New endorsement deal celebrates the credit union’s strong student ties and financial literacy platform UW Credit Union added two familiar faces to its “team” roster this month, announcing a two-year partnership with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s head basketball coach, Patrick Baldwin, and his son, Milwaukee Panthers’ starting forward, Patrick Baldwin Jr., known to fans as “PBJ.” […]
Milwaukee Native Launches ‘Hair Dope’ A New Color Line
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Hair plays a big role when it comes to achieving a certain look. For many people, achieving the right hair style is as important as picking the right outfit. While everyone’s styles vary, one hair stylist is hoping to make it easier for everyone to style up their hair how they choose […]
Communities Look to Hospitals for More Than Health Care
By Karen Stokes The typical thoughts on the role of hospitals are emergency rooms, maternity, surgeries and health care but now they play an additional role: charity care in the community along with economic development. “Hospitals are so much more than what goes on inside their walls, they are critical parts of their community both […]
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Get Your House in Order: Estate Planning Is Essential
By LaKeshia N. Myers The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every [a]purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a […]
How the Financially Troubled Milwaukee County Parks System Can Bounce Back
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It’s no secret the Milwaukee County Parks is in financial trouble. And unless there are major changes, things are expected to get much […]
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To Be, Or Not To Be – More Elected Officials Are Choosing Not
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Nationally and locally, the slate of elected officials announcing that they are not planning to seek re-election is setting off alarms. According to Ballotpedia, “As of December 2021, 37 members of Congress—six members of the U.S. Senate and 31 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not […]
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Why We Need to Pass the Build Back Better Act
Among the bill’s many features is a provision to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, an issue which disproportionately affects Black women. By Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) The Build Back Better Act passed by the House is many things: a jobs bill; an expansion of the social safety net; a down payment on a long-overdue investment […]
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Broadband Access is an Urban and Rural Problem
By Alex Lasry Reliable broadband access is a major problem across Wisconsin. While most public discussions of the need for broadband focuses on isolated, rural communities, the reality is that families in our urban cities, especially Milwaukee’s poor urban neighborhoods, also struggle daily with this problem. Broadband has become as much a public necessity as […]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Reimagines Philanthropy with ‘A Milwaukee For All’
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The word philanthropy has been around for a while. It originally derived from the Ancient Greek word, philanthropia which means “to love people,” according to Philanthropy New York. But it wasn’t until the 19th century, around the end of America’s Civil War, that philanthropy became a business. The goal of philanthropic groups […]
Weekly Rallies Continue as Groups Fight to Keep Chaney Center Open
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Sylvester Jackson was incarcerated for 10 years. When he was released in 2017, he had no money to his name and was told to move on with his life. “I was released with nothing,” Jackson said. “No money, no resources, no housing, no anything by the Department of Corrections and was told […]
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