By Karen Stokes The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Coalition of WI and Muskego community members gathered outside the Educational Services Center Building in Muskego on Monday night for a ‘Teach-in’ in support of Asian Americans and a book the Muskego-Norway school board did not approve for a high school Accelerated English 10 course. The […]
Vivent Health to Expand Milwaukee Health Clinic Benefitting the Needs of Patients
By Karen Stokes Vivent Health, formerly the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, recently announced the location of their new Milwaukee clinic at 1311 N. Sixth Street near the Deer District. The new location is on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and McKinley Avenue in downtown’s West Town neighborhood. Vivent Health’s current Milwaukee clinic is […]
Milwaukee Small Business Owner Attends Meta Boost Gather Event in DC
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee business owner Allicia Washington-White, was invited to attend Meta Boost Gather in Washington, D.C. with business leaders from around the country. Washington-White, owner of Vanity Cosmetics Lipwear, was one of three Wisconsin small businesses at Meta Boost Gather. Being a member of the Meta Boost Leaders Network, Washington-White is a part […]
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill into Law
By Karen Stokes On Monday, President Biden hosted an event at the White House commemorating the historic achievement of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill is the most significant gun violence reduction legislation in the last 30 years and the President signed it into law on June 25th. Joining the president […]
African American Youth Initiative Students Travel to Washington D.C.
By Karen Stokes A group of 60 high school students that are members of the African American Youth Initiative (AAYI) from southeast Wisconsin, traveled to Washington D.C. last week. Nominated by their schools, these students visited our nation’s capital to gain knowledge and perspective of Black history, culture and experiences outside the classroom. “The overall […]
Biden Announces Plan for Pension Relief
By Karen Stokes On Wednesday June 6, President Biden joined union workers and retirees at the Max S. Hayes High School in Cleveland, Ohio to announce the final rule implementing the American Rescue Plan’s Special Financial Assistance program. The plan will help keep pension plans above water for nearly 30 years or longer, preventing cuts […]
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Despite Public Opinion
By Karen Stokes Last Friday, the Supreme Court voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, on a 5-4 vote, a nearly 50-year-old ruling that protected a pregnant woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. The decision clears the way for over a dozen of states to swiftly ban the procedure and throws the country […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
By Karen Stokes History was made at noon on Thursday, June 30 as The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th member of the Supreme Court making her the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., administered the Constitutional Oath and Associate Justice Stephen G. […]
Parents Can Now Schedule COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments for Children Under 5
By Karen Stokes Parents in Wisconsin can now schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 at doctors’ offices and retailers including Walgreens, Hayat Pharmacy, CVS and others. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently determined the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines both met the criteria for emergency use authorization for children. The emergency use […]
Recent Inflation Report Data Higher than Expected
By Karen Stokes The U.S. Labor Department report on Friday, June 10 indicated that the Headline consumer-price index (CPI), increased 8.6% in May from a year ago, up from 8.3% the prior month, marking its fastest pace since December 1981. Core inflation excluding food and energy rose 6%. Both were higher than expected. On a […]
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