The Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board recently announced District 1 Alderman Ashanti Hamilton has been appointed to serve on the board. The board also reappointed Ann Wilson of Hillside … [Read more...]
Black Votes Matter: Local Political, Business Leaders Convene for the First Time
By Ariele Vaccaro In a spirit similar to that of the Black Lives Matter movement, several local business and political leaders are coming together to encourage people of color to vote smart … [Read more...]
Community Leaders Strive to Help Black Males Achieve
By Karen Stokes A recent UW-Milwaukee study shows that Wisconsin has the highest percentage of incarcerated Black males than any other state. Still another study shows that the metropolitan … [Read more...]
Protestors and Community Activists Hold Press Conference at Milwaukee Police Department District 5
By Karen Stokes On December 29, 2014, protest organizers, supporters and representatives from the City of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin gathered outside of the Milwaukee Police Department … [Read more...]
National Night Out
Public weighs in on youth and poverty
Residents provided feedback on a troubling trend in Milwaukee County… the tie between youth and poverty. The local residents and representatives from area organizations working with young people … [Read more...]
Milwaukee residents deserve a Milwaukee hearing on MPS buildings bill
By Ashanti Hamilton On Monday (October 7), the Common Council’s Judiciary and Legislation Committee, which I chair, voted unanimously to oppose proposed state legislation (Senate Bill 318, … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Alderman writes powerful letter for Infant Mortality Month
Dear Editor: According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health African Americans have 2.3 times the infant mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites. They … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Stop the madness: At $2 billion per year, Milwaukee’s Poverty Industy is out of control
By Damon Dorsey President, Milwaukee Regional Economic Partnership It doesn’t take a social scientist to tell us that poverty is a persistent problem in Milwaukee and other cities across the … [Read more...]
Local leaders weigh in on Mayor’s approach to handling increased gun violence
By Cassandra Lans Various leaders from Milwaukee are weighing in on what they think about Mayor Barrett’s approach to addressing the increase in gun violence throughout the city. Last week, … [Read more...]
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