By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times It is still unknown whether 28-year-old Sandra Bland was murdered by Waller County law enforcement officials or whether … [Read more...]
UACB Lee Campus Summer Celebration on August 15
Neighborhood Initiative Works to Create Community, Despite City Violence and Low Funding
By Maria Corpus On an early Tuesday afternoon, the Garden Homes Park at N. 26 St. and W. Atkinson Ave. is lively with children sharing laughs at the playground, and local residents conversing … [Read more...]
Questions of Integrity Arise with Release of Sandra Bland’s Arrest Video
By Ariele Vaccaro Social media has been buzzing since the release of a dashcam video that depicts a Texas trooper threatening to “light… up” Sandra Bland from outside her car. Three days … [Read more...]
Who is Scott Walker…Really?
By Karen Stokes On Monday, July 13, Representative Mandela Barnes (D-Milwaukee) attended Republican Governor Scott Walker’s presidential campaign launch rally at the Waukesha County Expo … [Read more...]
Greater New Birth Church Addresses Rising Need for Food with Mobile Pantry
By Mrinal Gokhale The Greater New Birth Church held their fourth mobile food pantry in conjunction with Feeding America on the afternoon of Friday, July 17. More than 500 people each … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Business Leaders Invest in Future of Young, Black Men with Wisconsin Scholars Program
By Karen Stokes It’s been three years since the first group of Milwaukee area students and their families gathered at Rufus King International High School for “Signing Day” to commit to … [Read more...]
Taki S. Raton Honored and Remembered During Memorial Service
By Ariele Vaccaro On the evening of July 17, a crowd gathered in the former home of AM 920 WOKY to celebrate the life of writer and educator Taki S. Raton. There, more than thirty attendees … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Senate Approves Arena Deal for the Bucks – with Changes
By Srijan Sen The Wisconsin state senate passed a bill 21-10 that proposed public funding for the new Bucks arena. The bill, now traveling to the state assembly, is expected to pass without … [Read more...]
Attorney General Lynch: Dylann Roof to Be Charged with Hate Crimes
By Ariele Vaccaro In a Wednesday press release from her office, recently appointed Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that Dylann Roof will be charged with hate crimes by a federal grand … [Read more...]
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