Bishop E. Lewis (left photo, front right) celebrated his 93rd birthday with a festive dinner featuring Southern cooking on Saturday, March 25, 2021, in Milwaukee with his daughters (bottom photo, from left): Narcisia Edie Bland, Sarah Lewis, Harry Lewis, Jr., Harry Lewis, III, Carol Lewis and Leenail Lewis. Bishop Lewis was born in Glen Allen, Mississippi in 1927. He relocated … [Read more...] about Bishop E. Lewis celebrates his 93rd birthday
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Remembering the life of Margo Wilma Spann
Award-winning television journalist and entrepreneur Margo Wilma Spann, 40, was struck and killed in an apparent early morning hit-and-run incident in Los Angeles on March 11, 2021. She was born in Milwaukee to the late Reverend James W. Spann, II and Dr. Wilma N. Spann and she began her career in broadcast journalism in her hometown of Milwaukee. Margo Spann was a graduate … [Read more...] about Remembering the life of Margo Wilma Spann
Notice of Spring Election and Notice of Special Nonpartisan Election for County Supervisor, District 10 and Sample Ballot
NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, DISTRICT 10 AND SAMPLE BALLOT April 6, 2021 OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in the City of Milwaukee on April 6, 2021, at which the officers named below shall be … [Read more...] about Notice of Spring Election and Notice of Special Nonpartisan Election for County Supervisor, District 10 and Sample Ballot
Guns Down Miltown hosts All-City Pop Up and Neighborhood Clean Up Day
On Friday, March 12, 2021, Guns Down Miltown hosted "Guns Down Miltown All-City Pop Up and #cleanupMKE Neighborhood Cleanup Day," throughout the city of Milwaukee. Residents were encouraged to form cleaning groups (like this one at Victory Over Violence Garden on MLK Dr.) to help pick up trash and clean up around the city. … [Read more...] about Guns Down Miltown hosts All-City Pop Up and Neighborhood Clean Up Day
The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in Public Service
Milwaukee Fire Department Chief Stephanie Hampton (Retired) - One of the first four African American female fire fighters Valerie Woodard (Retired) - First African American Female Firefighter Lt. Belinda Bradley, firefighters Jessica Olson, Kendria Donaldson and Melanie Madden - First all female fight fighter crew Capt. Sharon Purifoy - First African American … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in Public Service
Yaphet Kotto, Bond Villain and Alien Actor, dies at 81
Yaphet Kotto's extensive filmography includes turns as the villain in Live and Let Die and as Lieutenant Al Giardello in Homicide: Life on the Street Yaphet Kotto — the prolific actor who starred in films such as Live and Let Die and Alien, as well as numerous television series including Homicide: Life on the Street — has died. He was 81. Kotto's wife Tessie Sinahon … [Read more...] about Yaphet Kotto, Bond Villain and Alien Actor, dies at 81
The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in the Military
Major Michele Carter served her country through the Army Reserve AND THEN in the Army National Guard. Now firmly entrenched in her civilian career as the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Chief at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), US Army veteran Michele Carter served 23 years of enlisted and commissioned military service in the US Army Reserve … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in the Military
The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in The Arts
Painting: Blanche Brown, Painting & Mixed Media Ariana Vaeth, Painting Ruthie Joy, Painting LaNia Sproles, Painting & Printmaking Fatima Laster, Painting & Mixed Media Rosy Petri, Painting, Mixed Media & Crafts Tia Richardson, Muralist Anna Rose Menako, Muralist Mixed Media: Evelyn Patricia Terry, Visual Mixed Media Rhonda Gatlin-Hayes, Visual Mixed … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in The Arts
The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in Community Service
The Late Jeanetta Simpson-Robinson, Founder, Career Youth Development Bernell Hooker, Founder, IOU Sports and Former Owner, Milwaukee Aces Women’s Basketball Team Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, Educator and Activist intersecting the Black and Jewish Communities The Late Marlene Cummings - First Black Woman appointed by Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus as a special advisor for Women’s … [Read more...] about The Milwaukee Times Celebrates Women in Community Service
MKE Black event supports Black-owned food trucks
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, MKE Black, a community service organization that aims to celebrate and promote Black business, events, culture, and advancement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted a "Black-owned food truck block party," at 3356 N. Holton St. The food trucks present at the block party included Blue Magic Food Truck, Africa's Finest Cuisine, Bebe's Food Truck, Bronze … [Read more...] about MKE Black event supports Black-owned food trucks