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Milwaukee forced to abandon Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as additional in-person absentee voting sites

Milwaukee forced to abandon Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as additional in-person absentee voting sites

Posted by | Oct 7, 2020 |

City leaders and community partners announced on August 31 that Fiserv Forum and Miller Park would be added as in-person absentee “early” voting centers for the 2020 presidential election. That decision was reversed on October 6, following a wave of legal challenges by Republican political operatives. The City of Milwaukee Election Commission had previously added both locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a desire to meet public demand for early voting by the safest means available. But due to legal challenge concerns the plan was abandoned. “Unfortunately, the addition of these two sites could be legally challenged...

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Free Tuition Program: Philanthropist Chris Abele donates another $500,000 to support “MATC Promise”

Free Tuition Program: Philanthropist Chris Abele donates another $500,000 to support “MATC Promise”

Posted by | Oct 4, 2020 |

Philanthropist and former Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele recently donated $500,000 to the Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation to support Milwaukee Area Technical College’s flagship MATC Promise programs, which provide last-dollar free-tuition scholarships for qualified students. An anonymous alumnus also donated $125,000 from the JPG Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The MATC Promise is a public-private partnership with donors filling the gap between what financial aid covers and the cost of tuition. Abele has been a major supporter of the MATC Promise since its inception, first donating $250,000 to help establish the MATC Promise for High School Graduates....

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Thea Bowman Institute launches in Milwaukee to promote academic enrichment for Black women

Thea Bowman Institute launches in Milwaukee to promote academic enrichment for Black women

Posted by | Sep 28, 2020 |

Alverno College launched the Thea Bowman Institute for Excellence and Leadership on September 23, a program designed to serve Black women through academic and leadership programming. The Institute builds on existing Alverno initiatives that bring together students with a like-minded community of advanced leaders and learners. Nine students have been accepted into the Institute, which includes a full-tuition scholarship and a rigorous, robustly crafted leadership development program designed to prepare participants for professional roles in pursuit of social change and service. Ronett Jacobs, M.Ed., has been appointed the Institute’s director. “Thea Bowman Scholars will play a powerful role in...

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African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin gets state grant for Milwaukee office renovation

African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin gets state grant for Milwaukee office renovation

Posted by | Sep 27, 2020 |

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes joined Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AACCW) CEO Ossie Kendrix Jr. and other leaders on September 25 to announce a new partnership on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The AACCW is renovating a vacant building located at 1920 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive into a social enterprise space that will hold its offices and be a vehicle for revenue generation to support the mission of the organization into the future. The Chris Abele Legacy Co-Working and Innovation...

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Voice the Vote: Milwaukee nonprofits work to make voting more accessible for people of color

Voice the Vote: Milwaukee nonprofits work to make voting more accessible for people of color

Posted by | Sep 26, 2020 |

Wisconsin Conservation Voices and their partners held a “Voice the Vote” press conference on National Voter Registration Day to bring awareness to the work they are doing in helping communities of color and young people around Milwaukee register to vote. The partner organizations have built lasting relationships with their communities and are using those deep connections to encourage voter participation, and urge people to register to vote. Walnut Way and Wisconsin Conservation Voices are running an ongoing walkthrough voter registration site in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood. Progressive Community Health Centers is texting their patients with voting information. The American...

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