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BloodCenter of Wisconsin hosts Faith-Based and Healthcare Community Celebration luncheon

January 12, 2013

Community event to honor African American donorship BloodCenter of Wisconsin will host the Faith-Based and Healthcare Community Celebration luncheon on Wed., Jan. 30, 2013, at noon. It will be held … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, BloodCenter, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Donating Blood, Portia Young

The American Jobs Act: The impact for African American families and the economy

September 18, 2011

The American Jobs Act reflects a commitment to strengthen the recovery and help increase access to jobs for all Americans. With unemployment among African Americans at an unacceptably high rate of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, African-American Communities, American Jobs Act, Bridge To Work, President Barack Obama, Preventing Layoffs, Project Rebuild, Tax Cuts, Unemployment, Unemployment Extension

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

The Black Press: A weapon in the Black Freedom Struggle

April 2, 2010

I was privileged to attend the Annual Conference of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association for more than 200 newspapers in Black America. I was also honored to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, Black Press, Dr Ron Daniels, Institute of the Black World, National Newspaper Publishers Association, National Rainbow Coalition, North Star Community Service Award

Health Insurance Reform and African Americans

March 27, 2010

This week on Tuesday, March 23, Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, conducted a media briefing to discuss the benefits and protections … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicare

African American Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Group meeting April 2 at 6pm

March 20, 2010

Brentwood Church of Christ’s bi-monthly African American Alzheimer’s & Related Dementia Support Group meeting will be held on April 2, 2010 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at the church (6425 N. 60th Street). … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, Alzheimers, Brentwood Church of Christ, Dementia, Support Groups

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

Letter to the editor: Fatherhood and solutions to youth violence

March 6, 2010

On February 18, 2010 – in honor of Black History Month – the Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM) hosted a roundtable and town hall meeting at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) titled … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, Black History Month, Fatherhood, Mens Health Network, Youth Violence

Black Male Teachers

February 20, 2010

Do you know any Black males who are seniors in high school who want to go to college out of state for “FREE”? Several Black Colleges are looking for future black male teachers and will send them to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, College, Free Stuff, Teaching

Cream City Medical Society partners with public health for H1N1 Community Outreach Campaign

February 13, 2010

African Americans almost twice as likely to require hospitalization Recently published reports have detailed the disparity in the number of H1N1 cases requiring hospitalization in the Milwaukee area … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, Center for Disease Control, Cream City Medical Society, Free Stuff, h1n1, vaccine, Wisconsin Division of Public Health

Black History Month Tribute: Prominent African Americans who benefited from Hospice Care

February 6, 2010

By Clarene Mitchell VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, Community Liaison On a national level, only 8 percent of hospice users are African American. Yet, with the disproportionately higher African … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, Albert E Hinds, August Wilson, Charles E Lomax, Charles Norman Mills, Clarene Mitchell, Ernest O Brown, George William Crockett Jr, Gladys Hernbald, Hale Smith, Hospice Care, Johnnie Cochran, Wayland Carr Fuller

A desperate mother’s request: Saving lives

January 30, 2010

By Jennifer Jones Austin Hello, my name is Jennifer Jones Austin. I am a 41 year old mother of two young children. Only months ago on September 23, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Just … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Americans, Bone Marrow Transplants, Leukemia, Saving Lives

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