The annual Kwanzaa Celebration kicked off on Wednesday, Dec. 26, at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, 2620 W. Center Street. The first night was Umoja (Unity)! Kwanzaa events rotated throughout … [Read more...]
Philadelphia senior earns perfect SAT score
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton It is indeed a blessed opportunity to end this 2012 calendar year with the writing of a young man who has distinguished himself and has … [Read more...]
Washington Park Partners offers ‘doorbuster’ on foreclosed homes
By Andrea Waxman Neighborhood News Service As ACTS Housing Specialist Blia Cha drew a red ticket and called out the number, a small group of potential homeowners standing in front of her … [Read more...]
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Gun violence in America: It’s time to turn our tears into action
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “These neighborhoods are our neighborhoods and these children are our children. We’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more … [Read more...]
Holiday Celebration Photos
Volunteers prepare to serve food to thousands of people who attended the 23rd Annual Christmas Family Feast. Last year the event served over 10,000 people were served. The event was held at the Delta … [Read more...]
Edith Norman Finlayson Volunteerism To Youth Award
JoAnne Williamson, president of the Milwaukee chapter of The Links, Inc presents Mavis Birts McCallum with the Edith Norman Finlayson Volunteerism To Youth Award at the 50th Anniversary celebration at … [Read more...]
Milwaukee’s Make Your Money Talk program sets new graduation record in 2012
The Make Your Money Talk program, a financial education course offered by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) and the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), … [Read more...]
Nearly $1 million donated to 30 local charities by Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s ‘Miracle on Canal Street’
Thirty children’s charities from southeastern Wisconsin are celebrating tonight after Potawatomi Bingo Casino announced they raised $981,273 during the 2012 Miracle on Canal Street program. Each … [Read more...]
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Violence is ‘as American as Cherry Pie’
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief In the late 1960s, Black revolutionary H. Rap Brown, now known as Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, was often quoted as saying violence is “as American as cherry … [Read more...]
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students often get hands-on experience in their field while earning a degree
Two of this December’s top graduates – Nick Robinson and Otoniel Encarnacion – used that combination of work and study to find success. Robinson is graduating with a master’s degree in architecture … [Read more...]
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