Amari Olds, 21, is currently working two jobs but plans to return to school and pursue a journalism degree.
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HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run approved as part of Bronzeville Week 2016
The Common Council today approved the HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, August 6 as part of Bronzeville Week 2016, and is intended to raise awareness and help increase healthy birth outcomes in the City of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) organized the HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes to promote wellness […]
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North, South, Walker Square
Bronzeville and Walker Square residents welcome Bublr Bikes to their neighborhoods
Residents of Bronzeville and Walker Square are pleased to see the bike-sharing service in their neighborhoods, but some parents are asking for child-friendly options.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North
Juneteenth Day Festival honors history while celebrating the present
Sunday’s heat didn’t stop thousands of people from coming out for Milwaukee’s 45th annual Juneteenth Day Festival, a rich tradition honoring the day the last slaves were freed in 1865 and celebrating in the company of friends old and new.
Posted inArts and Recreation, Carousel, Harambee, Home, Lindsay Heights, Neighborhoods, News, North
Milwaukee Black Arts Week seeks to extend Juneteenth celebration
The artist cooperative BlankSpaceMKE is sponsoring Milwaukee Black Arts Week with a series of programs called “Art Is Freedom.”
Posted inCarousel, Community, Harambee, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, North
Harambee hopes to create Neighborhood Improvement District to aid property owners
A proposed Neighborhood Improvement District in Harambee would raise money through an assessment to grant to property owners for repairing and improving roofs, porches and windows.
Posted inHarambee, On The Block
On the Block: ‘We need more police’
Larry Higgins, who lives near Harambee, discusses why he feels unsafe on the streets.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Harambee, Home, Neighborhoods, News, North
Prospect of America’s Black Holocaust Museum’s rebirth sparks optimism
Supporters are hopeful that the American Black Holocaust Museum, shuttered since 2008, will get a new home at the corner of North Avenue and Fourth Street.
Posted inAmani, Harambee, Lindsay Heights, Metcalfe Park, Multimedia, Photos, Sherman Park
Beckum-Stapleton Little League kicks off 52nd year
The longstanding baseball league started its season with an afternoon game at Carver Park.
Posted inHarambee, Multimedia, Photos
Community leaders gather to take a stand against racism
Local leaders and members of several community-based organizations gathered in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue to raise awareness about racism against girls and women of color.