by Karen Stokes It’s been three years since the first group of Milwaukee area students and their families gathered at Rufus King International High School for “Signing Day” to commit to participating in a scholarship pilot program, the Wisconsin Scholars. The program finances college for Black males from Milwaukee to Morehouse College in Atlanta. Business […]
Thousands March Nearly 900 Miles in Journey for Justice
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service SELMA, Alabama –The movement that began in a bungalow is traveling nearly 900 miles to the home of Dr. King’s “Dream.” A coalition of organizations, led by the NAACP, embarked Saturday on an 860-mile, 40-day, 40-night march from Selma, Alabama to Washington, D.C. This initiative recalls the original Civil […]
Black Attorneys Battle Inside a Criminally Unjust Court System
Broken Promises, Bias, Brutality and Bail LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) – The National Bar Association’s 90th annual convention’s message of fighting police brutality mirrored the fight Black Americans face every day. The convention, with its theme “A Legacy of Service. A Promise of Justice,” centered on police brutality and highlighted problems and solutions to why Blacks […]
Taylor Barrington is the New ‘Maverick’ in Town
Black Women Entrepreneurs Series by Jen Anderson In many ways, Taylor Barrington was groomed to own her own business from the very start. She found her beginnings as a business owner in middle school, making “blinged bandanas” for her classmates. She’s come a long way since her jewels and bandana days to run her own […]
Club TNT Almuni Reunion
Local Businesses Learn to ‘Step Up,’ Prioritize Diversity & Inclusion
By L. Malik Anderson July 31, 2015 Step-Up core planners and co-creators (left to right): Amy Kesling, Haywood Simmons, Tania Ibarra, Sara Alvarado. Photo credit: Step Up: Equity Matters “Oftentimes, assumed differences inhibit people from realizing their similarities with other people, especially across social borders. These workshops allow people to safely explore, communicate, and unlearn […]
Wisconsin Senate Approves Arena Deal for the Bucks – with Changes
By Srijan Sen July 31, 2015 A rendering of the new arena, by Populous Architecture. The Wisconsin state senate passed a bill 21-10 that proposed public funding for the new Bucks arena. The bill, now traveling to the state assembly, is expected to pass without many hurdles. The plan would preserve the NBA franchise in […]
Neighborhood Initiative Works to Create Community, Despite City Violence & Low Funding
By Maria Corpus July 31, 2015 A view of Alpha and Omega Ministries, where the Safe Zone Initiative ambassadors often meet to discuss neighborhood issues. Photo by Maria Corpus On an early Tuesday afternoon, the Garden Homes Park at N. 26 St. and W. Atkinson Ave. is lively with children sharing laughs at the playground, […]
New Program Trains Young Minority Males in STEM Field
By Michael H. Cottman, Urban News Service July 31, 2015 “This initiative is a first-of-its-kind, two-year program that offers 700 black male students hands-on experience in advanced technology, critical thinking, and problem solving.” BALTIMORE, MD – Ayooluwakiitan Oluwafemi, 13, proudly displayed a rubber smart-phone case that he designed on a 3D printing machine. “It’s a […]
Child Watch: 10 Rules to Help Black Boys Survive
By Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist July 31, 2015 Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist Like so many, I have been deeply disturbed by the senseless loss of Black male lives at the hands of law enforcement officials. I was particularly affected by Tamir Rice’s senseless death – a 12-year-old sixth grader who […]
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