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The organization Showing Up for Racial Justice – Milwaukee (SURJ MKE) led a local response to the recent white supremacy viоIеncе in Charlottesville, on August 19 in the shadow of Milwaukee’s financial center. As part of a national day of action that took place concurrently in dozens of cities, hundreds of participants in Milwaukee gathered at O’Donnell Park in a call for social change. “Protesting white suprеmаcіsts, Nаzіs, and other fаscіsts is an important thing, but ending racism and white supremacy doesn’t end with holding a sign at a rally,” said Stephanie Roades of SURJ MKE. “White supremacy is...

88Nine Radio Milwaukee launched its 2nd Annual “No Empty Backpacks” initiative on July 24, as a public drive to collect needed school supplies before August 27. As the summer sun sets on the month of August, parents are busy buying school supplies for the upcoming school year. The excitement of a new backpack and clean notebook are universal to students. But many local parents experience a harsh reality when facing the first day of school. Not from the absence of their children after the summer break, but that they cannot afford the supplies their kids need to start the...

The legendary African-American female artist recently released a politically powerful message about art and racism, and her statements offer a unique perspective of the social narrative in Milwaukee to use artwork as a means of cultural healing.

The Milwaukee Independent spent a full day on locations with the crew of “Around the Corner with John McGivern,” while filming a season seven episode featuring the community of Havenwoods.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin toured WRTP/BIG STEP in Milwaukee on August 7, which is receiving a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Federal government. The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership / Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program is a nationally recognized non-profit with a mission to build a qualified, skilled, and diverse Milwaukee workforce to create a competitive economy and a health community. “Meeting WRTP/BIG STEP students and touring their classrooms shows how CDBG funding helps create jobs and boost Milwaukee’s workforce,” said U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. “This is a smart investment that helps grow our economy and...

Milwaukee Brewing Company held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 25 to mark the beginning of construction for its third brewery location at the former Pabst Distribution Center in downtown Milwaukee. The expansion signals the next chapter in Milwaukee Brewing’s dynamic growth in the craft brewing industry. Once complete, the 50,000-square foot brewery will include a tasting room, retail store, a rooftop patio-bar and dramatic event space overlooking the new Arena District. “This was the last building that Pabst built, and it was a tough building to figure out how to utilize. We are sort of calling it a reverse...