Photo Essay: Plight of the displaced
Milwaukee World Refugee Day highlighted the plight of displaced people around the world on June 20.
Read MorePosted by Editor | Jun 22, 2016 |
Milwaukee World Refugee Day highlighted the plight of displaced people around the world on June 20.
Read MorePosted by Editor | Jun 22, 2016 |
Milwaukee World Refugee Day highlighted the plight of displaced people around the world on June 20. A crowd of more than one hundred gathered at Pere Marquette Park to remember, honor, and bring attention to the suffering of 65.3 million people who have been forcibly driven from their homes, mostly due to war. A recent Amnesty International report noted that more than 4.5 million refugees from Syria are distributed across the five countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. “Imagine that you have to leave your home right now. Pack a small bag if you have time for it....
Read MorePosted by Editor | Jun 21, 2016 |
The Life and Writings of Dr. James Cameron, an America’s Black Holocaust Museum’s traveling exhibit, will be on display for the public weekdays from June 13-23 at the Rotunda of City Hall.
Read MorePosted by Editor | Jun 21, 2016 |
“Its been ten years since Dr. Cameron passed. His burial was on Juneteenth Day. Juneteenth was very special for Dr. Cameron. That was the day he opened America’s Black Holocaust Museum. And so it played a very important part of his life.” – Reggie Jackson The Life and Writings of Dr. James Cameron, an America’s Black Holocaust Museum’s traveling exhibit, will be on display for the public weekdays from June 13-23 at the Rotunda of City Hall. Dr. James Cameron’s memoir A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story recently received the 20th Annual 2016 Independent Publisher Book Award. “IPPY”...
Read MorePosted by Editor | Jun 20, 2016 |
“Just once I want my life to be like an 1980s movie,” said Emma Stone’s character in the film Easy A, “But no, John Hughes did not direct my life.” The beloved director John Hughes created characters in his movies that explored that challenges of personality stereotypes and the pressure of social norms. Benson Lee carries the torch a step further with a multinational narrative that transcends race. He leverages the narrative of Hughes and creates something fresh but familiar with his new film, Seoul Searching. Lee is an award-winning Korean-American filmmaker who has never visited Milwaukee, but his...
Read MorePosted by Editor | Jun 19, 2016 |
Members of the Milwaukee public came together for an Interfaith Prayer Service of Remembrance & Hope, that was held on June 16 at Milwaukee’s Episcopal cathedral in response to the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida.
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