By Karen Stokes The UW Panther Arena on Tuesday was filled with excitement. Students, exhibits, costumes, music and representation of countries from around the world were all in place for the Milwaukee Public School (MPS) World Fair. Approximately 2,500 energized students from grades 4-8 from 16 of the most diverse schools in the MPS system […]
Biden’s Re-election Announcement to Test Resolve of Black Voters
Even among Black voters, there’s a wide range of viewpoints about the question of whether Biden should be the nominee. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The news that President Joe Biden will seek re-election has many curious about how well he will perform among African American voters. According to the […]
New Port Director Jackie Q. Carter Serves as ‘a Picture of the Possibility’
Carter, who was raised in Washington Park, is the first Black person and first woman to lead Port Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Republicans Clear Out Projects Stalled by Secretive ‘Pocket Veto’
Gov. Tony Evers is considering next steps as conservation groups question legal authority of Legislature to block projects anonymously by Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin’s powerful Republican-controlled budget committee, under fire for using a secretive “pocket veto” to block certain funding, denied several of those requests in a public meeting Tuesday, including for one of […]
Golda Meir School Selected State Winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition
By Karen Stokes Samsung announced that Golda Meir School was selected as the State Winner for Wisconsin in the 13th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition. The project they designed and developed was a modular hydroponic system to tackle present environmental and supply chain issues the farming industry is facing. Abigail Hodges, STEM teacher […]
American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon
By Dan Truttschel Milwaukee American Heart Association Marketing Communications Director It was more than a decade ago when Pastor Veloris Mann knew something wasn’t right with her health. But even though she made monthly trips to the emergency room when the symptoms refused to lessen, it wasn’t until she was on the doorstep of a […]
UMOS, Partners Launch New Effort to Stop Labor Trafficking in Wisconsin
By Edgar Mendez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. At some restaurant in the city, a victim of human labor trafficking could be preparing or serving your next meal. “Human labor trafficking is absolutely happening in […]
With Women Imprisonment Rising, Black Females Still Feel the Brunt of America’s Mass Incarceration
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia America imprisons many more of its citizens than any other developed nation, with men comprising most of the incarcerated. But the rate of growth for female imprisonment has been twice as high as that of men since 1980, according to The Sentencing Project, which estimates […]
NAREB Wants Special Purpose Credit Programs to Bridge Black-White Homeownership Gap
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The median net worth for Black households is an embarrassingly low $24,000 compared to $188,000 for white families. And that’s one reason only 45.3% of Black Americans owned their homes in 2022, compared to 74.6% of white people, according to the National Association of Real […]
Whistleblower claims Milwaukee doctor performed unneeded surgeries
Complaint says Aurora St. Luke’s Dr. Scott Kamelle endangered patients — and drove up costs — with extra surgeries and a product not OK’d for internal use By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch Rita Adamson died under the care of a physician she didn’t want to see. Rita, 62, lived with cervical cancer for six years. […]
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