By Taki S. Raton The January 17, 2013 posting of The Couch Gymnast shares that our feature this week is “one of the biggest hopes for USA Men’s Gymnastic future.”The two time national team member and current Jr. National All- Around Champion is, in the writing, “one to watch” having to date demonstrated success on […]

By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall  As the nation marks the one year anniversary of the Newtown shootings in Connecticut, it is no closer to Federal gun control legislation.The number of children killed by gun violence, in another country, would violate international law.Last year, President Barack Obama acknowledged urban gun violence is a concern equal to that […]

By The Milwaukee Courier Students from two of Milwaukee Public Schools’ elementary schools will have winter clothing items to help keep them warm this winter, thanks to a donation from the AT&T Pioneers.The AT&T Pioneers have donated 535 winter children’s items, including hats, scarves, gloves, coats, snow pants, shirts and socks for students at Clarke […]

By Barry Mandel Early on in grade school, it was expected that I would go to college and continue on to law school.My parents engrained this in me. The pathway and milestones to get there were a regular part our family dialog. I was not raised in private schools, I am a product of Milwaukee’s […]

By The Milwaukee Courier For the last 29 years, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity has been building homes with low-income families.This month, the organization takes on a new challenge: renovating a dilapidated foreclosed property into a decent home.On Thursday, Nov 14, Mayor Tom Barrett signed the deed to the home at 1321 North 36th Street over […]

By The Milwaukee Courier Soon after being diagnosed with diabetes in 2006, Jacqueline Miller was referred by her primary care physician to ophthalmologist Dr. Mark Freedman of Eye Care Specialists.“At first, I thought I just needed glasses because my vision was so blurry. But then, once I was diagnosed, and I started insulin and cutting […]

By The Milwaukee Courier On Friday, Nov. 22 Milwaukee will be represented on the popular game show, Family Feud featuring Steve Harvey.The Ivorys made up of brothers and cousins will appear on the show which airs in Milwaukee on WVTV CW-18, beginning at 6:00 pm.According to Earl Ivory, he sent in an email expressing an […]

 Retired Milwaukee Public School ( MPS ) educator Gertrude Payton was inducted into the Alcorn State University (formerly Alcorn A&M College) Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies held in Vicksburg, MS.She was the only female among the 10 inductees in the 2013 Hall of Fame Class.Mrs. Payton played guard on Alcorn’s 1947 Varsity Conference Championship […]

 In our effort to feature profiles of the best and brightest African American youth locally, nationally and global, we are proud and indeed honored to share this update of two past outstanding profiles who are still and very much Young, Gifted and Black.Saheela Ibraheem and Stephen Stafford have been included in the recent listing of […]