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 […]
Evers and Mandela End People’s Budget Tour in Milwaukee
By Nyesha Stone The room was packed at Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes’ last stop for their Building the People’s tour at the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County Volunteer Center on Dec. 11. They visited Green Bay, Wausau, La Crosse and ended in Milwaukee. Organizations, elected-officials, community members, etc. came to give […]
Governor-Elect Tony Evers Announces Four Picks for his Cabinet
By Nyesha Stone A new day is ahead for Wisconsin come Jan. 7, when Wisconsin Democratic Governor-elect Tony Evers will replace Scott Walker as governor. To prepare for that day, Evers announced his first four picks for his cabinet. The first four cabinet picks are from Milwaukee and Republicans have been critical of Evers decision, […]
$100,000 Bader Philanthropies Grant Funds Much Needed Grandparent Outreach Through The Parenting Network
Bader Philanthropies, Inc., one of southeastern Wisconsin’s top 10 foundations, announced today a $100,000 grant awarded to The Parenting Network, Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit that provides free, voluntary, confidential and easily accessible programming for people in a parenting role to help them provide a safe and nurturing home for their children. The funding, distributed across […]
DCF Secretary Eloise Anderson was Honored at the Transitional Jobs Celebration
By Nyesha Stone Milwaukee used to be an industrial city that provided family wages to the Black community, when our family members migrated here from the South. People came here for a better life where they could raise a family and receive good benefits, but oh how times changed. Most of the Black community don’t […]
The Closing of the Teen Prison Lincoln Hill is a Celebration to Some Because that Means the Release of their Loved Ones
By Nyesha Stone The closing of our teen prisons—Lincoln Hills and Cooper Lakes—is a celebration to some because that means the release of their loved ones. But what happens once they’re released? Although a few of the youth will stay in state others might be relocated to different prisons. Project Rise is helping with that […]
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