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Ko~Thi Dance Company Celebrates 50 Years
Ko~Thi Dance Company is Wisconsin’s oldest African-American arts organization and was founded in 1969. This year, 2019, marks 50 years of Ko-Thi’s existence. To celebrate, founder, Ferne Caulker, held a…
“Loosies” Are Killing Us
Legislatively Speaking Loose Cigarette Sales Must Stop The first time most people really thought about the illegal nature of selling single or loose cigarettes from a pack was likely five…
Community Resource Hygiene Clinics to Shower the Homeless with Hope
The moment Mahdi shut his car door, he realized he was homeless. He wasn’t addicted to drugs. He hadn’t gambled his money away. He wasn’t living a life of crime.…
Governor Evers Proposes to Legalize Medical Marijuana
The state of Wisconsin is preparing itself. Next week, Governor Tony Evers will release his proposed budget plan and Wisconsinites are looking forward to seeing what Evers plans in terms…
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…