City of Milwaukee seeks increased partnership with community to reduce African American infant deaths by 15 percent and overall infant deaths by 10 percent Mayor Tom Barrett and Commissioner of … [Read more...]
Hupy and Abraham, S.C. supports Neighborhood House Annual Celebration
Neighborhood House Annual Celebration Dinner and Auction was held Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. The theme of this year’s event, “You Make Us Strong” was an … [Read more...]
Potawatomi Bingo Casino recognized with two Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards
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...]
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