MATC ReStart scholarship program continues to help students with outstanding debt return to college
Students who were forced to step out of their studies at Milwaukee Area Technical College between December 2004 and May 2019 due to debt owed to the college have an opportunity to return, thanks to a scholarship program called MATC ReStart. In its second year, MATC...
Students across Wisconsin want more mental health services to help them adjust after pandemic isolation
After attending school virtually or semi-virtually for the past year, students in communities across Wisconsin said they found ways to cope with being away from teachers and friends but looked forward to getting back to regular in-person classes. Students also spoke...
Milwaukee honors Black baseball payers from the Negro Leagues in educational initiative on The Hop
Mayor Tom Barrett proclaimed May 25, 2021 to be Negro Leagues Legacy Day in the City of Milwaukee at a press conference to unveil a new streetcar design package honoring segregation era Black baseball players. Distinguished guests at the event included Milwaukee Brewers players and former Negro Leaguers.
Funding of memorial bench at Red Arrow Park for Dontre Hamilton gets Milwaukee County approval
The County Board of Supervisors adopted [17-1] on May 20, a proposal by Supervisor Sequanna Taylor allocating $3,000 to fund a memorial bench and plaque in Red Arrow Park to honor the life of Dontre Hamilton and lift up the importance of mental health care. Dontre...
Riverworks Financial Clinic expands its services to assist Milwaukee residents reach financial stability
The Riverworks Development Corporation, a neighborhood-based nonprofit known for its economic and community development initiatives on Milwaukee’s north side, announced on May 13 that the Riverworks Financial Clinic would expand to help more people overcome barriers...
Backlash from George Floyd Protests: Our Rights are being erased as punishment for exercising our Rights
“In the wake of the mass protests for racial justice sparked by the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, a flood of legislation has been introduced in statehouses across the United States that would restrict protest rights. From June 1, 2020, through March 15,...
Kelsey Montague to bring acclaimed #WhatLiftsYou interactive street art to Downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 and the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) announced on May 13 the commissioning of internationally-acclaimed street artist Kelsey Montague for a one-of-a-kind mural on the north wall of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Known for her iconic...
New in-person exhibition coming to Milwaukee explores the Spanish influence on American artists
The extensive impact of Spanish art and culture on American painters in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries will be the focus of “Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820–1920,” a new exhibition opening June 11 at the Milwaukee Art Museum....
Tammy Belton-Davis receives inaugural Governor’s Tourism Award for leadership in diversity of the Arts
Milwaukee Rep’s new ED&I strategic plan REP Forward and Chief Diversity Officer Tammy Belton-Davis received the inaugural Governor’s Tourism Award for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI). The award recognizes demonstrated leadership in raising...
New report details how corporations inflated the pandemic pay of executives while workers suffered
Dozens of the largest low-wage employers in the United States manipulated their own rules during the coronavirus pandemic to hand wealthy CEOs substantial raises while their vulnerable frontline workers struggled to get by with inadequate paychecks, meager benefits,...
The restaurant industry faces a shortage of workers because of its failure to offer a livable wage
Among the things Americans say they are looking forward to most when pandemic-related restrictions ends is “having dinner in a restaurant with friends.” But if the restaurant industry does not support higher wages, there will be fewer restaurants for customers to...
Family farms face an harsh future as young farmers struggle with health insurance and child care
By Shoshanah Inwood, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University; Andrea Rissing, President’s Postdoctoral Scholar in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University; and Florence Becot, Associate Research...
