By Eelisa Jones With contributions by Ariele Vaccaro On any given night Milwaukee County contains roughly 1,400 individuals who are considered homeless. For this population, the notion of home … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
Discrimination & Harassment Toward Black Workers Prevalent but Going Unreported?
By Mrinal Gokhale Yasmine Outlaw is a 21- year-old college student who worked at Beans and Barley, a Milwaukee restaurant, as a busser this past summer. After having patronized the small local … [Read more...]
Milwaukee County Board Passes Measure Calling for Creation of an Office on African Americans Affairs
Resolution by Supervisor Khalif Rainey Seeks to Identify and Address Issues in the African American Community The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by … [Read more...]
860 WNOV Exclusive: County Executive Chris Abele Reflects on Term, Sets Sights on Future
By Ariele Vaccaro Chris Abele’s explanation for joining the 2011 race for Milwaukee County Executive is simple. “I love my city,” said the now County Executive of five years. As Abele … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Fire Chief Rohlfing To Chair Salvation Army Red Kettle Christmas Campaign
Wauwatosa, WI (November, 2015) “It’s a privilege to have Milwaukee Fire Department Chief Mark Rohlfing serve as the honorary chair for our Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. His commitment to the … [Read more...]
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“Message in the Music” Kenny Gamble…Part 2
Universally Speaking Message to the Community, Specifically the Leaders: Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/CEO of … [Read more...]
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Excessive Force … Pure and Simple!
By State Representative, Leon D. Young One would’ve had to be stranded on another planet not to have seen the horrifying video of a sixteen-year-old female high school student being … [Read more...]
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The System is Rigged
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor On Election Day in Milwaukee in 1865, an extraordinary man did a pretty normal thing; he went to the polls to vote. Except it wasn’t an … [Read more...]
Mainstream Media Tend to Ignore Blacks’ Mental Health Problems
By Joshunda Sanders (TriceEdneyWire.com) From Metta World Peace to Rudy Eugene, African- Americans confronting mental health challenges are often portrayed as isolated examples of crazy or … [Read more...]
Local Eye Care Specialists Answer Top 6 Questions About Diabetic Eye Disease
By Cheryl L. Dejewski With diabetes at epidemic levels, you probably know (or are) one of the 29+ million Americans with the disease. Whether or not the cause is due to lifestyle (poor diet, … [Read more...]
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