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Sunday, April 22, 2018

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Moving forward on fair housing

April 2, 2018 by Margaret Rozga Leave a Comment

Moving forward on fair housing

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, urges Milwaukeeans to support a Milwaukee County proposal to include fair housing protection for holders of housing vouchers.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Milwaukee’s Mad Hot Tap Dance

February 12, 2018 by Margaret Rozga Leave a Comment

Milwaukee’s Mad Hot Tap Dance

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, praises the students who participated in the Danceworks competition, and all those who helped organize it.

Filed Under: Community Voices

City’s fair and affordable housing crisis in the spotlight

November 27, 2017 by Margaret Rozga 1 Comment

City’s fair and affordable housing crisis in the spotlight

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, finds hope in the progress that successful housing programs have achieved, especially in terms of finding paths to housing stability and affordability.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Setting the tone for social justice

October 2, 2017 by Margaret Rozga Leave a Comment

Setting the tone for social justice

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, reflects on the role of public art in the battle for social justice.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Camp Umoja teaches civil rights history

August 28, 2017 by Margaret Rozga Leave a Comment

Camp Umoja teaches civil rights history

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, writes about a summer camp that exemplifies the “beloved community” of the civil rights movement.

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Reading ‘Evicted’ 50 years after open housing marches

July 10, 2017 by Margaret Rozga Leave a Comment

Reading ‘Evicted’ 50 years after open housing marches

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, laments that greed stands in the way of fair housing for too many Milwaukee families.

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Diverse voices energize poetry conference

May 8, 2017 by Margaret Rozga 2 Comments

Diverse voices energize poetry conference

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, highlights the creativity of diverse Milwaukee poets at a recent state poetry conference.

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The mystery of Angelique Roy’s passage

April 10, 2017 by Margaret Rozga 1 Comment

The mystery of Angelique Roy’s passage

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, attended a recent poetry reading at Woodland Pattern Book Center, where she learned about a hidden marker — and about invisible history.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Applauding black history, black excellence

February 27, 2017 by Margaret Rozga Leave a Comment

Applauding black history, black excellence

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, applauds Black History Month celebrations that highlight leaders in Milwaukee’s African-American community.

Filed Under: Community Voices

To Milwaukee Public Library, with love

January 9, 2017 by Margaret Rozga 2 Comments

To Milwaukee Public Library, with love

Margaret Rozga, poet, civil rights activist and professor emerita of English at UW-Waukesha, calls attention to the Milwaukee Public Library as a place for diverse Milwaukeeans to come together to learn and build community.

Filed Under: Community Voices

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