By Srijan Sen Ballet is one of those art forms dancers consider elite, and, like most elite positions, the number of non-white dancers is few and far between. Earlier this month, a historic … [Read more...]
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Message to the Black Community and the Black Leadership: We Need A Paradigm Shift
Universally Speaking Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/CEO of Universal Companies, a community development and education … [Read more...]
Social Development Commission Strives to Reform Image and Increase Outreach
By Mrinal Gokhale After recent shootings, Police Chief Edward Flynn stated Milwaukee has the fourth highest murder rates of the nation. Given this statistic, Milwaukee’s Social Development … [Read more...]
UW-Milwaukee Takes Second-Largest Hit in UW-System Budget Cuts
By Maria Corpus University of Wisconsin campuses learned the final budget numbers for the 2015-16 year on Monday, with UW-Milwaukee (UWM) receiving $18 million in cuts — the second-largest … [Read more...]
City Releases Homicide Report Amid Surge of Violence in Milwaukee Following Independence Day
By Srijan Sen After the last lingering fireworks lit up the Milwaukee sky on the evening of July 3, 15-year-old Matthew McMillian fatally shoot 14- year-old Tariq I. Akbar in the back of the … [Read more...]
Bucks Executive Urges Lawmakers to Build Arena Soon or Lose Team
By Ariele Vaccaro During an informational public hearing at the state’s capitol Monday on the prospect of a new arena, lawmakers expressed wariness of the project’s funding, potential for success, … [Read more...]
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Message to the Black Community and the Black Leadership it’s Time for the Black Community to Push Hard
Universally Speaking Rahim Islam is a National Speaker and Writer, Convener of Philadelphia Community of Leaders, and President/CEO of Universal Companies, a community development and education … [Read more...]
After Months of Debates and Revisions, State Budget Heads to Governor’s Desk
By Karen Stokes The Wisconsin state 2015-2017 budget was passed in the senate on Tuesday after five months of debates and revisions. The $73 billion budget lays out the spending plan for the … [Read more...]
Compton 15-Year-Old Became the Youngest African American Female to Pilot Plane Cross-Country
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Writes Daily News reporter Tracey Miller in 2009, our YG&B feature this week, “departed with a dream and returned home a record … [Read more...]
860 WNOV Exclusive: Co. Supervisor Rainey Fulfills Promise to Late Philanthropist Rosenberg
By Ariele Vaccaro As a teenager attending Riverside High School, Khalif Rainey didn’t see a whole lot in himself. He transferred from school to school and didn’t get exceptional … [Read more...]
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