By Karen Stokes Milwaukee has acquired the unfortunate statistic of being the worst place for African Americans to raise their children and due to those statistics young educated people are … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett Does Not Approve of Common Council’s Actions
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz More than a week after the Common Council named Patricia McManus as the interim health commissioner, on February 15, 2018, during a press conference Mayor Tom Barrett … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Common Council appoints Dr. Patricia McManus interim Health Commissioner
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...]
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Lead-Pipes and Your Water 101
By Dylan Deprey It was almost like déjà vu for Rosie (Mama Rose) Caradine-Lewis as she sat listening to a presentation at the Wisconsin African American Women’s Center. The PowerPoint playing … [Read more...]
The Freshwater Capitol of the World Could be a Façade
By Dylan Deprey During the night, a child gets out of bed to get a glass of water. Having zero knowledge of the lateral lead pipes under their house, they drink the water. Then like any other … [Read more...]
Black Health Coalition’s Moving Forward Breakfast Honors “New Routes. New Moves.” Campaign
By Mrinal Gokhale In September 2014, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) launched three bus routes going from Milwaukee to Menomonee Falls, New Berlin, and Germantown. This past Tuesday, … [Read more...]
860 WNOV Exclusive: Black Health Coalition Continues to Recover from Funding Loss
By Ariele Vaccaro When it broke that the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin (BHCW) would lose 80 percent of its funding -- funding used to help African American mothers -- Milwaukee was left … [Read more...]
Black Health Coalition Loses 80 Percent of it’s Funding
by Ariele Vaccaro After this winter, it could become more difficult for some Milwaukee mothers to find the resources to keep their children healthy. The Milwaukee Healthy Beginnings Project … [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...]