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The Father of South Africa: Immersive exhibit about the life of Nelson Mandela to make U.S. debut in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) and America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) offered a sneak...
Michael Snowden: Storytellers have a responsibility to facilitate spaces for sharing the authentic truth
Three C’s define Michael Snowden’s work: curiosity, compassion and conversation. Snowden is a...
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...
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- Reggie Jackson
- Pardeep Kaleka
- Dominic Inouye
- Kenneth Cole
Pardeep Kaleka: The need to build a systematic strategy that prevents mass shootings
A few years ago, when I asked my wife if she would like to take the kids to see a movie, she...
Jim Crow is alive and well: Calculated attacks on Voting Rights seek to resurrect the Bad Old Days
“Do you know I’ve never voted in my life, never been able to exercise my right as a citizen...
Pardeep Kaleka: Letting go of a familiar friend by giving up our Fear for Lent
“And we will open our hands to the feast without shame. And we will turn toward each other...
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,...
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- Heather Richardson
- John Pavlovitz
Another form of criminality: Armed authoritarianism with deeply racist roots keeps no one safe
“Get out of the car! Get out of the car NOW!” The officer, the mad man with a badge,...
Milwaukee small businesses eligible for more state grants as “We’re All In” program gets $46M infusion
Governor Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the...
Elite Rule: The idea of allowing only “better” people to vote was first proposed by wealthy slaveholders
Commentator Kevin Williamson published a piece in National Review on April 7 justifying voter...
Cruelty Sickness: Our shared fatigue after four ferocious years of the ongoing Culture War
I am a collector of stories. I watch people, I listen closely to them, I eavesdrop on their...
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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. That path of service to the community has been reflected in the journey that brought a kid from a low income environment to a paramount position of city leadership.
