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Milwaukee Celebrates First Day of Kwanzaa with Unity Ceremony at Wisconsin Black Historical Society
Photo by Yvonne Kemp On Friday, December 26, 2025, The Wisconsin Black Historical Society hosted a traditional opening ceremony welcoming the public to celebrate together for the seven-day cultural holiday, Kwanzaa. For seven days, this…
Northcott Neighborhood House Brings Holiday Joy with Gifts and Meals in Milwaukee
Photo by Yvonne Kemp On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, volunteers from Northcott Neighborhood House, Bader Philanthropies, and West Care distributed more than 5,500 free new, wrapped Christmas gifts to kids (top row). Families lined up…
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Employ Milwaukee Hosts ‘1st Annual Rise and Shine: Leaders and Legacy Breakfast’
Photo by Yvonne Kemp On Thursday, December 18, 2025, Employ Milwaukee hosted its inaugural “Rise and Shine: Leaders and Legacy Breakfast.” This meaningful gathering added value, strength, and inspiration to everyone in attendance and served…
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Kids in the Kitchen Hosts ‘4th Annual Cookies and Cocoa Caravan’
Photo by Yvonne Kemp On Monday, December 15, 2025, Kids in the Kitchen presented the 4th Annual Cookies and Cocoa Caravan, an initiative in partnership with Milwaukee College Prep Lloyd Street campus scholars and teachers,…
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Editorials
Being Frank: Just See White
By Frank James Special to the Milwaukee Times The color of one’s skin carries a lot of weight in the USA. There are many factions around the country that insist that the previous statement is…
Being Frank: Time To Move On
Web Photo Give them up. Give up all the old concepts/images of black people. It is 2026, time to move on and understand that the African American is here to stay. You can’t pour new…
Christian Times
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church Hosts its Annual Veterans Day Luncheon
Photo by Yvonne Kemp The Veterans Ministry of Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church hosted its annual “Veterans Day Luncheon…
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Pilgrim Rest MBC Celebrates the Installation of Reverend Dr. Demetria McCroskey
Staff Photo On Saturday, October 25, 2025, Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church held Installation Services for their newly elected…
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Victory MBC Celebrates 18th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration of Reverend Edward E. Thomas
Staff Photo The Victory Missionary Baptist Church began the Eighteenth Year Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor Edward E. Thomas with…
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Christ The King Baptist Church celebrates 40th Founders Celebration with gala and farewell service
Photos courtesy of Vivian L. King Connections, LLC Christ The King Baptist Church marked its 40th Founders Celebration with…
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Art and Entertainment
Mary L. Nohl Fund 2026 Fellowships Awarded
Mary L. Nohl Fund 2026 Fellowships AwardedFive Visual Artists Share $70,000 in 2026 Cycle Five recipients of the Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists have been selected…
Warm Up with Midwinter Masterworks: Join your MSO for Can’t-miss Classics this January and February
Photo Curtesy of Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Classics series returns in the new year with another captivating lineup that delivers the concert going experience you…
Milwaukee Hosts ’27th Annual Holiday Lights Festival Kickoff’
Photo by Yvonne Kemp Milwaukee’s downtown was set aglow on Thursday, November 20, 2025 during the “27th Annual Holiday Lights Festival Kickoff,” held at Père Marquette Park hosted by…
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‘Rosemary Ollison: Know My Heart’ presents the rich fiber creations of local artist
The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (WMQFA) is thrilled to announce “Rosemary Ollison: Know My Heart,” the first solo museum exhibition of acclaimed self-taught artist Rosemary Ollison.…
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Education
Historically Black Colleges & Universities Week Celebrated at NOVA High School
Photo by Yvonne Kemp On Friday, November 14, 2025, in celebration of Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Week, Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy (NOVA) High School invited prominent members of the Divine 9 organizations to…
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Seven-year, $23-million Federal Grant Will Help Prepare More MPS Students for College
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius has announced MPS is receiving a seven-year, $23 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is intended to help more underserved students prepare for—and succeed…
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Health & Fitness
Masculinity, mental health, and substance use
In many communities, men have been revered as the steadfast providers and protectors of their families. Societally, we hold a belief that men are the stronger sex— both mentally…
Experiencing at least 4 of these symptoms? You may have this autoimmune disease
Web Photo Autoimmune diseases are some of the most misdiagnosed and misunderstood diseases out there. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells and…
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Cancer is getting younger—and the system isn’t ready
Web Photo Cancer is showing up in younger women—earlier, faster, and often more aggressively. Yet our healthcare system, research priorities, and support structures are still stuck in a model…
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An undeniable connection: Substance use and mental health
Web Photo Her nerves are bad. He’s got the blues. They’re back on the bottle again. We’ve all heard these statements to describe someone who is struggling. Every one…
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What's Happening?
Sisters Janice and Sheila Pugh Celebrate Joint Birthday
Photo by Yvonne Kemp On the night of December 19, 2025, Janice and Sheila Pugh had the joy of celebrating their birthdays at the beautiful Glass House Hall, 8301b N. 76th St. The sisters and…
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Our Daily Bread: Thankful For Stories of Success
Pictured are (left photo) former clients Jerrica Byers and her son, Alexander; and (right photo) Monifa Johnson. By William S. Gooden with Our Daily Bread Community Outreach During the season of Thanksgiving many are thankful…
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Community
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By The Late Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was chairperson of the…
Three Important Lessons We Can Learn From Dr. King’s Legacy
Three important lessons we can learn from Dr. King’s legacyNinety-seven years ago a child was born in Atlanta, GA, named…
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‘I Have A Dream’ – address at the March on Washington, DC On August 28, 1963
By Dr. Martin Luther King, Kr. “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in…
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‘I Have A Dream’ – address at the March on Washington, DC On August 28, 1963
By Dr. Martin Luther King, Kr. “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic…
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We Must Finish The Work Dr. King Died Doing
By Ben Jealous Web Photo This year, let’s honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by remembering his final mission—and by picking up the mantle he left behind.Every year, America remembers a dream. But the work that placed Dr. King in the greatest…
Being Frank: Just See White
By Frank James Special to the Milwaukee Times The color of one’s skin carries a lot of weight in the USA. There are many factions around the country that insist that the previous statement is not true. While these factions are trying to…
Obituaries
Remembering Community Activist Viola “Vi” Hawkins
Viola “Vi” Hawkins Viola (Vi) Riser Hawkins was born to the union of the late Deacon John, Sr. and Lenory Riser of Grayson, LA, on October 12, 1939. She was the 10th of the couple’s 12 children and was loved by all. She confessed…
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Remembering the Late Rev. William Jackson
Rev. William Jackson On December 1, 2025, the Rev. William Jackson passed away peacefully. Pastor Jackson was one of the longest serving Baptist Pastor in General Baptist State Convention of Wisconsin. Rev. Jackson was the oldest of seven children and was raised on his…
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Web Photo Source: AP News Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who as teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” was central to a cultural phenomenon that helped define the 1980s, died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said Monday, July…
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