By Mrinal Gokhale The annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Convention was held in the Wisconsin Center this year, attracting thousands of attendees from July 10-13. The most … Read Full Article
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"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This Saturday, the Africans in Milwaukee Inc. will be hosting their Cultural Festival in Brown Deer Park. As we join in this celebration of … Read Full Article
Gilbert Brown Holds 14th Free Football Camp for Inner-City Youth
By Te’Kyla Miller The Gilbert Brown’s 2019 All-Pro Football Camp has a significant impact on kids and their goals. According to the kids, the camp has been the most active and inspiration they’ve had all summer. Brown and the coaches are … Read Full Article
Electric Scooters to Return to Milwaukee in a Pilot Program
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last year, electric scooters were introduced into Milwaukee’s transportation system via the company Bird. However, the scooters, which were often left at random places, were banned shortly after. According to the … Read Full Article
Mental Health Stigma Still Affecting African Americans
The NNPA is taking a closer look at the stigma of mental illness in the African American community. This is the first in a series. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Historically, seeking psychotherapy has been … Read Full Article
Report: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Blacks are seven-times more likely than Whites to be wrongfully convicted of murder. Further, Black people are three times more likely than White people to be wrongfully … Read Full Article
‘Equal Pay, Equal Pay, Equal Pay’
By Jesse Jackson As the exhausted and thrilled U.S. women’s soccer team celebrated its victory in the finals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the cheers of the crowd in the Stade of Lyon soon turned into a chant: “Equal Pay, Equal Pay, Equal … Read Full Article
Parklawn Assembly of God Announces New Sr. Associate Pastor
Dr. Marcus L. Arrington will join the pastoral staff of Parklawn Assembly of God as the new Senior Associate Pastor in mid-July 2019. Dr. Arrington is well known in the Milwaukee Community as an educator and most recently served as Principal of Dr. … Read Full Article
Dye Lays Out Her Life for a Night of All Things “Bitter”
By Dylan Deprey In the second grade, Diana “Dye” Mora wrote a book about a bunny, and read it to her class. It was in that moment, she realized her dream was to be a published author. Although she couldn’t imagine the twisted path it would … Read Full Article
Summerfest 2019 Photos
Summerfest 2019 featured various artists and was well attended. Listed below are the artists that performed this year: School Boy Q Snoop Dog Little Wayne TI T Pain Chaka Khan The Roots Lionel Richie Lizzo Bone … Read Full Article
Milwaukee Public Library Calendar of Events July 21 to 27
Tour Historic Central Library Tour the Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., with the Friends. Free tours begin at 11 a.m. each Saturday afternoon in the rotunda. Tour goers receive a coupon for a free book at the end of the tour in the Bookseller … Read Full Article
