With a dedicated career helping children and families adversely impacted by immigration, homelessness, abuse, and oppressive systems in South America, Europe, and his native Milwaukee, Luke serves as Director of Program Design and Community Engagement at the Institute for Child and Family Well-being at Children’s Wisconsin.
As an award-winning Senior Columnist for the Milwaukee Independent, Reggie Jackson covers a range of African American issues. He is also a Consultant with Nurturing Diversity Partners, and volunteers as Head Griot for America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) in Bronzeville.
REGGIE JACKSON: 7x Award Winner in Best Column categories from the Milwaukee Press Club
As a teacher for over twenty years, Dominic Inouye helped students to develop their reading, writing, critical thinking, and, most of all, their voices. He worked as The Pfister Hotel Narrator, a one-year appointment, and currently manages the ZIP MKE project that photo documents the city to promote cultural understanding.
Dominic Inouye: 2x Award Winner in Best Column category from the Milwaukee Press Club
Dr. Kenneth Cole is a Licensed Psychologist who has spent the past two decades helping members of the community in developing the ability to bring about positive change for their lives, and empowering those individuals to advocate for themselves.
Kenneth Cole: 2x Award Winner in Reporting categories from the Milwaukee Press Club
Pardeep Kaleka is the Executive Director of the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, published author of The Gifts of Our Wounds, award-winning columnist with Milwaukee Independent, and a clinician specializing in utilizing a trauma-informed approach to treat survivors and perpetrators of assault, abuse, and acts of violence.
PARDEEP KALEKA: Winner in Best Blog category of the 88th Annual Milwaukee Press Club Awards
John Pavlovitz: Winner of Best Blog at the 89th Annual Milwaukee Press Club Awards
Recent Columns
Trump has pushed America into a new “Axis of Evil” by aligning with dictators and betraying allies
The United States, under Donald Trump since January 20, 2025, has deliberately recast itself as a chief agent of global disorder. His administration no longer merely undermines democratic values, it positions America alongside the world’s most oppressive regimes. The...
Fragility of Freedom: What “The Man in the High Castle” teaches America about Democracy in 2025
In 1962, Philip K. Dick published a short but deeply disturbing novel that has managed to remain influential through the decades, “The Man in the High Castle.” Despite its relatively modest page count, the work opened the door to a vast realm of...
Musk’s “Game of Capitalism” mirrors the exploitation that drove abused workers to embrace communism
Elon Musk’s manipulation of Dogecoin was no lighthearted prank. It was a deliberate exercise in extracting wealth from unsuspecting investors, echoing the same inhumane forces that ignited communism as a desperate reaction to unchecked capitalism. Musk’s constant...
How Trump and Musk are breaking the U.S. government so oligarchs can seize control of public institutions
The reelection of Donald Trump has emboldened a brazen strategy designed to undermine the federal government, hollow out its core functions, and ultimately transfer power into the hands of the ultra-wealthy. The campaign is not a misguided conspiracy theory, it is a...
Reggie Jackson: The frustration of fighting for a U.S. democracy never meant to protect Black citizens
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time. Everyone in this room is in one way or another aware of that. We are in a revolutionary situation, no matter how unpopular that word has become in this country. The society in which...
Trump’s autocratic playbook to deport natural-born American citizens begins with Mahmoud Khalil
Donald Trump’s second term has already ushered in a ruthless crackdown on perceived dissent, with the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil on March 8, offering the starkest proof of the administration’s real autocratic aims. Khalil, a lawful permanent resident from Syria, now...
What Would Jesus Say: A theological rebuke to the Cult of MAGA’s idolatry and the misuse of His name
In the earliest years of Christianity, theological teachings were often shared through letters. They were personal appeals that spoke directly to the challenges and hopes of new believers and to resolve church disputes. Those epistles were written by apostles and...
A faith hijacked by hate: Why MAGA Christians are a cult of power disguised as religion
“Why do MAGA disciples, who live in a “Christian Nation” and call themselves Christians by following a Messiah who preached exclusively about love – particularly loving their neighbors, absolutely hate everyone – especially their...
Christofascism in the Trump Era: When Americans use their toxic faith to fuel a hostile political authority
In recent years, political, and religious commentators have increasingly employed the term “Christofascism” to describe a fusion of extreme Christian Nationalism with authoritarian methods of governing. While the term evokes strong reactions among many believers and...
