A May Day 2021 Message from Milwaukee: It is time for leaders to deliver on promised immigration reforms
By Christine Neumann-Ortiz • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service May Day, observed on May 1, is recognized around the world as a day to honor the dignity and struggles of working people. The tradition has its roots in 1886, when the day was chosen to commemorate the...
Multigenerational homes in Wisconsin face a higher risk of infection and death from COVID-19
For many years, Cassilyn Brown’s home in Madison has housed three generations, including her husband, three children and father-in-law. Since COVID-19 hit, her concerns about her family have grown as their multigenerational household works to stay safe from the...
Investing in Families: Why America has lacked a paid maternity leave that benefits workers and employers
By Chris Knoester, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Petts, Professor of Sociology, Ball State University; and Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst The United States is the...
A message to White men who fear talking about race and racism
Let me begin by saying this to you. I’m told that you are afraid to talk about race and racism. I’m told that you feel blamed too much in these conversations. I’m told that you fear being called racist in these spaces. I’m told that you are guilted too much in this...
The Power of Maps: How Black cartographers helped visualize geographic strongholds of racism in America
By Derek H. Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee; and Joshua F.J. Inwood, Associate Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black...
Game On, Milwaukee: Genshin Impact is the immersive Anime adventure I dreamed of in my childhood
After spending the winter months virtually traveling over half of Japan from the confines of a home treadmill (read In step with Rambalac: How I walked 1,000 miles across Japan during a pandemic without leaving Milwaukee), the mobile game Genshin Impact offered...
Nō Studios opens rooftop bar and lounge with views of Milwaukee and collection of curated Japanese sake
Nō Studios announced on April 27 that it would be opening of Skyline Bar + Lounge in the heart of Milwaukee’s Brewery District. Situated on the top floor of Nō Studios, Skyline features a stunning glass enclosed bar and lounge with unobstructed views of the city, in...
Going out into the world: Anxiety over a post-pandemic life will reflect our individual experiences
By Claudia Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University It is the moment we thought we were all waiting for… or is it? We were cautiously optimistic about the end of the pandemic in view of increasing vaccine availability and decreasing case...
Arguments over the 1619 Project show an institutional denial about the lived experiences of Black people
“We are a people who formerly were Africans who were kidnaped and brought to America. Our forefathers weren’t the Pilgrims. We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock; the rock was landed on us. We were brought here against our will; we were not brought here to be...
Systemic Equality: ACLU outlines wide-ranging agenda to achieve racial justice
The American Civil Liberties Union launched an ambitious effort on February 9 to achieve racial justice, the Systemic Equality agenda. The agenda strives to dismantle a system deeply rooted in racist policies, practices, and attitudes that harm Black and Indigenous...
Former Bucks Player Sterling Brown agrees to $750K settlement over 2018 tasing by Milwaukee Police
A Milwaukee Common Council committee has approved a settlement with former Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown, who sued the city over a 2018 incident with police. Per the settlement, Brown will receive $750,000 and an apology from the city and the Milwaukee Police...
Governor Evers plans $420M in small business recovery grants after vetoing effort to siphon ARPA funds
Governor Tony Evers announced on April 22 that the state would award up to $420 million to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the new Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant program, a collaboration between the Wisconsin Economic...
