By Ana Martinez-Ortiz During his campaign, Governor Tony Evers talked openly about his battle with cancer. As a cancer survivor, Evers understood what its like to undergo treatment and how … [Read more...]
New Jobs Search Website Helps Nonprofit Workers
By Ethan Duran The new job search website Jobs That Help launched on February 4 to help job-seekers in the greater Milwaukee region find over 200 job opportunities posted by 60 nonprofit … [Read more...]
It has Been a Tough Week for Education
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor If you are African-American and ever received the “speech” from your parents, you can recite it with your eyes closed. No, not that speech, … [Read more...]
Working Twice as Hard to Get Half as Much: A Requiem for Education
By Representative LaKeshia N. Myers This has been a tough week for education in the United States. First, Argosy University closed its doors leaving hundreds of students in academic limbo. … [Read more...]
Let’s Clamp Down on Tobacco and Vaping Product Access for Young People
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips–they die … [Read more...]
Abele Matching Donation Raises Awareness, Funds for America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Shutting its doors in 2008, America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee is close to reopening and achieving its $1.5 million fundraising goal. Earlier this year, County Executive Chris Abele … [Read more...]
St. Charles Employs Milwaukee Youth at Furniture and Thrift Store Grand Opening Today
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Dante, a young Milwaukee local, just started his first job. For just over a month now, Dante has been employed at St. Charles Furniture and Thrift Store located at 6731 W. … [Read more...]
Black History Beyond February
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor “If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger … [Read more...]
Doctors, Lawyers with Monetary Motives Cause Painful Decisions in Women’s Health Care
By Glenn Ellis Research Bioethics Fellow at Harvard Medical School Women, especially women of color and poor women, tend to suffer disproportionately in our healthcare system. The problem is … [Read more...]
African-American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin To Open Its New Office “Legacy”
By Nyesha Stone The African-American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AACCW) is following the Sherman Phoenix’s model by expanding its office space and providing space for Black entrepreneurs with … [Read more...]
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