By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times Michele Obama has put forth the call to help homeless veterans across the country with services to assist them with gaining sustainable employment and housing. Her “challenge” is to address the need to assist homeless veterans in finding housing. The “Challenge” was sent to all mayors to make an impact on this escalating … [Read more...] about Taylor family committed to helping homeless veterans fund housing project
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NFL executive and former WI Badger Troy Vincent to keynote the 31st Annual Black Excellence Awards
Awards banquet to be held Friday, February 19, 2016 The Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper is pleased to announce Executive Vice President of Football Operations at the National Football League (NFL) and former Wisconsin Badger Troy Vincent as keynote speaker for the 2016 Black Excellence Awards program. Troy started his football career playing in college for the University of … [Read more...] about NFL executive and former WI Badger Troy Vincent to keynote the 31st Annual Black Excellence Awards
New location for November, December meetings of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors and its committees
The November and December meetings of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors and its committees will be held at Neeskara School, 1601 N. Hawley Rd., due to renovations at the MPS Central Services auditorium. These renovations, which are designed to improve access and functionality of the space, will replace outdated, and increasingly incompatible, technologies that span 60 … [Read more...] about New location for November, December meetings of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors and its committees
Board OKs expansion for Spanish Immersion School, creates strong standalone Morse middle school, full Italian immersion at Victory and lower tax levy
Expansions of successful programs are part of MPS' Regional Development Plan; 17 percent of taxes labeled as MPS actually go to fund vouchers The Milwaukee Board of School Directors on Thursday, October 29, 2015, approved expansions of strong programs tied to the Regional Development Plan. Specifically, the Board: • Approved a new second site to expand MPS' … [Read more...] about Board OKs expansion for Spanish Immersion School, creates strong standalone Morse middle school, full Italian immersion at Victory and lower tax levy
Educated for poverty
If a lion takes his cub to the antelope and tells him to raise him to be a lion, what do you think the antelope will do? Will the antelope raise the lion to be a fierce hunter? Is it in the best interests of the antelope to have the cub grow up to be king of the jungle? More importantly, is it in the antelope’s offspring's best interest to have the cub grow up to meet their … [Read more...] about Educated for poverty
Living along the margins
In the minds of many, the standing of any great nation should not be found in how large its economy becomes, the projected power of its standing military, the amount of scholars it produces, the size of its manufacturing base…but should be measured by how it treats its people regardless of their socioeconomic status. Regardless of where you travel in America, from big cities, … [Read more...] about Living along the margins
Senators Lena Taylor and Nikiya Harris Dodd denounce new strip search powers
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
Large turnout for hearing on proposed Milwaukee County Budget
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
P3 Development Group receives Minority Business Development award from Governor’s Conference on Minority Business Development
Milwaukee worst city in nation for African Americans
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