By Nyesha Stone The Wisconsin Black Caucus is standing its ground and taking away its vote of support concerning the Republican’s decision to not honor Milwaukee native Collin Kaepernick. This … [Read more...]
Alverno College to Host Its First Annual Girls Summit in Response to New Report
By Nyesha Stone Every few years Alverno College produces The Alverno Report: The Status of Girls in Wisconsin, which contains data detailing how the girls in our state are doing. This year’s … [Read more...]
UMC is Airing a Docuseries about African American Pioneer Entitled “True First”
By Nyesha Stone How many African American pioneers can you name right now? If you can’t name many or any, you’re like many Americans who don’t know much about Black people’s history. But the more … [Read more...]
Blindness is Preventable with Treatment and Good Health
By Nyesha Stone In life, as people become older the weaker their body may become, and eyesight is no exception. February is Low Vision Awareness Month, so, Dr. Judy E. Kim, an ophthalmologist … [Read more...]
Racine Native Writes Tell-All Book to Help Families Cope with their Traumas
By Nyesha Stone As the 19th child out of 21, Paul Hunter felt neglected by his mother, who he said was more dedicated to her homeless shelter than her own family. Hunter said his mother, Louise … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Bucks and the Andis Foundation Partner to Host Six ‘Barbershop Mondays’ with Safe & Sound
By Nyesha Stone Barbershops are a social hub in the Black community that not only provide confidence through a fresh haircut, but life lessons as well. It’s a space built on community and … [Read more...]
The Shutdown is Affecting Wisconsin and State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski is Demanding Change
By Nyesha Stone The 45th President is showing more and more of his true colors every day since the day he’s taken office. Our economy has lost $11 billion due to the 35-day long government … [Read more...]
DDHS and Community Members Discuss Next Step After Lincoln Hills Closing
By Nyesha Stone Youth prison reform is a hot topic right now, given that Lincoln Hills School for boys and Copper Lake School for girls are expected to close within the next two years. Last week, … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Celebrates 22 Years of the MLK Annual Breakfast
By Nyesha Stone Right at the start of the morning on Jan. 21, at 7 a.m., the Italian Community Center opened its doors to community leaders and the youth for the 22nd Annual MLK Celebration … [Read more...]
Report Finds ‘Unusually High Rates of Community Corrections Supervision and Reincarceration’ in Wisconsin
By Nyesha Stone We all know our state fails in lot of areas, and the ones we do succeed in aren’t usually ones worth bragging about. As the most segregated city in the country—according to a recent … [Read more...]
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