By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On Wednesday, July 10, California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the … Read Full Article
Mental Health Stigma Still Affecting African Americans
The NNPA is taking a closer look at the stigma of mental illness in the African American community. This is the first in a series. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire … Read Full Article
Julia Means Appointed to the City of Milwaukee’s Board of Health
Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Julia Means, Registered Nurse, to the City of Milwaukee’s newly created Board of Health last month on June 27. The nine-member commission will advise the Health Department … Read Full Article
The Next Steps in Wisconsin’s Plan for Clean Air
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In the summer heat and humidity, it’s not always easy to catch a deep breath. However, when one finally gets an opportunity to inhale, there’s a good chance that it is smoke … Read Full Article
PAVE + STCM has Rebranded and Renamed Itself to City Forward Collective
By Nyesha Stone After a year of doing outreach, PAVE + STCM have decided to rebrand themselves into City Forward Collective which will have a new organizational vision led by Dr. Patricia Hoben—the … Read Full Article
AmeriCorps VISTA Applications are Now Open
By Nyesha Stone When Michelle Johnson and Molly Wirz finished their undergraduate degrees, they decided to take a gap year before going into their respective graduate programs. They decided to … Read Full Article
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele And The Department Of Health And Human Services Announce New Approach For Youth Justice Reform
Milwaukee County’s submission for State funding proposes a transformative approach to youth justice by developing a continuum of responsive services, including residential setting development By … Read Full Article
America’s Real Legacy
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, … Read Full Article
“We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident”
An Introspective Look at American Independence By LaKeshia Myers For me, America’s Independence Day has always been an interesting confluence of mixed emotions. As a child, the day was mainly … Read Full Article
Where Do We Go From Here?
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This past week, Milwaukee County made a great step in the right direction on the issue of … Read Full Article
Early Childhood Education Programs Receive $13.5 Million in Funding
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Education is an essential aspect in children’s lives. Creating educational systems to foster the growth and development of children is a costly function. Last week, several … Read Full Article
Lap of Love Provides At-Home Hospice Care for Pets Here in the City
By Nyesha Stone Over the years, pets have become considered members of the family, instead of an animal a family owns. The loss of a pet can create the same emotions as losing an actual … Read Full Article
Stories from New UW-Milwaukee Graduates Inspire Us All
By Mark A. Mone Chancellor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee As summer gets underway, we are so proud of all the graduates from around our city. Whether someone is graduating from … Read Full Article
Ensuring Our Future By Protecting the Environment
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Many issues are being debated in the national political arena right now. Among them is … Read Full Article
Throwing Rocks and Hiding Their Hands: Republican Crafted Budget Stiffs Milwaukee County
By LaKeshia Myers While sitting in the assembly chamber last week, my colleagues and I debated for over nine hours on the Republican-crafted biennial budget. While both sides debated ad nauseum … Read Full Article
Wisconsin Dental Students Receive Scholarships from WDA
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Going to school is one of the most expensive endeavors a person in the United States can partake in. Adding a masters or doctorate program after obtaining a bachelor’s … Read Full Article
One State Budget, Two Tylenol
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This month, the Wisconsin State Legislature took up the state budget. Ironically, June is also “Migraine and Headache Awareness Month”. While … Read Full Article
Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Wins Mass Attention for Focus on Falsely Accused Central Park Five
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor The painful true stories of five falsely accused young men, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, and Korey Wise, … Read Full Article
Trump Did the Right Thing
By Jesse Jackson In the last week, President Donald Trump suddenly reversed two major decisions. He announced he would not begin mass deportations of those who are living in the country … Read Full Article
Gov. Tony Evers Announces Drinking Water Protections for Emerging Health Contaminants
By Nyesha Stone Earlier this year, Gov. Tony Evers named 2019 the “Year of Clean Drinking Water.” To do this, he said that $40 million would be used to replace lead pipes, $25 million to clean-up … Read Full Article