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Epsilon Kappa Omega honors Mabel Emily Watson Raimey with headstone dedication
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On Saturday, September 17, 2022, Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, hosted a private memorial and headstone dedication in the Landmark Chapel at Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum, 2405 W. Forest Home Ave., to honor local African American pioneer Mabel Emily Watson Raimey. The chapter had been fundraising since May 2021 for the headstone to honor Raimey. But who was Mabel Emily Watson Raimey and what did she do? Besides being a charter member of Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter in 1949, Raimey was the first African American woman to attend Marquette University Law School, the first black woman to practice law in Wisconsin, a founding member
and director of the Milwaukee Urban League from 1919 to 1955, membership chair for the first initiates to the Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter in 1951, and contributor helping to cement a north-side YWCA facility in 1984, in addition to her trusteeship at West Allis Tabernacle Church. "As Alpha Kappa Alpha women, our chapter considers today a true honor to pause and place an exclamation point on Raimey's service, community impact, and trailblazing legacy," said President of the Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter Debra Brown-Wallace. "Now with a proper headstone, Raimey can be an inspiration of future generations to come."
Greater Milwaukee Urban League helps welcome Auer Avenue students back-to-school
Photo by Yvonne Kemp
On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, the Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) and the Auer Avenue Community School staff welcomed the 2022/2023 class of students back to school with a red carpet celebration, to help kick off the school year. Auer Ave. Teachers, GMUL volunteers and other members of the community gathered to cheer on students and offer "high-fives." Pictured at the event are (left photo, center right) GMUL President Dr. Eve M. Hall and Auer Ave. Principal Dr. Zannetta Walker, along with all the Auer Ave. and GMUL representatives who were on hand.
Mt. Carmel MBC hosts class on Modern Black Architects On Friday September 16, 2022, Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 1717 W. Meinecke Ave. and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture held a class on Modern Architecture by Black Architects, which featured works by Alonzo Robinson, the first black architect in the state of Wisconsin. The class was attended by students and instructors from Milwaukee and Chicago. The students used laser scanners to view the work that was done by hand drawing of Alonzo Robinson and it showed how Robinson used modern architecture in his work when designing churches all around the city of Milwaukee. He would design the buildings so that they would blend in with the existing neighborhood. Photos by Kim Robinson
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