By Nyesha Stone Ever thought of becoming a street medic? Wait, what is a street medic? A street medic is someone who provides medical care at protest or demonstrations. Street medics can be … [Read more...]
Herb Kohl Foundation Announces 2017 Academic Awards and Scholarships
By MPS Schools More than 200 graduating seniors, 100 teachers and 16 principals have been selected to receive honors and monetary awards this year from the Herb Kohl Foundation. Former U.S. … [Read more...]
Running Rebels to Release Milwaukee’s Warning Basketball League Documentary
By Danielle Miller Craig Harden, member of the Running Rebels, presented a documentary about the history of Warning, one of the most successful summer basketball leagues. Running Rebels is a … [Read more...]
Aisha Carr’s Run for School Board is a Life of Experiences in the Making
By Dylan Deprey As a 13-year-old, Aisha Carr never dreamed of working in education, let alone becoming a special education teacher. She would have had to work with kids, and after basically … [Read more...]
“Breaking Walls” Shares Insight on Youth Prison Reform
By Dylan Deprey In 2002, the United States Department of Justice released its investigation into Mississippi’s youth prisons, otherwise known as “training facilities.” The report revealed the … [Read more...]
Still Pleading Our Own Cause: The Black Press Celebrates 190 Years
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor The oldest Black business industry in America began 190 years ago today. On March 16, 1827, the first edition of the “Freedom’s Journal” was … [Read more...]
Sherman Park Boys & Girls Club Reopening is More than a Fresh Coat of Paint
By Dylan Deprey The basement of the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club was a scorcher during the summer. It was just one of the many rooms that had a mind of its own. “This is the teen room so, … [Read more...]
Rid Racism Milwaukee Program Reveals Impact of Historical Segregation in the Most Segregated City in the Country
By Danielle Miller Reggie Jackson from the Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation, Inc. and Rid Racism Board member gave a presentation of the systematic segregation from Milwaukee’s history and … [Read more...]
The Pupil Turned Teacher Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Holds Speech at Milwaukee Theatre
By Andrew Boldt At a dais, nearly 50 years ago, on June, 4, 1967 at Cleveland’s Muhammad Ali Summit, sat Lew Alcindor, who was then a sophomore at the University of California- Los Angeles. … [Read more...]
Barrett Says Milwaukee is “No Drain on the State,” but Cannot Ignore Frustrations
Business owners, CEOs and elected officials wore stickers branded with their first jobs. There were dishwashers, life guards and waitresses on wheels. For Mayor Tom Barrett, one of his first jobs … [Read more...]
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