By Dylan Deprey UACB’s 8th Grade class marching for a violence-free summer. (Photo By Dylan Deprey) While stopped at the intersection of 60th and Good Hope Rd. a crescendo of chants rang through the air. Pastel colored signs inked with the mantras being shouted read, “Stop the Violence” and “Black Lives Matter.” At the helm […]
Milwaukee’s LGBT Community Mourns, Vows To Unite Following Orlando Shootings
Milwaukee Muslims, Political Leaders Join In Condemnation Of Weekend Attack By Chuck Quirmbach Leaders of Milwaukee’s LGBT community say that the killing of 50 people at a gay nightclub in Florida early Sunday morning won’t stop the community from pursuing civil rights. At Milwaukee’s PrideFest on Sunday, a minute of silence was observed for the […]
Pfizer Officials Call For Blacks to Participate in Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials
By Joan H. Allen NNPA News Wire Contributor June 19, 2016 marks World Sickle Cell Day. In a desire to help create a greater awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD) and increase their efforts to find a cure, Pfizer invited members of the Black Press to meet and discuss with key members of their rare […]
Russell Simmons Repays Rushcard Holders, Pushes for Credit Reforms
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer Russell Simmons is just starting to regain a little normalcy in his life. He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and business mogul is even able to run some errands without worrying about whether a disgruntled Rush- Card holder might verbally attack him or worse. Simmons […]
Black Banks Struggle to Survive, Part 2
By Patrice Gaines Urban News Service Leah Chase recalls a time when she couldn’t get a loan from a white-owned bank to expand her now-legendary New Orleans restaurant. “I remember my husband going to a bank we used for years,” said Chase, 93. “When we went to get a loan, we couldn’t … This was […]
Governor Walker Applauds the United Negro College Fund for Higher Education Efforts
Madison – Governor Scott Walker addressed attendees today in Madison at the inaugural United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Wisconsin Governor’s Luncheon. Hosted by UNCF, the luncheon conveys the importance of academic assistance programs to corporate sponsors and Wisconsin business leaders. “To develop the future leaders of Wisconsin, we need to provide them with a quality […]
Inside and Outside of the Ring, The Champ Made a Difference
By Stacy M. Brown The Washington Informer, NNPA Member Muhammad Ali’s historic win against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974 was perhaps the greatest of all of his ring victories. Ali dropped Foreman in the eighth round of that heavyweight bout known as “The Rumble in the Jungle.” Foreman was among the first to […]
Author Maggie Anderson will be the Keynote Speaker for Milwaukee Black Business Week
By Karen Stokes “The lack of economic and business power in the Black community is the single most salient, destructive and self perpetuated problem the Black community faces and still the most ignored,” said Maggie Anderson at TEDx Grand Rapids. Milwaukee Urban League and St. Mark AME Church are co-sponsors for the upcoming Black Business […]
SBA 504 Refinance Program Made Permanent
Measure Designed to Help Small Businesses Grow and Create Jobs WASHINGTON — Eligible small business owners now have more options to refinance eligible fixed assets and business expenses through the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Refinance Program. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet made the program permanent through an Interim Final Rule in The Federal Register released […]
Michelle Gregg Won’t Face Charges in Cincinnati Zoo Accident, Offers Condolences for Harambe
The Cincinnati Herald Staff (The Cincinnati Herald, NNPA Member) The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a Cincinnati Zoo gorilla’s compound Saturday, is being investigated by Cincinnati police in connection with the incident, according to a statement released by Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters Tuesday. The zoo response team shot and killed the […]
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