On Tuesday, July 8 - Thursday, July 10, 2025, Gilbert Brown's All-Pro Camp returned to Milwaukee after a five-year hiatus, offering local youth free football instruction from the Packers legend himself. The three-day camp at Bradley Tech High School was open to both boys and girls, providing valuable athletic training at no cost to participants. Princeton Zion Sellers, one of … [Read more...] about Gilbert Brown’s 15th Annual Milwaukee All-Pro Football Camp
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Source: AP News Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who as teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” was central to a cultural phenomenon that helped define the 1980s, died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said Monday, July 21, 2025. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Warner drowned Sunday, July 20, 2025 a beach on Costa Rica’s … [Read more...] about Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Remembering Jerrel Jones, a force in Wisconsin black journalism
By William Gooden While some called Jerrel W. Jones, founder and CEO of Courier Communication, a pioneer in Wisconsin black media, it would be more appropriate to have called him a force in black journalism. Jones was the son of Dr. Mary Ellen Strong, who owned the Milwaukee Defender Weekly Newspaper the only newspaper “of and by” the African American community during her … [Read more...] about Remembering Jerrel Jones, a force in Wisconsin black journalism
Milwaukee Brewers host annual Negro League Tribute Game
On Friday, July 11, 2025, the Milwaukee Brewers along with Aurora Healthcare and Social X MKE celebrated the legacy, history and culture of the Negro Leagues, with the Negro League Tribute Game against the Washington Nationals at American Family Field. This year's celebration acknowledged more than just the contributions of African Americans to the game of baseball; it was also … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Brewers host annual Negro League Tribute Game
Milwaukee Recreation cuts ribbon at renovated Modrzejewski Playfield
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Milwaukee Recreation celebrated the grand reopening of Modrzejewski Playfield alongside community members and local leaders. The completion of Modrzejewski Playfield (1020 W. Cleveland Ave.) marks Milwaukee Recreation’s 11th full-site renovation throughout the city, in addition to a 2020 tot lot renovation at Ohio Playfield. With each renovation, … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Recreation cuts ribbon at renovated Modrzejewski Playfield
Dream in a colorful world of quilts at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, Sept. 4-6, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison
Presented by PBS Wisconsin and Nancy Zieman Productions, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show will welcome quilters and quilting enthusiasts from across the nation. The event’s central attraction is the 10-category juried and judged Quilt Contest exhibit, showcasing the incredible talents of quilters from across the country. “Walking through the Quilt Contest exhibit is like … [Read more...] about Dream in a colorful world of quilts at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, Sept. 4-6, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison
UNCF kicks off nation’s largest ‘Walk for Education’ season to support HBCUs and students
UNCF will host 14 Walk for Education events throughout the country, starting Aug. 2, 2025 including right here in Milwaukee By William S. Gooden Starting August 2, 2025, through October 18, 2025, the United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) will be hosting 14 "Walk for Education" events throughout the country to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) … [Read more...] about UNCF kicks off nation’s largest ‘Walk for Education’ season to support HBCUs and students
Northcott Neighborhood House hosts Culture Summer Concerts at Clinton Rose Park
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, Northcott Neighborhood House hosted the second of 10 shows slated in its “Celebrate Culture of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” summer concert series at Clinton Rose Park, 3045 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Running from June 21 to August 23, 2025 the summer concert series will provide live entertainment for concertgoers in an open-air setting. … [Read more...] about Northcott Neighborhood House hosts Culture Summer Concerts at Clinton Rose Park
100th birthday celebration for Carolyn S. Bolton
Carolyn S. Bolton, a long-time resident of Milwaukee, celebrated her 100th birthday with family, sorority sisters, and friends on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Senior facility where she resides. Although the actual date of her birthday was June 16, the celebration kicked off on the 13th with a citation presented to her by State Senator Dora Drake (as well as on behalf of State … [Read more...] about 100th birthday celebration for Carolyn S. Bolton
Sean Combs avoided life in prison, but he’ll never be ‘Diddy’ again
Combs evaded his most serious charges, but prison still awaits him Source: https://andscape.com/features/sean-combs-trial-verdict-op-ed/ The date is unknown, and perhaps several years away. But Sean Combs will one day be a free man again. When he is, Combs will re-enter a world where the universe he erected over the last three decades will been altered forever. There … [Read more...] about Sean Combs avoided life in prison, but he’ll never be ‘Diddy’ again