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 […]
The U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Wisconsin Voter ID Law for November Election
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier Wisconsin voters will no longer be required to provide a photo ID to vote in the November 4 election. The United States Supreme Court voted six to three, to block the implementation of the law requiring voters to show a photo ID. Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and […]
Dr. Darienne Driver appointed as new MPS superintendent
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier Dr. Darienne Driver 36, is the first woman and one of the youngest individuals to be named Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Driver is the fourth African American superintendent of MPS. She is following Dr. Gregory Thornton who resigned as Superintendent in June to take the position of […]
UMOS to honor Dora Zúñiga as “Hispanic Woman of the Year’
By Rod Ritcherson, UMOS Dora Zúñiga, Chief Executive Officer for Big Brother Big Sisters of Dane County, will be honored as the 2014 UMOS Hispanic Woman of the Year at the 34th Annual UMOS Hispanic Awards Banquet Saturday, Oct. 11 at a dinner and reception at the Italian Conference Center, 631 E. Chicago in Milwaukee. […]
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