By Te’Kyla Miller The Gilbert Brown’s 2019 All-Pro Football Camp has a significant impact on kids and their goals. According to the kids, the camp has been the most active and inspiration they’ve had all summer. Brown and the coaches are pushing these inner-city kids to be the best at football and life. This camp […]
Julia Means Appointed to the City of Milwaukee’s Board of Health
Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Julia Means, Registered Nurse, to the City of Milwaukee’s newly created Board of Health last month on June 27. The nine-member commission will advise the Health Department on policy and advocate for public health practices that improve health outcomes for all Milwaukeeans. The citizen oversight board was created by legislation adopted […]
PAVE + STCM has Rebranded and Renamed Itself to City Forward Collective
By Nyesha Stone After a year of doing outreach, PAVE + STCM have decided to rebrand themselves into City Forward Collective which will have a new organizational vision led by Dr. Patricia Hoben—the founding head of the Carmen Schools of Science & Technology Network. PAVE + STCM recently merged together because their missions were similar, […]
AmeriCorps VISTA Applications are Now Open
By Nyesha Stone When Michelle Johnson and Molly Wirz finished their undergraduate degrees, they decided to take a gap year before going into their respective graduate programs. They decided to join AmeriCorps VISTA, which encourages college graduates to pursue careers in public service by working in city governments throughout the country. According to the women, […]
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele And The Department Of Health And Human Services Announce New Approach For Youth Justice Reform
Milwaukee County’s submission for State funding proposes a transformative approach to youth justice by developing a continuum of responsive services, including residential setting development By County Executive Chris Abele Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced on July 1 the submission of a proposal to create a youth justice system that provides a continuum of care […]
Early Childhood Education Programs Receive $13.5 Million in Funding
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Education is an essential aspect in children’s lives. Creating educational systems to foster the growth and development of children is a costly function. Last week, several Milwaukee organizations received federal grants to help them develop early childhood education programs. Head Start and Early Head Start are two federal programs, which give grants […]
Lap of Love Provides At-Home Hospice Care for Pets Here in the City
By Nyesha Stone Over the years, pets have become considered members of the family, instead of an animal a family owns. The loss of a pet can create the same emotions as losing an actual family member, which is why Lap of Love was created. Lap of Love is a growing network of veterinarians who […]
Wisconsin Dental Students Receive Scholarships from WDA
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Going to school is one of the most expensive endeavors a person in the United States can partake in. Adding a masters or doctorate program after obtaining a bachelor’s degree only increases the amount of loans a student has. Luckily, dental students received some financial aid through the Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation. […]
Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Wins Mass Attention for Focus on Falsely Accused Central Park Five
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor The painful true stories of five falsely accused young men, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, and Korey Wise, has been brought to light in excruciatingly vivid detail by director Ava DuVernay. The group known as the Central Park Five would receive 6 to 13 years […]
Gov. Tony Evers Announces Drinking Water Protections for Emerging Health Contaminants
By Nyesha Stone Earlier this year, Gov. Tony Evers named 2019 the “Year of Clean Drinking Water.” To do this, he said that $40 million would be used to replace lead pipes, $25 million to clean-up five areas in the Milwaukee River, and additional funding would be used to keep our water clean. Evers is […]
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