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Wisconsin Black Chamber Commits One Million Dollars to 99-year Old Black Owned Bank
Milwaukee—Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce announced on February 21st its commitment to deposit $1 million in Columbia Savings & Loan Association—Wisconsin’s only Black-owned bank. The $1 million deposit from the…
Judge Janet Protasiewicz is my Choice for the Wisconsin Supreme Court
It’s campaign season again in Wisconsin, and forgive me if you’ve heard this one before, but the stakes could not be higher in the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election. In…
Dishing Secrets, One Slice at a Time
I don’t remember my maternal grandmother; “Big Mama”, as she was affectionately called, passed when I was about a year old. My relationship to her has been largely derived through…
New Program Helps Individuals Navigate Complicated Unemployment Insurance System
Many people who are eligible to receive benefits don’t apply for unemployment or are unable to navigate the application process.
HBCU Student Journalists Address Issues Impacting Their Communities at White House Meeting
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) student journalists from across the country visited the White House to discuss critical issues impacting their communities with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senior…
Royalty Inside Our D.N.A.
How a Milwaukee photographer used visuals to humanize the data that is being collected for America’s largest genetic research program in history. Terrance Sims is a renowned photographer from Milwaukee…
Black History Month Social Hour with Dr. Hasan Jeffries on February 27
On Monday February 27th at 6 PM, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will be hosting a Black History Month Social Hour with Dr. Hasan Jeffries in collaboration with Democratic Party…
A Vote for Judge Everett Mitchell for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Equals Positive Change
Over the next two years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will make decisions that deeply impact all of our lives. Abortion rights, voting rights and safe drinking water are all on…
We Spent a Below-Freezing Night With Officials Counting Those Who are Homeless. Here’s What We Saw.
It was the night of the annual Point-in-Time Count, a night where people experiencing homelessness are counted.
The Great Migration from the South to Milwaukee
Between the years of 1910- 1970’s approximately six million Black people moved from the South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states. What prompted this mass exodus was the brutal treatment…