Deirek Smith, 57, talks about how he felt after losing two lady-friends to cancer.
Thurston Woods
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MKE Black Restaurant Week showcases local eateries
A weeklong celebration of black-owned restaurants is taking place across the city through April 23. Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week features special deals at the various eateries.
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Lecture series asks ‘Do Black Lives Matter?’
Reggie Jackson of the Black Holocaust Museum puts the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ to the test in a lecture series that traces the history of devaluing black people in America.
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Yellow Chair Project promotes community, connection in Thurston Woods
Residents of the Thurston Woods neighborhood came together at a new event to paint chairs yellow, representing peace and positivity in the community.
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MPS board to reconsider controversial charter school proposal
A proposed charter school headed by former Milwaukee Teach for America Executive Director Maurice Thomas that was denied approval in April will get another chance.
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OHMS construction skills training moving to Barack Obama School
Working to find new workshop space for more than six months after being forced out of North Division High School, One Hope Made Strong, which teaches construction industry skilled trades to low-income adults, has found a home at the Barack Obama School.
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation chooses new ‘Healthy Neighborhoods’
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced new neighborhoods that will be included in its Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative.
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Thurston Woods Campus benefits from federal dollars for ‘Commitment Schools’
Thurston Woods Campus is one of 14 underperforming MPS schools selected for federal funding through the Commitment Schools program.
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Construction skills program for adults seeks to return to an MPS school
Representatives of the One Hope Made Strong skilled trades teaching program say they are talking with MPS leaders about using the industrial technology labs at the Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education, after the project was ejected from North Division High School.
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New loan fund to provide growth capital for black entrepreneurs
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and African American Chamber of Commerce will soon kick off a new revolving loan fund to help provide capital to small businesses and boost black entrepreneurship.