Community Healthcare Giant Passes

Community Healthcare Giant Passes

Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. pays tribute to the legacy of its President/CEO, C. C. Henderson

As an example of the dedication and love C. C. Henderson, the late President/CEO of Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. (MHSI), had for Milwaukee’s African American community, MHSI announced that it would continue to provide access to care to the underserved.

MHSI will remain open to exemplify the dedication and loyalty he bestowed upon the organization during his leadership. Henderson died …

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Top Ten Snack Trends

Top Ten Snack Trends

“These trends are meant to inspire your back-to-school snacking,” said Kay Logsdon, editor-in-chief of The Food Channel.

According to foodchannel.com editors, the top ten snack trends are:

• Chip and Dip 2.0. New varieties and new flavors give us something different. It is likely that you will have hummus and falafel chips or pretzel crisps at your next party instead of the traditional chip-and-dip duo. The dips are healthier, spicier, and often served hot.

• Small …

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Greater Galilee to host annual Women’s Day 2010

Greater Galilee to host annual Women’s Day 2010

Seminars to focus on “Women In The Spirit”

Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 2432 North Teutonia Avenue, Milwaukee, WI will hold their annual Women’s Day Worship Celebration Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26. This year’s theme is Women in the Spirit (WITS) scripturally based on Job 33:4 and Psalm 51:10-12.

On Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 a.m. will kick-off the weekend with a series of free workshops and brunch featuring some of Milwaukee’s …

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WKND Edition: Let’s Eat; Inspiring Healthier Eating One Green at a Time

WKND Edition: Let’s Eat; Inspiring Healthier Eating One Green at a Time

by Anna Corson

Story courtesy of Cuisine Noir

If there is one thing Tracye McQuirter, author of “By Any Greens Necessary: A Revolutionary Guide for Black Women Who Want to Eat Great, Get Healthy, Lose Weight, and Look Phat,” wants you to know it’s that healthy vegan and vegetarian food is delicious and nutritious and choosing this type of diet does not mean stomaching bland food for the rest of your life.

As McQuirter likes to …

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Perspectives

Guest Commentary: Parents Must Resist the Whitewashing of History

Guest Commentary: Parents Must Resist the Whitewashing of History

by Tonyaa Weathersbee, BlackAmericaWeb.com I didn’t want to write about Glenn Beck’s rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial this past...

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What Did Beck Prove? Misery Loves Company

What Did Beck Prove? Misery Loves Company

by Deborah Mathis, BlackAmericaWeb.com Saturday was its usual self. The day brought a few errands, some reading, an afternoon nap and intermittent...

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Anniversary of Emmett Till Death Observed

Anniversary of Emmett Till Death Observed

by Taki S. Raton Scheduled observances last weekend marked the anniversary of the Emmett Louis Till murder 55 years ago. The then 14-year-old...

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Editorial

Editorial

“Damned if I do. Damned if I don’t.” That’s probably how President Barack Obama feels sometimes trying to do his job. No matter...

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The False and Seedy Claim that Obama Is Muslim

The False and Seedy Claim that Obama Is Muslim

by Leslie Savan Not that there’d be anything wrong with it, but President Obama was not, as the Rev. Franklin Graham so...

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Signifyin’: Catch-22 and Tim John

Signifyin’: Catch-22 and Tim John

by Mikel Kwaku Osei Holt It was an appropriate question, posed by an appropriate ‘dark horse’ candidate, in an appropriate venue. “Why aren’t...

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FEMA must reconsider decision to deny aid to Milwaukee homeowners

FEMA must reconsider decision to deny aid to Milwaukee homeowners

We share Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s disappointment and frustration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who on Tuesday denied the...

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Milwaukee Blyden model adopted by Chicago Saturday school

Milwaukee Blyden model adopted by Chicago Saturday school

by Taki S. Raton The Blyden Delany Academy student educational and social developmental model has been adopted by the Mary McLeod Bethune...

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