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Post From Community: MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary celebrates grant from Gannett Foundation
We invite everyone to join the MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary in celebrating being one of six Wisconsin nonprofits selected for A Community Thrives grant from the Gannett Foundation.
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Inside the NNS Newsroom: Join us Wednesday to learn about the launch of a new statehouse bureau run by Wisconsin Watch
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, also known as Wisconsin Watch, is hosting “Speakeasy: Our new statehouse bureau,” a look at the newsroom’s new three-member team investigating threats to democracy in Wisconsin as well as a discussion about what’s ahead in this election season.
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Deadline for Marquette University high school journalism workshop is June 3
The deadline is June 3 for students interested in applying to the annual Urban Journalism Workshop at Marquette University.
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NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do this April in Milwaukee neighborhoods
What’s happening in our neighborhoods this month? A botany and history walk, a hip-hop concert, an Earth Day event, a river cleanup and a family gathering built around books.
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Sure, there’s a special election Tuesday. But what do Milwaukee mayors do?
If there were a job description for Milwaukee’s mayor, it would be something akin, but with differences, to what a chief executive officer does in the private sector.
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OPINION: Women’s history every Milwaukeean should know
Melody McCurtis, Celeste Contreras and Leana Yang share the stories of women who make or have made the difference in their lives.
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NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do this March in Milwaukee neighborhoods
What’s happening in our neighborhoods this March? A delicious International Women’s Day event, reading circle exploring the impact of racism, a conversation about mental health driven by hip-hop, a tour of a massive future development and a community science fair.
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Inside the NNS Newsroom: Reporter PrincessSafiya Byers wins national fellowship
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reporter PrincessSafiya Byers is among the 25 journalists selected by the National Press Foundation for a yearlong fellowship, “Widening the Pipeline.”
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OPINION: Local Black history every Milwaukeean should know
Kellen Abston, Tia Cannon and Andre Lee Ellis pay tribute to Milwaukee’s rich Black history, sharing local trailblazers from the arts and business worlds.