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Exhibit featuring diary of Rywka Lipszyc found in the rubble of Auschwitz starts U.S. tour in Milwaukee
A diary found in the rubble of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp went on display for the...
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Sheldon Lubar: Climbing mountains for adventure and as a metaphor of life’s journey
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill...
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Kenneth Cole: Finding Hope in Our Divided State of America
A new decade begins and America finds itself more divided than ever. Stepping back from the brink...
Reggie Jackson: Too many black families are not able to celebrate having good jobs for the holidays
“[A] hard truth is that even when the economy picks up and employers are on a hiring binge, black...
Pardeep Kaleka: When a diverse community gathers in fellowship on the spiritual toll of gun violence
Oftentimes I find myself reflecting on two things; choices and solutions. If the issues that we...
Windows On Milwaukee: Reflection on Writing in 2019
We’ve all done it. Walking at night and catching ourselves peeking into strangers’ homes from the...
Kenneth Cole: The new kind of talk parents struggle to have with their kids
And just like that, it was time to have “the talk” with my daughter. Seems like only yesterday she...
Breaking the “Privileged Wall of Silence” for Justice: An Apology to Dr. King from a White Moderate
Dear Dr. King, I wish I’d have written this sooner. Indeed I should have, but doing so was simply...
The social structure of America is like an unfaithful lover who we cannot accept has always cheated
“We the People” believe we live in a democracy and have a say in how our lives are governed. Yet...
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Trump in Milwaukee: A visual context for being an outcast among your own kind
Donald J. Trump held his first public campaign rally within the City of Milwaukee as President on...
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Crimeless Revocation: ACLU shines a spotlight on Wisconsin’s broken criminal justice system
Over the past two months, the ACLU of Wisconsin traveled across the state sounding the alarm about...
