During the Sherman Phoenix grand opening, Taj Pearsall expressed his excitement over the visible diversity in the crowd. As a Brooklyn native, Pearsall grew up on a block inhabited by people of multiple ethnicities. When he came to Milwaukee, he struggled to adjust to the blatant segregation that still exists in the city.

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Ana is the community engagement reporter and beat reporter for neighborhood groups and nonprofits. As the community engagement reporter, Ana is known for writing five things to know/do for the week and weekend, how to articles and spotlight articles. Ana attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and graduated in 2017 with degrees in Spanish and journalism.