By Senator Lena C. Taylor Last week’s announcement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that the Department of Justice will intervene in election lawsuits in Ohio and Wisconsin is welcome news to voters in our two states.The Department’s involvement not only brings additional legal expertise to bear and highlights the egregiousness of the laws being […]

By Taki S. Raton Lyndsey Gilpin in her April 28 TechRepublic interview with this week’s quite exceptional YG&B teen notes that this young businesswomen has the ability, “to change the world for the better.”She is young, gifted & Black. Maya Shea Penn is CEO of Maya’s Ideas, a company she founded in 2008 when she […]

By The Milwaukee Courier A city that caters to the needs of the people.That’s the premise for Ald. Joe Davis’ new exploratory committee.The committee materialized only last week. It will help Davis to determine what his priorities will be, should he decide to run against Mayor Tom Barrett in the upcoming, 2016 election.In a July […]

By Patricia Cole  Tisiphani Mayfield, CBS News Producer and entrepreneur, realized her passion at a young age. Attending some of the top performing arts school in the midwest to being captain of the Milwaukee Bucks cheerleading squad.With an impressive resume, Mayfield is now seeking to give back to the community through her dance studio, Dynamic […]

By The Milwaukee Courier MILWAUKEE — Every year, Milwaukee communities commemorate Juneteenth Day, the date federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to announce the end of the Civil War and enforce the end of slavery. Last week marked Milwaukee’s 43rd annual Juneteenth Day celebration.Community members celebrated with a parade and festival on the […]

By The Milwaukee Courier Each year the federal government kicks off National Home ownership Month in the summer, and this year the theme is “Preserving the Dream.”“Home ownership Month is a time to reaffirm the important role that ‘home’ plays for our families and the neighborhoods where they live,” said Housing and Urban Development Secretary […]

By Taki S. Raton Life has presented our YG&B feature this week with a long unyielding series of personal challenges. But when these personal obstacles get in your way, as quoted in the Inquisitor, our series profile stands firm and positions, “you go right through it.”“She is young, gifted and Black. Rashema Melson asserts in […]

MILWAUKEE —Now in its 29th year, the annual Black & White Ball proved to be a huge financial success, raising nearly $307,000 in net proceeds to support the work and the programs of the Milwaukee Urban League.The ball is the organization’s signature fundraiser, having generated more than $4.8 million over nearly three decades. The Milwaukee […]

MILWAUKEE — Health and wellness website, Brain Brawn & Body (www.brainbrawnbody.com) presents two “New Faces” in the June issue of the online website. Darryl Davidson, Men’s Health Manager, City of Milwaukee Health Department and Aaron Perry, a former police officer and an accomplished triathlete are featured on the website’s Personal Profile page.As the Men’s Health […]

By Congresswoman Gwen Moore MILWAUKEE — As the school year winds down, millions of children across our nation are thinking about their summers and eagerly anticipating the last bell.Yet, for many low-income families, the end of the school year also means the end of access to school lunch and breakfast programs. In a nation where […]