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Former Attorney General Eric Holder Visits Wisconsin

March 17, 2018

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Leaders Organizing Community, Community Conversations, Eric Holder, Karen Stokes, Rebecca Dallet

Lee Holloway, the first African American Chair of the Milwaukee County Board, Dies at 71

March 17, 2018

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Karen Stokes, Lee Holloway, Milwaukee County Board, Obituaries

Milwaukee Common Council appoints Dr. Patricia McManus interim Health Commissioner

February 10, 2018

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Health Commissioner, Karen Stokes, Patricia McManus, Paul Nannis

Community Looking for New Police Chief to “Bring Back the Trust”

February 3, 2018

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alexander Ayala, Donsia Strong, Fred Royal, Jamaal Smith, Karen Stokes, Marisabel Cabrera, Michael Crivello, Milwaukee Police Department, Police Chief, Regina Howard, Town Hall Meetings

Summer School Empowers Youth to Resist and Flourish

July 8, 2017

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Abby Hollman, Barbara Cerda, Black and Brown, Karen Stokes, Maya Neal, Teonna Cooksey, Young Peoples Resistance Committee, YPRC

Milwaukee launches Promise Zones Initiative

June 30, 2017

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ashanti Hamilton, Edward A Flynn, Garden Homes, Harambee, Karen Stokes, Martha Freeman, Milwaukee Police Department, Near South Side, Promise Zones, Victor Barnett, Washington Park

Heaggen-Brown Found Not Guilty in Sylville Smith Shooting

June 24, 2017

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dominique Heaggan-Brown, Dylan Deprey, Karen Stokes, Milwaukee Police Department, Not Guilty Verdicts, Police Shooting, Sylville Smith

Thousands Show Support for the Community at the 46th Annual Juneteenth Day Celebration

June 24, 2017

By Karen Stokes Despite the mayhem that Milwaukee has experienced so far this summer, thousands of Milwaukee residents gathered and demonstrated their commitment for their community at the 46th … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cincere, Jan Johnson Carlyle, Juneteenth Day, Karen Stokes, Northcott Neighborhood House, Presley Carlyle

Many Still Seek Answers after Lakefront Shooting

June 17, 2017

By Karen Stokes At a brief news conference on Monday, Sheriff David Clarke updated information on the shooting which occurred at Milwaukee’s Lakefront. “On Sunday, June 11th at 7:41pm, in … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David A Clarke Jr, Fatal Shooting, Karen Stokes, Michael Traux, Paula McEwan, Police Shooting, Terry Williams, Tory Lowe

Operation Kidsafe Event Offers Tools to Keep Your Child Safe

June 10, 2017

By Karen Stokes Children are the world’s most valuable resource and the most important role of being a parent is keeping children safe. According to the FBI, in 2016 there were 465,676 National … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Hobbs Honda, Karen Stokes, KidSafe Foundation, Mark Bott, Operation Kidsafe

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