Crime in the Amani neighborhood of Milwaukee continued to decrease another 12.08% in 2017, while at the same time City of Milwaukee crime increased 1.94%.
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MATC pilots initiative to help students from 53206 earn degrees
A new MATC program, Commit to Complete, is intended to serve students who live or work in the 53206 ZIP code, and who started college but were unable to finish.
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Lifelong advocate focuses efforts on Amani neighborhood
Brenda Hart-Richardson has been retired for more than six years, but remains an active community advocate in Amani, where she grew up.
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City’s violence prevention efforts stall as ‘time is ticking’
The city’s Office of Violence Prevention has yet to release its violence prevention plan, more than a year after the process was launched. A prior effort touted by the Common Council has also fizzed out, without substantial results.
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North Side community members plead with public to drive safely
Called together by activist Andre Lee Ellis, community leaders gathered at the intersection of 12th and Concordia streets Wednesday in response to the death of Joseph N. Blunt, 16, who was thrown from the hood of a moving vehicle at the same intersection the day before, to make a plea to the public to drive with care.
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Black elected leaders canvass Amani to learn neighborhood concerns
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, State Sen. LaTonya Johnson and State Rep. David Crowley, along with other black leaders, led a community engagement canvass in the Amani neighborhood on the North Side.
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Teachers at Keefe Avenue School grateful for community-donated school supplies
Alderwoman Milele Coggs and Tracey Dent of the Peace for Change Alliance visited Keefe Avenue School on the North Side as staff prepares to welcome students back next week.
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Community-building necessary to address violence, residents say
In the wake of the shooting death of 6-year-old Justin Evans Jr., city residents are calling for proactive steps to address the root causes of violence.
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COA Youth & Family Centers hosts first Kohl’s Explore Your Future STEM Showcase for over 125 youth
On Friday July 21st over 125 youth participated in Kohl’s Explore Your Future STEM Showcase at COA Youth & Family Centers’ Goldin Center (2320 W. Burleigh).
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On The Block: Lessons from prison
After Sterling Daniels served 26 years in prison, he decided to pursue a different life.