Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Scenes of thousands of Haitians immigrants, seeking asylum in the United States and camped out near the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, … [Read more...]
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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 … [Read more...]
Haiti earthquake, Obama Health Care Bill, deaths of rights warriors lead Top 10 Black Press Stories of 2010
By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire WASHINGTON (TEWire) - The catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 230,000 in Haiti last January, President Obama’s historic health care bill, and … [Read more...]
4,000 Salvation Army volunteers equals one million meals for Haiti
The Salvation Army of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan Disaster Services and Numana* need 4,000 volunteers to package one million meals for earthquake survivors at The Salvation Army Relief Camps in … [Read more...]
Haiti Relief Concert hosted by local musicians set for April 18
Duchie Rodgers & the Black Earth Band, K.I.C. and Mirage III will host a benefit concert to support The Salvation Army Haiti Relief Efforts on Sunday, April 18 at Gene’s Lanes & Lounge, 6135 … [Read more...]
Salvation Army in Haiti
Healing, wholeness, and hope update Six weeks after the earthquake, The Salvation Army continues to serve thousands of disaster survivors on-theground in Port Au Prince and elsewhere. The Salvation … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Moore visits Haiti
One-day trip to assess ongoing humanitarian efforts Washington, DC – U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) travelled to Haiti last week as part of a five member bipartisan Congressional … [Read more...]
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Connecting the Dots II
By Donald Sykes, president/CEO Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc. The recent and unfortunate events of Haiti have captured our attention in the past weeks. It has also provided … [Read more...]
Salvation Army assists latest survivor
Man who survives 28 days in rubble brought to Salvation Army clinic for help Salvation Army personnel provided initial triage to the latest survivor of the Haitian earthquake. Evan Ocinia, a 28 … [Read more...]
Soledad O’Brien’s eyewitness report on the Haitian Relief Effort
By Kam Williams In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien rushed to the region to deliver the same sort of high-quality, eyewitness coverage that she has dependably broadcast in … [Read more...]