By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 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. The number of African Americans who die from drug overdoses in Milwaukee County continues to rise, with Black residents making up 45% of […]
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know about COVID-19 and Vaccines
Multicultural Partners, Teaming Up To Spring into the Endzone and Beat COVID-19 By Darryl Sellers With spring in the air and summer breezes soon to follow, I know we’re all anxious to get our pre-pandemic lives back and enjoy the rituals and routines we hold so dear. However, the United States isn’t quite out of […]
The Milwaukee Estuary is an Area of Concern: What’s the Plan to Clean it Up?
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz One of Milwaukee’s greatest features is its shoreline. However, while things on the surface look fine, there’s a different story happening underneath. The Department of City Development for the City of Milwaukee held a presentation regarding the contaminated sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary on Tuesday, May 18. The Milwaukee Estuary is considered […]
Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas Statement Regarding the Accreditation of the Milwaukee County Jail by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
On Monday May, 17th , Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas announced that the Milwaukee County Jail has, for the first time in its history, earned accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). NCCHC accreditation has long been recognized as the industry gold standard in high-quality correctional health care. The Milwaukee County […]
“All of Us’’ May –- Stroke Awareness
By Kathy Gaillard Freelance contributor Dora Chambers was leaving home, on her way to the store, when she lost her footing and fell halfway down the steps. She assumed she was alright, got into her car and drove to the store. When she returned home, she called the doctor’s office because she felt a ‘little […]
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: Milwaukee’s AAPI Community Can be Hard to Find
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Sumathi Thiyagarajan has lived a lot of places. She moved to Chicago from India when she was just over a year old. Since then, she’s lived in San Francisco, Boston and now Milwaukee. Of all the cities she’s lived, it was here in Milwaukee that she experienced the largest culture shock of […]
How to Save to Buy Your First Home
For many, the first step to buying a home is saving up for the down payment. It can feel like a difficult goal when you first start, even if you don’t plan to buy for years. Here are some tips to help you start saving and speed up the process: Determine your budget Knowing how […]
Native Nations Are Taking the Lead on Shaping Their Future
By Karen Stokes The Native American community faces many challenges but are fighting to shape their future. On Saturday, May 8, the United Nations Association of Milwaukee hosted a panel of Native American experts, moderated by Pam Richard to discuss issues facing their community. Issues discussed included Native American sovereignty, protecting land, air and water, […]
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O Say, Can’t You See? — Why Legislating American Patriotism is a Slippery Slope
By LaKeshia N. Myers Before anyone decides to draw their own misinformed conclusions about me (or the title of this article), let me set the record straight: I am very patriotic. Being the niece and cousin of veterans who have served in every military action since the Korean War, my love for service members and […]
Lasry Campaign Becomes First Wisconsin Campaign to Unionize
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Earlier this week, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry announced that his campaign staff will be unionizing with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 494. In taking this action, the Lasry campaign became the first campaign staff to unionize in Wisconsin’s history. “I am proud that our campaign staff […]
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