Although the ‘rich rich’ are buying their kids’ admission into college, it’s really black and brown people who pay the ultimate price when we remain indifferent to education.
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NNS announces partnership with WGLB 1560AM
We are excited to announce a new partnership with WGLB 1560AM’s morning show hosts, Dennis Walton and Saryea Murchison. Our reporters will join them to offer an in-depth look at recently published articles, sharing stories and insights picked up while reporting.
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Your donation will be matched if you give today
At NNS, we’re committed to producing high quality, independent journalism in the public interest. We’re also a nonprofit.That’s why we’re thrilled to be a part of NewsMatch, a national initiative to support nonprofit news organizations. From now through the end of the year, NewsMatch will match your new monthly donation — every month for 12 months — or double your one-time gift, all up to $1,000.
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Today is #GivingTuesday, or as we like to call it, #GivingNewsDay
#GivingNewsDay celebrates honest, independent journalism and its supporters — people like you. Will you support our work by making a tax-deductible donation today?
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Donate to NNS today
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service is participating in NewsMatch, a program in which individual donations up to $1,000 will be matched through Dec. 31. Please help us get off to a great start by making a donation today to support our balanced coverage of Milwaukee’s central city neighborhoods.
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NNS joins 150 nonprofit newsrooms for NewsMatch 2018
More than 150 nonprofit newsrooms across the country, including Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, will participate in this year’s NewsMatch, the largest grassroots fundraising campaign to support nonprofit news organizations.
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Gentrification panel on Sept. 26 sold out
Due to high demand, the panel discussion titled “Economic development without displacement: Easier said than done?” will be streamed live on the NNS Facebook page. For more information and to join the waitlist for the event, sponsored by NNS and Saint John’s On The Lake, click here and go to “Register.”
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service wins gold for South Side taverns series
A two-part special report on the demise of South Side taverns by NNS reporter Edgar Mendez won a gold award in the “online hard feature” category at the Milwaukee Press Club’s annual Awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism. Former NNS reporter Naomi Waxman won the bronze award in the same category for her special report on barriers to reproductive health.
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NNS on Lake Effect: Reckless driving in Milwaukee
NNS reporter Elliot Hughes goes on the air with Lake Effect Radio to discuss rising traffic fatalities as a result of “red light roulette” in Milwaukee.
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NNS on Lake Effect: Black Women Say ‘Me Too’
Although much of the focus of #MeToo movement has been on high-profile perpetrators and victims, WUWM and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s event Across the Divide: From #MeToo to What Now?, discussed what sexual harassment can mean to those without a platform.