The dream of school integration exists on paper but after 70 years has yet to become a reality
Seventy years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. That decision, the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every American classroom still stands … on paper. But for decades, American schools...
Patrick Burke: The artisan who creates masterpieces of fine and decorative arts in Wisconsin
At any single point in human history, there are only a handful of people who can turn a tree into a chair, a cabinet, a floor, or who can turn a lump of iron into a chisel, a lock, or a fork. Patrick Burke is one such person, a world-renowned artisan who produces...
Women feel compelled to campaign for Biden after suffering from detrimental abortion restrictions
A Texas woman who went into premature labor, developed sepsis and nearly died and a Louisiana woman who said restrictive abortion laws prevented her from getting medical help for a miscarriage are now campaigning for President Joe Biden as the Democrat highlights how...
Loyalty in Lies: Speaker Mike Johnson makes a stand against the rule of law at Trump’s criminal trial
It was not until after a decade in the fold, after his family pleaded with him, after the FBI raided his office, apartment and hotel room, Michael Cohen testified on May 14, that he finally decided to turn on Donald Trump. The complicated break led to a 2018 guilty...
Happy Birthday Buddha: Why the holy occasion for all Buddhists is celebrated on different dates
The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is celebrated on...
Seeds of doubt: Why enemies of Democracy always target the public trust of government
When the Nixon scandals were at their height, 36 percent of Americans told pollsters they still had a “high degree of trust in the American government.” According to Pew, that metric stands at 16 percent. In 2016, Russian intelligence hacked both the RNC and the DNC....
A bloom in every room: Ikebana art exhibition “gives life to flowers” at Pabst Mansion for third year
The historic Pabst Mansion was transformed for a third year into a serene and contemplative space filled with the elegance of ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement, from May 10 to 12. The event, titled “Floral Reflections: Ikebana at the Pabst...
Community Building: David Crowley takes Oath of Office for second term as Milwaukee County Executive
David Crowley took the oath of office to begin his second term as Milwaukee County Executive on May 9. On April 2, 2024, Crowley was reelected Milwaukee County Executive with 85% of the total vote. First sworn into office in May of 2020, Crowley became the youngest...
Luke Waldo: Why mandated reporting is not supporting children and families in Wisconsin
In a Milwaukee duplex, a mother, her two children, and her medically fragile father faced a challenging situation. As a single mother working a minimum wage job, her financial situation only allowed her to afford rent in a home that had been poorly maintained. She...
President Biden visits Wisconsin to hail new Microsoft center on same site of Trump’s failed Foxconn project
President Joe Biden laced into Donald Trump on May 8, over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same...
Poisoning Democracy: Trump escalates his baseless rhetoric about President Biden and immigration
Disgraced and criminally indicted ex-president Donald Trump continues a non-stop escalation of his immigration rhetoric, with baseless accusations that President Joe Biden has waged a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America.” Trump has a long...
Claire Woodall removed from Milwaukee’s election leadership just six months before critical 2024 vote
Milwaukee’s election leader has been ousted by the mayor in a surprise move that comes just six months before Wisconsin’s largest city will be in the spotlight in the presidential swing state. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced on May 6 that he...
