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Milwaukee Activist is on a Mission to Change the Lives of Neighborhood Boys
By Karen Stokes Andre Lee Ellis is on a mission; a mission to help Black boys in Milwaukee. Ellis, an activist, is motivated by concern for boys who are surrounded by drugs, violence and crime. Ellis...
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Grass Roots Initiative Helps Bring A Positive Change to Borchert Field...
By Karen Stokes On the corner of 9th and Ring Streets, residents are adjusting to some positive changes in their neighborhood. Instead of looking at a vacant lot, they can see fresh, green vegetables...
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Rent or Own: Which is Your American Dream?
By Karen Stokes Homeownership has widely been known as part of the American dream. There comes a time when adults need to make one of the biggest financial decisions of their life: whether to continue...
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With the Future in Mind, “We Got This” Ends Its Second Summer
By Dylan Deprey The afternoon sun shone down on the garden boxes of the corner of N. 9th and Ring streets. Vegetables ranging from red leaf lettuce to tomatoes sprouted out of the soil. The corner is a...
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“300 Strong” Combines Power of Black Male Advocacy Groups
By Ariele Vaccaro Washington Park looked like a sea of gold on Saturday, Sept. 26, as Black male youth in matching gold t-shirts reading “300 Strong” spent the day enjoying each other’s talents and...
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Black Boys, Black Men, In Black Tuxedos
By The Milwaukee Courier Staff On Saturday, December 12, an estimated 500 boys and men turned heads as they strutted through the streets of downtown Milwaukee. This was the second event held and...
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We Got This Instills Work Ethic Early On
By Dylan Deprey The clock struck 7:59 a.m. “You’ve got one minute,” shouted Andre Lee Ellis, to a boy starting to pick up speed as he ended up taking off into a full sprint past the corner of 9th and...
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We Got This Sprouts Roots Across Street
By Christina Luick It was a long time coming as people gathered at N. 9th St. and W Ring St. in Milwaukee to watch a foreclosed home with a lot of history be demolished on Monday morning. Andre Lee...
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Community Servant Shares Compelling Stories from His Outreach Program
By Rhea Riley Andre Lee Ellis, a community servant, and founder of We Got This discussed his passion for Milwaukee neighborhoods and the youth in the 53206 zip-code on There’s Always Something Good to...
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The Hardman Kollection Company Mobile Boutique Turns Trials to Triumphs
By Dylan Deprey There’s living up to the family name, and then there’s fully embodying it. When times get hard for Trevis Hardman, he works even harder. The We Got This community garden’s secondhand...
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