By Karen Stokes In 1980, Victor Barnett wanted to bring about a transformation in the community by offering youth an alternative to gang involvement and making Milwaukee a better city. At the … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Succeeds Receives $5 Million, Sets Sights on 2020 Goals
By Ariele Vaccaro Not long after releasing a mostly positive milestone report, Milwaukee Succeeds got word that it would be receiving $5 million over the course of the next four years to … [Read more...]
Civil Rights Icon Julian Bond Dies at 75
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Julian Bond, immediate past board chairman of the NAACP, a founding member and communications director of Student … [Read more...]
Judge Denies SDC Lawsuit, County to Move Forward with UMOS Contract
By Ariele Vaccaro On Friday Aug. 14, Milwaukee County Judge David Hanscher threw out a temporary restraining order from the Social Development Commission (SDC). The organization had filed the … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Celebrates National Night Out at Lincoln Park
By Ariele Vaccaro It’s not often that Milwaukee residents get to watch a state politician fly at full speed down a water slide. But on Wednesday evening, they did just that. Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Bucks Arena Deal Moves on to Walker’s Desk
By Srijan Sen The bill to provide partial public funding for the new Bucks arena has passed the state assembly by a 52- 34 margin. Pending the approval of Gov. Walker and the Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Initiative Works to Create Community, Despite City Violence and Low Funding
By Maria Corpus On an early Tuesday afternoon, the Garden Homes Park at N. 26 St. and W. Atkinson Ave. is lively with children sharing laughs at the playground, and local residents conversing … [Read more...]
Scott Walker Passes Budget Just in Time for Presidential Campaign Launch
By Karen Stokes On Sunday, Governor Scott Walker signed the 2015-17 Wisconsin state budget, the day before he announced his presidential bid. The budget, which passed the assembly on … [Read more...]
Stop Summer Slide! The Milwaukee Bucks Join United Way in the Summer Reading Partnership
The Milwaukee Bucks partnered with United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County to distribute new books to summer school students at Franklin Pierce Elementary School July 1st. Bango, the … [Read more...]
Bus Stoppage Leads to Community Organization, Carpools
By Maria Corpus When reality hit that Milwaukee County drivers and mechanics would hold a 72-hour work stoppage, members at All Peoples Church – an Evangelical Lutheran congregation in … [Read more...]
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