Video: City.Net Café jam session
City.Net Cafe, owned and operated by community leader Sam Belton, hosts live jazz events that reflect its mission to create a welcoming environment and encourages Milwaukee’s youth to play jazz.
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Committee approves Alderman Rainey’s plan to establish Office of African American Affairs
The Milwaukee Common Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee met on September 7 and unanimously approved a proposal that would improve the quality of life for African Americans in the city. During his tenure as a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in 2015, Alderman Khalif J. Rainey was the author of successful legislation that created the county’s Office on African American Affairs. “What I am calling for is the City of Milwaukee to create an office of African American Affairs, which I would equate to a FEMA. We have an emergency here in Milwaukee and Wisconsin,...
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Photo Essay: Workers celebrated at Laborfest
The first unions formed in the state were in Milwaukee, with the bricklayers in 1847 and carpenters in 1848. Laborfest 2016 and its annual parade have a long tradition of celebrating the workers who built the city and continue to serve it.
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Photo Essay: Boswell hosts LGBT Milwaukee book launch
Members and supporters of the local LGBT community gathered at Boswell Books for the release of LGBT Milwaukee by Michail Takach on August 25.
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Governor Walker allocates $4.5M in funding for jobs and distressed neighborhoods
Governor Scott Walker, joined by state Cabinet officials, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Council President Ashanti Hamilton, and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, announced a joint economic and workforce development effort for the City of Milwaukee which includes an additional $4.5 million state investment on August 26. The effort will center on raising awareness of existing programs and providing additional resources for employment and blight-elimination programs. “Today’s announcement sends a message to the people of Milwaukee that we are here to help anyone who wants a job, find a job,” Governor Walker said. “At the state, we are going...
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Darryl Morin: Every voice makes a difference
The son of a migrant farmer who began working at age 11 by shoveling blacktop, Darryl Morin learned to overcome the limitations others placed on him to build a successful communications business, and help manage the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the country. His numerous social justice efforts have also connected local Hispanic groups with Jewish communities and beyond, so that every person in Milwaukee can have a voice and make a difference. | Q&A with Darryl Morin Milwaukee Independent: What is the fondest memory of your father, and how did his background as a migrant farm worker shape...
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