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By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times State Senators Nikiya Harris Dodd and Lena Taylor held a press conference outside the Milwaukee 5th District Police Station on November 2, 2015 to denounce Senate Bill 248, which expands the use of strip searches to any individual who is arrested and detained. “I opposed the bill when it was before me in the Senate Judiciary … [Read more...] about Senators Lena Taylor and Nikiya Harris Dodd denounce new strip search powers

By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed 2016 budget and amendments November 2, 2015 at the Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd. More than 350 persons were estimated to have attended. An amendment to the original budget proposed by County Executive Chris Abele calls for establishment … [Read more...] about Large turnout for hearing on proposed Milwaukee County Budget

… [Read more...] about P3 Development Group receives Minority Business Development award from Governor’s Conference on Minority Business Development

Abele backs African American Office proposed by Supervisor Khalif Rainey By: Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times A proposal by Milwaukee County Supervisor Khalif Rainey to create a Milwaukee County Office of African American Affairs received unanimous support from the County Board’s health and human needs committee on October 28, 2015, but in an exclusive … [Read more...] about Milwaukee worst city in nation for African Americans

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’

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

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’

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’

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