By LaKeshia N. Myers Student loan debt continues to be a hot topic among many Americans, especially millennials who on average, carry $32,000 in debt. Those who default on their student loans can be exempt from certain types of employment, which can perpetuate the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next. Since the […]
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Time to Trade in America’s Broken Education System for One that Works
By David J. Ferreira and Chris Sinacola President Biden is currently weighing a massive cancellation of federal student loan debt. It’s easy to see why. The nation’s total student debt load now exceeds $1.7 trillion. The situation is even worse given that many student debt holders leave school without a degree – yet must still […]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Making $3 Million Investment in Dr. Fuller Education Vision
Business, entrepreneurial community rally behind new facility for high-performing Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy MILWAUKEE – July 2022 – The Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy (HFCA) is pleased to announce it is receiving a $3 million investment from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, which, in alignment with several of the city’s top corporations and entrepreneurial philanthropists, […]
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A Spoiled Ballot: Yes, It’s A Thing!
Legislatively Speaking Did you vote early this election? Any chance you requested an absentee ballot? Feeling pretty good that you completed your ballot, got your prerequisite witness signature and dropped it in the mail? Or were you the first to the polls, when in-person early voting started on Tuesday, July 26th? Well in less than […]
Pandemic Support Fading for 1 in 12 Wisconsinites Who Were Food Insecure
By Erin Gretzinger Wisconsin Watch This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Margaret Benton has held many roles since she moved to Wisconsin nearly 20 years ago. With eight children — two living at home and others […]
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If You’ve Got Time, Lets Discuss Beer
By LaKeshia N. Myers Growing up in Milwaukee, Miller beer was everywhere. On billboards, on tv, and on all sorts of promotional materials. Miller was the beer of Wisconsin, and it was based in Milwaukee, a hometown product that we were very proud of. That sense of pride has been waning over the past few […]
Local Black Author Fights for Diversity at the Wauwatosa Public Library
By Karen Stokes Dr. Shon Lewis has written over 21 faith-based books for adults and children. Her question is, why isn’t Wauwatosa Public Library (WPL) accepting her children’s book. Lewis, a Doctor of Divinity Theology College Professor, Crisis and Trauma Professional Life Coach states that the WPL discriminates against African American Children’s books and literature. […]
AAPI and Muskego Community Groups Rally for Book that the Muskego School District Blocked
By Karen Stokes The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Coalition of WI and Muskego community members gathered outside the Educational Services Center Building in Muskego on Monday night for a ‘Teach-in’ in support of Asian Americans and a book the Muskego-Norway school board did not approve for a high school Accelerated English 10 course. The […]
Alex Lasry Tours Black Owned Small Businesses
By Milwaukee Courier Staff This week, Democratic candidate for US Senate Alex Lasry spent an afternoon touring Black and Latino-owned small businesses in Kenosha, following up on recent tours of Black-owned businesses in Milwaukee and Racine. Lasry took the opportunity to talk to the small business owners about their successful businesses, the challenges they face […]
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The Cost of Gas: Who’s to Blame, What to Do?
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor There’s likely no place in the nation that hasn’t felt the pain at the pump. Okay, maybe not Electric Vehicle owners, but that’s another column. For the millions of U.S. drivers that have not made the switch, there have been real life decisions made between filling up the […]
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