Condoms instead of flowers were promoted in Milwaukee on Valentine’s Day
National Condom Day and Valentine’s Day both fell on February 14, and the City of Milwaukee Health Department urged residents to be aware of safe sex by using prophylactics. Valentine’s Day is the second most celebrated holiday around the world, which is...
Insert Nouns Here: A Fill-in-the-Blank Template for a Mass Shooting News Article
The latest mass shooting in ______ (Insert Name Here) is being mourned across the nation. It did not happen in Milwaukee this time, but such tragedies reach into the hearts of the local community and do affect Wisconsin civic policies. While the statistics pile up and...
“Love Your Great Lakes” inspires next generation of freshwater stewards
Discovery World, Fund for Lake Michigan, and other community partners hosted Love Your Great Lakes on February 10, attracting hundreds of youngsters who were eager to learn how they could become future innovators of freshwater resources. The event was designed to...
10thirtysix sets example for Milwaukee public media collaboration
Sexual harassment was one of the key issues highlighted at the recent Women’s March, around the country and on the Milwaukee County Courthouse steps. The January 20 protest amplified the voices of those affected by the #MeToo movement, and stood up against Trump...
“Black Pearl Sings!” is a tearful performance of our mutual oppression
As with many of the musical performances featured in the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Stackner Cabaret, I expected “Black Pearl Sings” to be primarily a platform to showcase musical numbers, in this case songs from the long tradition of African-American enslavement...
@Promise elevates the lives of low-income residents with job skills program
Lisa Jordan and Patricia Nichols were both graduating classmates from the first @Promise Resident Training Program on January 18, and in the weeks since they already feel the positive impact that the program has had on their lives. An initiative of the Housing...
Milwaukee chefs and 88Nine DJs blend taste with music at SoundBites fundraiser
Top chefs from restaurants around the city joined 88Nine Radio Milwaukee DJs to serve one-of-a-kind music-and-food pairings at the station’s seventh annual SoundBites fundraiser on February 8 at the Iron Horse Hotel. SoundBites let food and music enthusiasts savor...
Black Girls CODE to get funding from Lyft’s Round Up & Donate program
In honor of Black History Month, Lyft has joined forces with Black Girls CODE, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the number of women of color working in technology. The partnership will help Black Girls CODE reach their goal and introduce computer coding lessons to...
Milwaukee RiverWalk District to present 2018 Gertie Awards at annual meeting
The Milwaukee RiverWalk District will hold its annual meeting on February 13, and honor three individuals with a 2018 Gertie Award for their vision and determination to improve the district. Each year since 1994, the Milwaukee Riverwalk District has bestowed its...
First Muslim news service begins publishing in Wisconsin
Published by the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition (MMWC), the independent news source will be the first media organization dedicated to report news about the Muslim community in the state of Wisconsin. Following other faith-related media organizations like the...
Milwaukee native’s “Science Fair” wins inaugural award as favorite of Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Institute recently announced “Science Fair” as the winner of the first-ever Festival Favorite Award, which was produced and directed by Milwaukee filmmaker Cristina Costantini. Selected by audience votes from the 123 feature films screened at the 2018...
A statue honoring Milwaukee’s Colored Civil War soldiers should be erected in Bronzeville
As Bronzeville watches America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) near completion this year in the Griot Building on North Avenue, an expensive but missing tribute should be included in the neighborhood to celebrate men of color from Milwaukee who fought to free their...
