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Milwaukee Business Leaders Invest in Future of Young Black Men with Wisconsin Scholars Program

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Chuck Harvey, Cory Nettles, DeMarcus Harris, John Daniels, Karen Stokes, Morehouse, Scholarships, Vol. 25 No. 30, Wisconsin Scholars Program

Thousands March Nearly 900 Miles in Journey for Justice

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Civil Rights, Cornell William Brooks, Curtis Bunn, Damon Younger, Journey for Justice, Selma March, Vol. 25 No. 30

Black Attorneys Battle Inside a Criminally Unjust Court System

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Benjamin Crump, Black Attorneys, Justice or Else, Krystal Muhammad, Nana Gyamfi, National Bar Association, Pamela Meanes, Vol. 25 No. 30

Taylor Barrington is the New ‘Maverick’ in Town

August 7, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Black Women Entrepreneurs, Jen Anderson, Maverick Hill, Taylor Barrington, Vol. 25 No. 30

Club TNT Almuni Reunion

August 7, 2015

Popular Interests In This Article: Alumni Reunion, August 7 2015, Club TNT, Fundraiser, Vol. 25 No. 30

Local Businesses Learn to ‘Step Up,’ Prioritize Diversity & Inclusion

July 31, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: JULY 31 2015, Step Up, Step Up - Equity Matters, Talking About Race, VOL. 25 NO. 29, Workplace Diversity

Wisconsin Senate Approves Arena Deal for the Bucks – with Changes

July 31, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Bucks Arena, JULY 31 2015, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Bucks, VOL. 25 NO. 29, Wisconsin Senate

Neighborhood Initiative Works to Create Community, Despite City Violence & Low Funding

July 31, 2015

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, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Community-based Initiatives, Garden Homes Park, JULY 31 2015, Khalil Coleman, Mama Freeman, Martha Freeman, Safe Zone Initiative, Shawn Moore, VOL. 25 NO. 29

New Program Trains Young Minority Males in STEM Field

July 31, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: JULY 31 2015, Minority Male Makers Program MMMP, Prison Entrepreneurship Program, VOL. 25 NO. 2, VOL. 25 NO. 29

Child Watch: 10 Rules to Help Black Boys Survive

July 31, 2015

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Children, Child Watch, Dajerria Becton, Jordan Davis, JULY 31 2015, Marian Wright Edelman, Police Killings, Police Shootings, Police Violence, VOL. 25 NO. 29

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