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Wisconsin voters who went to the polls on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 were bombarded with an avalanche of television advertising in several key races. In the primary election for governor, the state’s current governor, Scott Walker, didn’t have a primary election to worry about. Nonetheless, his campaign for the state’s highest elective position did try to persuade voters not to … [Read more...] about Wisconsin primary results prep voters for fall election

On Thursday, June 12, 2014 Jennifer Lopez was performing with Pit Bull in front of thousands of soccer fans in Brazil at the opening of the World Cup soccer games. Twenty-four hours later on Friday, June 13, the singer and American Idol judge drew a massive crowd in… Menomonee Falls?! That’s right — the Jennifer Lopez. Lopez was at Kohl’s Corporate Office to be part of a … [Read more...] about Jennifer Lopez at Kohl’s HQ in Menomonee Falls

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, from North Carolina spoke passionately Friday, June 13, 2014, during a noon time press conference held at the Milwaukee Branch NAACP office, on the importance for NAACP branches across the nation building coalitions. Dubbed Moral Monday, this movement began in North Carolina as a protest and civil disobedience against the state legislature, … [Read more...] about Moral Monday movement comes to Milwaukee

Brain Brawn & Body, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Joseph Campus and WJMR Jammin 98.3 held their Second Annual Men’s Health Night Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union. Approximately 400 people were in attendance including an all star line-up of national and local celebrities. They all came together to inform and inspire the Milwaukee … [Read more...] about Second Annual Men’s Health Night a big success!!

As part of the Capstone Program the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee students participated in JA BizTown, a kid-sized town where students experience a full day of interactive participation. They are in charge of running 14 different businesses, including a bank, restaurant, city hall and retail store, located at the Junior Achievement Kohl’s Education Center. Over … [Read more...] about Boys & Girls Clubs students participate in JA BizTown summer program

South Africans marked Nelson Mandela's birthday with charitable acts in honor of the former president, whose death in December, 2013 prompted a global outpouring of tributes. People picked up litter, cooked at homes for the elderly and donated food, blankets and other basic necessities to the poor on Friday. The United Nations has declared July 18 to be Nelson Mandela … [Read more...] about South Africans remember Nelson Mandela on his birthday `

The ceremony included a bit of comedy, but there was no denying the significance: For the first time in its history, the Navy promoted a woman on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 to become a four-star admiral. Surrounded by friends, family and peers, Adm. Michelle J. Howard was promoted to her new rank at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. … [Read more...] about Adm. Michelle Howard becomes first four-star woman in Navy history

By Krissah Thompson “A recessionary cosmology and a theology of recovery.” It’s an ungainly title, but from it, Cornell William Brooks builds steadily to a fervid crescendo. “You have hope! No matter how bad it seems! No matter what you’ve gone through,” says the lawyer and minister recently named head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People … [Read more...] about Who is the NAACP’s new president, Cornell William Brooks?