Painting: Blanche Brown, Painting & Mixed Media Ariana Vaeth, Painting Ruthie Joy, Painting LaNia Sproles, Painting & Printmaking Fatima Laster, Painting & Mixed Media Rosy Petri, Painting, Mixed Media & Crafts Tia Richardson, Muralist Anna Rose Menako, Muralist Mixed Media: Evelyn Patricia Terry, Visual Mixed Media Rhonda Gatlin-Hayes, Visual Mixed … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in The Arts
The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in Community Service
The Late Jeanetta Simpson-Robinson, Founder, Career Youth Development Bernell Hooker, Founder, IOU Sports and Former Owner, Milwaukee Aces Women’s Basketball Team Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, Educator and Activist intersecting the Black and Jewish Communities The Late Marlene Cummings - First Black Woman appointed by Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus as a special advisor for Women’s … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in Community Service
MKE Black event supports Black-owned food trucks
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, MKE Black, a community service organization that aims to celebrate and promote Black business, events, culture, and advancement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted a "Black-owned food truck block party," at 3356 N. Holton St. The food trucks present at the block party included Blue Magic Food Truck, Africa's Finest Cuisine, Bebe's Food Truck, Bronze … [Read more...] about MKE Black event supports Black-owned food trucks
Samad’s House and Planned Parenthood present Black Balloon Release Day
On Saturday, March 6, 2021, Samad's House and Planned Parenthood partnered to celebrate Black Balloon Release Day, to raise awareness about lives lost to drug overdose and those that continue to suffer from the perils of addiction. Exactly 535 black balloons were released to represent those who have lost lives to drug addiction in 2020. According to the Milwaukee County … [Read more...] about Samad’s House and Planned Parenthood present Black Balloon Release Day
Memories of the Black Excellence Awards
A Message from Lynda Jackson-Conyers For the past 35 years during the month of February, The Milwaukee Times has chronicled the history of outstanding local African American leaders with a gala awards banquet at the Italian Conference Center. This year, we were forced to cancel the annual Black Excellence Awards due to COVID-19. This pandemic has extraordinarily disrupted … [Read more...] about Memories of the Black Excellence Awards
Now More Then Ever, We Need You As Part of the Milwaukee Branch NAACP
Education has always been important to newly elected Milwaukee NAACP President Clarence P. Nicholas. After growing up in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the urging of his high school English teacher, Nicholas attended and graduated from Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, OH, the nation’s oldest private school that became a historically black university owned and operated by … [Read more...] about Now More Then Ever, We Need You As Part of the Milwaukee Branch NAACP
March Awareness Days : Week 1: International Women’s Day
#ChooseToChallenge • Celebrated March 8, 2021 On January 20, 2021, history was made in the United States when the first woman and first woman of color was sworn in as the Vice President of the United States of America. In honor of our first female Vice President, we will begin this month’s celebration of awareness days with the celebration of International Women’s Day … [Read more...] about March Awareness Days : Week 1: International Women’s Day
MHSI gives out their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. (MHSI) MLK Heritage Health Center, 2555 N. MLK Dr., administered the first round of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to their patients and employees. They will complete and receive their second dosage of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Pictured (top photo, from left) MHSI Corporate … [Read more...] about MHSI gives out their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Black men’s health—taking care of business
By Sandra Millon Underwood, RN, PhD, FAAN Professor, UW-Milwaukee School of Nursing New York Times editor Brent Staples reports that newspapers celebrating unsung Black heroes were for many years "religiously passed from home to home and read aloud in barbershops." Today, barbershop owners are using their businesses as venues to raise awareness about chronic diseases … [Read more...] about Black men’s health—taking care of business
Ascension Wisconsin hires project manager to lead the national BUILD Health Challenge for Sherman Park
Milwaukee community leader will help implement Milwaukee’s public health approach to violence prevention Ascension Wisconsin is proud to welcome Marques D. Hogans, Sr., MPH, as the new project manager for the National BUILD Health Challenge for Sherman Park. Hogans is a seasoned public health leader with more than a decade of experience. Most recently, Hogans served as … [Read more...] about Ascension Wisconsin hires project manager to lead the national BUILD Health Challenge for Sherman Park