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Bucks and Johnson Controls open multi-sport complex at Browning Elementary

The Milwaukee Bucks and Johnson Controls today held a grand opening ceremony for a $150,000 multi-sport complex on the campus of Browning Elementary School and Silver Spring Neighborhood Center in Milwaukee’s Westlawn neighborhood. The project was initially announced in May and construction had been ongoing in the months since the announcement. September 7 was the first chance Browning Elementary School students had to play in the new space, which includes six basketball courts, one futsal court, a soccer field and additional recreation space, all contained within a 200-meter track. “The impact goes beyond District 2 and will be felt...

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Audio: Myth of the Lost Cause and how it whitewashed slavery

“We really had de facto slavery in the United States for at least 90 years after the Civil War. We also didn’t do anything to give a helping hand, or compensate for slavery, by helping blacks get on their feet. So they never were integrated into American society, and we are now living with that residue.” – Edward Bonekemper Military historian and celebrated author Edward H. Bonekemper III was the keynote speaker at the monthly meeting of the Civil War Round Table of Milwaukee on September 7. His lecture, based on his book The Myth of the Lost Cause:...

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Trump ends DACA and Milwaukee leaders react with outrage to its impact

On September 5, President Donald Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era immigration policy that grants deportation relief for undocumented people who were brought to the United States as children, known as Dreamers. Established in 2012, DACA currently protects 800,000 immigrant youth nationwide, including almost 8,000 in Wisconsin, and grants them the right to remain in America and receive work permits. The decision has a direct impact on Milwaukee, and city leaders and elected officials have issued a series of statements in reaction to the political development which targets children. Mayor Tom Barrett released...

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Ad made from generic stock footage uses every Millennial Cliché

The stock footage and photography service Dissolve mocks tone-deaf marketers once again with the commercial “This Is a Generic Millennial Ad.” Milwaukee Millennials have shared their frustration with how they are viewed by previous generations, particularly Baby Boomers. The social architecture firm NEWaukee has held countless workshops and lectures on the subject, to help businesses attract and retain the young workforce. So a new advertisement published on August 29 is something that the under 30 crowd is all too familiar with. Produced with clips entirely from the Dissolve media library, the video is chock-full of every stereotype ever used...

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MSOE formula hybrid team racecar holds international speed record

Each year the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) hosts a variety of student design competitions for teams of engineering students from universities around the world. Among these competitions is Formula Hybrid, which adds another level of complexity by requiring hybrid and electric powertrain. In the driver’s seat of MSOE’s SAE formula hybrid vehicle, junior Nicholas Vang skillfully steered his way around a one-kilometer section of track at the New Hampshire International Motor Speedway. Vang was one of three students to drive the 44-lap endurance portion of the SAE International Formula Hybrid Competition that took place in May. Practically...

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Audio: Voices from August 28 and Milwaukee’s Fair Housing Marches

Beginning on August 28, 1967, the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council/Commandos, Father James Groppi, Alderperson Vel Phillips and a host of activists and community members marched for over 200 consecutive nights to demand an end to housing segregation. The marches helped inspire federal fair housing legislation. The March On Milwaukee 50th Coordinating Committee hosted the “200 Nights of Freedom Kickoff” in the City Hall Rotunda on August 28, commemorating the anniversary of Milwaukee’s Fair Housing Marches. This audio was recorded live at the event, and includes remarks from Prentice McKinney, a NAACP Commando during the marches, Margaret Peggy Rozga, widow...

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