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Vol. 37 • No.14 • Thurs., April 12, 2018 - Wed., April 18, 2018 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢
GMAR celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
On Wednesday April 11, 2018, the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors (GMAR) and city leaders recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act at an event held on the Marquette University campus. Speakers for the event were Mayor Tom Barrett; Alderman Ashanti Hamilton; former Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council member and Commando Fred Reed; civil rights activist Margaret "Peggy" Rozga; Milwaukee Urban League President and CEO Dr. Eve Hall; Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council president William Tisdale; GMAR chairwoman Vickie Kelsall; and GMAR president Mike Ruzicka. As part of the news conference, the GMAR presented a check for $12,500 to Housing Resources, Inc., to support their work in preparing Milwaukeeans for successful homeownership. Shorewest Realtors, RE/MAX Realtor 100, the First Weber Foundation, and Century 21 Affiliated each contributed funds to make the donation possible.
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Milwaukee Brewers celebrate Home Opening Day 2018 On Monday, April 2, 2018, The Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their home opener of the 2018 baseball season. Despite the chilly conditions for tailgating, it did not dampen the spirits of a full house at Miller Park. Opening day both inside and outside the stadium marked the ceremonial start of spring in the upper Midwest, whether or not the weather wanted to cooperate. Dan and Mike Attanasio (upper left photo), sons of Brewers owners Mark and Debbie Attanasio, sang the national anthem. They carried on the tradition started by their late grandfather, Joe Attanasio, who sang the anthem on Opening Day from the time that the Attanasio family purchased the team. The fans were also introduced to the 2018 Brewers team, including Jeremy Jeffress (lower left photo) seen high-fiving his fellow Brewers coaches and teammates. The first pitch of the season was thrown out by Wisconsin Badgers tight end Troy Fumagalli (lower right photo) with members of the Wisconsin Badgers football team, including head coach Paul Chryst, The Badgers football program set a school record with 13 wins this past season, capped by an Orange Bowl victory.
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MPS group gets standing ovation in national talent show
After many weeks of practice and preparation, a group of 12 Milwaukee Public Schools students traveled to Washington, DC to take part in the Turnaround Arts national talent show held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Their performance honoring Frederick Douglass drew cheers and a standing ovation from the audience. The journey began in fall with the composition of an original musical piece. Ja’Rahn Leveston, a teacher from Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts, created and submitted his piece, called “200” in celebration of the 200th birthday of Frederick Douglass. The song is written in the style of the hit musical Hamilton. After receiving the exciting
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news that the piece was accepted into the talent show, auditions were begun to select 12 students from the four MPS Turnaround Arts schools – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Immersion School; Lancaster School; Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts; and Sherman Multicultural Arts School. Vigorous fundraising and the work of the MPS Foundation made the trip possible by raising the nearly $13,000 needed to send students and chaperones to Washington. The group visited Frederick Douglass’ home in Virginia, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and had dinner at Bus Boys and Poets, a Langston Hughes-themed (Continued on pg. 9)
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