Author: Editor

As Head Griot of America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) and a voice for the silent generations affected by Milwaukee’s history of segregation, Reggie Jackson shares inconvenient truths to educate the public about the need for Economic Rights to finish what the Civil Rights movement started decades ago. | Q&A with Reggie Jackson Milwaukee Independent: Who were some of your role models growing up? Reggie Jackson: My primary positive role models were both my mother and grandmother. They were hard working women who raised my brother and I to be respectful. Milwaukee Independent: Why has there been a general lack of knowledge about...

The Milwaukee Independent sat down with Duncan on March 31, 2016 to talk about his career, upcoming projects, and his new exhibition at the Kenosha Public Museum. As an international filmmaker, author, and photographer, Chip Duncan is well known for his three decades of documentaries on history and current affairs. Focused on the mission of finding solutions to social, cultural, and environmental problems through his work, Duncan has been involved in social entrepreneurship since before the term was commonly understood. Yet this award winning storyteller, who has made Milwaukee his home and office for all those years, remains mostly...

As Director of Operations for the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works, Preston Cole still sees himself as a forester. Growing up in a family of sharecroppers, he learned the land ethic from his parents and brings this hard working perspective to his stewardship of Milwaukee’s urban forest, sustainability programs, and natural resource management. These video segments are highlights from Cole’s Q&A interview with the Milwaukee Independent. | Q&A with Preston Cole Milwaukee Independent: Why did the City of Milwaukee merge the Forestry and sanitation divisions a decade ago? And does it remain a good fit today? Preston Cole:...