Chantell Jewell is the first Black woman to lead the Milwaukee County House of Correction. She hopes to use her new position to create change and eliminate obstacles in the community.
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Caroline White is a junior at Marquette University studying Journalism and Environmental Studies. She’s been interning for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service since the summer of 2019.
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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.
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A community gem for many, many years to come’: How ThriveOn Collaboration plans to transform North Side
The ThriveOn Collaboration, a partnership between the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the Medical College of Wisconsin, will be housed in the former Gimbels-Schuster’s building on the North Side.
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Memorable stories of 2020: ‘Feeble Barriers’: How one Milwaukee artist is documenting the voices of health care workers who must care for COVID-19 patients
Milwaukee artist Nirmal Raja started embroidering the thoughts of health care workers fighting the pandemic on to homemade cloth face masks back in April. Her work isn’t over yet.
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How one Milwaukee artist is documenting the voices of health care workers who must care for COVID-19 patients
Milwaukee artist Nirmal Raja is embroidering the thoughts of health care workers fighting the pandemic on homemade cloth face masks.
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‘Health is wealth’: A dietitian’s journey from bettering her own health to empowering others
After suffering through the loss of many family members, Bridgett Wilder realized just how valuable health is. She lost 150 pounds and earned her dietetics degree to teach others to take control of their own health.
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New app aims to showcase Milwaukee’s black entrepreneurs and creatives
MKE Black is an organization and smartphone app created by two born-and-raised Milwaukeeans who want to drive shoppers to support black-owned businesses, community groups, events and art.
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NNS Spotlight: Nonprofit uses data research to spur change in communities
With a small staff and big ambitions, Data You Can Use helps community groups find, collect, analyze and understand data so they can better serve the community.
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NNS Spotlight: Got a question about a neighborhood? This nonprofit most likely has the answer.
For 20 years, Urban Anthropology has documented Milwaukee’s diverse neighborhoods-and the people who live in them.
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NNS Spotlight: ’I have an unwavering belief that all of our kids can achieve’: New CEO of Carmen is on a mission
Jennifer López knows firsthand the challenges of attending under-resourced schools. It didn’t stop her. And she wants the 2,000 students at Carmen to soar as well.