By Nyesha Stone Every year, the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) disperses an additional $1 million to qualified Milwaukee County residents who apply for energy … [Read more...]
Fight For Air Climb Participant Honors Legacy of Nephew
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For most people, breathing is a natural occurrence, but for people with asthma or other respiratory illnesses, each breath matters. According to a 2017 report, 1 in 13 … [Read more...]
UWM Basketball Coach Pat Baldwin Builds Trust and Teamwork
By Anthony Mandella When Pat Baldwin accepted the role of University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee’s head men’s basketball coach in June, he also accepted big changes and big challenges. He was a … [Read more...]
Unemployment Claim Mistakes Could Lead to a Felony
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Many people may not know that Wisconsin was the first state in the nation, in 1932, to offer unemployment benefits. Our legislative … [Read more...]
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Official Portraits Unveiled in Washington
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) With buzz building for months, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery recently unveiled the official portraits of President Barack … [Read more...]
Wisconsin’s First Hemp Expo
By Mary Freeman On Nov. 30, 2017, Governor Walker signed SB119, a bill resurrecting the Hemp Industry in Wisconsin. Thirty-one states have already legalized the billion-dollar crop which allows … [Read more...]
Black Generational Wealth: Part 3
By Nyesha Stone At what point in your life did you realize you needed to save money or have you not come to that realization yet? It’s okay if you haven’t, because, many Americans tend to forget or … [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...]
Frederick Douglas Patterson
By Nicholas S. Barnes, 3rd grade Frederick Douglas Patterson was the first African-American man to build a motorized car. Frederick was born in Greenfield, Ohio in 1871 and lived for 61 years. … [Read more...]
Juvenile Corrections Can’t Wait
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Several years ago, I chaired the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Corrections. In that role, I hosted the first-ever Wisconsin “State of the … [Read more...]
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