Participate in a rummage sale; discuss health and environmental justice; ride a bike; express ideas at a community meeting; and become aware of gun violence and its toll.
Chesnie Wardell
Chesnie Wardell serves as the intergenerational reporter for NNS. In addition, she writes features on notable North Side and South Side residents. She reported for other newsrooms like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covered teacher vacancies through an O'Brien fellowship and was selected as an inaugural member of the New York Times Corps. She is a 2025 graduate of Marquette University, where she studied journalism and theology.
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5 things to know and do the week of May 29
Hear a discussion about missing and murdered Indigenous people; learn about suppliers diversity certification; participate in a forum on police-community relations; join a bike ride in Lindsay Heights; and watch a movie under the stars.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of May 26
Celebrate a groundbreaking for an athletic field at Washington High School; catch an open mic night; learn about mental health strategies; join a Black Rides Matter event; and attend the Heal the Hood Milwaukee Block Party.
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NNS Spotlight: New Port Director Jackie Q. Carter serves as ‘a picture of the possibility’
Washington Park native Jackie Q. Carter is the first woman and first Black person to serve as the director of Port Milwaukee.
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NNS Spotlight: Mentoring program guides teens on a journey of self-discovery
Milwaukee nurse Jasmine Johnikin has launched a nonprofit organization to make sure teens don’t feel alone in discovering who they are.
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NNS Spotlight: How this 19-year-old dance coach is making a difference, one move at a time
Christopher “Ineque” Cooper is using his passion to lead a youth dance team, all part of his plan to give back to the community.
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New program helps families that encounter Child Protective Services
The Stronger Families Milwaukee program teams with agencies to provide resources for families in Milwaukee.
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NNS Spotlight: At 17, she became an author. And she’s still soaring.
At 17, a young Washington Heights woman channeled her faith to become an author.
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‘It hurts’: Milwaukee drivers find pain at the pump
As prices increase, North and South Side drivers take different approaches to get through their daily lives while burning gas.
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She’s 17, has a nursing degree, and she’s still in high school
Imunique Triplett hasn’t even graduated from Rufus King High School, but she’s already earned her nursing degree as a participant in the free M3 (M-Cubed) College Connections Program.