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Congresswoman Moore, Wasserman Schultz discuss strategy to improve female voter turnout

September 9, 2014

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 […]

Stylish New Jersey 10-year-old is CEO of his own cookie company

August 26, 2014

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 […]

Legislatively speaking — Sister senators lock arms for unfettered access to ballot box

August 19, 2014

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 […]

There is no “slow button” for this 14 year-old designer, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist

August 12, 2014

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 […]

Alderman Joe Davis considering mayoral campaign

July 29, 2014

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 […]

Q & A with Tisiphani Mayfield

July 16, 2014

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 […]

Mary Burke leads at Juneteenth

July 1, 2014

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 […]

Milwaukee offers great opportunities for realizing the dream of homeownership

July 1, 2014

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 […]

From homelessness to class valedictorian, D.C. grad earns full ride to Georgetown University

June 24, 2014

By Taki S. Raton Life has presented our YG&B feature this week with a long unyielding series of personal challenges. But when these personal obstacles get in your way, as quoted in the Inquisitor, our series profile stands firm and positions, “you go right through it.”“She is young, gifted and Black. Rashema Melson asserts in […]

The Milwaukee Urban League’s 2014 Black & White Ball

June 24, 2014

MILWAUKEE —Now in its 29th year, the annual Black & White Ball proved to be a huge financial success, raising nearly $307,000 in net proceeds to support the work and the programs of the Milwaukee Urban League.The ball is the organization’s signature fundraiser, having generated more than $4.8 million over nearly three decades. The Milwaukee […]

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