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Vol. 41 • No. 13 • Thurs., April 07, 2022 - Wed. April 13, 2022 • An HTGroup, LLC Publication • Serving The Milwaukee Area • 75¢
Making History: Cavalier Johnson is Milwaukee's first African American elected mayor On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Milwaukee turned out to the polls to elect a new mayor. Since the a very packed field was narrowed in primary, the two top runners were interim Mayor Cavalier Johnson and former Ald. Bob Donovan. After the votes were tallied Cavalier Johnson receiving 71.69 percent of the vote, has been formally elected as our first new mayor in 18 years. Johnson is also our first fully elected black mayor and our first Millennial elected to the office. The mayoral seat opened up when former Mayor Tom Barrett was nominated as United States Ambassador to Luxembourg and confirmed by Congress in December. Then Common Council president Cavalier Johnson was sworn in as acting mayor after Barrett formally resigned from office. "This city for the first time in our 176-year history has elected its first Black mayor. We did it," Johnson told supporters at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center.
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Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative presents 'Real Men, Real Talk'
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On Thursday, March 21, 2022, Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative, Be Inspired Works, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Gee's Clippers hosted the first of a series of forums called "Real Men, Real Talk, Barbershop Series" for men of color here in Milwaukee at Gee's Clippers, 2200 N Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. "Real Men, Real Talk" is a safe place for men of color to build, connect, discuss, release and find resources to help handle the day-to-day dealings of being a man of color in Milwaukee and America. The series will be every third Monday of the month. Pictured at the event are (from left) Medical College of Wisconsin Director of Violence Prevention Policy Reggie Moore; Melanated Daddy Owner and Operator Joshua Liston; James Rouse; discussion facilitator Kwabena Antoine Nixon; "Real Men, Real Talk" Project Director Natasha Dotson; Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson; LifeStance Health Services Owner Robert L. Abercrombie, Jr., MS, LPC, NCC; and Gee's Clippers Owner and Operator Gaulien Smith.
Milwaukee Urban League hosts 'To Whom Does the Black Vote Matter?' On Friday, March 22, 2022, The Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) Guild sat down with party leaders to have the conversation of why the black vote is important to either party when there seems to be a disconnect of urgency on our issues after the election. The event entitled 'To Whom Does the Black Vote Matter?" was held at the CFFC Destiny Plaza, 7210 N. 76th Street. During the 2020 presidential election, the black community had two primary issues: voting rights and police accountability. The National Urban League, along with all its affiliates, pushed for these issues to be supported. As it stands neither of these issues has been passed by the U.S. Congress. Now, with a midterm election upon us both the Democratic and Republication parties have returned to the black community expressing the importance of voting, more specifically, the importance of the black vote. The event sought to discuss these issue to better inform the voter for the upcoming election. Pictured at the forum are (from left) Republican Party of WI 1st Vice Chair Gerard Randall; GMUL Guild President Cynthia Stokes-Murry; GMUL President and CEO Dr. Eve M. Hall; Democratic Party of WI 1st Vice Chair Felisia Martin; GMUL Guild Communications Chair Dorinthia Robinson; and GMUL Guild Member Richard Badger. An HTGroup, LLC Publication
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