Every year, Milwaukee communities commemorate Juneteenth Day, the date federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to announce the end of the Civil War and enforce the end of slavery. Last week … [Read more...]
Sheriff Clark Kicks off the Juneteenth parade Route
Sheriff Clarke interacts with people along the parade route. Sheriff rides alongside a youth group as they step off for the parade. Photos by Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office … [Read more...]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act of 1964
House and Senate leaders, Members of Congress (including Congresswoman Moore), civil rights icons and advocates joined in the US Capitol this afternoon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil … [Read more...]
Milwaukee offers great opportunities for realizing the Dream of Homeownership
Summer is a prime time for home ownership dreams to become reality. Each year the federal government kicks off National Home ownership Month in the summer, and this year the theme is “Preserving … [Read more...]
On June 27, Free HIV Testing Events at Select Walgreens Locations
In support of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, and Greater Than AIDS—a coalition of about 200 public- and private sector partners united in … [Read more...]
60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education we’ve come a long way but we have a long way to go … Part 2
Universally Speaking Murray v. Maryland (1936) - Disappointed that the University of Maryland School of Law was rejecting black applicants solely because of their race, beginning in 1933 Thurgood … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Celebrates Juneteenth Day
A parade-goer compares cowboy hats with the sheriff. (And the little guy next to him wears the same hat!) … [Read more...]
US-Born Latinos Hold More Jobs Than Foreign-Born
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) For the first time in more than two decades, Latinos who are immigrants hold fewer jobs in the United States than those who are born in this … [Read more...]
Black Women are Taking Care of Business
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Instead of breaking the glass ceiling, Black women have increasingly started making their own. According to the Center for … [Read more...]
Salvation Army to feed more than 130 thousand lunches to children this summer
Wauwatosa, WI – The Salvation Army kicked off the Feed The Kids Summer Meals program on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee with great support from community leaders and … [Read more...]
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