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Nyesha Stone
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Held Intimate Discussion with Milwaukee Leaders and Community Members
It was after hours at Coffee Makes You Black, 2803 N. Teutonia Ave., but the place was packed, as if it was open. The smooth energetic vibe of the black-owned…
Milwaukee Hosts the League of United Latin American Citizens 90th Annual National Convention & Exposition
For nine decades, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has been an organization fighting for the advancement of all Hispanic nationality groups by focusing on and improving economic…
AmeriCorps VISTA Applications are Now Open
When Michelle Johnson and Molly Wirz finished their undergraduate degrees, they decided to take a gap year before going into their respective graduate programs. They decided to join AmeriCorps VISTA,…
PAVE + STCM has Rebranded and Renamed Itself to City Forward Collective
After a year of doing outreach, PAVE + STCM have decided to rebrand themselves into City Forward Collective which will have a new organizational vision led by Dr. Patricia Hoben—the…
County Executive Chris Abele Hosted His 2020 Campaign Kickoff
On May 14, County Executive Chris Abele announced that he’d be running for re-election. Abele was elected in 2011 and said he has so much more to do, which is…
Lap of Love Provides At-Home Hospice Care for Pets Here in the City
Over the years, pets have become considered members of the family, instead of an animal a family owns. The loss of a pet can create the same emotions as losing…
Raising Awareness on the Financial Impact of the Opioid Epidemic
In 2017, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared opioid abuse a public health emergency and estimated that 11.4 million Americans misused prescription opioids. Recent research by Virginia…
Cristo Rey Jesuit’s First Graduating Class Have All Been Accepted into Colleges
Four years ago, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee welcomed its first freshman class and just last Friday, it said farewell. The high school’s senior class of 2019 not only…
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces H.R. 2751 Mamas First Act to Provide Coverage for Doulas and Midwives
Wisconsin’s black babies are dying at a faster rate compared to whites. Wisconsin has the highest gap between Black and white babies, according to CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.…
Milwaukee County Zoo Hosted its Annual Party for the Planet
Our planet is on fire according to Bill Nye the Science Guy and he’s right. Each day, we all take a part in destroying our planet whether it’s from using…