Casino’s Creative Department honored with single-spot, campaign awards Potawatomi Bingo Casino swept the commercial categories at the 2011 Chicago/ Midwest Emmy Awards, held Sunday, Nov. 6, in … [Read more...]
First Lady joins food desert fight
By Wendell Hutson Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Crusader Keisha Abrams, a 43-yearold diabetic, has shopped at a South Side Walgreens for 20 years and now shops there even more since the … [Read more...]
Mother Isabelle Burnett Dye recently celebrated her 95th birthday
New Covenant Baptist Church Pastor F.L. Crouther congratulates Mother Isabelle Burnett Dye, who recently celebrated her 95th birthday. Born in Clarksdale, Miss on September 11, 1916 and the mother of … [Read more...]
Heavy D dies at 44
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, the rapper, producer and actor affectionately known as Heavy D collapsed in his Beverly Hills home in the morning and died a short time later at a Los Angeles hospital, according … [Read more...]
Calvary Baptist Church and NAACP join forces for deputy registration training
The Reverend Dr. John R. Walton, Jr., Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church of Milwaukee, the church’s Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Committee and the Political Action Committee of the Milwaukee Branch of … [Read more...]
Joe Frazier loses battle to cancer at 67
The legendary heavweight bosing champion ‘Smokin Joe Frazier’ lost his brief battle to liver cancer on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at the age of 67 years-old. Frazier’s long career in boxing was full of … [Read more...]
Concealed carry gun law is officially here
Compiled by Courier Staff From now on Nov. 1, 2011 will go into the history books as the day that Wisconsin officially joined 48 other states in becoming a concealed carry gun law state. The … [Read more...]
Occupy Milwaukee and Occupy the Hood Milwaukee march on northside
By Cassandra Lans Since the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in the financial district (Wall Street) in New York City, there had not been many African Americans shown in … [Read more...]
Faith-Based Community embraces donorship
BloodCenter of Wisconsin hosted its Faith-Based and Health Care Community Reception on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at HeartLove Place. The Community Celebration honored African American donorship, … [Read more...]
Regional actors blend to create “The Trip”
By Taki S. Raton Hansberry-Sands Theatre Company (HSTC) announces a reading of the award-winning play, “The Trip” on Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13 at the Wisconsin African American … [Read more...]
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