The Nahwahquaw brothers formed the group to connect Indigenous boys, ranging in age from 10 to 20, in Milwaukee to their roots.
Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local
Jonathan Aguilar is a photojournalist as well as a Report for America corps member and Catchlight Local fellow. Before coming to Milwaukee, he spent two years as a photographer at one of America’s oldest daily newspapers, The Blade, in Toledo, Ohio. Aguilar grew up in the Chicago suburbs. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from DePaul University and his master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism.
Posted inCommunity, Photos
Our community in photos: The best of 2025
NNS photojournalist Jonathan Aguilar shares his favorite photos of 2025.
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Spirit of the holidays: NNS readers share their favorite Christmas traditions
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service readers show off their holiday spirit, one porch at a time.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
My most memorable story of 2025: Telling his story through her eyes
The piece that has stayed with me most is a story about Derek Williams, whose 180-year prison sentence was reduced after he saved a correctional officer’s life, yet his path to parole remains long.
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How Repairers of the Breach’s clothing bank supports Milwaukee’s most vulnerable
Repairers of the Breach’s clothing bank provides winter essentials to help those in need.
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Gee’s Clippers and partners spread Thanksgiving spirit with free turkey, ham and fixins
Several local nonprofits came together at Gee’s Clippers on Nov. 22 to give away 500 Thanksgiving turkeys, hams and other side dishes.
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A sacred space for healing: Annual event honors missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives
The HIR Wellness Institute hosted its ninth annual Community Activated Medicine & Red Sands Event at UW-Milwaukee on Nov. 14 to remember and honor MMIWR victims.
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Families honor traffic victims and demand safer roads in Milwaukee
The Coalition for Safe Driving MKE hosted its third annual vigil for the World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Violence.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Latina entrepreneurs create a one-stop shop for self-expression
Best friends Sheyla Rabelo and Sona Khamneh build a space where both artists and clients can feel comfortable being who they are.
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Altars, art and ancestry: Day of the Dead comes to life during Noche de Altares
Residents celebrated Day of the Dead during the Noche de Altares event hosted by the Urban Ecology Center and community partners.