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
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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
Samad’s House and Planned Parenthood present Black Balloon Release Day
On Saturday, March 6, 2021, Samad's House and Planned Parenthood partnered to celebrate Black Balloon Release Day, to raise awareness about lives lost to drug overdose and those that continue to suffer from the perils of addiction. Exactly 535 black balloons were released to represent those who have lost lives to drug addiction in 2020. According to the Milwaukee County … [Read more...] about Samad’s House and Planned Parenthood present Black Balloon Release Day
Meijer donates 6,000 turkeys to Milwaukee families facing hunger
On Thursday, February 25, 2021, Meijer, a family-owned, regional retailer donated 6,000 turkeys to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and hosted a contact-free drive-through distribution to community members and food pantry partners at Greater New Birth Church, 8237 West Silver Spring Drive. The event is one of several that will distribute more than $1 million (50,000 turkeys) … [Read more...] about Meijer donates 6,000 turkeys to Milwaukee families facing hunger
Vernon Jordan, executive and civil rights activist who advised Bill Clinton, dies at age 85
Vernon Jordan, the civil rights activist and former close aide to President Bill Clinton, died at age 85. Jordan died Monday, March 1, 2021, CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin reported. A cause of death was not immediately known. “Vernon E. Jordan Jr. passed away peacefully last evening surrounded by loved ones. We appreciate all of the outpouring of love and affection,” Jordan’s … [Read more...] about Vernon Jordan, executive and civil rights activist who advised Bill Clinton, dies at age 85