From Backpacks to Briefcases By Vincent Lyles President/CEO of Greater Milwaukee Girls & Boys Clubs By the time this article is read, most students in primary and secondary grades will … [Read more...]
Reuben and Mildred Harpole honored with the 2013 Frank P. Zeidler Public Service Award
Reuben and Mildred Harpole, longtime and highly esteemed change agents for good in the City of Milwaukee were honored on Wednesday, Sept. 4 with the 2013 Frank P. Zeidler Public Service Award. The … [Read more...]
Lamont Allen shows off his home garden full of healthy foods
Local landscaping business owner Lamont Allen shows off his home garden full of healthy foods. Allen (no relation to Will Allen) shows what can be done with a small to average sized backyard and with … [Read more...]
Fellowship Open honors Charles Harvey and Herb Kohl
For 13 years, organizers of the Fellowship Open, one of the nation’s largest diversity charity golf events, have embraced a philosophy and mission to lift up and inspire young people to become better … [Read more...]
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Great march – But no marching orders
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall There were inspiring words; but no marching orders. Thousands gathered to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Justice. Great change had taken … [Read more...]
USPS reveals 1963 March on Washington Limited-Edition Forever Stamp
Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Equality has a stamp of its own now as the United States Postal Service (USPS) introduced the 1963 March on Washington limited-edition forever stamp to … [Read more...]
Milwaukee kicked off its celebration of the March on Washington
Milwaukee kicked off its celebration of the March on Washington Anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 24th with its own march along Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Milwaukee. Pictured in front leading … [Read more...]
Black Excellence in Law: Florida teen the youngest ever to pass UK Bar exam
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton This American teenager according to multiple accounts has become the youngest person in more than 600 years to become a qualified lawyer both … [Read more...]
Genetic research: A matter of trust
Because genetic research holds promise for the prevention and treatment of diseases, it is important that ethnic minority populations become involved, says Aaron Buseh, an associate professor of … [Read more...]
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March On Washington Lincoln Memorial speech by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Fresh from jail in North and South Carolina, I was blessed to be here 50 years ago. Thank God for the journey. Fifty years of triumph and tragedy. With the … [Read more...]
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