Author: Staff

Milwaukee has a history of over 160 years of immigration, which has given it a distinctive heritage. During the late 19th century, the Milwaukee area became a destination for many German immigrants fleeing the Revolution of 1848. In Wisconsin they found the inexpensive land and the freedoms they sought. Other ethnic groups, such as Irish, Yankees, Poles, Blacks, and Hispanics followed. An immigrant is a person who chooses to settle permanently in another country. Refugees are forced to to relocate for reasons such as fear of persecution due to war, religion, or political opinion. Milwaukee has a long history...

There are times, perhaps when stuck in Milwaukee rush hour traffic, where it can feel like the whole state of Wisconsin is right there. What if every Wisconsinite, all 5.7 million of us, stood in the same place? How much space would they take up? It is a ridiculous question to answer, but one that can be done with some degree of accuracy. The size differences between men, women, and children would need to be calculated, factoring in 31% of Wisconsin’s over-weight population. SpareFoot, the largest marketplace for storage, pulled demographic data on age and gender across the state....

Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton and a team of organizers, working as agents of positive change in key areas of the City of Milwaukee, announced their Promise Zone revitalization plan on January 31. President Hamilton was joined by several Common Council members to announce the specifics of the new Promise Zone initiative. “What we want to do is let the community know that these organizations will be reaching out,” Hamilton said. “We will have a couple of organizational meetings in their areas so we can identify those problem areas that we will set some institutional support around.” As the...

The approved 16-738 Anti-Discrimination legislation included a reference to Milwaukee as a sanctuary, but did not seek to classify it as a sanctuary city. Milwaukee County Supervisors affirmed their opposition to all forms of discrimination on February 2 by adopting 12 to 7 a resolution that states a commitment to value all people equally, with the goal of keeping the county a “safe” place for immigrants. Plans were announced last week by President Trump that federal funding would be denied local communities that failed to arrest or detain immigrants living illegally in the United States. “As an MPS teacher...

Basketball legend turned author and political activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will give a speech and take questions March 2 at the Milwaukee Theatre as the guest of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Distinguished Lecture Series and the Muslim Student Association. The Milwaukee Bucks is where Abdul-Jabbar began his professional basketball, when the second-year franchise picked him as the first overall choice in the 1969 NBA draft. Abdul-Jabbar made an immediate impact, leading the league in scoring his rookie year. The next season, he led the Bucks to their only championship in 1971. Abdul-Jabbar became one of the NBA’s most dominant players....