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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

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

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

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

By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times (Part two of a three-part series) During the first quarter of 2015, Northwestern Mutual exceeded agreements it made to hire more minorities and steer more sub-contracting jobs to local businesses, according to an independent report recently released by the City of Milwaukee. The report was compiled by Prism Technical … [Read more...] about Northwestern Mutual exceeds minority and local resident hiring goals

Ms. Viola Hawkins was honored on Monday, October 12, 2015 by Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans (WIARA) at the Italian Community Center located in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. WIARA is a non-profit senior organization with more than 100,000 members, dedicated to educating and advocating for older Americans. This year they are celebrating ten years of advocacy. Hawkins has been … [Read more...] about Viola Hawkins honored for long-time advocacy of seniors

On Saturday, October 10, 2015 Minister Louis Farrakhan called for an end to police violence against African Americans and demanded a halt to black-on-black crime, which kills more inner-city men than all other causes combined. The Nation of Islam leader used the occasion of the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Million Man March at the steps of the U.S. Capitol to condemn … [Read more...] about 20th anniversary of the Million Man March draws thousands from all walks of life

This year the Milwaukee Chapter of the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) took eight students to Washington, DC, to participate in the BDPA High School Computer Competition (HSCC). The eight students selected to go were Youth Technology Conference (YTC) participants Asia Canada, Jayla Childress, Jeffrey Simons, Gnanam Chokkalingam, and Kapil Chokkalingam; and HSCC … [Read more...] about BDPA students make successful trip to Washington

By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times Speaking in a voice so quiet, which at times was inaudible from the front row of the public gallery, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele presented a balanced $1.375 billion draft 2016 budget to the Milwaukee County Board at its regular meeting on October 1. He said his proposed budget did not raise taxes and included funding … [Read more...] about African American county supervisors disgruntled over Abele’s 2016 budget

By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times Most of the estimated 50 members of the public who spoke following a demonstration of the new police body camera system before a Fire and Police Commission (FPC) hearing on September 29 expressed gratitude that the city budget included funding for the system; but trust in the proposed draft operating procedure that the … [Read more...] about Public expresses concerns about police use of cameras at Fire and Police Commission hearing