By Lynda Jones As we move forward into another year, a look into the top stories for Milwaukee desires a last look. For Milwaukee 2009 was a year of a few highs, some real lows and you decide on … [Read more...]
Senator Spencer Coggs To Run For Lieutenant Governor
Experience and dedication key to campaign Senator Spencer Coggs announced this week that he is officially a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2010. “After speaking with many … [Read more...]
CBC members stand up for Black Press, jobs, small business, vow to escalate protests
By Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The 10 Black members of the powerful House Finance Committee are still being applauded this week by the Black Press and Black … [Read more...]
Mayor responds to MPS test results
“This week’s release of the national Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) results underscores the need for urgent action to reform a school system that is failing too many children in Milwaukee,” … [Read more...]
Juneteenth legislation signed into law
Sen. Spencer Coggs’ bill making Juneteenth Day, or June 19th, a legal holiday in Wisconsin, was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Doyle in Milwaukee before a huge crowd of supporters at the Northcott … [Read more...]
Restorative Justice conference confronts bullying
by Lynda Jones Marquette University Law School’s Restorative Justice Initiative recently hosted a conference entitled “Bullying in Schools: Teaching Respect and Compassion Through Restorative … [Read more...]
NAACP raises concerns over BadgerCare changes
Jerry Ann Hamilton, president of the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP, echoed concerns raised by state legislators over a change to the BadgerCare program in Southeast Wisconsin in an open letter to … [Read more...]
Down Home With The Neelys: A Southern Family Cookbook
A southern family cookbook will be published by Knopf on May 12 Do you remember that scene in Jerry Maguire when Jerry expresses his love in a long-winded speech to Dorothy and she responds, … [Read more...]
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