Rev. James W. Spann II Foundation CEO and Founder Dr. Wilma Spann (front row left) with participants at a College Resource Fair sponsored by the Spann Foundation at North Division High School on Saturday, October 17, 2015 for students in grades 6-12. Since 2002 the foundation has awarded more than $60,000 in college scholarships to deserving minority high school graduates. … [Read more...] about Spann Foundation hosts ‘College Resource Fair’
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Addressing community re-entry for ex-offenders in Wisconsin
By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times Milwaukee is the pilot city for an innovative program designed to change the Department of Corrections from an institution where individuals are punished to a place where inmates receive job training and counseling, so that when the person is released, they will be less likely to re-offend after release. Wisconsin still has a … [Read more...] about Addressing community re-entry for ex-offenders in Wisconsin
MPS celebrates ‘Boys and Men of Color Week’
Milwaukee Public Schools is hosting a community conversation to engage the community in making Milwaukee a better place to live for our more than 34,000 male students of color. MPS invites the community to join the conversation Friday, October 23, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Community High School, 6700 N. 80th Street. Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver will provide a brief … [Read more...] about MPS celebrates ‘Boys and Men of Color Week’
Nettles: ‘Relationships crucial to building successful businesses’
By Steve Waring Special to the Milwaukee Times Cory Nettles and his little sister were born in inner-city Milwaukee to a single teenaged mother. The children were raised by their mother, grandmother and other members of what he describes as a “close-knit family with strong religious values.” The children attended Milwaukee Public Schools. “I was a pretty … [Read more...] about Nettles: ‘Relationships crucial to building successful businesses’
MICAH congratulates the city on securing funding for Westlawn project phase II
Rev. Marilyn Miller, president-elect of MICAH and pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, stands outside Greater Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ, 5384 N. 60th Street, during a press conference on Friday, October 16, 2015. The conference was to congratulate the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee on securing a $30-million Neighborhood Choice Award Grant, and … [Read more...] about MICAH congratulates the city on securing funding for Westlawn project phase II
ResCare Workforce Services helps host city’s 10th Annual Fatherhood Summit
ResCare Workforce Services was one of the key partners involved with Mayor Tom Barrett’s 10th Annual Fatherhood Summit held October 16-17, 2015 at Destiny Youth Plaza. ResCare manages the FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) program for the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Through the FSET program, participants receive assistance securing employment, … [Read more...] about ResCare Workforce Services helps host city’s 10th Annual Fatherhood Summit
The General Baptist State Convention of WI holds Bi-Annual Board Session
Member churches of The General Baptist State Convention of Wisconsin, Inc., held their October Bi-Annual Board Session at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1200 W. Burleigh Street, October 12 – 15 nightly at 6:30 p.m. The Women’s Auxiliary was in charge on Tuesday. The convention theme was: “Working Together in Unity to Fulfill God’s Purpose” and the women’s motto was: … [Read more...] about The General Baptist State Convention of WI holds Bi-Annual Board Session
Milwaukee businessman Kalan Haywood reclaims his neighborhood
By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times Vangard Group LLC President Kalan R. Haywood, Sr., has spent all 40 years of his life in the Brewers Hill neighborhood. “When I was growing up they didn’t call it Brewers Hill. That may have been the official name, but it is certainly not the same place,” he said. “Ninety five percent of the people that lived here at one time don’t … [Read more...] about Milwaukee businessman Kalan Haywood reclaims his neighborhood
City of Milwaukee hosts 10th Annual Fatherhood Summit
Director of the Fatherhood Initiative DennisWalton (left) with Fatherhood Initiative Project Coordinator Dell Williams, Mayor Tom Barrett and two volunteers at the 10th annual Fatherhood Summitt held October 16-17 at Destiny Youth Plaza. Vincent Lamont “Vin” Baker, who was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and played four of his 12-year NBA career with the Buck,s was the … [Read more...] about City of Milwaukee hosts 10th Annual Fatherhood Summit
Local business executive Cory Nettles joins the Bucks
Founder and Managing Director of Generation Growth Capital Inc. Cory L. Nettles believes in serendipity. So when he heard Wes Edens, one of the two principle owners of the Bucks, tell a corporate board on which Nettles sits that the team wanted to be a good steward of Milwaukee, he had an inspiration of becoming a minority owner. The idea first came to Nettles in 2007 shortly … [Read more...] about Local business executive Cory Nettles joins the Bucks