By Karen Stokes Pastor Martha Austin is building a legacy and making history. Austin, 68, is one of the first African American women to have her face on her own cake mix box. “There were a lot of Black people with products but their faces weren’t on a cake mix box,” Austin explained. Austin was […]
Milwaukee Bar Association Hosts Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 1 Forum
By Karen Stokes With the Spring election in approximately two weeks, voters are seeking information on the candidates. On March 15, The Milwaukee Bar Association hosted a forum featuring the two candidates running for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 1, incumbent William Brash and Sara Geenen. The forum was moderated by Pulitzer Prize winning […]
Art sought for ThriveOn King spaces
Announcing a CALL FOR ART, the ThriveOn Collaboration is inviting artists to play a significant role in co-creating how the community experiences ThriveOn King, the historic redevelopment of the former Gimbels-Schuster’s building at 2153 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The collaboration seeks to incorporate art that infuses a sense of discovery into the […]
Award Winning Choreographer Returns to Milwaukee to Give Back to the Community
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee native Frank Gatson, Jr. is an award winning choreographer and a man on a mission. His mission is to give back to the Milwaukee community where he lived, played, worked and was educated. “After graduating from North Division High School, Mighty Mighty Blue Devils, I attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and […]
Vincent Lyles Joining Greater Milwaukee Foundation as Executive Director of Milwaukee Succeeds
Milwaukee, WI-The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has chosen Vincent Lyles to serve as the next executive director of Milwaukee Succeeds, following the retirement of longtime leader Danae Davis. Lyles will begin his new role Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Currently, he serves as the system vice president of community relations at Advocate Aurora Health. Foundation President and […]
HEMAD asks Men to Take a Stand Against Human Trafficking
By Karen Stokes Monday kicked off the fifth annual HEMAD campaign. HEMAD (Human trafficking Educators working with Men and boys to stand Against the Demand) asks men to take a public stand against human trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of adults and children. HEMAD is a program of the Convergence Resource Center, which is […]
Social Development Commission Launching Research Project that Studies Structural Racism in Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes The Social Development Commission (SDC) is launching a research project through its newly formed Institute on Poverty and Structural Racism, that will examine the impact of structural racism on Milwaukee’s African American community. The project, named Dismantling Racism Invigorating Equity (D.R.I.V.E.), a two-year project, is being funded with a $200,000 grant from […]
Obama Campaigns for Democrats in Milwaukee, Urges Crowd to Vote
By Karen Stokes Former President Barack Obama rallies Democrats last Saturday, at Milwaukee’s North Division High School, ten days ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections. This is his third time speaking at North Division. Congresswoman Gwen Moore, one of the speakers at the rally, is a graduate of North Division and a former president […]
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Meet and Greet Voters in Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes Three weeks before the midterm elections, candidates are finding ways to meet and socialize with voters. With the barrage of political commercials that flirt with the truth, learning about the candidates running to represent you can be a challenge. On Wednesday, Brownstone Social Lounge hosted a Happy Hour Social with Mandela Barnes. […]
Dr. Jill Biden Visits Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes Educator and First Lady, Dr Jill Biden touched down in Milwaukee late Wednesday afternoon to speak to the Representative Assembly of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA), and later visited Westside Academy. Members of the MTEA filled the Washington Park Senior Center to hear the First Lady talk about the importance of […]
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