By The Milwaukee Courier Ogechi Chidebell says, “One thing the Student Startup Challenge did was open my eyes that I really could do something that would change the lives of people.”Universities are known as places for learning, but they also are places for discovering new knowledge.The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM) focuses on doing both, […]
Young, Gifted & Black Series: Indianapolis senior awarded Gates Millennium Scholarship
By Taki S. Raton The Gates Millennium Scholarship is awarded annually to 1,000 high school students nationally. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this offering covers a full ride to any college or university in the country, all the way through a doctoral degree.She is young, gifted and Black. Alex Dunlap is one […]
HOPE Christian High School achieves 3rd consecutive year of 100 percent college acceptance
By The Milwaukee Courier For the third consecutive year in a row, 100 percent of HOPE Christian High School’s graduating seniors have been accepted to college.The class of 34 students has received 200 letters of acceptance and more than $2,000,000 in academic scholarship offers.“Time and time again, our scholars amaze us with their grit and […]
Reaction to voting bill
By The Milwaukee Courier Democratic legislators are reacting to the passage of a bill that will end the early voting on weekends for Milwaukee and Madison voters. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon following the vote a Democratic legislators are reacting to the passage of a bill that will end […]
Running Rebels and MPS collaborate on community basketball
By The Milwaukee Courier The Running Rebels Community Organization and the Milwaukee Public School system are once again collaborating to advance the opportunities of school-aged youth and adolescents.As an organization that believes every child deserves equal access to opportunities, RRCO formed their intramural basketball teams to capture those who may be ineligible to play due […]
Summit educates teens on realities of gun violence
By By Karen Stokes: Article From the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Edward Austin is painfully aware of the reality of losing a loved one to gun violence and how making the wrong decision in the summer of 2009 changed his life.Austin, 33, and his cousin, Lavelle Felton, were heading out to a nightclub.Austin’s uncle lent […]
NAACP spends lion’s share of Image Award ad budget with non-Black media. What could they be thinking?
By Natalie Cole, Our Weekly Publisher and CEO The primary and most trustworthy source of news and information to Black Americans has been and continues to rest in the bosom of the Black Press.So why is it that in the year of our Lord 2014—during Black History Month no less—the NAACP needs to be reminded […]
Dr. Umar Johnson featured at Firefighters Hall for Black History Month
By Taki S. Raton Nationally Certified School Psychologist Dr. Umar Abdullah Johnson will be returning to Milwaukee as a featured speaker this Black History Month on Sunday, February 23, at the Milwaukee Brotherhood of Firefighters Hall, 7717 West Good Hope Road.Doors will open at 1 p.m. The program begins at 2 p.m.Sponsored by the Milwaukee […]
Hines becomes associate director of Housing Authority
By Taki S. Raton Mayor Tom Barrett announced last week Alderman Willie L. Hines, Jr. will become the associate director of the Housing Authority.Hines will be responsible for the day to day operations of the Housing Authority’s affordable housing portfolio.He will report to secretary/ executive director of the Housing Authority Tony Perez.“I appreciate the working […]
Pre-teen Nigerian girl among top-100 most influential Africans
By Taki S. Raton Our YG&B feature this week was headlined in the August 2013 edition of Forbes Africa, thereby being at the age of 10 the youngest person ever to be interviewed by Forbes.She is young, gifted and Black. Zuriel Elise Oduwole has been touted in the August 6, 2013 post of Naij as […]