By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – It was a telephone call that Tracy Martin, father of the 17-year-old African-American killed in Sanford, Fla. by … [Read more...]
Restrictive State Voter ID Laws: The real threat to voting rights
(WASHINGTON) – This week, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on “Voting Wrongs: Oversight of the Justice Department’s Voting Rights Enforcement.” The … [Read more...]
Community events address Wisconsin’s high rate of African American Infant Mortality
Tuesday, April 24 Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc. 3020 W. Vliet St, Milwaukee 5:30 pm -7:30 pm No RSVP required Join the Milwaukee LIHF Collaborative to hear recommendations to … [Read more...]
Services held for Larry Reed, Sr., a leader in the community, athletics, business and church
By Lynda Jones Homegoing services were held on Saturday, April 14 for Larry Reed, Sr., one of Milwaukee’s longtime leaders who made his mark in the arena of athletics, business and church … [Read more...]
Rally and March for Justice for Trayvon and Bo Morrison
By Cassandra Lans On Tuesday, April 10, members of the community in Milwaukee held a Rally and March for Justice for Trayvon and Bo Morrison in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue … [Read more...]
City receives check to assist property owners
The City of Milwaukee was presented with a $57,000 check last Thursday to be used to assist property owners in making repairs to broken or damaged sewer lines, according to Alderman Joe Davis, … [Read more...]
Health disparities cause financial burdens for families, communities and health care system
By Kimberly N. Alleyne Special to the NNPA from the America’s Wire Health disparities are creating economic burdens for families, communities and the nation’s health care system. Across the … [Read more...]
Job Fair scheduled
More than 30 employers looking to hire workers will be on hand at the Spring Career Fair hosted by the Social Development Commission (SDC) W-2 Program and Kaplan University Learning Center. The … [Read more...]
National-International Urban & Small Farm Conference Sept. 7-9, 2012
Request For Workshop Proposals Deadline: April 30th, 2012 Growing Power is proud to announce its request for proposals for workshop presentations. At this year’s conference we expect to have over 100 … [Read more...]
“Pre-Occupy Symposium” to be held at UW-Milwaukee beginning on Friday, April 13
The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee’s Center for 21st Century Studies will look at the roots of the Occupy movement, the Wisconsin 2011 political protests, and other activist movements on Friday, … [Read more...]
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