We are continuing to bring awareness to alcohol abuse According to alcohol.org,1 Alcohol Awareness Month is a public health program organized by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence as a way of increasing outreach and education regarding the dangers of alcoholism and issues related to alcohol. The program was started in April 1987 with the intention of … [Read more...] about April – Alcohol Awareness Month (Conclusion)
Dr. LaVar J. Charleston – Black Men in Educational Leadership
Dr. LaVar J. Charleston, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. LaVar J. Charleston, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, has compiled an impressive resume for someone who only recently celebrated his 40th birthday. In February 2019, the Wisconsin Alumni Association presented … [Read more...] about Dr. LaVar J. Charleston – Black Men in Educational Leadership
Improving healthcare from Milwaukee to Tanzania and beyond
Quamaine Bond, a medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, knows why he chose his professional field: To build meaningful relationships with patients and encouraging them to take control of their own health. “To be able to be a physician who can help treat people, but also incorporate patient preferences into treatment plans,” Bond said. “That’s kind of why I fell … [Read more...] about Improving healthcare from Milwaukee to Tanzania and beyond
“The Jigsaw Man: A Novel” by Nadine Matheson
c.2021, Hanover Square Press $27.99 / $34.99 Canad 496 pages Finders Keepers. It's all yours now, that cool, unique, surprise thing that suddenly turned up and you laid claim to it. What once was lost is yours now. Finders keepers, except, as in the new novel "The Jigsaw Man" by Nadine Matheson, what's found is a dead body. Looking as though it was about to pay … [Read more...] about “The Jigsaw Man: A Novel” by Nadine Matheson
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue April 29, 2021
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National Volunteer Week 2021: Celebrating Our Volunteers
Photo collages of individuals and groups who have made a huge difference by volunteering. … [Read more...] about National Volunteer Week 2021: Celebrating Our Volunteers
Derek Chauvin found guilty on all charges in the death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all charges by a jury in the Hennepin County court on Tuseday, April 20, 2021. The 12 jurors found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's death in May 2020. The maximum sentence for second-degree unintentional murder is … [Read more...] about Derek Chauvin found guilty on all charges in the death of George Floyd
How COVID-19 has affected my world: A youth perspective
By La’Morianna Robertson-Holland March 13, 2021 has marked one year since the world had been flipped upside down. What came with it wasn’t just a global freak-out; it was also a field day for the media. The world had so many opinions from this time. Many thought 2020 was cursed. I feel they had valid reasoning to believe this. Others thought the world was coming to an … [Read more...] about How COVID-19 has affected my world: A youth perspective
Supreme Court reinstates pension of fired police veteran
In an extraordinary decision by the Supreme Court for the State of New York, the court reversed its own previous ruling and ordered that Cariol Horne received a full pension, back pay and benefits in a decision announced on April 13. Horne, a mother of five and a 19-year veteran of the Buffalo Police Department, was fired and denied a pension after she intervened to prevent her … [Read more...] about Supreme Court reinstates pension of fired police veteran
Klassik and Kingsbury honored as the ‘2021 Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year’
Klassik (Kellen Abston) and Anne Kingsbury are the 2021 Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year. Recipients each receive a $1,500 cash award. The Artist of the Year program was inaugurated in 1995 by Wayne Frank, then common council member and Milwaukee Arts Board (MAB) Chair. Artist of the Year became Artists of the Year in 2003 at the suggestion of current MAB Chair, … [Read more...] about Klassik and Kingsbury honored as the ‘2021 Mildred L. Harpole Artists of the Year’