A group of North Division High School alumni, neighborhood residents and students known as the Call to Action Committee is seeking more control for African-American community members when the high school becomes a “community school” in the fall.
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Center Street residents urged to support small businesses at ‘shop small’ event
The Center Street Business Improvement District is encouraging residents to patronize small businesses between 32nd and 60th streets.
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Juneteenth Day organizers proclaim ‘It’s time to make a change’
Rain did not stop community members from attending the 47th annual Juneteenth Day festival, where they honored black culture and history while calling for change.
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Pop-Up MKE launches first round of summer businesses
This summer, 17 businesses will cycle through locations on the North and South Sides as part of the Pop-Up MKE program, which provides grants to small-business owners.
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Community to get first look at new America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Two events celebrating the completion of the building housing the museum and the Griot Apartments are slated for June 18 and 19.
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Alice’s Garden birthday party celebrates milestone for Milwaukee infants
Look Who’s Turning One, a birthday party for Milwaukee babies who reached their first birthdays in 2018, also called attention to infant mortality.
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This is 53206
Few communities are known by their ZIP codes, but Milwaukee’s 53206 is an exception. The statistics are grim. For example, 62 percent of black men in 53206 are incarcerated, the highest percentage in the country, and 44.6 percent of individuals live below the poverty line. But there is much more to 53206 than these statistics.
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Milwaukee museum pulls black people ‘out of the shadows of history’
Clayborn Benson’s Wisconsin Black Historical Society overflows with formerly forgotten stories of African-American residents of Wisconsin.
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Faith-based Cross Trainers Academy builds trust with students, families
With 90 percent of its students living below the poverty line, the Milwaukee Rescue Mission’s Cross Trainers Academy strives not only to give students a good education, but to build relationships that go beyond academics.
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Nearly 1,000 volunteers participate in massive Harambee cleanup
Multiple community partners planned the recent cleanup day in Harambee, where residents cleaned streets, connected with each other and celebrated with free food and music.