By Lynda L. Jones Following Governor Walker’s rejection of billions in federal Medicaid funds to fill the holes in BadgerCare, county elected officials from five counties spoke out this week during … [Read more...]
BloodCenter of Wisconsin to host 13th Annual Milwaukee Bucks Blood Drive
BloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bucks are teaming up to save lives with the 13th Annual Milwaukee Bucks Blood Drive on Monday, March 25. The community blood drive will be held from 7 a.m. … [Read more...]
UPENN grad becomes nation’s youngest African American engineer
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki S. Raton Under what would be described on their graduation site as gray, overcast skies, the graduates of the University of Pennsylvania’s 12 schools … [Read more...]
Give patients in need a fresh start this spring
Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and eggs are hatching. It’s spring, a time of renewal. For hospital patients in need of blood, hope for a fresh start comes from generous donors. When Matt … [Read more...]
Super Saturday – Free tax services & more
Milwaukee County residents will get the opportunity to have their taxes done at no charge plus a lot more at Super Saturday. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program of the Milwaukee … [Read more...]
SDC takes programs to the community
A Milwaukee neighborhood will, for one day, become the site for several of the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) busiest programs. The services will be offered to the public at Integrated Mobile … [Read more...]
Where do we go from here? A glimpse into Milwaukee’s Infant Mortality Crisis
A special series by Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families The thought of holding the body of a lifeless infant is heartbreaking to say the least. But the reality is that far too many … [Read more...]
Black Press honors Valerie Jarrett, Susan Taylor, Dr. Maulana Karenga, and others with awards during Black Press Week in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – White House adviser Valerie Jarrett has been named the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation’s “Newsmaker of the Year.” Jarrett was presented the award last week … [Read more...]
A Southern Governor breaks with the past
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist There are some painful things from my childhood in segregated Tuscaloosa, Ala., that I will never forget. At the top of the list is Gov. George C. Wallace’s … [Read more...]
Rough Day: Recognizing stress in youths
By Vincent Lyles President/CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee The other day, a Boys & Girls Clubs staff member shared a story with me about a young woman she knew. The … [Read more...]
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