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Khalif El-Amin: Cutting the net with YES

Posted by Editor | Jun 10, 2016 |

Known more for his athletic achievements on the basketball court in high school and college, Khalif El-Amin is challenging the social values placed on sports, changing the perception of what an entrepreneur is in Milwaukee, and proving that young African Americans have a place in the tech startup industry. | Q&A with Khalif El-Amin Milwaukee Independent: What experience or individual was the biggest influence on your youth? And what was the biggest lesson you learned from your father Saleem? Khalif El-Amin: Seeing people like my mother, father, and grandparents work so hard day in and day out, it just became...

Khalif El-Amin: Athletics, Academics, and Algorithms

Posted by Editor | Jun 10, 2016 |

Known more for his athletic achievements on the basketball court in high school and college, Khalif El-Amin is challenging the social values placed on sports, changing the perception of what an entrepreneur is in Milwaukee, and proving that young African Americans have a place in the tech startup industry.

Op Ed: Is the public listening to “Can You Hear Us Now?”

Posted by Editor | Jun 8, 2016 |

“I know why the caged bird sings. When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore. When he beats his bars and he would be free. It is not a carol of joy or glee. But a prayer that he send from his heart’s deep core. But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings. I know why the caged bird sings.” It is easy to talk about change when it involves someone else. The truth is, for change to happen, it has to start with us. That is the hard part. “If you want to make the world...

OmTown Yogis and a plan for healing Milwaukee

Posted by Editor | Jun 7, 2016 |

“Namaste” in Hinduism means “I bow to the divine in you.” The respectful greeting has become part of the local vernacular with the rise of yoga’s popularity in the city. It also embodies the core belief of OmTown Yogis in equality for everyone, making Milwaukee stronger one relationship at a time. OmTown Yogis held its Yoga @ the Museum event in Windhover Hall, beneath the Calatrava wings at the Milwaukee Art Museum on June 4. The once a month event is much more than a gathering of fitness enthusiasts using the discipline from India to stay in shape. It...

Mayor Tom Barrett kicks-off 2016 walking initiative

Posted by Editor | Jun 2, 2016 |

Walking initiative encourages active living over the summer months for a healthier Milwaukee, one step at a time. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett kicked-off his 2016 Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge on June 1 at City Hall. The program’s warm-up and announcement were followed by the inaugural walk along the Milwaukee Riverwalk. Over one hundred individuals participated in the first mile with Mayor Barrett. Walk 100 encourages Milwaukee residents to stay active by participating in community walks with fellow residents. More than 70 percent of Milwaukeeans report being overweight, and less than half of them report getting the...

Denis Sullivan to join tall ships festival

Posted by Editor | Jun 2, 2016 |

Discovery World’s S/V Denis Sullivan will be a part of the Tall Ships Festival, that will be sailing the Great Lakes connecting the United States and Canada in the Summer of 2016. The world’s only re-creation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner joins two segments of the multi-port event, beginning August 12 when it sails to Duluth, Minnesota. Along with an armada of up to a dozen other tall ships, the Sullivan will represent Milwaukee in the Parade of Sail and compete in a tall ship race across the length of Lake Superior for the first half...