On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, Outreach Community Health Centers hosted their "2021 Virtual Annual Meeting," from Nyob Zoo TV Studio. The theme for this year was "Resiliency: Building on Our Past and Reshaping Our Future." The discussion for the meeting focused around how Outreach has performed meeting the health needs of the community this past year, expressly in response … [Read more...] about Outreach Community Health Centers hosts 2021 Annual Meeting
Gov. Evers, OCI announce new open enrollment period for HealthCare.gov only two weeks away
Gov. Tony Evers, with Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable announced Monday, February 1, 2021, that HealthCare.gov will be re-opening for Americans to enroll in health insurance coverage beginning February 15, 2021 through May 15, 2021, following an announcement from the Biden Administration last week. Wisconsinites who missed either the original enrollment deadline … [Read more...] about Gov. Evers, OCI announce new open enrollment period for HealthCare.gov only two weeks away
Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96
Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at age 96. Tyson’s death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not … [Read more...] about Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96
Social justice issues in America: Food insecurity
Hunger and food insecurity in communities across America is a problem most people are aware exists but some have never experienced it. Food insecurity is defined as a household’s inability to provide enough food for every person to live an active, healthy life. According to Feeding America, 1 of 9 people struggle with hunger.(1) Fighting hunger is more than just providing … [Read more...] about Social justice issues in America: Food insecurity
MICAH to host virtual Black History Celebration
On Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. MICAH "We Rise" will offer a lively virtual version of its annual Black History Celebration. Honoring the past by celebrating the present, this year's theme is "Building a Healthy Community," and will feature Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Aronica Williams as the keynote speaker. There will also … [Read more...] about MICAH to host virtual Black History Celebration
Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services launches campaign to improve flu vaccine rates in the state’s communities of color
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has recently launched the “Be an InFLUencer” education and awareness campaign to help promote flu vaccination within Wisconsin’s communities of color. During the 2019-2020 flu season, the DHS reports that an average of 42 percent of Wisconsin residents received a flu shot. However, vaccination rates were much lower among … [Read more...] about Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services launches campaign to improve flu vaccine rates in the state’s communities of color
SaintA brings stability to families amid COVID-19
When COVID-19 hit, SaintA staff were ready to assist. We introduced SaintA CARES as an effort to support the families in our care who have been most impacted by the pandemic. Our approach to COVID-19 is modeled after our Five Pillars of Stability, which prioritizes access to education, employment, health, housing and caring connections. These pillars are the social and basic … [Read more...] about SaintA brings stability to families amid COVID-19
Landscape by 19th century Black abolitionist painter given to President Biden as inaugural gift
Alongside two U.S. flags and a pair of commemorative vases, newly swornin President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris received an artwork as a gift: Robert S. Duncanson’s Landscape with Rainbow, an 1859 painting on loan from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, D.C. Roy Blunt, a Republican senator from Missouri, called the work “a good sign” as he … [Read more...] about Landscape by 19th century Black abolitionist painter given to President Biden as inaugural gift
National Gallery hires Kanitra Fletcher as its first curator of African American Art
Kanitra Fletcher, an associate curator at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Houston in Texas, has been hired as the first-ever curator of African American art at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C. She started as the museum’s associate curator of African American and Afro-Diasporic art on February 1, and will oversee how Black art is presented at the museum. At … [Read more...] about National Gallery hires Kanitra Fletcher as its first curator of African American Art
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue February 4, 2021
Click on the cover image below to view the full newspaper on issuu.com … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue February 4, 2021