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On March 27, Wendell J. Harris, President of the NAACP Wisconsin State Conference released a scathing statement about the state’s Republican senator. Founded in 1909 as a response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest civil rights organization in the nation. “Had the tables been turned and President Donald Trump won the election and those were thousands of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters I would have been concerned,” Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson stated about the January 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol....

Versiti announced on March 2 that it has been awarded a $150,000 grant by Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, to launch the Northwestern Mutual Pediatric Leukemia Bank – a collaborative bank between Versiti, Children’s Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin – which will enable timely access to leukemia samples from pediatric patients at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus. The bank, which is expected to become operational in June of 2021, will be utilized by researchers and physicians at Children’s Wisconsin and researchers at Versiti’s Blood Research Institute to develop new treatments for children. “Leukemia is one of...

Brigadier General Erik Peterson transferred from active duty F-16 pilot to commercial airline pilot with American Airlines twenty years ago. His first flight from Miami to Houston was also his last until late this year. The recently promoted Peterson described this first flight as an airline pilot, which took place on September 11, 2001, as surreal. “To be on your first flight on a brand new airline and have the captain say grab the crash ax, don’t let anybody in the cockpit – it’s a little bit different,” said Peterson. “We did not realize the totality of the situation...

The Milwaukee Art Museum will offer a variety of ways for visitors and families to have art experiences this spring, both online and in-person. The popular annual events “Art in Bloom” and “Lakefront Festival of Art” will be virtual celebrations again this year, with highlights shared beginning April 22 and June 18. Visitors to the newly reopened Museum now can enjoy exploring new artworks and exhibitions on the main and lower levels. “We’re thrilled to welcome people back inside the Museum once again,” said Robert Stein, Deputy Director and Chief Experience Officer. “As the weather warms and vaccinations increase...