By Karen Stokes For Sherman Park resident Justine Oates, voting is a family affair. “I learned as a teenager growing up in Alabama that voting was a civil right. African-Americans have … [Read more...]
Mayor, police chief and community react to recent violence in the city of Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn announced at a press conference July 24, after yet another shooting involving children in the city of Milwaukee, that there … [Read more...]
Florida 9 year-old basketball star recruited by the University of Miami
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Her favorite television shows are on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon writes Christy Cabrera Chirinos in the June 18, 2014 Sun … [Read more...]
Milwaukee residents attend vigil in memory of Sierra Guyton
By Arielle Vaccaro This past Monday, just before dusk, a group of community members stood in Clark Street School’s crowded playground. Attendees of all ages stood shoulder to shoulder. Some … [Read more...]
Gilbert Brown Foundation and AT&T Wisconsin pioneers team up to offer 9th Annual All-Pro Football Camp
The Gilbert Brown Foundation and the AT&T Wisconsin Pioneers have teamed up once again. The free football camp for Milwaukee youth at North Division High School was held Tuesday, July 8 and … [Read more...]
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How world has changed since I ran for president
By Jesse Jackson This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of my 1984 campaign for the presidency. Last Saturday at the kickoff of the annual Rainbow Push Convention, Rep. Maxine Waters led … [Read more...]
Mary Burke Leads at Juneteenth
Every year, Milwaukee communities commemorate Juneteenth Day, the date federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to announce the end of the Civil War and enforce the end of slavery. Last week … [Read more...]
The Milwaukee Urban League’s 2014 Black & White Ball
Now in its 29th year, the annual Black & White Ball proved to be a huge financial success, raising nearly $307,000 in net proceeds to support the work and the programs of the Milwaukee Urban … [Read more...]
Operations School’s Out at North Division High School
Chief Edward A. Flynn held Roll Call outside North Division High School Thursday morning, as part of Operation School’s Out. A show of strength to the community that they are here for … [Read more...]
In tribute to Anna Mae Wilson Robertson
By Hon. GWEN MOORE House of Representatives Wisconsin Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate and honor a mother, volunteer and veteran, Anna Mae Wilson Robertson. Mrs. Robertson, a long-time … [Read more...]
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