Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett kicked off the ninth annual Ceasefire Sabbath at a breakfast gathering on Wednesday at Our Savior Lutheran Church. Mayor Barrett will also visit five places of worship on … [Read more...]
Homeless Georgia high school Valedictorian never gave up
By Taki S. Raton In between shelters, home would often be her mother’s car, and there were times of extreme hunger. Evening studies in the dark when a homeless shelter became available was … [Read more...]
$1 million grant to help Milwaukee’s at-risk youth develop job skills, work experience, hosts first job fair
St. Charles Youth & Family Services announced that it has secured a $1 million Project JUMP START grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Southwest Key Programs’ national headquarters to … [Read more...]
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Law of the Land: Stop, frisk and swab: DNA Database
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Criminal justice began a new era when the U.S. Supreme Court decided law enforcement could take DNA from arrestees. However, complex consequences await communities … [Read more...]
“A Dollar Tree in Bronzeville? Really?”
By Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs Andy Khullar promised the residents of Bronzeville a full-service grocery store, and a full-service grocery store is what residents should get. Our … [Read more...]
Sherman Park Commons celebrate opening
By Lynda Jones The Sherman Park Senior Living Community, 3245 N. 37th Street, held an Opening Day Celebration Wed., May 29. The 68- unit apartment building is the former home of Jackie … [Read more...]
C.C. Henderson Portrait Unveiled
Portrait artist, painter, and muralist, Ras `Ammar Nsoroma stands in front of his newly completed “bas-relief” portrait of C. C. Henderson, the former president and chief executive of the Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Reentry network hosts first job fair
The Milwaukee Reentry Network hosted its first job fair on Thursday, May 23 specifically designed around the needs of former offenders. The job fair followed the successful Employer Summit last fall … [Read more...]
Westlawn Gardens neighborhood recognized with major national award
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee was awarded with the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Award for Public Housing by The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition for its redevelopment project at … [Read more...]
Dream killers
Pastor Williams St. Mark AME “A Church where you are welcome.” Early on in Joseph’s life, God gave him a dream. The narrative of his life, as described in Genesis, says that Joseph was … [Read more...]
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