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Processing realtime tragedies requires perspective to see longstanding problems

Posted by Lee Matz | May 22, 2018 | Featured

Residents join to make Harambee neighborhood healthier in massive 160 block cleanup

Posted by Staff | May 21, 2018 | Articles, Featured

With its church devastated by fire, Trinity Lutheran considers the future

Posted by Lee Matz | May 17, 2018 | Featured

Chris Abele and Microsoft partner to fund expansion of Computer Science in local High Schools

by Editor | May 16, 2018 | Articles, Featured |

County Executive Chris Abele recently announced his personal donation of $250,000, together with a...

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Scared While White: Hysteria about People of Color due to paranoid fear of retribution

by Reggie Jackson | May 14, 2018 | Featured, Reggie Jackson |

There appears to be a nearly daily occurrence, somewhere in the country, where white people are...

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Five news features from military heroes to racial trauma honored at Press Club Awards

by Editor | May 12, 2018 | Articles, Awards, Featured |

Winners of the Milwaukee Press Club’s 2017 Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism competition were...

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Judy Moody Q&A: The collaboration behind a page to stage production

by Julie Woods-Robinson | May 11, 2018 | Articles, Featured |

The 2017-2018 season for First Stage set sail with the world premiere of “Judy Moody & Stink:...

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On Preaching to the Choir: “Showing Up” as a Necessary Next Step

by Dominic Inouye | May 9, 2018 | Dominic Inouye, Featured |

Dominic Inouye’s column for the Milwaukee Independent has been exploring the nature of walking as...

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A witness to truth: The experience of visiting the new National Lynching Memorial

by Fran Kaplan | May 7, 2018 | Articles, Featured |

It was a glimpse of the Beloved Community: the American Dream Dr. King envisioned for the United...

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Brad Lichtenstein: Documentary Filmmaking as a force for social change

by Editor | May 4, 2018 | Featured, Profiles |

An award-winning filmmaker who documents local topics for a national audience, Brad Lichtenstein...

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A generation of Wisconsin children could go hungry under GOP farm bill

by Staff | May 3, 2018 | Articles, Featured |

A memo released on May 1 from the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows that the federal...

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Roots of Segregation: Reggie Jackson and Richard Rothstein share insights at special event

by Editor | Apr 30, 2018 | Audio, Featured |

To commemorate its first decade and outline the roadmap for the next ten years, Community...

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Plans for Menomonee Valley envisions transformation of underutilized riverfront sites

by Editor | Apr 27, 2018 | Articles, Featured |

Menomonee Valley Partners, the City of Milwaukee, and UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban...

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The Starbucks Arrest, Dontre Hamilton’s Death, and Sitting in Public While Black

by Reggie Jackson | Apr 24, 2018 | Featured, Reggie Jackson |

The recent incident at a Philadelphia Starbucks has brought the issue of unconscious bias onto the...

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On Walking Intently: Mushroom Hunting and Jane’s Walk MKE

by Dominic Inouye | Apr 19, 2018 | Dominic Inouye, Featured |

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I hiked with my family every late summer and early fall to...

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Residents join to make Harambee neighborhood healthier in massive 160 block cleanup
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