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Milwaukee To Release Teen Pregnancy Statistics, At Time When Prevention Funding Is In Jeopardy

October 16, 2015

Teen Pregancy Rates Have Dropped Dramatically In Milwaukee Over Past Decade By Shamane Mills Milwaukee is expected to release its most recent figures for teen pregnancy soon, at a time when some lawmakers want to cut funding for federal pregnancy prevention programs. Milwaukee once had the second-highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation. The most […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Family Planning, Shamane Mills, Teen Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Black-on-Black Crime is Destroying Communities

September 5, 2015

by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service MILWAUKEE – Tory Lowe walked 100 miles across steaming-hot pavement from Milwaukee to Chicago because he is tired. The 39-year-old human rights activist from Milwaukee said he’s tired of young African-American men killing each other; he’s tired of African-American children dying after being caught in the crossfire; he’s […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black-On-Black Crime, Carolyn Williams, Edward Flynn, Gun Violence, Michael H. Cottman, Tory Lowe

Milwaukee’s ‘Stop & Frisk’ Policy Strains Black Residents’ Relationship With Police

August 21, 2015

by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service MILWAUKEE — Nate Hamilton sat in his living room, smashed a cigarette into a glass ash tray, and spoke purposefully about his 31-year-old brother, Dontre, who died last year after being shot 14 times by a Milwaukee police officer during a struggle over the officer’s baton. “I loved […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Christopher Manney, Dontre Hamilton, Edward Flynn, Police Brutality, Sherwin Hughes, Stop And Frisk, Tom Barrett, Tory Lowe

Bradley Tech Joins Urban Agriculture Movement, Supplies Food Pantries with Food From Community Garden

August 21, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bradley Tech, Urban Agriculture, Vieau School

Local Teens Celebrate Fifth Anniversary of Wisconsin Law Barring Indoor Smoking

August 14, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 14 2015, Edgar Mendez, Smoke Free Wisconsin, Tobacco Prevention, Vol. 25 No. 31

Workforce Investment Board Talks Black Male Unemployment and Possible Solutions

August 14, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 14 2015, Black Unemployment, Mrinal Gokhale, Unemployment, Vol. 25 No. 31

New MCTS Suburban Bus Routes Show Increased Ridership & Employment With Inner City Residents

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Black Health Coalition, Julio Maldonado, MICAH, Milwaukee County Transit System, Mrinal Gokhale, Vol. 25 No. 30, Willie Brisco

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Addresses City Gun Violence With New Partnership and Program

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Gun Violence, Maria Corpus, Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, Tom Barrett, Vol. 25 No. 30, Youth Works MKE

Milwaukee Business Leaders Invest in Future of Young Black Men with Wisconsin Scholars Program

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Chuck Harvey, Cory Nettles, DeMarcus Harris, John Daniels, Karen Stokes, Morehouse, Scholarships, Vol. 25 No. 30, Wisconsin Scholars Program

Milwaukee’s ‘Growing Power’ Continues to be a Positive, Innovative Leader in the Community

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Food Deserts, Growing Power, Karen Stokes, Urban Farming, Vol. 25 No. 30, Will Allen

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