By Erin Gretzinger Wisconsin Watch 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. Margaret Benton has held many roles since she moved to Wisconsin nearly 20 years ago. With eight children — two living at home and others […]
Local Black Author Fights for Diversity at the Wauwatosa Public Library
By Karen Stokes Dr. Shon Lewis has written over 21 faith-based books for adults and children. Her question is, why isn’t Wauwatosa Public Library (WPL) accepting her children’s book. Lewis, a Doctor of Divinity Theology College Professor, Crisis and Trauma Professional Life Coach states that the WPL discriminates against African American Children’s books and literature. […]
Gov. Evers, DHS Announce $2.5 Million in Telehealth Grants for Behavioral Health Providers
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today awarded more than $2.5 million to 27 providers for community behavioral health services that will provide access to mental health and substance use treatment and recovery supports through telehealth. Grantees will use this one-time funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to expand […]
Wisconsin Democrats Mobilize Voters After The Fall of Roe v. Wade
By Karen Stokes This past week, WisDems participated in a national “Defend Choice” week of action, a national campaign from Democrats working to mobilize voters after the fall of federal abortion protections. WisDems hosted two press events: a campaign event with Gov. Evers in Madison and a protest outside of Sen. Ron Johnson’s office in […]
AAPI and Muskego Community Groups Rally for Book that the Muskego School District Blocked
By Karen Stokes The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Coalition of WI and Muskego community members gathered outside the Educational Services Center Building in Muskego on Monday night for a ‘Teach-in’ in support of Asian Americans and a book the Muskego-Norway school board did not approve for a high school Accelerated English 10 course. The […]
Alex Lasry Tours Black Owned Small Businesses
By Milwaukee Courier Staff This week, Democratic candidate for US Senate Alex Lasry spent an afternoon touring Black and Latino-owned small businesses in Kenosha, following up on recent tours of Black-owned businesses in Milwaukee and Racine. Lasry took the opportunity to talk to the small business owners about their successful businesses, the challenges they face […]
Vivent Health to Expand Milwaukee Health Clinic Benefitting the Needs of Patients
By Karen Stokes Vivent Health, formerly the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, recently announced the location of their new Milwaukee clinic at 1311 N. Sixth Street near the Deer District. The new location is on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and McKinley Avenue in downtown’s West Town neighborhood. Vivent Health’s current Milwaukee clinic is […]
In a First, Mary McLeod Bethune’s Statue was Unveiled at U.S. Capitol Wednesday in Place of Confederate General
By FlaglerLive and News Service of Florida A marble statue of educator and civil-rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled Wednesday to represent Florida in the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The likeness of Bethune will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, which stood in the Capitol for nearly a […]
Milwaukee Small Business Owner Attends Meta Boost Gather Event in DC
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee business owner Allicia Washington-White, was invited to attend Meta Boost Gather in Washington, D.C. with business leaders from around the country. Washington-White, owner of Vanity Cosmetics Lipwear, was one of three Wisconsin small businesses at Meta Boost Gather. Being a member of the Meta Boost Leaders Network, Washington-White is a part […]
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill into Law
By Karen Stokes On Monday, President Biden hosted an event at the White House commemorating the historic achievement of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill is the most significant gun violence reduction legislation in the last 30 years and the President signed it into law on June 25th. Joining the president […]
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