By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For 35 years, America has honored and celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and birthday. Of all the cities in this nation, Milwaukee and Atlanta have been the only ones to consistently celebrate this day. Earlier this week, a birthday celebration was held at the Marcus Center for Performing Arts. During […]
12 Students Win Scholarships from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition
By Ethan Duran Twelve high school seniors and college sophomores from the Milwaukee area received scholarships for $1,000 each at the 43rd Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Celebration. The Celebration was held on Jan. 13 at the Cross Lutheran Church in Triangle North. The scholarship recipients were members of congregations connected to […]
Governor Tony Evers Announces Payments for Expressways and More
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Governor Tony Evers has been in office for approximately two weeks. In that time, he’s made several big announcements. As part of his job, in addition to making announcements and changes, Evers will help allocate money for certain industries and organizations in Wisconsin. Last week, Evers announced “that local governments received quarterly […]
State Rep. David Crowley Becomes Chair of Wisconsin’s of Black Caucus and says They will be ‘Unapologetically Black’
By Nyesha Stone The Black community needs people like us to represent us because no one knows our struggles like us. When more Black individuals are elected into higher positions, they then have the power to handle the issues and struggles the government and state usually ignore. State Representative David Crowley is from Milwaukee; he […]
Tony Evers is Officially Wisconsin’s 46th Governor
By Nyesha Stone Jan. 7, 2019 marks a new page for Wisconsin because a new governor is in office. Tony Evers was sworn into office while residents across the entire state watched the 2019 Wisconsin Inauguration Ceremony. Alongside him, Mandela Barnes became Wisconsin’s 45th Lieutenant Governor. Attorney General Josh Kaul, State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and […]
It’s Official: Kalan Haywood II Sworn in at Cardinal Stritch University
By Mrinal Gokhale In the fall of 2018, 19-year-old Kalan Haywood II won the primary election for 16th District State Representative against four other Democratic challengers. He was sworn in on the morning of Jan. 4 by Judge Maxine White at the Cardinal Stritch University Kliehbhan Conference Center, making him Wisconsin’s youngest legislator. Many local […]
County Executive Chris Abele Announces Grant Challenge for America’s Black Holocaust Museum
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 1988, Dr. James Cameron opened a museum called America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM), right here in Milwaukee, and it remained open until 2008. The museum focused on African and African-American culture and history. Over a decade has passed since the museum closed, but now, effort is being made to re-open the […]
New Assembly Representative LaKeishia Myers Holds Oath Ceremony in Milwaukee
By Ethan Duran On the evening of Jan. 7, the newly elected Representative LaKeishia Myers held her ceremonial oath of office at On the Bayou while surrounded by her family, friends and constituents. Chief Judge Maxine White had the Representative of the 12th District take oath at the podium while WNOV’s Michelle Bryant was the […]
EPA Plans to Clean Up the Solvay Coke and Gas Company Site
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The new year has just begun, and people are working hard on their resolutions. Often, people tend to focus inward. They want to work towards becoming a better person or curbing a bad habit. In addition to looking inward, people should also consider looking outward at the world around them. In Milwaukee, […]
Funding for Madison Tech Company Opens New Possibilities
By Ethan Duran This September, Madison startup company SciArt Software, Inc. was awarded a $530,000 investment from the Idea Fund of La Crosse. The tech company developed Pareto, a plugin system for digital design programs that allows engineers to calculate the strength of materials more efficiently. Now, Pareto is being used by companies like Milwaukee […]
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