By Mrinal Gokhale It has been confirmed that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19 and are experiencing “mild symptoms.” Early in the morning of October 2nd, the president made the following Twitter post: “TONIGHT, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and […]
Kamala Harris Talks Small Business Recovery During Milwaukee Visit
By Mrinal Gokhale With the 2020 presidential election just a few months away, Democratic Vice President Candidate Kamala Harris visited Milwaukee on Labor Day, the same day Vice President Mike Pence visited La Crosse. While here, she first toured the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) training facility and then participated in a “Build Better […]
Mike Bivins Endorses Biden-Harris Presidency
By Mrinal Gokhale Mike Bivins announced his endorsement for Joe Biden for president in 2020. Bivins is a member of Bell Biv DeVoe, a musical group, which was primarily active in the 90s. Bivins said that he went “out of his way” to vote for former President Barack Obama in 2008 when Biden served as […]
Hospice Employees Receive “Self-Care” Tools and Modify Patient Care Model for Pandemic
By Mrinal Gokhale The proverb “take care of yourself before helping others” rings true in many aspects of life. With the explosion of the coronavirus pandemic, many healthcare workers fear contracting and spreading the disease in addition to facing more logistical challenges on the job. “COVID-19 has impacted the healthcare community unlike most of us […]
Gee-niuses Provide Haircuts and Health Screenings
By Mrinal Gokhale Gaulien “Gee” Smith, owner of Milwaukee’s longest running barbershop, has several immediate family members that passed away from preventable illnesses before the age of 65. He recently encouraged one of his clients to get a prostate cancer screening, and so the client did and discovered that he’s in the early stages of […]
Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute Talks Data for DNC and 2020 Election
By Mrinal Gokhale Social media has become a powerful tool for the data science field over the years, and the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute is now merging politics and big data for a project dedicated to the DNC in Milwaukee. Amber Wichowsky, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University, […]
29.9 Million Invested to Clean Milwaukee Estuary
By Mrinal Gokhale Pollution in Milwaukee rivers and lake harbors has been a concern for the past 33 years. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Mayor Tom Barrett announced a 29-million-dollar investment to help clean these bodies of water, also called the Milwaukee Estuary. The Milwaukee Estuary, which includes […]
America’s Black Holocaust Museum Receives Large Grant from Greater Milwaukee Foundation
By Mrinal Gokhale The long-awaited re-opening of the American Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) has recently gained two gifts: a bronze cast sculpture and a large donation from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF). On Friday, Jan. 24, a press conference was held at ABHM, 401 W North Ave. During the event, GMF announced a three-year $120,000 […]
From Seeking Physicians to Becoming One – Dr. Sherrea Jones’ Journey
By Mrinal Gokhale It’s hard to be a single parent while going to school. Dr. Sherrea Jones began living this reality at age 16 when she had her son while growing up in Milwaukee’s inner-city neighborhoods. “I worked a part-time job while attending college and my mother and I faced tremendous financial hardships and home […]
Mayor Barrett Expresses Disapproval of ERIC Voter Registration Purge
By Mrinal Gokhale Ozaukee County Judge Paul Malloy ordered that about 234,000 voter registrations be deactivated for residents that moved and didn’t respond to requests to reenact their registrations. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett expressed criticism on the reliability of data that identified these voters during a press conference at Milwaukee City Hall on Friday, Dec. […]