On Thursday, October 24, 2024, Columbia Savings & Loan Association (CSLA), the only black-owned bank in Wisconsin and the 6th oldest in the nation, celebrated the institution's 100 year anniversary with a dinner and program at The Trade Hotel, 420 W. Juneau Ave. Guests enjoyed an evening of dinner and music by DJ Phil Money, as a century of dedication to creating … [Read more...] about Columbia Savings & Loan Association celebrates 100 year anniversary
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Milwaukee Branch NAACP celebrates 100th anniversary
The Milwaukee Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday, October 18, 2024, at the Baird Center during its annual Freedom Fund Dinner. The keynote speaker was New York Democrat Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. The Milwaukee Branch NAACP has functioned as one of the city’s leading civil rights … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Branch NAACP celebrates 100th anniversary
Tabernacle CBC celebrates a momentous 100th church anniversary
On Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22, 2002, Tabernacle Community Baptist Church celebrated their "100 Years Church Anniversary," with a special two-day celebration. Saturday’s celebration was at Brookfield Conference Center and featured TMJ4's Carole Meekins as Emcee, comedian D-Rock, keynote speaker and Little Rock Nine Foundation President Carlotta Walls Lanier, and … [Read more...] about Tabernacle CBC celebrates a momentous 100th church anniversary
Historic Garden Homes Neighborhood celebrates 100 years
On Saturday, July 17, 2021, the historic Garden Homes Neighborhood celebrated their 100th anniversary at 2600 West Atkinson Ave. To celebrate, Garden Homes Neighborhood Association along with the 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corp, the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), Impact Seven and Cinnaire, joined forces to renovate 11 … [Read more...] about Historic Garden Homes Neighborhood celebrates 100 years
Mt. Zion MBC celebrates milestone 100th anniversary
On Sunday, August 18, 2019, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church celebrated its 100th Anniversary, 1919-2019, at the church, 2207 North 2nd Street. On the first day in May, 1919, a group of divinely inspired God's people gathered to form what would become known as Mount Zion MBC. Later the site of Mt. Zion on Galena Street, between North 7th and 8th Streets, was the first … [Read more...] about Mt. Zion MBC celebrates milestone 100th anniversary