By Karen Stokes In 1980, Victor Barnett wanted to bring about a transformation in the community by offering youth an alternative to gang involvement and making Milwaukee a better city. At the … [Read more...]
AT&T Pioneers Donate Over 650 New Backpacks to Milwaukee Elementary School Students
‘Tools for Learning Project’ Provides Backpacks Filled With School Supplies to Needy Students Nearly 650 Milwaukee elementary school students have new backpacks filled with school supplies for … [Read more...]
Group Throws Birthday Party for Century-Old Railroad to Raise Awareness of Oil Tanker Danger
By Ariele Vaccaro It might seem that the only thing new about the bridge running through Milwaukee’s Fifth Ward is its name, “Rusty”. It was old Rusty’s birthday last week Tuesday. The … [Read more...]
Jamyla Bolden Mourned by Family and Community at Friendly Temple
By Mariah Stewart Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American ST. LOUIS -- Walking into the church sanctuary, Natasha Kelly grabbed her eight-year-old’s hand. “You okay?” Kelly asked. … [Read more...]
Survey of Wisconsin Students Shows Need for Increased School Based Drug Prevention Programs
A new report released Tuesday by Rise Together reveals 1 in 2 middle school and high school students in Wisconsin who experimented with risky substances such as illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco are … [Read more...]
Insurgents Trump and Sanders Send a Message
By Jesse Jackson This has been insurgent summer in presidential politics. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have soared. They are raising issues that politicians in both parties can no … [Read more...]
860 WNOV Exclusive: Human Trafficking Task Force Leader Aims to End Misconceptions, Spread Awareness
By Ariele Vaccaro The prevalence of human trafficking in Milwaukee struck Dana World-Patterson when she, an etiquette and image consultant at the time, asked a room of high school girls if … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Assembly Considers Bill That Would De-fund Planned Parenthood
By Ariele Vaccaro A new bill that would give the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) priority over Planned Parenthood for Title X funding garnered passionate support and opposition during … [Read more...]
Walk To End Alzheimer’s
Waukesha Seeking to Take Water from Lake Michigan
By Milwaukee Courier Staff As we reported Aug. 21, Waukesha is seeking to take water from Lake Michigan because, it claims, it does not have the ability to provide safe drinking water to its … [Read more...]
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