By Karen Stokes Gwen Washington, a former Milwaukee Public School educator, believes in staying healthy. She faithfully attends her annual physicals and she’s been in good health. Recently, her … [Read more...]
Four Community Leaders Receive Greater Together Awards from GMF
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has recognized four leaders whose exceptional contributions in time, talent and treasure are making the community a better place to live. Judge Derek C. Mosley, Lynnea … [Read more...]
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Thanks and Mourning: Can You Do Both?
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor It’s amazing what we didn’t learn in school, how history can be revised, and how omissions can change the way we remember a story. I recall … [Read more...]
Rep. LaKeshia Myers Is Ready For her Second Year in Office
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) recently finished her first year as state representative for Assembly District 12. As a freshman legislator, Myers entered the assembly … [Read more...]
MCTS Remembers Rosa Parks’ Legacy with a Rose and an Open Seat on Every Bus
By Dylan Deprey “At the time I was arrested, I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people … [Read more...]
SeeMe4Me Gives a Voice to the Misjudged
By Mrinal Gokhale From being ridiculed for his West African heritage to being called a “Carlton Banks,” Ed Davies learned what it meant to be discriminated against at an early age. That is why … [Read more...]
United Way, Ascension St. Joseph, Office of Violence Prevention & The Sherman Park Community Association, Inc. Receive $250K BUILD Health Challenge® Award to Benefit Sherman ParkHEALTH CHALLENGE® AWARD TO BENEFIT SHERMAN PARK
The grant will support community-led strategies to increase well-being and reduce violence by advancing strategies in Milwaukee’s Blueprint for Peace. United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha … [Read more...]
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Gun Sanctuary Counties Are a Misnomer
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor By now, many of you have heard that Wisconsin’s Florence County has passed a resolution declaring the county as a Second Amendment sanctuary, … [Read more...]
AALAM Finally Goes Public
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz While Milwaukee is a diverse city, it hasn’t always been considered an inclusive one, especially for people of color. One organization is hoping to change that. Last … [Read more...]
Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban from Being Applied to Thousands of Asylum Seekers
Provides Important Protection for Those Previously Turned Back at Ports of Entry A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s asylum ban from being applied to thousands of asylum seekers … [Read more...]
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