Professor: Universities Need To Find Balance Between Freedom Of Speech, Protecting Civil Liberties By Kai Brito Trigger warnings and safe spaces on college campuses have sparked a debate in the academic community recently, with some universities embracing the concepts while others refuse to support them. The University of Chicago took a firm stance on the […]
Wisconsin Makes Gains In Health Coverage
Census Data Shows Uninsured Rate Dropped To 5.7 Percent Last Year By Shamane Mills Wisconsin’s uninsured rate continues to go down. The U.S. Census Bureau reported the state’s uninsured rate last year dropped to 5.7 percent, meaning 323,000 Wisconsin residents went without health coverage in 2015. That number has steadily dropped since the Affordable Care […]
What You Need to Know about Voting on Tuesday, November 8
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist Are you ready to vote? Are you registered? These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls, because they didn’t register on time, or they moved and their address does not match the address the […]
Hospitals & Clinics Come Together Under One Name – SSM Health
New name reflects commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience At our clinics and hospitals all across southern Wisconsin, employees and community members celebrated today as hospital leaders unveiled new signs along with a renewed commitment to patients. Beginning today, our hospitals, clinics, care centers and health plan in southern Wisconsin will be known as: […]
New Grant Program Meant To Help Wisconsin Startup Businesses
Entrepreneurs In Mid-Sized Communities Will Have a Chance To Qualify For Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Grant By Ross Terrell The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is turning its attention to rural and mid-size communities. Programs that support entrepreneurs in smaller communities will have the chance to apply for WEDC grant money to help startup businesses. Grants […]
Part II: Oakhill Kids’ Garden Network Fosters Healing and Restorative Practices, Despite Its Walls
By Jacklin Bolduan “Wisconsin’s state motto is ‘Forward.’ That is what is happening here, we are going forward. Wisconsin has a long history of my type of conservatives, those men and women who are into true conservation of this beautiful state’s natural resources. As the birthplace of ‘Earth Day’ this is exactly the type of […]
‘A Trusted Comrade,’ Black Press Legend George Curry Dies at 69
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor The Black Press lost one of it’s most celebrated warriors when George Curry, veteran journalist and former Editor-In-Chief of the NNPA News Wire, died from an apparent heart attack on Saturday, August 20. Curry was 69. “On behalf of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), we are […]
Citizen Action Of Wisconsin Claims WEDC Misrepresented Jobs Created In Sherman Park
Jobs Listed For Neighborhood In Database Were Mapping Error, WEDC Says Community activists and Milwaukee lawmakers are calling on the state’s economic development agency to do more to create jobs on the city’s north side, citing job loss as one cause of last week’s civil unrest following the fatal police shooting in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park […]
Milwaukee Common Council Releases Public Safety Action Plan
Plan Includes Recommendations To Increase Police Staffing, Taxes By Ross Terrell The Milwaukee Common Council released a public safety action plan Tuesday afternoon. The plan includes recommendations to expand juvenile detention facilities, increase Milwaukee police staffing and increase property taxes. Alderman Ashanti Hamilton said the price tag for the changes is large, but they don’t […]
YWCA Madison Announces 2016 Racial Justice Summit: Changing the Narrative
During this year’s Presidential campaign, we have witnessed how the current political narrative has fueled racialized anxiety, fear, tension and hatred across the country. We have seen how policy platforms built around xenophobia, misogyny, and separatism has reinforced a sense of divisiveness that continues to permeate American society. We have also seen how the media’s […]
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