Officials Say More People Are Spending Their Benefits On Fresh, Local Foods By Hope Kirwan More farmers markets are accepting food stamps than ever before in Wisconsin. In 2008, six Wisconsin farmers markets accepted payment through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. Eight years later, there are 144 markets and farms participating in […]
Humble Start, Early Tragedy Turn Latina Immigrant into Law Partner
Eva Plaza never dreamed of becoming a lawyer or owning a business. But the sudden loss of her father when she was just 8 dramatically changed her life. Born in Torreon, Mexico, Plaza and her three young siblings were reared by a single mom in El Paso, Texas. Her father died tragically at 33, without […]
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The Biggest “Birther” of All – Donald Trump
By Urban Media News Staff Since the election of America’s first African-American president, Barack Obama, fringe figures across the United States have sought to undermine his legitimacy. From describing his sense of “otherness” to questioning whether or not he was born in the United States, every so-called “birther” argument has reeked of race based disparagement. […]
What Do Black Women Want? Cigars!
By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service When Monica Cooper walked into a smoke-filled room, it changed her life. She was a New York promotional model in 1998, when she worked an obscure event that she hardly remembers — except that men there smoked cigars. That occasion welcomed her into a culture in which few black […]
‘I’m A Justice, But Also A Human,’ Sotomayor Says At UW-Madison
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reflects On Personal Life, Career In Lecture By Laurel White United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made the nation’s highest court seem much more human during her remarks Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sotomayor, who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2009, […]
What You Need to Know about Voting on Tuesday, November 8
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist Are you ready to vote? Are you registered? These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls, because they didn’t register on time, or they moved and their address does not match the address the […]
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Why Do Black Businesses Struggle to Grow?
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist The most recent data on minority- owned firms in the United States was collected in 2012 (and released at the end of 2015). It showed that the number of minority-owned firms rose from 5.8 million in 2007 to 8 million in 2012. Hispanic-owned firms grew the most rapidly – […]
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Hillary Clinton Protects the Potential, Dreams of Young Adults and Students
by Representative Mandela Barnes Every one of us should have the opportunity to live up to our potential. While college isn’t in everyone’s plan, it should be within everyone’s reach should they dream to go. Unfortunately, for too many Wisconsinites, the cost of college puts those dreams out of reach. Here in Milwaukee, student debt […]
‘A Trusted Comrade,’ Black Press Legend George Curry Dies at 69
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor The Black Press lost one of it’s most celebrated warriors when George Curry, veteran journalist and former Editor-In-Chief of the NNPA News Wire, died from an apparent heart attack on Saturday, August 20. Curry was 69. “On behalf of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), we are […]
Arm yourself Against Illness: How Immunizations Protect the Whole Family
For many families, back to school also means back to the doctor. But when you’re making those annual appointments for your kids, don’t forget to schedule your own exam. August is Immunization Awareness month and Dr. Megan Kuikman, a Family Medicine physician with Dean Clinic, wants parents to remember immunizations aren’t just for kids. Why […]
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