By Nyesha Stone Every Saturday Morning, Medical College of Wisconsin students treat uninsured patients at Columbia St. Mary’s Family Health Center, 1121 E. North Ave., through the pilot program CHECK UP (Creating Health Education for Constructive Knowledge in Underserved Populations). The CHECK UP Program was created by Meg Cory whose goal was to educate the […]
Project Clean & Green Gives Residents a Chance to Deep Clean and Declutter
By Dylan Deprey Too much junk in the attic? College student with a broken futon? What about that cracked lamp sitting next to the raggedy mattress in the garage? For the next five weeks, Milwaukee residents have the chance to declutter their lives free of charge. Project Clean & Green is the City-based program that […]
Anyone Can Be Affected by Mental Health
By Nyesha Stone It’s May, which means it’s also Mental Health Awareness Month. The mental health stigma still exists and at times has prevented people from getting the help they deserve, but there are people who are helping individuals to face the stigma and push it out the door. Lauren Hubbard is one of those […]
MPS Releases Budget Proposal for 2019-2020 School Year
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last week, Milwaukee Public Schools released its 2019-2020 budget. While the priority has always been the students, this new budget’s outward focus is the students and ensuring that a majority of the funding goes towards them to contribute to their success. The proposed budget equates to $1.2 billion. Dr. Keith Posley, the […]
Nicolet High School Students Place Third in Nation at Major National Math Competition
By Nyesha Stone Zach Godkin, Gabe Guralnick, Savir Maskara and Ryan Mortonson recently placed third in the MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge, which is a contest for high school juniors and seniors. These four Nicolet High Students earned $10,500 of scholarship money, which they’ll divide equally amongst themselves. According to their coach and teacher, Mike […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Mass Incarceration of Women and Minorities a New Crisis
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Although the number of people in prisons and jails in America has slightly declined, numbers released on Thursday, April 25, by the Statistics still show that nearly 1.5 million individuals were in prison by the end of 2017. The statistics also note that the U.S. continues to […]
Black Girls Continue to Disappear but Few Eyebrows Are Raised
The national newspaper publishers association continues its series on missing black women and girls. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The epidemic of missing and mostly forgotten African American girls continues to spread throughout the United States. While the names change, the stories remain similar. Miah Gourdine, just 16-years-old, was headed to school […]
New Orleans, New Jay, and Stomata’s “Crawfish & Highlife”
By Dylan Deprey Since officially moving to New Orleans, all Jay Anderson has had to do is wake up and play his saxophone. He doesn’t worry about the numbers from the show the night before, and he isn’t scrambling to fill spots for last minute cancellations at one of his shows. Over the past several […]
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and the Milwaukee County DHHS Behavioral Health Division Recognize Mental Health Month
Community partners across the county will host free events throughout the month of May Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, the Behavioral Health Division of the Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) and community organizations today announced free events throughout May in recognition of Mental Health Month. This year, the nationwide campaign is […]
Wisconsin Collected over 58,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on Take Back Day
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to medication, there’s a good chance that someone at one point or another has been prescribed one. In 2013, the Mayo Clinic reported that 7 out of 10 Americans are on a prescription drug. Of that amount, over half took at least two. The report found that antibiotics, antidepressants […]
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