The Milwaukee Exposure and Explorer Project (MEEP) held its third Annual Luncheon on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at the Four Points Sheraton in Brown Deer. The event featured entertainment and a raffle, as well as recognition of some of their adult mentors and youth participants and their parents. Pictured at the luncheon are MEEP board members and officers, including (standing … [Read more...] about MEEP educators mentor youth, encourage career exploration
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McDonald’s helps students start the school year with tasty freebie
To mark the new school year, the 124 McDonald’s Restaurants throughout Southeastern Wisconsin offered one free full-size Fruit & Maple Oatmeal to all students from 6 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. To take advantage of the one-day offer, students were required to be accompanied by an adult or show a student I.D. The Fruit & Maple Oatmeal is made with 100 percent … [Read more...] about McDonald’s helps students start the school year with tasty freebie
MillerCoors employees volunteer to clean-up Milwaukee River
On Saturday, September 15, 2012 a group of more than 100 MillerCoors Milwaukee brewery volunteers got ready to clean up the area along the Milwaukee River near Kern Park. The volunteer event was part of MillerCoors Great Water Month, during which thousands of MillerCoors employees across the country work toward one common goal: water stewardship. … [Read more...] about MillerCoors employees volunteer to clean-up Milwaukee River
Wisconsin collective bargaining law struck down by county judge
A Wisconsin judge on Friday, September 14, 2012 struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Walker’s administration immediately vowed to appeal, while unions, which have vigorously fought the law, declared victory. But what the ruling meant for existing public … [Read more...] about Wisconsin collective bargaining law struck down by county judge
Among minorities, a new wave of ‘disconnected youth’
Men and women in their late teens and early 20s are struggling, but some are especially hard hit. According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, the unemployment rate last year among high-school dropouts between ages 16 and 24 was 29 percent—up from 17.7 percent in 2000 and seven points higher than that of their peers who finished high school but didn't go on to college. The … [Read more...] about Among minorities, a new wave of ‘disconnected youth’
Black pastors launch anti-Obama campaign to convince African Americans to withdraw support for the President
Charlotte, NC - African American pastors continue their march against President Barack Obama’s gay marriage endorsement. Since May, when the president first announced his change of heart (read about his history on flip-flipping on same-sex marriage here), a plethora black faith leaders have struggled to understand why Obama has taken what they see as an anti-religious stance on … [Read more...] about Black pastors launch anti-Obama campaign to convince African Americans to withdraw support for the President
‘March on Washington’ had focus, audacity
Every time I see a march or a rally, I think of the rally of all rallies – the 1963 March on Washington, which took place 49 years ago on August 25, 1963. And nearly 50 years later, there still is nothing that equals that march in results. These days, folks march to make a point – but back in the day, we marched to get legislative action. Shortly after the March on … [Read more...] about ‘March on Washington’ had focus, audacity
Documentary film “Dark Girls” will be focus of MCW medical education presentation
Film focuses on skin tone bias and public perceptions of beauty The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Medical Humanities Program and the Ida M. Johnson Foundation will sponsor a special screening of the documentary film “Dark Girls,” as well as a panel discussion with the film’s director and producer, Sunday, September 30, at the Marcus Center for Performing Arts in … [Read more...] about Documentary film “Dark Girls” will be focus of MCW medical education presentation