CAPITA Productions hosts 3rd annual ‘We Are The Drum’ awards and scholarship brunch
Photos by Yvonne Kemp On Saturday, May 3, 2025, City at Peace in the Arts (CAPITA) Productions hosted its 3rd annual “We Are The Drum” awards and scholarship brunch.” This event is an extension of…
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Milwaukee Public Museum reveals new name and logo for future location
Image: Ennead Architects & Kahler Slater The museum will be housed in a newly constructed building at the corner of N. Sixth Street and W. McKinley Avenue in downtown Milwaukee The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM)…
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Shirley Addison celebrates 80th birthday with friends and family
Photos by Yvonne Kemp Shirley Addison celebrated her 80th Birthday on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the Elks Lodge in Milwaukee. The theme was “A Ladies’ Luncheon,” and the colors were shades of blue with…
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C.H. Mason and Outreach Community Health Centers announce partnership
Photos by Yvonne Kemp On Friday, April 25, 2025, C.H. Mason Health Clinic and Outreach Community Health Centers (OCHC) announced their partnership to enhance access to comprehensive health services within our local communities, at the…
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Editorials
The party starts now
The 2024-25 school year is winding down. Students are preparing to exit school buildings for summer vacation. This year’s fifth graders will be heading to middle school in the fall as sixth graders. The 2025…
White man’s burden 2025
Web Photo There is a high number of African American females who are mental pawns of the white power structure. Many of these mental ‘catspaws’ are bitter and angry. In many instances the anger is…
Christian Times
Pope Francis passes at age 88; fought to make church more inclusive
On Monday, April 21, 2025, the Vatican announced that, at the age of 88, Pope Francis died the day after Easter Sunday and a month after his release from the hospital for chronic lung disease.…
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New Covenant Baptist Church honors their 90-year-old church members
Photos Provided by New Covenant B.C. On Sunday, March 30, 2025, New Covenant Baptist Church honored nine of its members who are 90 years old or older during “Family and Friends Day.” The members where…
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Personal Finance and Business
Outpost Co-op celebrates Black History Month by recognizing achievement of CEO Ray Simpkins
Photo by Outpost Foods Outpost Co-op celebrates Black History Month by recognizing the achievement of its CEO Ray Simpkins, who is making an impact within the co-op. Simpkins joined Outpost in May 2023, from the…
Greater Milwaukee Urban League honors equity work at annual ‘Whitney M. Young, Jr., Equal Opportunity Day Awards’
The Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) will host its prestigious Whitney M. Young, Jr., Equal Opportunity Day Awards Luncheon, celebrating outstanding individuals and organizations championing the mission and vision of “Empowering Communities, and Changing Lives”…
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Education
Unified athletes announce pick at 2025 NFL Draft
MPS Photo Washington High School seniors Xavier Goff and Rionne Turner had the experience of a lifetime at the 2025 National Football League (NFL) Draft. Goff, a Special Olympics athlete, and Turner, a Unified Partner,…
MPS congratulates 2025 Spelling Bee winners in grades 3–8
MPS Photo Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students in grades 3–8 stepped up to the challenge this April. Spelling Bee finals were held on April 12, 2025 for grades 3–5 and April 19, 2025 for grades…
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Health and Fitness
Alcohol Awareness Month: A time for healing, truth, and collective care
April marked Alcohol Awareness Month—a moment not just for raising alarms, but for raising consciousness. For the black community, this month invited a deeper reflection on the historical and present- day forces that shape our…
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The silent killer on your plate: You are what you eat
Did you know that there may be a silent killer on your plate? High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar are still killing the black community at a disproportionate rate. These diseases are…
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What's Happening?
Family of Diane Beckley Milner hosts surprise 70th birthday party at the Wisconsin Club
Photos by Yvonne Kemp The Mitchell Room at the Wisconsin Club, located at 900 West Wisconsin Avenue, was abuzz Saturday April 19, 2025 as about 100 friends and colleges of Diane’s Beckley Milner gathered to…
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Ardella Taylor turns 100 years old
Photos by Yvonne Kemp Ardella Taylor (top right photo) celebrated her 100th birthday at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1825 W. Hampton Ave., surrounded by family, friends, church family and church pastor, Rev. Russell Williamson,…
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Lifestyles
Ten history-making black moms whose amazing stories everyone should know
By Elisha Beach Making history as a woman has never been an easy feat; but being a black woman making history comes with a whole other level of unique (and often infuriating) roadblocks. (Read: A…
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Five black female scientists everyone should know about
By: Grace Blackshaw Scrolling through a list of famous scientists, it’s pretty obvious science has a diversity problem. Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Stephen Hawking – notice a…
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