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By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times (Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the massive financial investment in the future of downtown Milwaukee currently in process by Northwestern Mutual which has had its corporate headquarters in Milwaukee since 1859.) The investment includes construction of state-of-the art, high-rise office buildings, … [Read more...] about Northwestern Mutual making significant investment in Milwaukee

During the time that Dr. DeGruy researched her book, she said there was a shift occurring in the evidence about race. “What has brought us from there to now is a preponderance of the evidence,” she said. “We can never un-know what we now know. “It’s not plausible that after being beaten, and raped; can we agree that at least some folks suffered trauma,” she asked an … [Read more...] about Freedom Fund Dinner

Ms. Kathleen Crape of The Princess Ellah Chapter #1 Order of the Eastern Star presented women’s handbags filled toiletries and grooming items for homeless women who resides in Lissy's Place. The handbags were given to staff member Ms. Robinson for Lissy's Place residents. … [Read more...] about Princess Ellah Chapter #1 offers a gift of love to help women on the street

By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times (Editor’s note: This is the first installment on a continuing series The Milwaukee Times has undertaken to educate business owners and our readers on who’s receiving their tax dollars and share their location and whether they employ individuals who live in the City of Milwaukee. This series will also report on procurement … [Read more...] about MPS procurement office conducts monthly informational session to potential vendors

National Black Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Harry C. Alford recently spoke against President Obama’s Executive Action to create a Project Labor Agreement, a policy requiring all federal construction contracts adhere to union norms. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is hoping to convince a majority of the Senate to override this decision. Below is a very brief summary of the … [Read more...] about Alford testimony before US Commission for Civil Rights

On Friday, September 25, 2015, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner announced he will leave Congress at the end of October after struggling with repeated rebellions by conservatives during a tumultuous five-year reign as the chamber’s top Republican. The 65-year-old Ohio lawmaker stunned Republican House members at a meeting on Friday morning with the announcement … [Read more...] about U.S. House speaker stuns Republicans by announcing resignation

The Islamic faith isn’t “consistent” with the U.S. Constitution, and a Muslim shouldn’t be president, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” Carson said on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday “I do not believe Sharia is consistent with the Constitution of this country,” Carson told The Hill. … [Read more...] about Ben Carson on Muslim President: ‘Sharia inconsistent with constitution’

Pope Francis made stops in Washington, DC, New York City and Philadelphia during his first visit to the United States September 22-27, 2015. Beginning in Washington, the Pope met with President Obama and was accorded the honor of addressing a joint meeting of Congress on September 24. His address was unusual in that it focused far more on the refugee crisis, the death penalty, … [Read more...] about Pope Francis makes first visit to U.S.

By Steve Waring Special to The Milwaukee Times   During her keynote speech at the 2015 Annual NAACP Milwaukee Branch Freedom Fund Dinner, acclaimed author, educator, and researcher Dr. Joy DeGruy laid out a convincing and passionate defense of the conclusions in her recently published book, “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Enduring Legacy of Injury … [Read more...] about After 349 years of slavery: ‘We suffer from cognitive dissonance’