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Milwaukee friends ‘flip’ for reality TV

April 24, 2017 by Raina J. Johnson Leave a Comment

Raina J. Johnson, a freelance writer in Milwaukee, writes that the new HGTV television show “My Flippin’ Friends” could encourage diverse millennials to plant roots in the city.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Shifting the ‘Moonlight’ view of black boys

March 6, 2017 by Raina J. Johnson 2 Comments

Raina J. Johnson is a freelance writer in Milwaukee. As the mother of a black son, she writes about the importance of seeing black boys for who they really are.

Filed Under: Community Voices

The preservation of storytelling in a digitally divided world

January 26, 2017 by Raina J. Johnson Leave a Comment

Raina J. Johnson is a freelance writer in Milwaukee. She calls attention to the importance of preserving traditional storytelling and listening opportunities, especially in the politically divided, digitally connected world we live in.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Reflections on the passing of Eric Von

September 19, 2016 by Raina J. Johnson 1 Comment

Raina Johnson, a Milwaukee writer, remembers broadcast journalist Eric Von, who passed away on Sept. 8 after a long and impressive career.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Connecting millennials to transit

May 23, 2016 by Raina J. Johnson 1 Comment

Raina J. Johnson is a Milwaukee writer and daily transit rider. She offers ideas on how to attract and retain millennials on the move and to cure what she calls the “in constant motion, but going nowhere” syndrome of Milwaukee’s transportation infrastructure.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Let’s create a community book club

January 11, 2016 by Raina J. Johnson 8 Comments

Raina J. Johnson is a freelance writer and an avid reader. She recommends a community-wide book club with a focused reading list to provide a new way to view city problems, engender empathy and create greater bonds between neighbors and businesses.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Libraries: Milwaukee’s best-kept secret

November 2, 2015 by Raina J. Johnson Leave a Comment

Raina J. Johnson, a freelance writer, challenges the Milwaukee Public Library to step up its outreach and literally meet people where they are.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Addressing infant mortality in Milwaukee

March 23, 2015 by Raina J. Johnson Leave a Comment

Raina J. Johnson, a freelance writer, discusses the need to improve birth outcomes for black babies in Milwaukee.

Filed Under: Community Voices

Favorite of 2014: Basketball league builds brotherhood of black role models

December 25, 2014 by Raina J. Johnson Leave a Comment

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covered a wide range of stories focused on central city neighborhoods during 2014. NNS reporter Raina Johnson explains why the story republished here is the favorite of those she wrote this year.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Community, Favorites of 2014, Havenwoods, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: Favorites-of-2014

Our Daily Salt fights hunger with Wisconsin-shaped Christmas ornament

December 17, 2014 by Raina J. Johnson 1 Comment

A small woodworking company that won a local business plan competition earlier this year is now producing and selling Christmas ornaments to benefit the Hunger Task Force.

Filed Under: Carousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South

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