By Karen Stokes A standing room only crowd at Centennial Hall inside the Milwaukee Public Library Central location, 733 N 8th Street, had Milwaukee residents voicing concerns at a listening … [Read more...]
Ald. Davis considering mayoral campaign
A city that caters to the needs of the people. That’s the premise for Ald. Joe Davis’ new exploratory committee. The committee materialized only last week. It will help Davis to determine what … [Read more...]
Milwaukee advances to second phase of NLC’s Black male achievement grant
The National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families has advanced Milwaukee and 10 other cities to the next phase of its City Leadership to Promote Black Male Achievement … [Read more...]
Common Council reallocates federal funding to support community-based initiatives
The Milwaukee Common Council on Wednesday gave its final blessing to a plan by Alderman Joe Davis, Sr. to redirect $1,000,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding from City of … [Read more...]
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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...]
Williams case decision ignites fury from Black community
By Cassandra Lans On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 the U.S. attorney’s office made the decision to not charge three Milwaukee police officers involved with the arrest of Derek Williams who also died … [Read more...]
Milwaukee prepares to celebrate King Holiday
Yet how do we address six homicides in ten days Compiled by Courier Staff This coming weekend Milwaukee will be in the midst of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebrations. There have been … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Youth Council show positive side of youth actions
Compiled by Courier Staff The Milwaukee Youth Council (MYC) hosted a news conference last week in the City Hall Routunda. The group spoke on recent legislative successes, the Council’s current … [Read more...]