By Hayley Crandall Last week, NASA announced its selection for the Artemis Team, a group that work under the Artemis program whose aim is to send the first woman and next man to the moon in 2024. “We are incredibly grateful for the president and vice president’s support of the Artemis program, as well as […]
Milwaukee Organizations Join DJ Jazzy Jeff and Local Music Influencers, for the Hip Hop and Health Virtual Event
The event is designed to inform and entertain Milwaukee while providing an experience of health empowerment. To promote the importance of health information in the Black and Brown community and beyond as we close the year, Milwaukee organizations are coming together to host “Hip Hop and Health”—a live, virtual panel event moderated by Carrie “Noni […]
Trump Plans to Execute Four Black Death Row Inmates Before He Leaves Office
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Before this year, no federal execution had taken place since 2003. However, in July, Attorney General William Barr, at the behest of President Donald Trump, resumed federal executions. Since then, eight people have been executed. Before Trump leaves office next month, five more death row […]
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Backbones: Wanted and For Sale
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor 17 States Republican Attorney Generals In Search of a Spine OMG!!!! Can I start a column like that? If I could scream and know that you could hear me, then that’s what I would be doing. But I guess, OMG must do for now. The crazy thing is […]
City of Milwaukee Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Equality Index
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For the third year in a row, the City of Milwaukee received a perfect score of 100% on the Municipal Equality Index report. The nationwide report is commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights organization that focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights. The assessment measures LGBTQ+ […]
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Christmas to Me Is More Than a Holiday
By LaKeshia N. Myers Growing up, I looked forward to our annual church Christmas pageant. At the pageant, children would don their finest holiday apparel, sing holiday favorites and recite Christmas speeches. The service would always end with a theatre-worthy production telling the story of Jesus’ entrance to the world. One year in particular, I […]
Leaders of Wisconsin’s Two Medical Schools Urge Everyone to Take Action During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Leaders of Wisconsin’s two medical schools have an urgent message to the public: Right now, every person in the state has the power to save lives by choosing to take a stand against COVID-19. “We know what works to prevent spreading this horrible virus: a steadfast combination of staying home, wearing a mask, washing your […]
The American Heart Association Outlines Key Priorities for Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this year, the American Heart Association held three listening sessions with community stakeholders. The organization wanted to determine the top health-related issues affecting Milwaukeeans and how it could help. Tim Nikolai and Oby Nwabuzor, the community impact directors for the American Heart Association, noted that the sessions helped the group gain […]
Trump Sues Wisconsin After Election Recount
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Shortly after the Associated Press announced Vice President Joe Biden as the president-elect and Sen. Kamala Harris as the vice president-elect, President Donald Trump sent Wisconsin a petition and a $3 million payment. The petition asked that the votes be recounted in Milwaukee County and Dane County. The recount began on Friday, […]
Adrian Amos Exceeds $50,000 In Donations And Kicks Off New Fundraiser To Fight Alzheimer’s
In September, Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos, #31, made a pledge to donate $1,000 for every tackle he made during the 2020 football season to fight Alzheimer’s disease. To date, Amos has already personally raised over $50,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter. Today, he kicks off an additional December fundraiser asking Wisconsinites to […]
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