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Something to Say: Legacy of MLK honored with program to help Milwaukee families talk about racism
by Staff | Jan 16, 2023
Residents from all over Milwaukee participated in the learning experience “Something to...
Lola Vaganova: A journey from Izium to Milwaukee in the footsteps of an ancestor who also fled a war
by Lee Matz | Dec 31, 2022
Lola Vaganova’s Ukrainian great grandmother was 20 years-old when WWII started. She became an “Ostarbeiter,” a Nazi German designation for foreign slave workers in Germany. Vaganova’s first stop as a displaced refugee from Izium was Oppeln, Germany, now known as Opole, Poland. A terrible history had again repeated itself.
World-renowned art duo HYBYCOZO brings “Lightfield” sculptures to Milwaukee for immersive experiences
by Correspondent | Jan 10, 2023
Downtown Milwaukee will welcome a new geometric art installation to Cathedral Square Park....
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Reggie Jackson: The beating death of Tyre Nichols asks unanswered question of when will police abuse end
by Reggie Jackson | Feb 1, 2023
“There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, ‘When will you be...
Pardeep Kaleka: The dangers of Kanye West’s antisemitic rants four years after Pittsburgh synagogue tragedy
by Pardeep Kaleka | Oct 27, 2022
Four years ago, on October 27, 2018, the country and the world saw the traumatic consequences that...
We Need Imagination: A glance at my 2020 bookshelf
by Dominic Inouye | Dec 26, 2020
In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, I woke up and immediately – as if guided by...
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The Milwaukee Flyers: Up in the air but still soaring
by Dominic Inouye | Oct 27, 2020
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Reopening Schools in Wisconsin: The dilemma of returning to normal during abnormal times
by Kenneth Cole | Feb 7, 2021
This is an opinion piece. No more and no less. Just an opinion shared in an online publication,...
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A Tragic American Fable: The Pied Piper of Coronavirus
by Kenneth Cole | May 22, 2020
A look down: Enjoying the Zen of the natural world from a collection of drone images
by Lee Matz | Dec 25, 2022
It has been a long year and, following the past three, there is an element of weariness baked into...
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Racial battle fatigue: The cumulative effects of hostility that Black people experience in White society
by TheConversation | Feb 4, 2023
By Geremy Grant, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, Alfred University When William A....
How Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic” defined the Civil War as a holy war for human freedom
by Heather Cox Richardson | Feb 2, 2023
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the “Atlantic Monthly”...
Murdered By Police: Congress should pass legislation of a national standard for law enforcement
by Thom Hartmann | Feb 1, 2023
As the horror of the police murder of Tyre Nichols washes across our TV screens, we are reminded...
The myth of discrimination: How the culture of White Supremacy killed Tyre Nichols
by John Pavlovitz | Feb 1, 2023
“Every police officer who killed Tyre Nichols was Black. This cannot be White Supremacy.” These...
Monsters of American Capitalism: Trump, Bankman-Fried, and Musk show how greed is a public danger
by Robert Reich | Jan 22, 2023
If 2022 presented any single lesson, it was the social costs of greed. Capitalism is premised on...
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Lola Vaganova: A journey from Izium to Milwaukee in the footsteps of an ancestor who also fled a war
by Lee Matz
Lola Vaganova’s Ukrainian great grandmother was 20 years-old when WWII started. She became an “Ostarbeiter,” a Nazi German designation for foreign slave workers in Germany. Vaganova’s first stop as a displaced refugee from Izium was Oppeln, Germany, now known as Opole, Poland. A terrible history had again repeated itself.