Author: Staff

Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton and a team of organizers, working as agents of positive change in key areas of the City of Milwaukee, announced their Promise Zone revitalization plan on January 31. President Hamilton was joined by several Common Council members to announce the specifics of the new Promise Zone initiative. “What we want to do is let the community know that these organizations will be reaching out,” Hamilton said. “We will have a couple of organizational meetings in their areas so we can identify those problem areas that we will set some institutional support around.” As the...

The approved 16-738 Anti-Discrimination legislation included a reference to Milwaukee as a sanctuary, but did not seek to classify it as a sanctuary city. Milwaukee County Supervisors affirmed their opposition to all forms of discrimination on February 2 by adopting 12 to 7 a resolution that states a commitment to value all people equally, with the goal of keeping the county a “safe” place for immigrants. Plans were announced last week by President Trump that federal funding would be denied local communities that failed to arrest or detain immigrants living illegally in the United States. “As an MPS teacher...

Basketball legend turned author and political activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will give a speech and take questions March 2 at the Milwaukee Theatre as the guest of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Distinguished Lecture Series and the Muslim Student Association. The Milwaukee Bucks is where Abdul-Jabbar began his professional basketball, when the second-year franchise picked him as the first overall choice in the 1969 NBA draft. Abdul-Jabbar made an immediate impact, leading the league in scoring his rookie year. The next season, he led the Bucks to their only championship in 1971. Abdul-Jabbar became one of the NBA’s most dominant players....

In a statement released by the Milwaukee Coalition Against Trump (MCAT), the organization took credit for influencing the cancelation of President Trump’s planned visit to Milwaukee. The event was originally scheduled for February 2, to be held at a facility of legendary motorcycle company Harley-Davidson. “Today, Milwaukee let the world know that Trump is not welcome here. The Milwaukee Coalition Against Trump is thrilled that Trump has been forced to cancel his visit to Milwaukee, one of his first press events outside of Washington D.C. Fearing a massive protest, Trump was forced to cancel his event after a massive...