Gone Too Soon: Healthy Babies Need Healthy Communities Too many of our babies are gone too soon. In fact, a 2010 report called Milwaukee Fetal/Infant Mortality Review, by Michaelski, et al, states … [Read more...]
Council votes against food seller’s license for Dollar Tree
This week the full Common Council voted 14-0-1 to approve the recommendation of the Licenses Committee to deny a food seller’s license for the Dollar Tree at 2303 N. Dr. Martin Luther King … [Read more...]
Incarceration Rate for African American Men: Impacting Families and the Community
In Milwaukee County, more than half of African American men in their 30’s are in or have been in state prison. And that is creating a tremendous impact on the men, their families, their neighborhoods … [Read more...]
A new wrinkle in smoking research
If health concerns won’t get college students to quit smoking, maybe experiencing the future will. That’s the finding of Hayeon Song, an assistant professor of communication at the University of … [Read more...]
Mayor Kevin Johnson warns of ‘Crisis’ in education
By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief The education of Blacks has reached a state of crisis that demands a strong response from all African Americans, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson told … [Read more...]
Dear African American adolescents,
By Ray Blount I am an African American male and recent high school graduate. Throughout the duration of my high school career, I gained a great deal of knowledge as to what the key factors are … [Read more...]
Former Congressman William Gray passes
Funeral arrangements were expected to be finalized soon for former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Philadelphia minister William Herbert (Bill) Gray III. Gray died on Monday, … [Read more...]
A free faith based health fair
More and more, churches are answering the call for greater health awareness in their community. This is a wonderful thing. Where else do people go religiously for information and enlightenment? One … [Read more...]
Supreme Court guts Voting Rights and Affirmative Action
By Gloria Browne-Marshall, Supreme Court Correspondent for The Milwaukee Courier Trayvon Martin’s parents seek justice for a son killed for walking while Black. The Court gutted Voting Rights. … [Read more...]
Housing Authority Education Initiative celebrates student success
Kali Huettl named Student of the Year Residents of local public housing were excited to participate last week in the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee’s annual Student Recognition Event, … [Read more...]
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