She Worked For Black Press For Over 48 Years By Evan Carlton Ward Sun-Reporter This story was originally published by the Sun-Reporter. Gail Cordelia Berkley-Armstrong, legendary … [Read more...]
National Black Business Chamber Champion Harry C. Alford Dies
It is with great sadness that our warrior leader and president/CEO and co-founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Harry C. Alford, transitioned Monday, Dec. 6, in Washington, D.C. He was … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Radio Personality, Ernie G, Whose Legacy Spans 44 Years, Passes Away at 66
By Karen Stokes Ernest Glenn Mitchell, known to the community as Ernie G., a music icon, radio personality and disc jockey for over four decades, died Friday, June 11 at the age of … [Read more...]
Shaykh Ayyub Al-Amin Provided 40 Years of Service as Anchor in Milwaukee’s Muslim Community
By Matt Martinez 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...]
In Memory of Audry Pleasant-Gaynor
AUDRY PLEASANT-GAYNOR AUDRY PLEASANT-GAYNOR, Born April 7, 1927 peacefully slept into eternity on November 22, 2020. She was a 75-year Milwaukee resident, who along with her first husband, Rev. … [Read more...]
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John Lewis May Be Gone But, His Legacy Remains
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When we die, we hope that we’ll be remembered but there are certain people in this world who will never be forgotten, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis was one of them. Lewis … [Read more...]
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Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas Mourns the Passing of Distinguished Minister and Civil Rights Leader Rev. Dr. Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian
Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas released the following statement on the passing of Rev. Dr. Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian. I am deeply saddened by the passing of the distinguished minister, … [Read more...]
IN MEMORIAM: Katherine Johnson, a Pioneering NASA Mathematician Featured in “Hidden Figures,” Dies at 101
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Katherine Johnson, the legendary NASA physicist and mathematician whose work played a key role in the early successes of the U.S. space … [Read more...]
A Tribute to Mary Davis
By Marquita Fikes Edwards As director and co-founder for more than 10 years of the King Drive Commons Gallery and Studio, a major responsibility is to organize, produce and direct a series of … [Read more...]
IN MEMORIAM: Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch: Remembering Carroll Spinney
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor Growing up, Sesame Street was a way of life. Modeled after a brownstone neighborhood in Harlem, it was familiar yet … [Read more...]
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