Laura Gutiérrez to take over as Executive Director of United Community Center next year
The United Community Center selected Laura Gutiérrez as its new Executive Director, taking over for Ricardo Diaz who confirmed his retirement in May 2020. Gutiérrez has been serving at UCC as the Associate Executive Director since January 2019. She returned to the...
Ensuring Economic Equity: Host committee plans historic summits prior to 2020 National Convention
The Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee announced its partnership on November 4 with Northwestern Mutual for three historic summits that will take place in Milwaukee in the months leading up to the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The series of summits will cover topics...
80% Coalition: The tug-of-war between truth and lies over meaningful gun reform in Wisconsin
Per the August 2019 Marquette Law School Poll, 80% of Wisconsin voters want the gun background check loopholes closed and 81% want to allow Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) to remove a firearm from an individual only if so ordered by a court, from an individual...
David E. Peters: Milwaukee historical records preserve memory of Airmobile pilot’s tour in Vietnam
Milwaukee-native Warrant Officer W-1 David E. Peters was 22 years old when he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart for his actions in 1966 while serving a tour in Vietnam. Originally...
Milwaukee reflects America’s failed proxy war to fight racism and inspire social justice
The United States fought a costly proxy war against Russia and China in the small country of Vietnam. It cost billions of dollars, erased a generation, and left scars upon our national soul. One of the objectives of that conflict was to win the hearts and minds of the...
City budget amendment proposes pilot program to support families with basic income stipend
“On October 31, the Finance and Personnel Committee voted 3-2 to recommend for approval a bold budget amendment I sponsored that would create a pilot program to provide $500 monthly basic income stipends to families in Milwaukee.” – Alderwoman Chantia Lewis “The...
Reimagining public safety by spending more for people and less on police budget will actually decrease crime
The City of Milwaukee is facing a series of crises seemingly at odds with each other. On one hand, Milwaukee has helped fuel mass incarceration as much as, if not more than, many other cities in the country, and wants to do its part to end it. On the other hand, the...
Veterans Day Parade fights to prevent apathy so Milwaukee’s retired soldiers are not forgotten
Milwaukee may hold its last Veterans Day Parade this year due to fading financial support and dwindling interest from the public. The 2019 Day of Honor for local veterans will take place on November 16 at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. The annual...
I Am Not Invisible: Exhibit helps raise awareness about the dedication of women veterans in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA), Wisconsin Veterans Museum, and Governor Tony Evers unveiled a unique educational exhibit highlighting the military service of dozens of Wisconsin women veterans on November 7. The “I Am Not Invisible” (IANI)...
Mayor Tom Barrett blames acid attack against Latino resident on Trump’s Anti-Immigrant rhetoric
Mayor Tom Barrett said on November 5 that President Donald Trump’s racial rhetoric was responsible for violent hate crimes, like an acid attack which left a Milwaukee man with second-degree burns on November 1. Mahud Villaluz said that a man confronted him over...
Heinous acid attack against Milwaukee man being investigated as racially motivated hate crime
A U.S. citizen of Peruvian ethnicity suffered chemical burns to his face on November 1, after a premeditated and diabolical attack in a parking lot near 13th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Forward Latino hosted a press conference at the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship...
Social justice advocate and pillar of the community Mildred L. Harpole has died
Longtime Milwaukee educator and fair housing advocate, Mildred L. Harpole passed away on October 24. A native of Cleveland, Mildred moved to Milwaukee to attend Marquette University from which she graduated in 1956. She became one of the first African American women...
