Milwaukee – United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County has identified and recruited four influential community leaders from Milwaukee and Waukesha County to head up its 2018 Community … [Read more...]
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Statement Regarding Childhood Lead Poisoning Program Internal Investigation
By Bevan K. Baker, FACHE Over the last several weeks, there have been numerous media reports regarding concerns within the City of Milwaukee Health Department’s (MHD) Childhood Lead Poisoning … [Read more...]
Reminder to Vote In Midterm Elections
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz February is Black History Month, it is the month of St. Valentine’s Day and in 2018 it is the month for midterm elections. While it’s been a little over a year since the last … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Common Council appoints Dr. Patricia McManus interim Health Commissioner
By Karen Stokes After over an hour and a half of questions and answers, on Tuesday Feb. 6, the Milwaukee Common Council appointed Dr. Patricia McManus as interim Health Commissioner for the … [Read more...]
Community Looking for New Police Chief to “Bring Back the Trust”
By Karen Stokes More than 100 residents, police, and elected officials attended a town hall meeting Wednesday night at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society to contribute to a discussion on … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Women’s March Empowered All
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The women of Milwaukee united this past Saturday at the Women’s March WI Anniversary Day of Action held in honor of the first ever Women’s March. Together they rallied, … [Read more...]
Thousands Attend 34th Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at Marcus Center
By Mrinal Gokhale Thousands gathered at the Marcus Center of Performing Arts on Sunday, Jan. 14 to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From 1 pm to 3 pm, local elected and … [Read more...]
Green Bay Packer, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Unveils First HERO Headquarters
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz On Tuesday morning, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix arrived at Benjamin Franklin Elementary to launch his foundation’s first ever HERO Headquarters. He was welcomed by students and … [Read more...]
A Year In Review: Murals, Masterpieces and Makers
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The year 2017 was a plethora of emotions. It was filled with heartbreak, with healing and with a triumph over tragedy, at the very least these were the responses in … [Read more...]
Stop the Mental Health Stigma
By Nyesha Stone The Black community has been through a lot, and a lot of our problems seemed to get pushed aside by society, and by ourselves. There’s this stigma that mental health isn’t an … [Read more...]
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