By Dylan Deprey If 2020 was a marathon, LL Coogi pushed through the leg cramps, skipped the water break and passed the finished line miles ago. As battle rap events were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, staying stagnant was out of the question. After releasing 10 projects over the course of 2020, the […]
Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39 Endorses Alex Lasry for U. S. Senator
By Karen Stokes Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39 announced its endorsement of businessman Alex Lasry for the U.S. Senate today at a press conference at Teamsters Local 200, 6200 W Bluemound Rd. This is the first labor endorsement for any candidate in the 2022 Wisconsin Senate race. “Receiving the first union endorsement of this race […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Milwaukee. The main purpose of Harris’ visit was to look at and discuss the possibilities of clean energy designs. “It’s great to be back in Milwaukee,” Harris said, during the roundtable discussion on clean energy. Her visit consisted of a tour of University of […]
Medical College of Wisconsin Veteran Outreach Program Helps Prevent Suicide with Firearm Safety Initiative
Gun Shop Project and Safe Storage Program Provide Local Gun Shops, Ranges with Prevention Support Milwaukee, WI – The Captain John D. Mason Veteran Peer Outreach Program, on behalf of the Southeastern Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Taskforce and BeThereWis.com, is bringing the Gun Shop Project and Safe Storage Program to local communities across Wisconsin. The program, […]
Burlington Area School District (BASD) Mishandling Additional Reports of Racism In the Wake of Scathing DPI Ruling
The Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR) Urges the District to Bring POC To the Table In Creating Their Corrective Action Plan (CAP), While Sharing Its Own Recommendations for the District’s CAP to Redress their “Racially Hostile Environment” Just weeks after the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) issued its ruling against the Burlington Area School […]
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Announces Funding to Help Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine
By Ana Martinez-Ortizv Wisconsin isn’t the healthiest state in the country, and while it’s not the worse it could always do better. According to the United Health Foundation’s annual report on “America’s Health Rankings,” in 2020, the biggest challenges Wisconsinites faced included high rates of excessive drinking, high premature death racial inequality and high residential […]
Alex Lasry Builds Statewide Campaign for United States Senate
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Alex Lasry has been hitting the campaign trail hard since announcing his run for United States Senate against Ron Johnson back in February. This week, he announced the five statewide co-chairs for his campaign. Lasry’s campaign co-chairs will be DNC Representative Martha Love from Milwaukee, Milwaukee Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Madison State […]
Nearly $500,000 in Emergency Grants Issued Through the UW Credit Union Fund for Racial Equity
24 Madison and Milwaukee-based organizations to benefit, addressing homelessness, mental health and more Beginning next week, 24 organizations will receive emergency grants totaling nearly $500,000 on behalf of the UW Credit Union Fund for Racial Equity. Emergency funds are part of a larger $1.5 million investment in economic mobility, launched in partnership with United Way […]
They’re Alive! Drive-Thru Dinosaur Exhibit Arrives at the Wisconsin State Fair Park
By Hayley Crandall Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex… Oh, my! These prehistoric creatures and others landed earlier this week at the Wisconsin State Fair Park for Dino Safari, a drive-thru dinosaur adventure. Produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Dino Safari displays over 40 dinosaurs that come to life through realistic sounds and movements, all visible from the comfort […]
College Possible Celebrates its High School and College Graduates
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Sometimes, first-generation students feel a certain pressure to do well academically. While Bawi Kil Dawt Nun Par certainly feels that pressure, her educational aspirations are as much for her as they are for her parents. “Going to college and finishing my education has always been one of my goals,” she said. Par, […]
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