By Karen Stokes The inaugural luncheon for the Mary Ellen Strong Foundation (MESF) honoring Milwaukee’s African American Psychotherapists unfolded Saturday afternoon at the Holiday Inn … [Read more...]
Vel Phillips, Influential Trailblazer and Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 94
By Evan Casey and Karen Stokes Velvalea “Vel” Phillips, a Milwaukee legend, an advocate for civil rights who displayed courage under great pressure, died Tuesday. She was 94. Civil rights … [Read more...]
When Considering Educating Children of Color, Diversity Matters
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee has acquired the unfortunate statistic of being the worst place for African Americans to raise their children and due to those statistics young educated people are … [Read more...]
Former Attorney General Eric Holder Visits Wisconsin
By Karen Stokes Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015 came to Wisconsin with stops in Milwaukee and Madison to campaign for Supreme Court candidate … [Read more...]
Lee Holloway, the first African American Chair of the Milwaukee County Board, Dies at 71
By Karen Stokes Lee Holloway, former chair of the Milwaukee County Board died Wednesday evening. He was 71. Holloway was first elected in 1992 to represent the board’s 5th District seat on … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Common Council appoints Dr. Patricia McManus interim Health Commissioner
By Karen Stokes After over an hour and a half of questions and answers, on Tuesday Feb. 6, the Milwaukee Common Council appointed Dr. Patricia McManus as interim Health Commissioner for the … [Read more...]
Community Looking for New Police Chief to “Bring Back the Trust”
By Karen Stokes More than 100 residents, police, and elected officials attended a town hall meeting Wednesday night at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society to contribute to a discussion on … [Read more...]
Summer School Empowers Youth to Resist and Flourish
By Karen Stokes In a crowded room on the second floor of the Urban Underground, 4850 W Fond du lac Ave, the Young People’s Resistance Committee (Y.P.R.C.) hosted the first session of their … [Read more...]
Milwaukee launches Promise Zones Initiative
By Karen Stokes The issues plaguing the City of Milwaukee include: unemployment, poverty, car theft and violence. If the situation remains unchanged it will continue to leave a dark cloud of … [Read more...]
Heaggen-Brown Found Not Guilty in Sylville Smith Shooting
By Dylan Deprey and Karen Stokes A jury found former-Milwaukee Police Department officer Dominique Heaggen-Brown not guilty in the shooting death of Sylville Smith on June 21, 2017. The City … [Read more...]
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