By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the NBA in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, won more Most Valuable Player Awards, played in more All-Star Games or logged more seasons. NBA.com reported that Jabbar’s list of personal and team accomplishments […]
Milwaukee Celebrates 3rd Annual Black History Program
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz All month long, individuals and groups have been celebrating Black History Month. Although every day should be dedicated to celebrating and honoring one’s history, Milwaukee celebrated black history in its own unique way. On Monday, city officials, important city figures and city residents, congregated in City Hall’s rotunda. They gathered to celebrate […]
ACTS Housing Host Panel to Discuss Closing the Black-White Homeownership Gap
By Nyesha Stone No matter their circumstances, Black people are continually striving and displaying Black excellence. We’re the trendsetters, the go-getters and the underdog. We’re also seen as a “renter” community. According to ACTS Housing, there is a 40 percent gap between Black and White homeownership that they’ve been working hard to close. So, they […]
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Time Limits on Coming Forward Must Go
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Last week, Pope Francis held an unprecedented meeting regarding the crisis of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic church. He called for “concrete and effective measures” in the effort to deal with the many accusations of misconduct involving sexual abuse, to include that of adults who have come […]
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Youth Development
“The Persident’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee In past articles, I have stressed the need for comprehensive support for youth development. Our young people are our greatest most valuable resource. And without a strong, well prepared generation to fill our shoes, we have no way of ensuring that the […]
The National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera Comes to Milwaukee on March 6-17
By Nyesha Stone There’s a space for Black people everywhere and Quentin Oliver Lee is proving that. As a Black man on Broadway, Lee has earned an iconic role as the Phantom, or Gerard Butler, for the play The Phantom of the Opera. Even with his extensive history in the business, Lee didn’t think this […]
Governor Evers Proposes to Legalize Medical Marijuana
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The state of Wisconsin is preparing itself. Next week, Governor Tony Evers will release his proposed budget plan and Wisconsinites are looking forward to seeing what Evers plans in terms of healthcare, education and marijuana. Earlier this week, Evers announced that his budget contains proposals which include the legalization of medical marijuana […]
Author, Pascal Archmiede, Uses Rap To Tell Black Americans’ Evolution
By Nyesha Stone Let’s be honest, America was built on the back of Black people. Our style and our ideas have helped shape society, but the country and by extension the world have seemingly forgotten to include us in the history of how American came to be. We are more than just slaves, and author, […]
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Trump’s Fake National Emergency Moves America Closer to an Autocracy
By Jesse Jackson President Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency in order to fund his border wall triggers a crisis for our Constitution and our democracy. This is no longer about the shameless lies, exaggerations and slanders that the president has trotted out to justify his silly campaign promise to build a wall (that […]
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It’s Time to Stop Marginalizing African Americans in Public Higher Education
By Spencer Overton The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Students across the country are putting final touches on their applications for some of our country’s most prestigious public institutions. Higher education officials and policymakers alike need to ensure that these universities are not underserving Black students. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of work to […]
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