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Vol. 36 • No. 15 • Thurs., April 20, 2017 - Wed., April 26, 2017 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢
Presenting the 2017 Louvenia Johnson Scholarship recipients
On Monday April 11, 2017 The Milwaukee Times presented the 2017 Louvenia Johnson Scholarship recipients with their scholarship checks. The presentation was held at the Milwaukee Urban League office, 435 West North Ave. The Louvenia Johnson Journalism Scholarship was started in 1988 by Milwaukee Times co-founder, the late Louvenia Johnson, who initially started the scholarship with her retirement funds from Social Security, to assist college-bound high school graduates who wished to pursue careers in print and broadcast journalism. The scholarship program has grown over the years to now include students who are looking to pursue careers in communications, multimedia, healthcare and law. Pictured at the presentation are (back row, from left) Milwaukee Times Publisher Lynda Jackson Conyers; N'namdi Carter; Montae Brown-Crawford; Nathan Gollop; Mohamed Mursal; Michael Green; Milwaukee Urban League education and training Director Greg Fanning; (front row, from left) Savanna Samuels; Reniqua Brown; Milwaukee Urban League president and CEO Dr. Eve Hall; and Siarah Jones. Not pictured are recipients Kayla Howze and Adrian Ellis. The Milwaukee Urban League is a co-sponsor of the annual Black Excellence Awards.
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Happy 99th Birthday Maggie Vance Maggie “Idea” Vance (center) celebrated her 99th birthday on Saturday April 15, 2017 with family and friends. She was born in Wilmot, AR on April 17, 1918. She moved to Milwaukee WI in 1949. She held various jobs through the years including day work, at nursing homes, and in the dietary department at Mt Sinai Hospital. She was very active in her community, she went door to door in the 1950’s and 60’s working on voter registration. She was a member at Philadelphia MBC under the late Rev. H. Henderson; she was a member of Genesis MBC under Rev. A.L. Douglas Jr. and is presently a member of Greater Love MBC under Pastor Frank Ballantine. When she first moved to Milwaukee in the late 40’s she lived on 7th Street. She moved on 23rd and Walnut Street in the late 50’s where she purchased 2 homes and moved her daughter and 6 children into one of the homes and she lived in the other. She lost her only daughter in July of 1972 in a car/train accident. Without any hesitation she moved into the home with the 6 children and got them to adulthood. As you can see Maggie has accomplished a lot with only a 5th grade education and the Lord on her side. Three generations of her family were present to help her celebrate.
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Black Excellence Scholarship winner reveals college at signing event
On Monday, April 17, 2017 Black Excellence Scholarship 2017 recipient, Siarah Jones (left), revealed her college of choice and signed her letter of acceptance to DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Siarah is a graduating senior at Rufus King IB High School and has earned a 4.0 GPA. She is a member of Top Teens of America, as well as co-captain of the King track and field team. She was a 2016 Pauline Redmond Coggs Foundation Cotillion Miss Débutante; a King Academic Achievement Award winner three years in a row; holds State track and field honors in the 300 and 100 meter hurdles; and is a qualifier in the AAU Nationals Track and Field. Siarah signed her acceptance letter to DePaul along with her friend and fellow track mate, Kiersten Walker (right). Siarah plans on majoring in Health Sciences at DePaul. Siarah credits her parents, Richard Jones and Tari Sledge-Jones, for much of her achievements due to their unwavering and continuing love and support.
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