Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs will be attending the Reader’s Choice bookstore closing celebration and liquidation sale this weekend. The event will take place at Reader’s Choice at 1950 N. Martin Luther King Dr. on Saturday, July 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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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.
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Fifty years after open housing marches, residential segregation still norm in Milwaukee
African-Americans living in segregated neighborhoods lack access to jobs and are more likely to live in poverty.
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Construction of Welford Sanders Lofts provides jobs for underemployed
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Welford Sanders Lofts touted the job opportunities the $21 million development has provided but officials and residents said more needs to be done for the unemployed.
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Black leaders call for peace, unity in wake of Sylville Smith verdict
Grassroots leaders who gathered in Sherman Park after a not guilty verdict came down for the killer of Sylville Smith, said the black community must unite to fight for change and a better tomorrow.
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Milwaukee Juneteenth celebration draws large crowd
Milwaukeeans celebrated Juneteenth Day Monday, honoring the day the last slaves were freed after the Civil War.
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2nd Annual Moody Park Safe Summer kick-off recap
This past Friday, the Amani neighborhood was buzzing with positivity from COA’s 2nd Annual Moody Park Safe Summer Kick-Off.
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Annual walk addresses danger of toy guns in black communities
Community members participated in the 14th annual African-American Walk for Quality Health to call attention to the dangers of toy guns.
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Artist Mikal Floyd-Pruitt combines hip-hop, painting, sculpture in ‘creative mash-up’
Milwaukee native Mikal Floyd-Pruitt has a robust creative life that includes serving as an artist-in-residence at Jazale’s Art Studio, as well as working with youth groups and serving as a creative consultant on public art projects.
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Heal the Hood expands to add resources, more neighborhoods
For the first time, Heal the Hood, a community block party in its sixth year, is focused on providing resources and services for attendees. The event also has expanded from one to four neighborhoods.