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17January

NAACP Milwaukee’s Collective Core Issues 2019

By Fred Royal
Category: Advocacy Committees, Education, Life, News
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FRED ROYAL, President The Milwaukee Black Membership Organizations GOTV Collaborative Collective Core Issues 1. Education Work to stop the school-to-prison pipeline. There are disciplinary processes but the actions are not equivalent to the city ordinances or state statutes. The current civil rights investigations are regarding MPS for the higher rates of suspensions towards African-American children. […]

04September

NAACP Milwaukee speaks with County Executive and African American Affairs regarding disparities for African Americans in Skill trade jobs

By Clarence Nicholas
Category: Life
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[Released 08/29/19] County Executive Chris Abele The County Executive Chris Abele has been the first government leader to respond to the NAACP’S request to meet with us and discuss the critical situation that African Americans face as it relates to being unable to find meaningful jobs that will keep them out of prison. Also with […]

02June

NAACP Milwaukee Awarded LULAC Wisconsin’s “Partner of Change” Award

By Fred Royal
Category: Advocacy Committees, Life, News
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June 2, 2019 Mr. Fred Royal President NAACP-Milwaukee Branch 2745 N. Doctor M.L.K. Driver Suite # 202 Milwaukee, WI 53212 Dear Mr. Royal: As State Director of LULAC Wisconsin, it is my great honor to inform you that the NAACP-Milwaukee Branch has been awarded the LULAC Wisconsin “Partner in Change” Award. This award will be […]

31May

NAACP Milwaukee mourns the lost of community activist, philanthropist Todd Miller

By Fred Royal
Category: Life
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(MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – May 30, 2019) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) mourns the loss of Todd Miller, an activist and philanthropist well known for his dedication to strengthening and educating the Jewish community. His civic work and volunteerism also extended throughout the broader Milwaukee community. “I was devastated to learn […]

05May

2nd Vice President Paul Blackman and the Rite of Passage

By Dan T
Category: Life
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2nd VP Paul Blackman and the Rite of Passage effort for the youth of Milwaukee.

05May

The Unchecked and Increasingly Hostile Environment Surrounding Many Tech Industries for Minorities and Women

By Dan T
Category: Life, Technology
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Monday mornings are about to get worse.

21April

NAACP Milwaukee Stands with the Milwaukee African American Perinatal Health Collaborative

By Clarence Nicholas
Category: Health, Life
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So the news of a multi-million dollar grant award designed to address a striking racial infant mortality disparity should have been a cause for celebration. But controversy has arisen because a partnership known as the Milwaukee African American Perinatal Health Collaborative (MAAPHC), submitted a competing bid and lost, despite scoring highly.

25February

Jerry Lawson: The Black Man Who Revolutionized Gaming As We Know It

By Dan T
Category: Life, Technology
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Meet Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, the man who pioneered the video game cartridge. At 6’ 6” and 280 pounds, Jerry Lawson — a Black man — was extremely far from the stereotypical image of an engineer and inventor in 1970s America, or even today. But then, nothing about Jerry’s life was stereotypical. Black inventor and self-taught […]

25February

The Overlooked History of African American Skate Culture

By Dan T
Category: Education, Life
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They’re impossible to miss, rolling in like a rainbow cavalcade. Their skates glide like an extension of the body, carving shapes and patterns into the tarmac. Passersby gawk. Their presence is encompassing, demanding even. They swerve with incomprehensible grace, in ways that don’t look possible on what is essentially a set of four wheels […]

24February

Education Committee: “Reparations for Slavery: Repentance in Politics” [Video]

By Dan T
Category: Education
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Marianne Williamson at Harvard Divinity School on “Reparations for Slavery: The Role of Repentance in National Politics” on February 19, 2019

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