By Dr. Reba Peoples We’ve all heard the old adage that black people have to work twice as hard to be seen as half as good. The sad truth is that, thanks to a host of structural and systemic … [Read more...]
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Parenting During COVID 19
By Thomasina Jenkins LCSW, CSAC, ICS What can parents do to help children and adolescents during this COVID-19 Pandemic? Realizing that this is a traumatic event, parents and family members … [Read more...]
Impact of Domestic Violence on African American Women
By Angela Braggs, MS African American women often live in the dangerous intersection of gender and race. As dual minorities, these women are more likely to live in extreme poverty, in segregated … [Read more...]
Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders to Co-Chair Research Project on Health Implications of U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Wisconsin Election
Wisconsin co-chair will be Milwaukee County Supervisor Dr. Sheldon Wasserman MILWAUKEE — Former U.S. Surgeon General M. Joycelyn Elders will co-chair a research project on the health implications of … [Read more...]
Hospice Employees Receive “Self-Care” Tools and Modify Patient Care Model for Pandemic
By Mrinal Gokhale The proverb “take care of yourself before helping others” rings true in many aspects of life. With the explosion of the coronavirus pandemic, many healthcare workers fear … [Read more...]
Community Media Supports MaskUpMKE
With COVID-19 decimating communities of color across the nation, particularly Milwaukee, local newspapers will donate advertising space to MaskUpMKE (https://www.maskupmke.org/). To combat the … [Read more...]
Looking to Save on Food? Here’s a Way to Grow Your Own or Buy Affordable Local Produce
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Home is not a safe place for domestic violence survivors. Sojourner seeks to share safety resources amid COVID-19.
Safety bulletins, PSAs encourage survivors to seek help and for the public to stay connected to break though isolation and fear. MILWAUKEE, April 28, 2020 – Staying home may safeguard against … [Read more...]
Community Health Centers Expand Access to COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing in Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s Community Health Centers (CHCs, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers) announced today that all five organizations have increased testing capacity and now offer COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Correcting this Faulty Belief about COVID-19 Will Save Lives
By Kenneth E. Thorpe In times of emergency, misperceptions can prove deadly. That’s certainly the case today, amid widespread belief that COVID-19 mainly threatens older Americans. In … [Read more...]
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