By Eelisa Jones Ida B. Wells is widely acknowledge as the first anti-lynching activist in U.S. history. Born in Holly Spring, Mass. on July 16th, 1862, Wells was dedicated to the creation of a … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Business Divas Host Business Vendor Fair
The Milwaukee Business Divas Face Book Club is sponsoring their Business Vendor Fair on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Wisconsin African American Women’s Center (WAAWC), 3020 West Vliet Street, … [Read more...]
Is Ending Segregation the Key to Ending Poverty?
(The Atlantic) – Like many mothers raising children in Chicago’s housing projects in the 1990s and 2000s, Seitia Harris was afraid of the drugs and violence that were pervasive in the neighborhood … [Read more...]
Vision, Innovation, & Power at the Art Museum: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair
By Ariele Vaccaro As the city moves into Black History Month, so will the Milwaukee Art Museum as it hosts a chic travelling exhibit called Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of the Ebony Fashion … [Read more...]
Gov. Walker’s Welfare Drug Testing Proposal
By Eelisa Jones Politicians and advocates have reignited a national debate over drug-testing welfare recipients in response to a January press release from Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker. Walker’s press … [Read more...]
NNPA Mid-Winter Conference
NNPA Mid-Winter Conference Nassau, Bahamas (Photos by Urban Media) … [Read more...]
Governor Kills Kenosha Casino Project
By Ariele Vaccaro Years of effort by the Menominee Tribe to erect a casino in Kenosha came to an abrupt and fruitless end on Friday, Jan. 23. Gov. Scott Walker killed the project with four … [Read more...]
Scott Walker Proposes Drug Testing for Low Income Residents Needing Public Assistance
By Karen Stokes For Natasha Jackson, receiving public assistance was a necessity to help provide food for her family. Jackson 28, who lives on Milwaukee’s north side with her three young sons … [Read more...]
MPS employee wellness program earns American Heart Association Gold award
One of only two Gold-designated school districts in Wisconsin MILWAUKEE (January 2015) - Milwaukee Public Schools’ employee wellness program earned a Gold designation from the American Heart … [Read more...]
Florida Mom Convicted For Firing Warning Shot Released from Prison
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 2015 (UPI) -- A Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot during a fight with her husband in 2010 was released Tuesday. Marissa Alexander was … [Read more...]
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