Reggie Moore has consoled far too many families who have lost loved ones to violence. And he wants to see more “love in action” instead of “love in crisis.”
5 things to do and know the weekend of May 21
Check out Sherman Park Community Association’s Earth Day in May; attend the Youth Green Team’s rummage sale; attend Metcalfe Park Community Bridges’ Bloom & Groom sale and mutual aid event; help pull weeds with Friends of Lincoln Park; and explore sculpture with the Milwaukee Art Museum.
OPINION: Milwaukee post-pandemic: ‘There is no going back to the old “normal,” and nobody should want to’
Writer Frank Schneiger believes Milwaukee cannot return to the status quo of life before the pandemic and offers eight assumptions for a better, healthier, more peaceful community.
African Americans outpace other groups in drug overdose deaths in Milwaukee County
The number of African Americans who die from drug overdoses in Milwaukee County continues to rise, with 45 percent of this year’s fatalities coming from Black residents, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
OPINION: My ‘leap of faith’: Why I’m running for Miss Wisconsin
I am running for Miss Wisconsin because winning this prize will help me further my journey to create change in Milwaukee.
NNS Spotlight: ‘People power’: How the African American Roundtable works to educate and empower leaders
What started as a voter-mobilization movement funded by a one-time grant in 2012 has evolved into a multi-issue, multi-partner coalition that has successfully led two campaigns for the city to divest millions of dollars from the Milwaukee Police Department.
The Social Development Commission has started disbursing new rental assistance funds. Here’s what you need to know.
We talked with George Hinton of the SDC to answer questions about the process. Here is what he said.
OPINION: How filmmaker Marquise Mays inspired Vel R. Phillips students to share their own stories
Students at the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School recently met with rising filmmaker Marquise Mays to learn about his film “The Heartland,” which inspired them to reflect on their own aspirations.
Parents of kids younger than 6 are now eligible to receive money for pandemic-related meals
The state has expanded its Pandemic EBT program to include children younger than 6. Eligible families must be enrolled in FoodShare to receive benefits.
Drop out or drown in debt? Many Black students in Wisconsin face stark choices in paying for college
The real difference comes in the proportion of those loans that are in default. In ZIP codes where most residents are people of color, 21% of the loans are in default, compared to just 6% in majority-white areas.
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