Maria Hamilton, the mother of Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old unarmed black man shot fourteen times for sleeping in a public park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - will be in Washington D.C. this weekend for … [Read more...]
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee is Moving
Effective May 18, 2015 our new location and address will be: 728 North James Lovell Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 (In the Community Advocates Building) Telephone No. remains: (414) 727-5300 … [Read more...]
Loretta Lynch Makes History as the First African-American Woman to be Attorney General
By Srijan Sen After five months of deliberation since the nomination by President Obama and the swearing in ceremony, Loretta Lynch was officially appointed as the 83rd Attorney General (AG) of … [Read more...]
Baltimoreans Reflect on Freddie Gray and Their City
By E.R. Shipp Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Between the bodacious demands of young people practically demanding that York Road motorists honk their horns to honor … [Read more...]
Community Leaders Strive to Help Black Males Achieve
By Karen Stokes A recent UW-Milwaukee study shows that Wisconsin has the highest percentage of incarcerated Black males than any other state. Still another study shows that the metropolitan … [Read more...]
‘Black Panther Party’ Film Series Seeks Wider Audience
By Jazelle Hunt WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, the first feature-length film to focus on the origin and downfall of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense is … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Consider Eliminating Prevailing Wage
By Graham Kilmer Wisconsin State Representative Christine Sinicki drives over the Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee every day, and she says she is thankful that recent construction is being done by highly … [Read more...]
‘Right-to-Work’ Laws Depress Union and Non-Union Wages
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite what the defenders of “right-to-work” laws claim, those policies offer less protection for employees and depress … [Read more...]
Panel Gives Arena and Entertainment District a Thumbs Up
By Tiffany Crouse A panel of Milwaukeeans got together on Tuesday, April 29 to discuss the plans for the new stadium and entrainment district to be erected in downtown Milwaukee. The panel … [Read more...]
Bonds Re-elected as School Board President
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors re-elected Dr. Michael Bonds as its president Tuesday night at the Board’s annual organizational meeting. Dr. Bonds, who was first elected to the Board in … [Read more...]
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