It’s no secret that Milwaukee is spotted with food deserts struggling to find fresh, healthy food on a daily basis. But, what some have coined as the ‘Urban Agriculture Movement’ is making strides to shrink those deserts. Rather than depending on grocery stores to supply what they need, Milwaukee residents are taking it upon themselves […]
Local Teens Celebrate Fifth Anniversary of Wisconsin Law Barring Indoor Smoking
by Edgar Mendez Milwaukee, WI — With the sun shining down on their smiling faces and a gentle breeze keeping them cool, members of FACT, Wisconsin’s youth-led tobacco prevention movement, gathered recently in front of Atkinson Library, 1960 W. Atkinson Ave., to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the enactment of Wisconsin’s indoor smoking law. The […]
Workforce Investment Board Talks Black Male Unemployment and Possible Solutions
by Mrinal Gokhale For many years, Milwaukee’s black male unemployment rate has been one of the highest in the country, along with incarceration and school achievement gaps. For the first time, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board held a conference on Jul 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., discussing root causes, workplace barriers and […]
New MCTS Suburban Bus Routes Show Increased Ridership & Employment With Inner City Residents
by Mrinal Gokhale The Black Health Coalition (BHC) and MICAH Empowers have officially started their “New Routes. New Moves. Transits & Routes Go Together” campaign, promoting three new MCTS bus routes going to New Berlin, Menomonee Falls and Germantown. “Now, people from the inner city can apply for jobs out in Germantown, New Berlin and […]
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Addresses City Gun Violence With New Partnership and Program
by Maria Corpus A new initiative will seek to address city violence by linking atrisk youth with employment opportunities and support, thanks to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s renamed charity program, Heart of Canal Street. Youth Works MKE is a new, pilot program by the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board that will provide the subsidized jobs […]
Milwaukee Business Leaders Invest in Future of Young Black Men with Wisconsin Scholars Program
by Karen Stokes It’s been three years since the first group of Milwaukee area students and their families gathered at Rufus King International High School for “Signing Day” to commit to participating in a scholarship pilot program, the Wisconsin Scholars. The program finances college for Black males from Milwaukee to Morehouse College in Atlanta. Business […]
Milwaukee’s ‘Growing Power’ Continues to be a Positive, Innovative Leader in the Community
by Karen Stokes Will Allen is passionate about growing food – healthy, nutrient rich food that people need, right in the areas where they live. He is concerned about the health and well being of people who reside in ‘food deserts’ that lack access to fresh fruits and vibrant green vegetables, and he wants to […]
Mid-term voter turnout high in Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier Residents of the city of Milwaukee motivated the community with various initiatives to “get out the vote” in the 2014 midterm elections. This has been a tight race for months but Scott Walker defeated Mary Burke, 52 percent to 47 percent. According to the Milwaukee Election Commission, approximately 66 […]
President Obama encourages Wisconsin to vote
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier One week before the midterm elections President Barack Obama shared the stage with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke in front of a cheering, energized crowd of approximately 3500 with 300 in an overflow area at North Division High School, 1101 W. Center St. in the central city of Milwaukee. […]
NAACP Milwaukee: Dontre Hamilton — Moving forward on outstanding issues
By James H. Hall, Jr., President of NAACP Milwaukee Branch The NAACP Milwaukee Branch is pleased with the action that Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn took last week to discharge the officer, Christopher Manney, for violating procedures in connection with the tragic shooting of Dontre Hamilton. We have advocated that the department should aggressively rid […]
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