Responding to a report by the Public Policy Forum, local state representatives are urging legislators throughout Wisconsin to support changing state laws to allow Milwaukee to raise revenue from new local taxes.
Fight for equality must be rooted in community, sustainability, leaders say
A new generation of black leaders, who are carrying on the work that started during the Civil Rights Movement, say the focus must change to achieve true equality.
‘Sherman Park Rising’ mural ‘will be a constant reminder to unite’
Community members developed the concepts portrayed in a new Sherman Park mural created by artist Tia Richardson.
Marcher sees link between open housing marches, Sherman Park unrest
Barbara David Salas, a marcher in the open housing protests in 1967-1968, reflects on racial injustice in Milwaukee a half-century later. She is shown here with her mother, Mildred David (left).
Habitat for Humanity plans expansion into Midtown, Harambee
Following the success of the first Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative in Washington Park, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is taking the program to two more neighborhoods.
Health Department official: childhood lead poisoning a ‘public health crisis’
The Milwaukee Health Department is working to reduce childhood lead poisoning and inform the public of the risks, but residents and officials agree that more must be done.
Open housing marcher says ‘state of the city has gotten worse’
Earl Bracy, a psychologist who participated in the open housing marches as a young man, says today’s young people are not as invested in social change as his generation.
A.W.E. Truck Studio gives interns a path to career in art
Artists Working in Education offers high school and college-age interns career opportunities in art, while sharing their passion with younger children.
Open housing marches a family affair for former Youth Council member
Claudette Harris, a former NAACP Youth Council member, participated in the 1960s open housing marches with family and friends seeking social justice.
Innovative YWCA program helps adult students receive high school credentials
The YWCA’s High School Equivalency Diploma program helps students obtain high school-level credentials by completing a 20-week course.
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