MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT has won 40 awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism from the MILWAUKEE PRESS CLUB
- Articles
- Profiles
- Editorial
Clarene Mitchell: An entrepreneurial pilgrimage from Milwaukee’s Bronzeville to Tulsa’s Black Wall Street
Take a mental trip back in time with me. A historical look back at some key dates in African...
Cavalier Johnson: A Day in Photos during the Pandemic with the Common Council President
Doing good for others so that good things would happen in return has been a guiding philosophy in the life of Cavalier Johnson.
At the End of the World, Turn Left: A coming of age novel about immigrants searching for their identity in Riverwest
Milwaukee is the home to many generations of immigrant families. Over decades, these families have...
- Columns
- Reggie Jackson
- Pardeep Kaleka
- Dominic Inouye
- Kenneth Cole
An Open Letter to U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany: How dare you claim Juneteenth fuels separatism
“Once again, House Democrats have used their majority to balkanize our country and fuel separatism...
Another manifestation of hate: Racists NBA fans and the fear of calling them out
“You can see that people just feel very entitled out here. They paid for their tickets –...
Saaya Unveiled: Milwaukee author offers insight into the mental health issues of the South Asian diaspora
The month of May is both “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month” and...
We Need Imagination: A glance at my 2020 bookshelf
In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, I woke up and immediately – as if guided by...
Reopening Schools in Wisconsin: The dilemma of returning to normal during abnormal times
This is an opinion piece. No more and no less. Just an opinion shared in an online publication,...
- Syndicated
- Curated
- Heather Richardson
- John Pavlovitz
From chattel slavery to Jim Crow: Juneteenth is now an unavoidable reminder that reparations are due
Weeks after the last cannon sounded and the gun smoke cleared in April 1865, slavery in most of...
Angela Lang: The bittersweetness of Juneteenth’s recognition as a Federal holiday
Juneteenth has been the day we commemorate the end of slavery. As long as I can remember, my...
The War on Critical Race Theory: How America profits by projecting racism into foreign policy
David Ignatius recently had a piece in the Washington Post that uncovered the attempt of the Trump...
Jesus doesn’t love me, this I know for the MAGA Christians tells me so
I used to think I was a Christian. I have been a pastor in the local church for twenty-five years,...
Featured Editorial
MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT is the only ad-free daily news magazine in the city dedicated to TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNALISM
Photojournalism
Juneteenth Independence Day: Milwaukee celebrates the end of slavery with 50th Annual Freedom Parade
Milwaukee is home to one of the longest held Juneteenth Day celebrations in the United States, and June 19, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of the local commemoration. Juneteenth officially became the 12th national holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill to recognize the day that has commemorated the end of chattel slavery.
