Dr. Wallace Cheatham, a musical jewel of our Harambee community, has been selected to be included in the 22nd, 2005 edition of Who’s Who in the World. He is being honored for his outstanding achievements as a musician and composer.
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Posted inHarambee Connection
HOPI Plans New Home
The Harambee Ombudsman Project will be proudly celebrating their 25th Anniversary with a gala affair, on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004 at the Radisson Hotel – Mayfair. The event will include a noted speaker, a dinner, a silent auction and entertainment.
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Two Centenarians on the Move in the Harambee Community
102 years young and still going strong, Claretta “Mother Freedom” Simpson was born Nov. 29, 1901 in Smedes, Mississippi. In her honor, the City of Milwaukee renamed the 2900 block of North 10th street “North Mother Simpson Way,” on August 6. Several elected officials, neighbors and other well-wishers joined the community at a block party on August 14 to celebrate the event.
Posted inNeighborhood News
Others on the Local Ballot September 14
U.S. SENATE (entire state): D – Russ Feingold, incumbentR – Russ Darrow, auto dealerRobert Lorge, attorneyTim Michels, construction executiveRobert Welch, current State Senator STATE SENATE, District #4 (Riverwest & Harambee – Gwen Moore’s current seat): D – Johnnie Morris-Tatum, current State Rep Lena Taylor, current State RepJames White, current County Supervisor STATE SENATE, District #6 […]
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Urban Anthropology: An Interview with Jill Florence Lackey
Have you ever walked through a south-side neighborhood and had a sense of its history and mixture of new and old immigrant communities? Have you passed through Halyard Park and been startled to find ranch homes with large yards and few fences in the central city? Exploring and explaining the uniqueness of neighborhoods like these is what Urban Anthropology, Inc. (UrbAn) is all about…
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