By Karen Stokes Milwaukee’s African American community is the subject of a new documentary that is putting the spotlight on how health disparities and poverty has negatively impacted the African American community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Filmmaker Theo Rogers’ premiere documentary “Milwaukee in Pain,” takes him back to where his career began, Milwaukee. Rogers said […]
The Heat is On: How the Coronavirus will Make it Harder for Vulnerable Residents to Keep Cool this Summer
By Bridget Fogarty 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. As temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s this week, Milwaukee residents face two intersecting challenges: how to stay cool during a […]
Nonresponsive Households May Receive A Visit from Census Takers
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In case you missed it, 2020 is a census year. The census occurs every 10-years by order of the U.S. Constitution. The census is used to count the population and determine how much federal money each state receives based on population numbers. In the past, the census is collected via census takers, […]
UW Credit Union Giveback Campaign Raises $10,000 for United Way
By Hayley Crandall UW Credit Union announced in a press release last week it raised $10,000 for the nonprofit organization United Way through the “Jump Around” giveback campaign. The funds go towards United Way’s COVID-19 Urgent Needs Fund which supports communities with resources and supplies as they work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, according […]
Joe Biden Has A Plan for COVID-19
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In times of trouble, a nation and its people turn to its leader for guidance. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, every nation looked towards its leaders to steer them through it. In America, the response from the White House has often been criticized as slow coming or worse, directed towards corporations instead […]
Milwaukee Police Department’s Stay-At-Home Arrests Reveal Deep Racial Disparities
By Edgar Mendez 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. African Americans make up the majority of residents arrested on charges of violating Milwaukee’s stay-at-home order, according to data obtained from the Milwaukee […]
Tammy Belton-Davis Joins The Milwaukee Rep. Team
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In October of last year, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s board of trustees unanimously voted to adopt a five-year strategic plan. The plan focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. “We are facing two crises at the same time – one acute with COVID-19 and the other chronic stemming from hundreds of years of […]
NASA Names Headquarters After first Black Female Engineer at NASA
This story was originally published on blackengineer.com NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black female engineer at NASA. Jackson started her career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. A […]
Milwaukee Will Still Host Democratic National Convention
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Would it continue or would it be canceled? Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, those were the questions on Milwaukeeans minds regarding the Democratic National Convention. Earlier this week, Milwaukee got a response. On Wednesday, June 24, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced its current plan for the convention. The […]
Milwaukee Hotel Hosting Pride Month Celebratory Brunch
By Hayley Crandall The Iron Horse Hotel is hosting a “Divas & Drag Pride Brunch” on Sunday, June 28 to celebrate the last weekend of pride month and give back to local LGBT organizations. The event features Iron Horse Hotel’s regular brunch, special drinks and performances from Milwaukee drag queens. In previous years, the warehouse-turned-luxury-hotel […]
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