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The Hardman Kollection Company Mobile Boutique Turns Trials to Triumphs

September 11, 2021

By Dylan Deprey There’s living up to the family name, and then there’s fully embodying it. When times get hard for Trevis Hardman, he works even harder. The We Got This community garden’s … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dylan Deprey, Entrepreneurship, The Hardman Kollection Company, Trevis Hardman, We Got This

Community Servant Shares Compelling Stories from His Outreach Program

October 6, 2018

By Rhea Riley Andre Lee Ellis, a community servant, and founder of We Got This discussed his passion for Milwaukee neighborhoods and the youth in the 53206 zip-code on There’s Always Something … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Lee Ellis, Rhea Riley, We Got This

We Got This Sprouts Roots Across Street

June 30, 2017

By Christina Luick It was a long time coming as people gathered at N. 9th St. and W Ring St. in Milwaukee to watch a foreclosed home with a lot of history be demolished on Monday … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Lee Ellis, Christina Luick, June Thomas, Lena Taylor, Milele Coggs, Nathaniel Collins, Roshaun Collins, We Got This

We Got This Instills Work Ethic Early On

July 23, 2016

By Dylan Deprey The clock struck 7:59 a.m. “You’ve got one minute,” shouted Andre Lee Ellis, to a boy starting to pick up speed as he ended up taking off into a full sprint past the corner … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Lee Ellis, Dylan Deprey, Russ Feingold, Russ Pagels, Scott Brooks, WE Energies, We Got This

Black Boys, Black Men, In Black Tuxedos

December 19, 2015

By The Milwaukee Courier Staff On Saturday, December 12, an estimated 500 boys and men turned heads as they strutted through the streets of downtown Milwaukee. This was the second event held … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Lee Ellis, Bria Grant, Catering Chic Cafe, Compiled By Courier Staff, Evan Goyke, Lena Taylor, Men In Tuxedos, Tom Barrett, We Got This, Willie Wade

“300 Strong” Combines Power of Black Male Advocacy Groups

October 3, 2015

By Ariele Vaccaro Washington Park looked like a sea of gold on Saturday, Sept. 26, as Black male youth in matching gold t-shirts reading “300 Strong” spent the day enjoying each other’s talents … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: 300 Strong, Andre Ellis, Ariele Vaccaro, Black Male Cooperative, Boys and Girls Club, Center for Youth Engagement, Ptosha Davis, Running Rebels, Russell Stamper, Universal Companies, We Got This

With the Future in Mind, “We Got This” Ends Its Second Summer

September 25, 2015

By Dylan Deprey The afternoon sun shone down on the garden boxes of the corner of N. 9th and Ring streets. Vegetables ranging from red leaf lettuce to tomatoes sprouted out of the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Ellis, Dylan Deprey, Urban Agriculture, We Got This

Rent or Own: Which is Your American Dream?

April 24, 2015

By Karen Stokes Homeownership has widely been known as part of the American dream. There comes a time when adults need to make one of the biggest financial decisions of their life: whether to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Lee Ellis, Home Ownership, Karen Stokes, Money Smart Week, Select Milwaukee, We Got This

Grass Roots Initiative Helps Bring A Positive Change to Borchert Field Neighborhood

April 18, 2015

By Karen Stokes On the corner of 9th and Ring Streets, residents are adjusting to some positive changes in their neighborhood. Instead of looking at a vacant lot, they can see fresh, green … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Ellis, Andre Lee Ellis, Brochert Field, Karen Stokes, We Got This

Milwaukee Activist is on a Mission to Change the Lives of Neighborhood Boys

December 6, 2014

By Karen Stokes Andre Lee Ellis is on a mission; a mission to help Black boys in Milwaukee. Ellis, an activist, is motivated by concern for boys who are surrounded by drugs, violence and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Lee Ellis, Borchert Field, Boys in the Hood, Gentlemen on the Town, Karen Stokes, We Got This

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