How debt relief for Black owned farms was blocked by a White farmer’s claim of discrimination in Wisconsin
Out of 3.4 million farmers working in the United States, fewer than 50,000 are Black, according to the most recent Census of Agriculture taken in 2017. That disproportionately small number is due in large part to historic racial discrimination in federal farm...
More than just money: The transitional justice of reparations works best when multiple tools are used
By Kerry Whigham, Assistant Professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Binghamton University, State University of New York Between 1904 and 1908, German soldiers and settler colonists killed about half of all Nama people and over 80% of the Herero ethnic...
Milwaukee County’s new Mental Health Emergency Center will bring treatment closer to local residents
Milwaukee County will be able to provide mental health treatment for local residents far closer to the neighborhoods where they need it, replacing the previously distant location in Wauwatosa. After more than a decade of planning, the new facility is designed to...
Wisconsin to allocate more Federal funding to address mental and behavioral healthcare needs
Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that Wisconsin will receive nearly $50 million in additional funding from the federal government to address mental health and substance use needs. The funding, part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law...
Wisconsin DHS urges vaccinations for children after FDA grants approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
With the FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services encouraged vaccinations for children ages 12 to 15, and an additional dose for people who are immunocompromised. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted...
Milwaukee-based Taiko group promotes Japanese art exhibit with free drum performance at The Warehouse
Milwaukee Taiko Group Hibiki performed a free Japanese drum ensemble outside The Warehouse art museum in support of its “Art Japan: 2021-1921” exhibition. The musicians are focused on promoting interest in and understanding of Japanese culture through taiko drumming. In Japanese, “Hibiki” means “echo sound.”
Community Portraits: Faces from Milwaukee join a 16-city public art tour for the Inside Out project
Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 ended its Jumpst(ART) Downtown summer campaign with a visit from the largest global participatory art project on August 27. The “Inside Out 11M” project, a partnership between French artist JR and Emerson Collective, parked at Chase Tower on...
Downtown Employee Appreciation Week kicks off for 16th year as a bright spot in the pandemic’s gloom
Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 teamed up with downtown businesses and community leaders again to welcome back downtown employees during the 16th annual Downtown Employee Appreciation Week, August 30 to September 3, 2021. The weeklong celebration features free lunches,...
Local business leaders thank Senator Tammy Baldwin for helping the arts community survive the pandemic
The Pabst Theater Group hosted a private reception on August 28 for U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, to express appreciation and gratitude for her support of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant (SVOG). Senator Baldwin...
Voting Rights Under Attack: Senator Tammy Baldwin joins push for two vital Federal election bills
Two Democratic U.S. senators from the Midwest brought their party’s push to make voting easier and end congressional gerrymandering to Madison on August 25. During a roundtable discussion at the Urban League of Greater Madison, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, D-MN,...
Going Hungry: Waukesha School Board punishes kids from low income families by withholding food
Hundreds of families and educators in Waukesha, Wisconsin are calling on the city’s school board to reverse a decision it made earlier this year to opt out of a federal meal program that was introduced at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, offering free...
Medical Triage: Hospitals face the ethical dilemma of deprioritizing care for eligible unvaccinated people
“To say what should be obvious, getting vaccinated and wearing a mask in public spaces aren’t ‘personal choices.’ When you reject your shots or refuse to mask up, you’re increasing my risk of catching a potentially deadly or disabling disease, and...
