Investment helping build back jobs, economy in Black and Brown neighborhoods For the 17 recipients of ThriveOn Small Business Loans from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, access to new capital is … Read Full Article
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Haiti and American History: There’s More to the Story
‘We Don’t Have a Generation to Wait’: Ryan Clancy Brings Activism to Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
MKE Fellows Team With PGA to Go “Beyond The Green”
Pilot Program Helps Incarcerated People Address Opioid Addiction Before Being Released
Haiti: Paying the Price of Freedom Since 1804
By LaKeshia N. Myers James Brown once said, “You’ve got to pay the cost to be the boss”—truer words have never been spoken, especially when one considers the plight of Haiti. A small Caribbean nation bordering the Dominican Republic; separated … Read Full Article
Republicans are Trying to Force a Government Shutdown
By Alex Lasry The federal government is once again hurtling toward a debt crisis and government shutdown, thanks to the refusal of Senate Republicans, like Ron Johnson, to fund our government and pay for the bills that both parties have … Read Full Article
A Milwaukee for All Talks the Necessity of Early Childhood Education
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When Yimma Davila-Castro’s youngest son was born, she put him in a family care center for daycare. He loved it there, Davila-Castro said. Inspired by her son’s contentment and education, Davila-Castro began asking what’s … Read Full Article
4 Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy
By Dena Vang As cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant continue to raise concerns across the United States, doctors and public health officials are urging pregnant and breastfeeding mothers to get vaccinated. Here are four things pregnant women need … Read Full Article
NilexNile’s “Free Lunch” Mixtape is a Reawakening Consciously and Sonically
By Dylan Deprey While some artists had their creative breakthroughs during pandemic quarantine, NilexNile (Nile) found himself on the complete opposite side of the spectrum. The 24-year-old hip-hop artist was trudging through a dark period … Read Full Article
MPS Requesting BIDs for Corridor Ceiling and Lighting Upgrade at Casimir Pulaski High School
MPS Requesting BIDs for Corridor Ceiling and Lighting Upgrade at South Division Multi-Plex
MPS Requesting BIDs for Corridor Ceiling and Lighting Upgrade at Riverside University High School
MPS Requesting BIDs for Corridor Ceiling and Lighting Upgrade at Wedgewood Park Multi-Plex
‘Educators Answered the Call’: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Visits Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Milwaukee received a special visitor when First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Milwaukee before continuing onto Des Moines. Biden made an appearance at Marvin Pratt Elementary School, 5131 N. Green Bay … Read Full Article
The COVID-19 Equity Task Force is Looking at the Present and the Future
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Disparities in health care, education, food and more existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The pandemic brought these issues into focus and forced everyone to pay attention to the struggles existing within … Read Full Article
Guns At School Are Okay, But Not A Mask
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In the middle of my committee meeting this week, the absurdity of the mask mandate was on full display. Funny thing is that the word “mask” or “mandate” were never uttered. The issue was not a … Read Full Article
Traxx Sanders Sets his own Standards with His Debut Album “Skhizo”
By Dylan Deprey There’s no putting Traxx Sanders in a box. First, he’d color all over it and start dancing on it. Then he’d cut it into a thousand pieces, put it back together, just to douse it in gasoline and light it on fire. From … Read Full Article
Family Doctors Step Up as Last Line of Defense Against Vaccine Hesitancy
By Josephine Reid Although 54 percent of the US population is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy is still prevalent, now with a newer group—parents of children ages 12 and under. Family doctors and pediatricians are now being … Read Full Article
‘It’s Criminal’: Milwaukeeans Call for Speedier Lead Pipeline Removal to Cut Childhood Poisoning
By Diana Butsko (Wisconsin Watch) Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … Read Full Article
What You Can Do if You’ve Lost Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … Read Full Article
88Nine Radio Milwaukee Receives $450,000 Grant from Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Start New Urban Alternative Channel
Radio Milwaukee will join five other stations nation-wide in the development of a new public radio format to reach young, multicultural audiences 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-88.9FM) has received a $450,000 grant from the Corporation for Public … Read Full Article