By Nyesha Stone Every few years Alverno College produces The Alverno Report: The Status of Girls in Wisconsin, which contains data detailing how the girls in our state are doing. This year’s 2018-2019 report showed a number of things, but the overall data showed Wisconsin girls are experiencing some troubling patterns, according to a press […]
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Representation
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee In addition to the commemoration of our heroes and ancestors, Black History month is also a time to re-orient ourselves in the purpose that we have been given by those who came before us. The sacrifices in our history put a great […]
Milwaukee-Area High School Student Finalist for Regeneron Science Talent Search
By Ethan Duran On January 23, 17-year-old Aayush Karan was named as one of the top 40 finalists for the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a nationwide math and science competition for high school seniors. Karan will attend the final Talent Search competition in Washington DC this March, where his research and work will be scrutinized […]
We Energies Offers MPS Students Major Opportunity with Hands-on Training Program
By Rhea Riley Milwaukee Public Schools students who’ve trained with We Energies were visited by Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes for a demonstration Tuesday morning. The demonstration was a part of an internship and apprenticeship program created through a partnership between We Energies and the MPS. During the demonstration, students showed Lt. Gov. Barnes various procedures […]
Blindness is Preventable with Treatment and Good Health
By Nyesha Stone In life, as people become older the weaker their body may become, and eyesight is no exception. February is Low Vision Awareness Month, so, Dr. Judy E. Kim, an ophthalmologist in the greater Milwaukee area, wanted to get the word out about common treatable conditions that could lead to blindness. Wet Age-Related […]
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A Rising Phoenix Shows Us What is Possible
By Ellen M. Gilligan I don’t have a crystal ball, but if I did, I expect it would show me how the Sherman Phoenix pioneered a model for economic inclusion and building community wealth that will be replicated in neighborhoods throughout Milwaukee. The new development is magnificent not only for what it is, but how […]
#CancelKamala: Kamala Harris and Cancel Culture
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is running for president of the United States. Harris, a black American who is the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, was born and raised in Oakland, CA and then Toronto, has announced her intentions on MLK Day. […]
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Know Your History, Know Yourself
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Black History Month is about many things, but above all it is about honoring and recognizing those who came before us: our ancestors. It is about looking at our ancestors, our elders and the generations to come who will radically change the […]
A Slave’s African Medical Science Saves the Lives of Bostonians During the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent “I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.” — Frederick Douglass “I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time been ashamed.” — Ralph Ellison […]
NAACP Challenge to 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward
Federal judge denies Census Bureau motion to dismiss suit over inadequate government preparations for the 2020 Census By NNPA On Jan. 30, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and its allies won a major court ruling that allows them to proceed with a federal lawsuit challenging the government’s inadequate preparations for […]
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