By Nyesha Stone Last Friday, Milwaukee residents met at the Milwaukee South Side Coordinated Office to listen to U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Lt. Gov. nominee Mandela Barnes, State Rep. JoCasta … [Read more...]
Open Kitchen Wants to Start a Critical Conversation
By Nyesha Stone Every weekend, beginning in April through early August, Alyx Christensen and Rudy Medina hosted a mid-day meal with the Milwaukee community. They wanted to create a communal … [Read more...]
Project Hope Youth Program is All for Helping Inner-City Youth
By Nyesha Stone After several moves, Project Hope Youth Program has found a home at 2004 N. 33rd St. Located deep in the inner-city, Founder and Director of Project Hope, Rita Lee, said this is … [Read more...]
Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes Welcomed Community Members to New Office in Support of Democratic Nominees
By Nyesha Stone Elections are just around the corner, so it’s no surprise that nominees on the ballot are making it their duty to visit voters in every city or town possible. But, it takes a … [Read more...]
Past U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Candidate for WI Governor Tony Evers, and Candidate for WI Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Discuss Criminal Justice Reform
By Nyesha Stone I’m sure if you’re Black then you know at least one other Black person that’s in jail, especially if you live in the city of Milwaukee. According to City on a Hill, Inc.’s … [Read more...]
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Celebrates 25 Years
By Nyesha Stone Joe Johnson served in the U.S. Army for 23 ½ years and said his disabilities directly stem from his time spent serving for others. Johnson is 100 percent disabled and is … [Read more...]
Tammy Baldwin Meets with Milwaukee’s Young Black Emerging Leaders at NAACP Office
By Nyesha Stone Last Friday, Sept. 14, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin came to Milwaukee to visit NAACP’s Office. While there, she sat down and spoke with the young Black leaders impacting Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Over 900 St. Marcus Students Walk in Silence to Show Respect to Engine 21 on 9/11
By Nyesha Stone Remember. That was the word of the day this past Tuesday. 9/11 is a day America remembers those we lost due to four plane crashes. Around 3,000 people were killed on this day … [Read more...]
Ella’s Patch Quilts has Been in Business Since ‘03
By Nyesha Stone Quilting is not just a hobby for Ella Brooks—it’s her business, and she wants to make sure you know it. Brooks is a 72-year-old businesswoman, who back in “twenty o’ three” … [Read more...]
Milwaukee’s Carpet Store: Kashou Carpets is Closing Up Shop
By Nyesha Stone One hundred and eight years in business, and Kashou Carpets, a well-known local carpet store, announced their intention to close on Aug. 20, 2018. This business made it through … [Read more...]
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