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Ascension Wisconsin’s Medical Mission at Home Delivers Care to Hundreds at North Division High School
A sore tooth, unchecked blood pressure, no medication and a long overdue mammogram were some of the reasons that brought participants to Ascension Wisconsin’s first Medical Mission at Home in…
Public Safety, Pensions and Lead: Mayor Barrett Announces 2020 Budget
As the days grow shorter, air grows crisp and leaves descend across Milwaukee’s streets, Fall has officially arrived. Along with construction crews packing up their gear and readying for the…
Milwaukee Woman Living with Sickle Cell says Every Day is a Question Mark
Elodie Ontala Babongui is a beautiful, educated woman that has a great job and is engaged to be married next year. The day I met her she was full of…
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Legislatively Speaking Did you know that there were two Emancipation Proclamations? Okay, technically one was called the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It’s the proclamation that most of our textbooks leave out…
Sheriff Richard Schmidt Receives The Prestigious David Demos Award
On September 18, Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas presented Acting Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt (Ret.) with the prestigious David Demos Award and welcomed K9 Tarzan into the MCSO…
Together, We Can Change the Narrative Around Suicide
September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is an opportunity for ALL of us – Families, Teachers, Clinicians, Nurses, Clergy and Religious Leaders, Elected Officials, Police Officers, Firefighters, Policymakers, Employers,…
Local Mother and Son With Same Rare Congenital Heart Defect Share Story
When Aida Green was born, the technology wasn’t available to detect her heart issues while she was still in her mother’s belly. As an infant, Green had trouble eating or…
Milwaukee’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the 14th Biggest in the Country
It was an overcast day but spirits were high as hundreds of people met on the Henry Mair Summerfest Grounds wearing purple in honor of bringing awareness to Alzheimer’s, but…
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Speaks at Newaukee’s Open Mic
Earlier this week, Newaukee and Bridge the City Podcast came together to host a Political Open Mic. Going beyond what is considered the norm in politics, this open mic was…
Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis has Earned Induction Into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Civil rights icon Angela Davis has earned induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The activist, educator, and former Black Panther earned the honors because of her dedicated work…