By The Milwaukee Courier On Friday, September 12, a distinguished panel of guests and academics gathered at the Helen Bader Foundation in downtown Milwaukee to discuss the economic and social issues faced by incarcerated men and women in the state of Wisconsin. The panel included Kalan Haywood, founder and president of Vangard Group; Leroy Maclin, […]

By The Milwaukee Courier I rise today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. Our nation has certainly come a long way in the advancing the rights of women. Just a few weeks ago, our country celebrated Women’s Equality Day, a date commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment to the […]

By The Milwaukee Courier On Sept. 3, Congresswoman Gwen Moore joined the U.S. Representative of Florida’s 23rd district and Democratic National Committee (DNC) chief, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, at the Milwaukee Athletic Club to make a call to action. With the gubernatorial election only two months away, both women expressed concerns regarding a lack of women […]

By Taki S. Raton  His passion for a love of treats combined with a tenacious entrepreneurial spirit has led our YG&B feature this week to start and brand his own cookie company enterprise.He is young, gifted & Black. Fifth grader Corey Nieves is the proud founder and CEO of Mr. Cory’s Cookies, an enterprise anchored […]

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 […]