By Ralph Hollmon President & CEO Milwaukee Urban League Even in better economic times, unemployment in the Black community has been higher than the national average. However, with the … [Read more...]
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Dextra A. Hadnot and Valerie Hill honored during St. Mark’s King Celebration Program
Dextra A. Hadnot, Government Affairs Director for AT & T was one of the honorees for the annual St. Mark A.M.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration held on Sunday, Jan. 15. Ralph Hallmon, … [Read more...]
Youth excel in Housing Authority Spelling Bee
With the theme “Bee All You Can Bee,” the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) hosted its 11th Annual Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 27th at the Hillside Family Resource Center. Fifth, … [Read more...]
Handsome Barber Shop and Milwaukee Urban League Back-to-School Community Resource Fair
The Handsome Barber Shop and Milwaukee Urban League will sponsor a Back-to-School Community Resource Fair on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 2701 N. Teutonia (Teutonia & Center Streets) from 10:00am … [Read more...]
Grand Opening Ceremony of the Thomas H. Wynn Memorial Apartments: Veterans Manor on Memorial Day
Many gathered to celebrate the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Thomas H. Wynn Memorial Apartments: Veterans Manor on Memorial Day. The Manor is a 52-unit apartment building, located at 35th and … [Read more...]
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Letter to the Editor
As a member of the African American Male Unemployment Task Force, I was very pleased when the City of Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously to approve our recommendation that Growing Power … [Read more...]
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“For The Sake of Our Children”
Letter to the Editor To paraphrase an old African saying “When the Elephants Fight – the Ants get Hurt”. In this case, the elephants are our two major political parties and the ants are our most … [Read more...]
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“For the Sake of Our Children”
Letter to the Editor To paraphrase an old African saying “When the Elephants Fight – the Ants get Hurt”. In this case, the elephants are our two major political parties and the ants are our most … [Read more...]
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Lessons from Mayfair Mall incident
Letter to the Editor: Now that much of the fervor surrounding the youth disturbance at Mayfair Mall on Sunday, January 2, 2011 has subsided, it is a good time to reflect on what we can learn from … [Read more...]
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Minority business development will help state’s economy
As we begin the New Year, many of us are hopeful that in 2011 our economic recovery will continue and we will be able to reduce the high rate of unemployment that has plagued our city, region and … [Read more...]