Bus Stoppage Leads to Community Organization, Carpools
By Maria Corpus When reality hit that Milwaukee County drivers and mechanics would hold a 72-hour work stoppage, members at All Peoples Church – an Evangelical Lutheran congregation in … [Read more...]
Spike in Violent Crime in Milwaukee Over Past Weekend Sparks Political and Community Reactions
By Tiffany Crouse Homicide rates in Milwaukee have doubled in the last year, going from 36 homicides in the first six months of the year in 2014, to 74 homicides since the beginning of 2015. Many … [Read more...]
Compton 15-Year-Old Became the Youngest African American Female to Pilot Plane Cross-Country
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Writes Daily News reporter Tracey Miller in 2009, our YG&B feature this week, “departed with a dream and returned home a record … [Read more...]
860 WNOV Exclusive: Co. Supervisor Rainey Fulfills Promise to Late Philanthropist Rosenberg
By Ariele Vaccaro As a teenager attending Riverside High School, Khalif Rainey didn’t see a whole lot in himself. He transferred from school to school and didn’t get exceptional … [Read more...]
After the Massacre: Resurgence of Race Issues in America
By Karen Stokes Presently, it’s difficult to separate the issues of race, the Confederate flag and gun control from the senseless violence perpetrated by Dylann Roof 21, who has been charged … [Read more...]
North Division High School Junior Makes it to State Finals in National American Miss Pageant
By Ariele Vaccaro When Cynthia Gude’s older sister, Bianca, signed her up for the National Miss Pageant, Gude took it as a challenge. The North Division High School junior had never done … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Theater Activist Brings Back PocketBook Monologues – With a Twist
By Mrinal Gokhale As 150 people sat in the Body & Soul Healing Arts Center on the evening of June 18, over 20 African-American women performed monologues on sexuality in the former church … [Read more...]
In Preview: Historical Musical About Success in Racialized Times Arrives in Milwaukee
By Eelisa Jones Motown the Musical will arrive at Milwaukee’s Marcus Center on July 7. The musical centers its more than 40 Motown hits on the life story of Berry Gordy – an American … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Voting Rights Act
By Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Legislation that would retool and restore the Voting Rights Act was introduced in Congress on June 24. Sens. Patrick … [Read more...]
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