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Alzheimer’s: A Silent Killer
Growing up, I was an avid women’s basketball fan. Some (my mother) might actually have classified me as a “super fan.” But among all of the posters of Lisa Leslie…
Plantation Politics
Legislatively Speaking Carol Moseley-Braun, the first African-American female elected to the United States Senate once said, “Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most…
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Announces New CEO
In September of last year, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee learned that it’s president was resigning. Vincent Lyles who had been with the BGGM since 2011 announced…
Removing the Stigma of HIV /AIDS
By Representative LaKeshia Myers February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which is a day to increase awareness about HIV among African Americans and to encourage people to…
An Act to Remember
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Ninety-three years of Black History programs, celebrations, and teachings of about the descendants of African people were made possible by a single act.…
Know Your History, Know Yourself
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Black History Month is about many things, but above all it is about honoring and recognizing those…
A Rising Phoenix Shows Us What is Possible
By Ellen M. Gilligan I don’t have a crystal ball, but if I did, I expect it would show me how the Sherman Phoenix pioneered a model for economic inclusion…