by Karen Stokes Jaylah Rayford 15, is a teen with goals. Between college, traveling and a career in orthopedic surgery, Jaylah’s goals surpass the stereotypical limitations that some would … [Read more...]
Humphries Announces Candidacy for State Superintendent of Public Instruction
By Dylan Deprey The frequent interruption of political commercials flashing every two minutes may have faded following the presidential election, but there is another campaign brewing in … [Read more...]
The Many Faces of Adoption
By Dylan Deprey Simone Biles may have never stepped foot on a balance beam, if her grandparents never adopted her. Louis Armstrong may have never gotten his hand on a trumpet if his grandmother, … [Read more...]
COPD Awareness: How Smoking Can Kill
By Mrinal Gokhale We have been taught that smoking is harmful for health since childhood, but Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), makes it clear just how harmful tobacco can … [Read more...]
UWM hosts fourth annual Summit on Black Male Youth
MILWAUKEE - The UW-Milwaukee African American Male Initiative is hosting the fourth annual Summit on Black Male Youth, Dec. 15-16. This year’s theme is “Black Boys Thriving: Pathways to … [Read more...]
Girls on the Run of Greater Milwaukee hosted Celebratory 5k Event at Bayshore Town Center on Sunday, November 13
Girls on the Run of Greater Milwaukee hosted a 5k event on Sunday, November 13th at Bayshore Town Center. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based, positive youth development program that uses … [Read more...]
It Looks Like Milwaukee Has a New Sister
by Dylan Deprey Make sure the bedroom is clean and the bunk beds are made because Milwaukee has a new sibling. While it is a little farther then picking them up from the hospital, Milwaukee’s … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Public Safety Committee Supports Smokeless Tobacco Ban
By Mrinal Gokhale The Milwaukee Common Council Public Safety Committee approved an ordinance to ban smokeless tobacco at sports venues and arenas within the City of Milwaukee. Specifically, … [Read more...]
Common Council Refocuses on Neighborhoods in Amended City Budget
The Milwaukee Common Council on Friday adopted an amended 2017 city budget that refocuses priorities to improve neighborhood quality of life, boosts public safety using a holistic approach to crime, … [Read more...]
#BlackLivesMatter: The hashtag That Became a Movement
By Angeline Bergman Black. Lives. Matter. The hashtag emerged in 2013 and changed social activism ever since. It’s 2016 now and those words still serve as a call to action. The co-founders … [Read more...]
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