By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Milwaukee. The main purpose of Harris’ visit was to look at and discuss the possibilities of clean energy … Read Full Article
Patents Don’t Impede Patients’ Access to Drugs and Vaccines
By Jon Soderstrom Intellectual property rights are under assault overseas – and here at home. These attacks could prevent the creation of dozens of lifesaving medicines. That should worry every … Read Full Article
Medical College of Wisconsin Veteran Outreach Program Helps Prevent Suicide with Firearm Safety Initiative
Gun Shop Project and Safe Storage Program Provide Local Gun Shops, Ranges with Prevention Support Milwaukee, WI – The Captain John D. Mason Veteran Peer Outreach Program, on behalf of the … Read Full Article
Burlington Area School District (BASD) Mishandling Additional Reports of Racism In the Wake of Scathing DPI Ruling
The Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR) Urges the District to Bring POC To the Table In Creating Their Corrective Action Plan (CAP), While Sharing Its Own Recommendations for the … Read Full Article
First Lady Michelle Obama Encourages Everyone to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
https://youtu.be/BBzVwTvSqKk Hey everyone it’s Michelle Obama, and I wanted to let you know that Barack and I couldn’t be more thrilled that we got our Covid-19 vaccine. This is a deadly … Read Full Article
Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis
By Rep. Robyn Vining Gun violence is a public health crisis. Nearly 20,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2020 – more than any other year in decades. This dangerous trend continues in … Read Full Article
Connecting High-Risk Wisconsinites to the Much-Needed COVID-19 Vaccine
By Acting FEMA Region 5 Administrator Kevin M. Sligh Sr. It’s about accessibility, confidence and equity. FEMA’s focus for the last three months has been on reaching Wisconsin’s underserved … Read Full Article
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know about COVID-19, the Variants and the Vaccines
Establishing Public Health through the Black Church: The Road to Vaccination for All By Josephine Reid Local health departments play a vital role in providing many important public health services … Read Full Article
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Announces Funding to Help Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine
By Ana Martinez-Ortizv Wisconsin isn’t the healthiest state in the country, and while it’s not the worse it could always do better. According to the United Health Foundation’s annual report on … Read Full Article
Alex Lasry Builds Statewide Campaign for United States Senate
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Alex Lasry has been hitting the campaign trail hard since announcing his run for United States Senate against Ron Johnson back in February. This week, he announced … Read Full Article
Puff, Puff, Stop
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and the Black Community When you don’t smoke, it seems extremely weird to see people smoking in public. At first … Read Full Article
Nearly $500,000 in Emergency Grants Issued Through the UW Credit Union Fund for Racial Equity
24 Madison and Milwaukee-based organizations to benefit, addressing homelessness, mental health and more Beginning next week, 24 organizations will receive emergency grants totaling nearly $500,000 … Read Full Article