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Karen Stokes
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Parents Can Now Schedule COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments for Children Under 5
Parents in Wisconsin can now schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 at doctors’ offices and retailers including Walgreens, Hayat Pharmacy, CVS and others. The Food and Drug…
Recent Inflation Report Data Higher than Expected
The U.S. Labor Department report on Friday, June 10 indicated that the Headline consumer-price index (CPI), increased 8.6% in May from a year ago, up from 8.3% the prior month,…
Milwaukee Based African American Roundtable Awarded $500,000 Grant
Milwaukee based African American Roundtable was awarded the $500,000 True Reformer Institutional Grant from Public Welfare Foundation (PWF). Seven True Reformer grants were awarded to organizations nationally that are advancing…
Democrats Blast Republicans on Lack of Response to Baby Formula Crisis
At a press conference on Wednesday June 1, four Milwaukee area legislators blasted Republicans in Congress including Representatives Steil, Fitzgerald, Grothman, Tiffany, and Gallagher for voting against emergency funding for…
Biden-Harris Administration Holds Justice40 Week of Action
After a year of progress on advancing environmental justice, on Monday the Biden-Harris Administration launched a Justice40 Week of Action to highlight additional steps that are delivering real benefits to…
American Rescue Plan Releases Equity Report
On May 24th, the American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and the Domestic Policy Council released their interim American Rescue Plan Equity Report. It covers 32 different American Rescue Plan programs…
Report Highlights Violence, Mental Health and Drug Use are Top Health Issues in the African American Community
Since 2012, the health system members of the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership (MHCP), Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin, and Froedtert Health, have committed to share funding and design…
Affordable Internet Now Available for Millions of Americans
The Biden administration on Monday, May 9, announced a plan to expand affordable high-speed internet access for millions of Americans. “High speed internet is not a luxury any longer,” the…
Biden Administration Addresses Environmental Justice
Today, Attorney General of the United States Merrick B. Garland and Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Michael S. Regan will announce significant measures to achieve Environmental Justice…
Former Green Bay Packer Donald Driver Reads to Milwaukee Area Elementary School Children
The excitement could be felt throughout the room. A large group of energetic elementary school students were anxiously waiting for former Green Bay Packer Donald Driver. When the Super Bowl…