By Sam Woods Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Rally Scheduled to Protect Bus Routes 6 and 61
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Bus lines 6 and 61, better known as the JobLines, were created in 2014 specifically to transport people to their places of employment. The lines drop people off in places … [Read more...]
New MCTS Suburban Bus Routes Show Increased Ridership & Employment With Inner City Residents
By Mrinal Gokhale The Black Health Coalition (BHC) and MICAH Empowers have officially started their “New Routes. New Moves. Transits & Routes Go Together” campaign, promoting three new MCTS … [Read more...]
Press Conference and bus tour August 15 to launch new bus routes to the suburbs
Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) and the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin (BHCW) will sponsor a press event and bus tour on Friday, August 15th at 10:00 to launch two of … [Read more...]
$13.5 million transportation victory for Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope
Milwaukee, WI, May 21, 2014– In what is being seen as a landmark victory, Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc. (BHCW) and Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) have … [Read more...]
The Milwaukee Branch of NAACP responds to HUD Section 3 Compliance Review
By James H. Hall President NAACP Milwaukee Branch The question is often and repeatedly raised as to why joblessness and unemployment are so high in Milwaukee’s African American community, … [Read more...]
Milwaukee area leaders, state legislators, county supervisors speak out against bill to limit County Board governance
Milwaukee area community leaders, state legislators and County Supervisors expressed their strong opposition to AB 85, which would strip the Milwaukee County Board of its ability to govern … [Read more...]
Opposition to slashing Milwaukee County Board grows
Community calls on leaders to focus on real issues By Lynda Jones Opposition is growing against the plan to slash the pay, budget and ultimately the control of the Milwaukee County Board. Last … [Read more...]
President Barack Obama made a campaign stop in Milwaukee
President Barack Obama made a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Saturday, Sept. 22. As Wisconsin surges into a serious battleground for the presidential election, President Obama attended a private … [Read more...]
MICAH holds ‘11 x 15 Campaign’ Summit
By Lynda L. Jones, editor Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) held a summit last week continuing its effort in the ‘11 x 15 Campaign’. ‘11 x 15’ is a short name for a … [Read more...]