By Karen Stokes Milwaukee get ready the Fresh Coast Jazz Festival is back for its sixth year! The highly anticipated return will be packed with world-class smooth jazz talent, it’s no wonder this festival is ranked among the nation’s best. Set at the Pabst Theatre the 2025 festival will feature 12 concerts over a 3-day […]
Milwaukee Common Council Approves $600,000 for Participatory Budgeting Program
By Karen Stokes For over five years, the African American Roundtable (AART) has advocated Participatory Budgeting in Milwaukee. On April 2, their persistent efforts paid off as the Common Council approved a $600,000 Participatory Budgeting program. Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process where community members directly decide how to allocate a portion of a public […]
Judge Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race in Historic, High-Stakes Election
By Karen Stokes After an expensive and closely watched race, Wisconsin voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new state Supreme Court justice. Judge Susan Crawford defeated Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel giving liberals a majority on Wisconsin’s highest court as it prepares to rule on cases involving abortion and reproductive rights, […]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Loans Help Revitalize 16 Small Businesses
By Karen Stokes Ebony Jennings was on a mission to restart her grandfather’s construction business which had been closed since his passing. In 2021 she founded Jennings Asphalt Contractors, a Woman-owned DBE asphalt paving and maintenance company. The Greater Milwaukee Foundation loan played a crucial role in the success of Jennings’ business. As Wisconsin’s largest […]
HIV Prevention Efforts Threatened by Proposed CDC Budget Cuts
By Karen Stokes The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Health and Human Services is considering closing the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) HIV Prevention Division, which spent approximately $1.3 billion in the 2023 fiscal year on infection tracking and HIV prevention and testing efforts. The CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention is one […]
Faith and Community Leaders Stand United: “Wisconsin Is Not for Sale”
By Karen Stokes On Monday, March 10, Souls to the Polls Wisconsin, a non-partisan voter education group, hosted a ‘Get Out the Vote’ community brunch to discuss key issues on the ballot and energize voters. Hundreds gathered at the Shriners Tripoli Temple, 3000 W. Wisconsin Ave., to enjoy breakfast and learn about volunteering opportunities and […]
Wisconsin Legislators Advocate for Governor Evers Proposed State Budget
By Karen Stokes Wisconsin Legislators Senator Dora Drake (D-04), and Representatives Darrin Madison (D-10), and Sequanna Taylor (D-11) held a State Budget Listening Session at the Villard Square Library to advocate for Governor Evers’ budget proposal. Gov. Tony Evers proposed a $55.5 billion state budget for 2025-27, which is an 18% increase. The budget prioritizes […]
New Blood Pressure Screen Hub at McGovern Park Senior Center
By Karen Stokes On February 27th, a collaboration between the American Heart Association (AHA) and Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Department Area Agency on Aging and Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin Inc., presented the second new screen-and-refer blood pressure hub at county-owned senior centers at McGovern Park Senior Center (4500 W. […]
Celebrate Black History Month to Preserve Truth and Legacy
By Karen Stokes February is Black History Month. A few weeks ago, The Defense Intelligence Agency ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and other “special observances” to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order, according to […]
Milwaukee Girl Scouts Discover Careers in STEM at Versiti
By Karen Stokes Girl Scouts have expanded their experiences from not just taking trips to the zoo, camping, and making sit-upons but to conducting experiments on red and white blood cells and exploring careers in STEM. On Tuesday, February 11, in celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, approximately 100 Milwaukee-area Girl […]
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