By Karen Stokes Unemployment compensation is a helpful benefit for people experiencing gaps in employment that need the money to provide for their household. Even though unemployment is … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Public Art Museum Celebrates 50 Years of Ebony Fashion
By Jalen Turner, 15, Pius XI High School The Ebony Fashion Fair began in 1958 as the brainchild of Eunice Johnson of the Johnson Publishing Company. Johnson initiated the yearly fashion … [Read more...]
A Moment in Black History: Frederick Douglass
By Graham Thomas Kilmer Frederick Douglass, originally named Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was born the son of a slave and a white man in Talbot County, Maryland. Some believe … [Read more...]
Umar Johnson to Present at MATC and Webster Renaissance for Black History Month
By Taki S. Raton Dr. Umar A. Johnson will return to Milwaukee for scheduled appearances in observance of Black History Month. On Monday, February 23, Johnson will present his topic, “The Return … [Read more...]
UWM Speaker Encourages Students to Join Space Program
Would you like to be part of America’s space program? University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee students recently had a chance to hear from a top NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) … [Read more...]
Families Encouraged to Enroll by Friday for the Best Opportunity at their First-Choice School
Last week for MPS’ ‘Three-Choice Enrollment’ period, which ends Feb. 20 MILWAUKEE (February 2015) - Milwaukee Public Schools is encouraging families who are new to MPS or looking for a new school for … [Read more...]
Malcolm X’s Death Froze Separatist Image in Time
By Susanne Cervenka, USA TODAY Rodnell Collins stood next to his uncle, Malcolm X, as the latter stared thoughtfully at Plymouth Rock during a visit to Massachusetts when Collins was a … [Read more...]
Assata Shakur Supporters Fight for Her Exoneration
By Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer When President Barack Obama announced his intention to normalize relations with longtime nemesis Cuba, it wasn’t long … [Read more...]
Administrators, Representatives Concerned Over Proposed Cuts to UW-System
By Graham Thomas Kilmer On Tuesday February, 3 Governor Scott Walker released his budget proposal, a plan that includes a proposed $300 million cut in funding to the UWSystem and the … [Read more...]
W.E.B. DuBois: Timeless Ideals for a Better Society
By Ariele Vaccaro Among his numerous titles, “civil rights activist” might be William Edward Burghardt DuBois’s most influential. He’s more commonly known as W.E.B. DuBois. Although the … [Read more...]
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