By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The wage gap is a well-known topic that spans genders and ethnicities, but its not the only thing. Employment rates for African Americans are low, especially when compared to their white counterparts and the Center for American Progress looked into the reason why. Earlier this week, the Center for American Progress published […]
Mayor Barrett to Allocate $2.2. Million to Combat Lead Crisis
By Mrinal Gokhale It is well known that Milwaukee has a lead problem and that paint and laterals are the main sources of contamination in households. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to add $2.2 million dollars to the city’s lead elimination budget for the year 2020. He announced his plan at a press conference on […]
Milwaukee DNC Panel Talks Underserved Communities and Capital Access
By Mrinal Gokhale Obtaining funds to start a business is difficult for many, so how do underrepresented communities navigate the challenge? This question was discussed during the “Access to Capital” panel as part of the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee and Northwestern Mutual 3E Summit. The 3E includes three summits organized before the four-day Democratic National […]
End of Kamala Harris’ White House Campaign Ignites Discussion on Treatment
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On Dec. 3, Senator Kamala Harris of California suspended her campaign for the White House. Harris’ decision was announced by video after four straight weeks of negative media coverage regarding her campaign organization and strategy. Harris’s campaign started with a bang and a ton of media attention. She […]
Black News Channel In ‘The Red Zone’ Ready for Launch
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As the historic launch on January 6, 2020, of the Black News Channel (BNC) approaches, officials can count members of Congress among those eagerly anticipating the new platform. Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, the chair of […]
Serena Williams Builds Schools in Jamaica, Africa
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia While many deep-pocketed philanthropists and celebrities will write checks to support worthy causes, tennis megastar Serena Williams routinely goes the extra mile. In a recently released video, Williams donned a pair of jeans, workboats, a hardhat and went to work on Salt Marsh Elementary School in […]
Molson Coors to Bring Hundreds of Jobs to Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Gov. Tony Evers, Mayor Tom Barrett, Gavin Hattersley, CEO of Molson Coors and Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) gathered at the Miller Inn. They weren’t there to have a beer but rather to provide an update regarding Molson Coors, MillerCoors parent company. “We […]
Rep. LaKeshia Myers Is Ready For her Second Year in Office
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) recently finished her first year as state representative for Assembly District 12. As a freshman legislator, Myers entered the assembly ready to fight for her district and it’s a fight she plans to continue into her second year. Although Myers is new to the assembly, she was no […]
SeeMe4Me Gives a Voice to the Misjudged
By Mrinal Gokhale From being ridiculed for his West African heritage to being called a “Carlton Banks,” Ed Davies learned what it meant to be discriminated against at an early age. That is why he has started the SeeMe4Me campaign. SeeMe4Me launched on Thursday, Nov. 21 at No Studios, 1037 W. McKinley Ave. The event […]
MCTS Remembers Rosa Parks’ Legacy with a Rose and an Open Seat on Every Bus
By Dylan Deprey “At the time I was arrested, I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in.” –Rosa Parks She was the first lady of civil rights” and “the […]
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