By PrincessSafiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Amelia Peace’s 5-year-old daughter, Robyn Guiden, is nonverbal and has autism paired with other rare medical conditions. In the past, Peace has found […]
Wisconsin to Issue Benefits to Children Missing Free or Reduced Price School Meals Because of COVID-19 Pandemic
DHS is working in partnership with the Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Children and Families, and schools across the state to implement the program for the 2020-2021 school year Families across Wisconsin will get help feeding their children who usually get free or reduced price meals at school but haven’t this year because […]
DHS Announces Medical Conditions Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine March 29
Anticipates general public being eligible in May The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that people age 16 and older with certain medical conditions will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29. This eligibility group includes individuals with medical conditions associated with an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Based […]
County Executive David Crowley Discusses Journey to Racial Equity
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has lofty goals for the county and for communities of color. He has bold ideas for reaching those goals but his number one priority is getting through the pandemic. Crowley is the first Black man elected to the county executive position. Prior to Crowley, Lee Holloway and […]
Northwestern Mutual Donates $5 Million to Children’s Wisconsin
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Cancer is arguably one of the most dreaded words on the planet. For many, the only thing worse than being diagnosed with cancer themselves is having their child diagnosed with cancer. According to a 2020 report by the American Cancer Society, over 11,000 cancers cases were estimated to be diagnosed among children […]
Educators and Childcare Providers Are Eligible for the Vaccine
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The COVID-19 vaccine is available, but it’s not currently available to everyone. In the City of Milwaukee, the vaccine was limited to essential workers, then senior citizens and other city employees and now another category is joining the group. The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin and the City of Milwaukee […]
Dr. Leonard Egede Wants to Give People Hope
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Change happens, but it doesn’t always happen fast – at least not in Milwaukee. Dr. Leonard Egede, who joined the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2017, noted that there’s a sense of hopelessness in Milwaukee, but he, for one, is not without hope. Egede was recently appointed the endowed chair position for […]
‘There are No Throwaway People’: Sister MacCanon Brown and Her Mission to Serve Homeless Residents
By Princess Safiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. A few years after Sister MacCanon Brown moved to Milwaukee in 1986, she was close to homelessness herself. She had come to […]
From a Side Hustle to a Business to a Company Tiffany Miller is Scaling Up
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. To make a business succeed, it requires hard work, determination, sweat, luck, gumption and an entrepreneurial spirit that can’t be put into words. When the City of Milwaukee Health Department commissioned entrepreneur Tiffany Miller to make 36,000 face masks for its mask […]
Kennita Hickman Centers Black and Brown Creatives in Her Work
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Kennita Hickman is making moves this year. She has plans to bring back the program “Artist Eats,” she’s working with apparel companies to curate brand campaigns and helping independent artists establish their brands. But the one overarching goal that is evident in all of Hickman’s work is her efforts to make space […]
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