By Karen Stokes During the final days of Black History Month the community was invited to a social hour at Tropic MKE to meet with special guest Dr. Hasan Jeffries. Wisconsin Democrats (WisDems) Black Caucus and the Milwaukee County Democrats, hosted the event and guests had the opportunity to eat, drink and socialize with Supreme […]
Eli Lilly Heeds President Joe Biden’s Call to Cap the Price of Insulin
By Karen Stokes As part of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, nearly four million seniors on Medicare with diabetes started to see their insulin costs capped at $35 per month this past January, saving some seniors hundreds of dollars for a month’s supply. President Biden made clear in his State of the Union address that […]
HBCU Student Journalists Address Issues Impacting Their Communities at White House Meeting
By Karen Stokes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) student journalists from across the country visited the White House to discuss critical issues impacting their communities with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms. Student journalists representing 47 HBCUs were invited to the White House for an exclusive Press […]
The Great Migration from the South to Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes Between the years of 1910- 1970’s approximately six million Black people moved from the South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states. What prompted this mass exodus was the brutal treatment of Blacks in the South, racial violence and the oppression of Jim Crow laws. “My grandparents moved from South Carolina to Milwaukee […]
Wisconsin is Receiving More Than $4 Million to Help Reduce Gun Violence
By Karen Stokes The Justice Department announced 49 awards to states including Wisconsin, territories, and the District of Columbia as part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program. This investment in community safety is authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, historic legislation to address and reduce gun violence. “Wisconsin is receiving more […]
February is American Heart Month
By Karen Stokes February is American Heart Month and the American Heart Association(AHA), is urging at least one person in every household to “Be the Beat” and to commit to learning Hands-Only CPR. According to the AHA, there are two simple steps of hands-only CPR if you witness a teen or adult suddenly collapse: Call […]
Judge Everett Mitchell is Running for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice
By Karen Stokes Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell presides over the Juvenile Division in Branch Four and is a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. Judge Mitchell is a graduate of Morehouse College, Princeton Theological Seminary, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. If elected, […]
Milwaukee’s BizStarts is Runner up for Prestigious USASBE Award
By Karen Stokes Earlier this year, BizStarts, was awarded the runner-up in the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Model Community Accelerator/Incubator Program. This Model Award is for community* accelerator or incubator programs primarily designed to develop and support community entrepreneurship at any stage appropriate for the community context. “We took a […]
Be the Beat and Learn CPR to Save a Life
By Karen Stokes February is Black History Month and also American Heart Month, the American Heart Association encourages people to Be the Beat by challenging every household or family to have at least one person who knows Hands-Only CPR. “The purpose of the Be the Beat promotion is to educate people to get trained on […]
Medicare Advantage Offers Elements That are Beneficial for Black Americans
By Karen Stokes Recently the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA) published a new report examining “The Benefits of Medicare Advantage for Black Americans.” The report found that Medicare Advantage (MA) offers several unique elements that while advantageous to beneficiaries across demographic groups it may be particularly aligned with the needs of Black […]
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