You may also like
Turn yourself in, grieving parents plead with runaway police officer Caroline Kangogo
Distraught parents of runaway Nakuru police officer Caroline Kangogo were last evening pleading with their daughter to turn herself in.
Read more
Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke
Civil Rights & Labor Coalition to Hold Rally to Mobilize Voters, Combat Voter Suppression | The Michigan Chronicle
Members of the Fighting for Our Vote coalition including NAACP, ACLU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of Teachers and National Education Association will host their first mobilization event in Detroit at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 21 to raise awareness for the need for new federal and state
Read more
Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media
4 years of experience or a fresh start: What do South Berkeley voters want? - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… Democratic Club, becoming the first African American woman, in 2019, to serve … about the potential loss of African American representation in that seat approached … would like to create an African American cultural district in the Lorin …
Read more
Source: Berkeleyside - Berkeley, CA's independent news site
Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Former NFL Star Dez Bryant Calls Out Kaepernick For Not Having A Call To Action In His Protest
Former NFL wide receiver Dez Bryant recently joined the I AM ATHLETE podcast to talk about his life after the NFL. During the interview, he criticized Colin Kaepernick’s protest saying it lacked a true call to action.
Read more
Source: NewsOne
Milwaukee Native Creates Paid Performance Opportunities for BIPOC Artists
By Rhea Riley This pandemic has caused many people to lose work opportunities or major forms of income. According to the BBC, the unemployment rate has increased 4.5% leaving 2.7 million Americans unemployed between the months of June and August this year. Young people and artists are amongst those
Read more
Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper
Sponsored by Intellitech
Robben Island Museum loses more than 90% of visitors due to Covid-19, cuts bursary funding | News24
After recording a more than 90% drop in visitor numbers during the 2020/2021 holiday season, the Robben Island Museum (RIM) has suspended its annual bursary fund for the current academic year.
Read more
Source: https://www.news24.com
Sponsored by APEX Museum
It's nothin' but a (reparations) game y'all - Milwaukee Community Journal
A suggestion to you politically naïve tribal members who hired an architect to scheme your new million-dollar mansion after a congressional committee advanced a reparations bill last week: Take a deep breath, commit to regular reading of Black newspapers and dedicate a little time researching the
Read more
Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
The city manager search should continue – Daytona Times
The Daytona Beach City Commission is now at a critical crossroads in selecting the next city manager who will conduct the day-to-day operations and govern the needs of a very economically, socially and racially diverse community. Lack of quality candidates I have reviewed the resumes of the three
Read more
Source: Daytona Times
ACLU of Georgia Opposes the Hate Crimes Bill
ATLANTA – The Senate Judiciary Committee has twisted the Hate Crimes bill (HB 426) to chill freedom of speech and the right to protest to redress grievances – using the bill to affirm the state’s power to use violence against its own citizens with
Read more
Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
Spiritually Speaking: It’s Not a Secret I Just Gotta Love You – Free Press of Jacksonville
By James A. Washington Jr., Co-Publisher of the Dallas Weekly News, NNPA Newswire Contributor - So here we are, living and breathing creatures in the universe. I submit to you that God’s word about us [...]
Read more
Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Butler on fire as Heat take Game 1 against Bucks - Stabroek News
Jimmy Butler hit three consecutive hoops down the stretch to cap a postseason career-high, 40-point performance Monday night as the fifth-seeded Miami Heat stunned the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks 115-104 in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in the NBA bubble near
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Ethiopia Rejects Arab League Resolution Backing Egypt to Take GERD Meeting to the UNSC
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has "rejected in its entirety" a resolution by the Executive Council of the League of Arab States backing Egypt's position in calling for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to push Ethiopia to sign a binding agreement on the GERD
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Watch Jeff Bezos And Three Others Blast Into Space (Video)
Jeff Bezos completed his boyhood dream Tuesday morning as his rocket company’s first flight with people on board flew into space for several weightless minutes, then landed safely back on earth.
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Zimbabwe labor union blasts Chinese employers in wake of worker shooting
HARARE, Zimbabwe-Zimbabwe's top labor union is complaining that Chinese employers in the southern African country flout labor laws, with employees being assaulted, harassed, denied wages ...
Read more
Source: South Florida Times
I Can’t Fight Baby: Guards Didn’t Help R. Kelly While He Caught Jail Fade, Allegedly
If you believe his lawyers, R. Kelly is having a rough time behind bars. Allegedly, no one bothered to help the disgraced R&B singer while a fellow inmate decided to attempt to bless him with the proper fade.
Read more
Source: The Urban Daily
Euro soccer tournament under fire for helping spread COVID-19 - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - The Euro 2020 soccer tournament was yesterday blamed for a surge in coronavirus cases as fans have flocked to stadiums, bars and spectator zones across Europe to watch the action while the pandemic still
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Mthuli out of touch with reality
SO much was expected from Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube’s 2021 national budget, which was presented yesterday. Yet he delivered very little. Zimbabwe has been badly battered by multiple hardships stemming out of sheer mismanagement, misgovernance and corruption. And when
Read more
Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
This Grain Has Big Advantages Over Quinoa, Both For Your Health And For The Planet
It's low in calories, high in protein and healthy for the environment, too. Here's how to cook it.
