By: Priscilla Q. Williams, RN As you and your family prepare to pull out the grill this summer, please don’t forget one important thing, your health. I remember the years as an emergency room nurse and seeing all the patients come in the ER with high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar levels due to the holiday eating. I want to share with you five ways you can stay … [Read more...] about Have fun in the sun this summer without compromising your health
MKEing Coffee is making a difference
MKEing Coffee (pronounced Making Coffee) is a coffee roasting company and brand started by cofounders Chad Johnson and Jarod Cronk. MKEing Coffee was established to use profit margin from coffee to improve economic and employment opportunities in Milwaukee’s Central City. They are being mentored by Stone Creek Coffee and currently roasting out of Stone Creek’s factory. Johnson … [Read more...] about MKEing Coffee is making a difference
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue June 7, 2018
MTEC hosts ‘Achieve The Dream’ fundraiser and luncheon
On Friday, April 27, 2017 the Milwaukee Teacher Education Center (MTEC) hosted their annual "Achieve The Dream" fundraiser and luncheon at the Iron Horse Hotel, 500 West Florida Street. The event was emceed by TMJ4 News sports reporter Rob Burks and featured an interview with retired Green Bay Packer LeRoy Butler. MTEC is a not-for-profit, teacher certification and professional … [Read more...] about MTEC hosts ‘Achieve The Dream’ fundraiser and luncheon
Majestic Community Choir marks 40 years with year-long concert schedule
The Majestic Community Choir is celebrating their 40th anniversary throughout 2018 with a series of concerts, the most recent of which was held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Four Points Sheridan Ballroom in Brown Deer, WI. Dubbed “A Black and White Ball,” the 30-voice mixed choir, under the direction of founder and director Joe V. Nathaniel, presented a program of rich and … [Read more...] about Majestic Community Choir marks 40 years with year-long concert schedule
Prince Hall Masons award scholarships to local teens
The Milwaukee chapter of the Prince Hall Masonic Foundation held their 33rd Annual Scholarship Banquet on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at their lodge, 600 West Walnut Street. This year’s scholars include: William Walker, Isaiah Gordon, Jada Miller, Shanilah Frierson, Niya Jeter, Michaela Ward, Sylvester Campbell, Candace Nalls, Taylor Brown, Amina Mathews-Hinton, Jaylen Wright, … [Read more...] about Prince Hall Masons award scholarships to local teens
The Milwaukee Urban League’s open letter to the community on recent police incidents
"It is only through intentionality and togetherness that we can begin to change the narrative in our city, county, and state. I am saddened and frustrated by the divisive rhetoric and racial climate that seems to be getting worse as of late. Epidemic numbers of racial minorities are being unjustly scrutinized, brutalized and even killed at the hands of law enforcement in the … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Urban League’s open letter to the community on recent police incidents
Common Council President calls for special election
Milwaukee Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton called for a November 6, 2018 special election to fill the 5th Aldermanic District seat left vacant by the resignation on May 24, 2018 of Jim Bohl. Bohl, who was elected to his fifth four-year term in 2016, is reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to be under consideration for a lobbying-related job for the city as part … [Read more...] about Common Council President calls for special election
Total Forgiveness (Week 1)
The Counseling Corner By Rev. Judith T. Lester, B.Min. M.Th “To err is human, but to forgive is divine.” - Alexander Pope Last month an informative and relevant women’s retreat was sponsored by the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Louis E. Sibley, Pastor. The conference was held at Green Lake Conference Center using a theme of: “Godly Women Forgive Totally.” This column … [Read more...] about Total Forgiveness (Week 1)
VA Mental Health Summit at UWM to help African American vets
Michelle Watts comes from a military family and works at Veterans Affairs, so she is tuned in to the issues that may keep African American veterans from seeking VA services. “Misinformation and a history of mistrust may be factors,” said Watts, veterans justice outreach coordinator for Milwaukee’s Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The University of … [Read more...] about VA Mental Health Summit at UWM to help African American vets