By Karen Stokes U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Mayor Cavalier Johnson and additional community leaders in … [Read more...]
National Stroke Month Shines a Spotlight on Stroke Prevention and Recovery
By Karen Stokes During National Stroke Awareness Month, the CDC convened a briefing attended by prominent scientists and public health leaders to unveil recent stroke-related data and delve into … [Read more...]
Senator Agard’s “Grass Routes” Tour Stops in Wauwatosa to Discuss Cannabis Legalization
By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, May 10, Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard along with special guest Representative Robyn Vining hosted a town hall as part of Senator Agard’s “Grass Routes” Tour … [Read more...]
Wisconsin’s Only Black-0wned Bank Celebrates Its 98th Annual Meeting, Largest in More Than 40 Years
(Milwaukee)—Columbia Savings & Loan Association held its Ninety-Eighth Annual Meeting with more than 60 members and guests attending, making it the savings and loan’s largest Annual Meeting in … [Read more...]
Republican Debt Ceiling Proposal Could Have a Detrimental Effect on Healthcare for Veterans
By Karen Stokes The amount of care and services VHA can provide is determined by funding that Congress appropriates each year. On Wednesday, House Republicans passed their debt ceiling proposal … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Celebrates Earth Day
By Karen Stokes Each year on April 22, people celebrate Earth Day by taking part in activities like picking up litter and planting trees to help make our world a healthier place to live. Earth … [Read more...]
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Clarence Thomas is in Trouble – Again
Clarence Thomas has served on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991. African American and born in poverty in Pinpoint, Georgia, Thomas attended Yale Law School and took the place of Thurgood Marshall, a … [Read more...]
Judge Janet Protasiewicz Wins
By Karen Stokes Janet Protasiewicz, a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Judge Janet Protasiewicz, defeated conservative Dan Kelly, by 11 … [Read more...]
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Why do we Need to Vote
African Americans and women have always fought to vote. There’s been a long history of preventing people of color from voting. African Americans knew that the inability to vote resulted in … [Read more...]
PWSB Makes First Corporate Gift Toward Centennial Fund for Wisconsin’s Only Black-Owned Bank
(Milwaukee)—Port Washington State Bank (PWSB) has become the first corporate contributor to help Wisconsin’s only Black-owned financial institution modernize its technology and extend its reach to … [Read more...]
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