Compiled by Courier Staff Keyboardist George Duke, one of the pioneers of the jazz-fusion movement that merged jazz, rock and funk in the late 1960s and 1970s, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 in Los … [Read more...]
Outreach Community Health Centers celebrates National Community Health Centers Week
Each year, Community Health Centers all over the country celebrate National Community Health Center Week during the month of August. As part of a weeklong campaign (August 11-17, 2013) to raise … [Read more...]
Do you remember the U.N.I.A. and the Garveys?
GarveyFest 2013, special guest, hip hop group DEAD PREZ Africans on the Move is celebrating its 25th Annual GarveyFest on Saturday, August 17th , from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the Parklawn YMCA, 4340 N. … [Read more...]
Roundy’s to offer locally grown produce, providing customers with information on where and how the produce came to life
Roundy’s, Inc. (Roundy’s) (NYSE: RNDY), a leading grocer in the Midwest, this week announced a joint venture with the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC), a member of the Wisconsin Department of … [Read more...]
Swift action needed to curb gun violence in Milwaukee
Lawmakers stand with city leaders, urge passage of bipartisan legislation in Fall Session State Senator Nikiya Harris and State Representatives Mandela Barnes, LaTonya Johnson, and Evan Goyke … [Read more...]
10,000 books donated to the children of Milwaukee
Sen. Taylor thanks Roger Rosen & Rosen Publishing for gift, calls for reading focus at home Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee), civic and education leaders this week welcomed a gift of 10,000 books … [Read more...]
Start school year off right by making sure children are on schedule with vaccinations
August is National Immunization Awareness Month It’s back-to-school time, and state health officials are encouraging parents to make immunization appointments for their children before the school … [Read more...]
Glendale resident gets leg up on STEM Academic Career at University of Dayton
Anthony Smith of Glendale, WI, joined more than two dozen incoming minority students from around the nation and Puerto Rico for a headstart on their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) … [Read more...]
Julius Chambers, Champion of the courtroom dies at 76
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Civil rights attorney Julius LeVonne Chambers died after a long illness. He was 76. Julius Chambers was a champion of the courtroom. A masterful attorney of great … [Read more...]
Raise Up Milwaukee continues effort to raise minimum wage
Fast-food workers in seven cities join forces for unprecedented week of strikes Compiled by Courier Staff Joining forces, thousands of low-wage workers walked off their jobs this week in an … [Read more...]
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