Young artists honor their heroes and Black History Month with artwork for a contest sponsored by UScellular and the Boys & Girls Clubs. Voting is open until the month’s end.
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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From the NNS archives for Black History Month: How ‘reforms’ expand our racially unjust ‘criminal justice’ system
For Black History Month, we looked through our archives to find articles, op-eds and personal essays that deserve to be revisited. That includes this piece written by Dr. Rob Smith and Barbara Miner discussing how the criminalization of Black people remains remarkably resilient.
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OPINION: Local Black history every Milwaukeean should know
Rick Banks, Annia Leonard and Dom Portis pay tribute to Milwaukee’s rich Black history, sharing people, places and projects they want you to know about.
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From the NNS archives for Black History Month: An open letter to white America from an angry Black woman with a bone to pick
For Black History Month, we looked through our archives to find articles, op-eds and personal essays that deserve to be revisited. That includes a reflection from Michaela Lacy from this past summer, reflecting on the legacy of her late uncle, Ernest Lacy.
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From the NNS archives for Black History Month: Milwaukee’s long, powerful history of Black and brown protest
For Black History Month, we looked through our archives to find articles, op-eds and personal essays that deserve to be revisited. That includes this history lesson from Antonio Ramirez on solidarity in Milwaukee’s legacy of protest.
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From the NNS archives for Black History Month: The Long March to Freedom
For Black History Month, we looked through our archives to find articles, op-eds and personal essays that deserve to be revisited. That includes this special project looking at the legacy of Milwaukee’s Open Housing Marches 50 years later.
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We have another election Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know for early voting.
In-person early voting ends at 5 p.m. Friday for the Feb. 16 spring primary, which features races for State Superintendent of Public Instruction; School Board District 4 and 5; and a special primary for County Supervisor District 10.
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NNS on ‘Lake Effect’: 5 things to do and know this February in Milwaukee neighborhoods
NNS deputy editor Adam Carr joins Joy Powers of WUWM for our monthly spot with “Lake Effect,” where he discusses events in February connected to Milwaukee’s North and South Side neighborhoods.
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Inside the NNS newsroom: I need your help to put a face on our city’s eviction crisis
We have spoken to housing advocates, landlords, tenants and even lawyers. Now we want to speak to those who have gone through or facing evictions.
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Got questions about the COVID-19 vaccine?
Here are some common questions we are hearing about the vaccine (and answers).