE Skool Inc. is partnering with the Marcus Center to bring a … Read Full Article
There’s Always Something to Talk About
By Rhea Riley This week on There’s Always Something to Talk About, Host Faithe Colas welcomed CEO of Foundations for Freedom and local humanitarian Dana World-Patterson. During her visit World-Patterson discussed her heroic work within the … Read Full Article
Community Collaborative Committee Updates on Community Feedback and Draft DOJ Report
By Dylan Deprey On the heels of the August 2017 leaked Department of Justice (DOJ) draft report, that solidified many of the communities longstanding issues with Milwaukee Police Department and the Fire and Police Commission, the Community … Read Full Article
You Don’t Have to Break the Bank to Give Back
By Dr. Harry L. Williams (President & CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund) Earlier this year, a man named Jack Weldon Patrick passed away in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. A long-time lawyer, Patrick was remembered as a family man, an … Read Full Article
