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State awards four Milwaukee nonprofits with $320K in grants for helping veteran entrepreneurship
Milwaukee-based organizations received 4 of the 5 annual statewide grants given on October 1 to...
Profiles
Beth Weirick: On processing grief and being an advocate for Milwaukee’s redemption
Growing up with a deep community connection to Milwaukee and the compassionate example of her...
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- Reggie Jackson
- Pardeep Kaleka
- Dominic Inouye
- Kenneth Cole
- John Pavlovitz
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Reggie Jackson: Why I Don’t Celebrate Columbus Day
The things Americans don’t know about Columbus explains to me why the nation celebrates Columbus...
Reggie Jackson: On the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the First Enslaved Africans
As we approach the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans enslaved in what would...
Pardeep Kaleka: Patriotism and complacency are not synonymous
Our President uttered an infamous “go back to where you came from” slur.
The Power of Street Art: Conversations with the New Tosa Muralists
If you’ve driven or walked on North Avenue recently, in the East Towne corridor of Wauwatosa,...
On saying goodbye to a dying America
I’m saying goodbye to America, the land that I love. As I stand beside her, I realize that...
Greta Thunberg: The little girl who woke up a generation
Greta Thunberg is one in a million. (Actually, she is one in seven point five billion.) She is...
Best of Enemies: How the power of friendship can make peace between rivals
"The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South" is a new movie based on the historical book.
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Activists rally for second week demanding Fire and Police Commission action on SOP130 policy
Community members gathered to rally at City Hall for a second week in a row on October 3, to seek...
Syndicated
The history of Columbus Day and why municipalities are adopting Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead
By Malinda Maynor Lowery, Professor of History and Director, Center for the Study of the American...