Read more
Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0
Sen. Melton responds to Senate rejection of budget amendments | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Last Monday, Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) offered several amendments to the state budget, House Bill 1001. Two of his amendments took language from his Senate Bill (SB) 334. The first would have immediately raised the minimum wage to $10, then to $15 by 2027, and the second
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Uganda: Minister Mutuuzo Calls for Judiciary to Embrace Technology
[Monitor] The Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo has asked the Judiciary to embrace technology in the operations of Courts of law to ensure inclusive access to justice. "Since the fate of Covid-19 is not known, the Judiciary ought to consider putting up infrastructure to enable
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
KwaZulu-Natal woman allegedly impregnated by dad accused of raping her for 9 years | News24
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development has sent a team of social workers to Bulwar in the midlands to probe allegations that a father had been sexually abusing his daughter for nearly nine years.
Read more
Source: https://www.news24.com
Saint Lucia commemorates Caribbean Nutrition Day
CARIBBEAN NUTRITION DAY IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON JUNE 1.
Read more
Source: Government of Saint Lucia Web Portal
Contract killer makes tearful confession to murder of Portland businessman's wife
A contract killer has detailed how he lured Tonia McDonald, wife of popular Portland businessman, Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ McDonald, to a deserted roadway in the parish and watched as the man he sub-contracted stabbed her repeatedly. The...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
"Conversation with Africa – A Destiny of Peace, Prosperity, Strength and Unity" | New York Carib News
As we celebrate African Union Day, the P.J. Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, is pleased to extend its warmest congratulations and express our appreciation at the invitation which has allowed our participation in the memorable exchanges on which we have embarked today.
Read more
Source: The New York Carib News
Judge Shuts Down R. Kelly’s Latest Request To Be Released After Jail Attack
The singer was reportedly assaulted in August.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Sponsored by BARBinc
World Bank approves $30 million IDA grant to boost agriculture in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors, on Tuesday approved a $30 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support agricultural productivity and access to markets for smallholder farmer-agribusiness in Sierra Leone. According to the
Read more
Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sponsored by Intellitech
Eastern Cape health MEC's 'core staffer' arrested for transporting alcohol in govt car | News24
Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba's personal messenger Ayanda Matinise has been arrested in King William's Town and charged with transporting alcohol in a state vehicle.
Read more
Source: https://www.news24.com
UN: About 500 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
Libya’s coast guard Sunday intercepted a wooden boat carrying around 500 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s shore, the U.N. refugee The post UN: About 500 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya appeared first on TheGrio.
Read more
Source: theGrio
'The Bachelor' Cast And Fans Push Franchise To Reckon With Its Race Problem
After Chris Harrison's controversial remarks on "Extra," progressive viewers, contestants and recappers say they want accountability not just from the host, but from the franchise as a whole.
Read more
Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0
Benjamin, Regina Marcia (1956– )
Dr. Regina Marcia Benjamin, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Surgeon General of the United States, is an accomplished physician whose professional and personal  roots are planted deeply in rural America. Dr. Benjamin was nominated for the post by the President on July 13, 2009 and unanimously
Read more
Source: Black Past
More from Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always
David Crowley sworn in as Milwaukee’s first African American county executive
Coronavirus in WI: Your current COVID-19 fact sheet
Wisconsin waiving road tests for new teen drivers
What is the Measure of a Man? Muhammad Sabir
The blended family (conclusion)
Social distancing at home? Educational tips to help keep your kids occupied
The best home workout options for social distancing
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue May 7, 2020
Gov. Evers announces expanded opportunities for certain nonessential businesses
Black Arts Fest MKE announces cancellation amid COVID-19 pandemic
Wisconsin needs 600 contact tracers
Pastor Jamal Bryant pens open letter on Black churches’ roles during a pandemic
The mask’s role after COVID 19
The blended family (Week 4)
MPS Foundation supports students; donors include Khris Middleton and Zilber Fund
MPS adds five sites to expand distribution of meals and learning materials
Common vaccines and who should not get vaccinated (full list)
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue April 30, 2020
Coronavirus and the new American economy (part 2)
Gov. Evers announces Badger Bounce Back plan to reopen Wisconsin’s economy
Former Journal Sentinel columnist Eugene Kane dies at 63
Veteran WISN 12 journalist Mike Anderson passes away
Gov. Evers announces Wisconsin is taking big steps to increase COVID-19 testing capacity
Community leader, George Matthews, dies due to complications from the coronavirus
National Park Service awards $7.7 million in grants to historically Black colleges and universities
R&B lost three legends this weekend in Little Richard, Andre Harrell and Betty Wright
Gov. Evers announces another turn of the dial for Wisconsin businesses
City opens two more free COVID-19 testing sites
MPS preps for 2020 senior graduation during COVID-19 pandemic
Sit this one out
Why Brown v. Board of Education still matters
ALS Awareness Month – #ALSAwareness (Week 1)
Chromebook support helps students access online learning
Margaret Roushar of Parkview selected to receive Twilight Award
If there were a vaccine to protect against covid-19, would you get it? (Part 1)
Staying safe when you are an essential worker
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue May 14, 2020
This Memorial Day we should remember the African Americans who have fought on the frontlines, including in the war against COVID-19
St. Ann Center helps Milwaukee Mask-Up!
Evers outlines $1.17B plan to combat spread of coronavirus
Make sure you are counted in the 2020 Census
ALS Awareness Month – #ALSAwareness (Week 2)
Memorial Day Recipe – Cornbread Salad
Memorial Day Recipe – Smoked Baby Back Ribs
Memorial Day Recipe – Frozen Lemonade Pie
Reagan and North Division recognized for excellence in NAF program
Magic Johnson offers $100 million in loans to minority businesses
The hotel industry, like so many others, is doing everything it can to stay viable during the COVID-19 pandemic
Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue May 21, 2020
2020 Pulitzer Prize winners include many writers of color

Education Facts

Glory (From the Motion Picture Selma) - Oscar Performance