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Holiday lights show cheer in neighborhoods across the city

This gallery features festively decorated homes in each of the 18 neighborhoods NNS covers.

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Lecture series asks ‘Do Black Lives Matter?’

Reggie Jackson of the Black Holocaust Museum puts the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ to the test in a lecture series that traces the history of devaluing black people in America.

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New loan fund to provide growth capital for black entrepreneurs

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and African American Chamber of Commerce will soon kick off a new revolving loan fund to help provide capital to small businesses and boost black entrepreneurship.

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Photo 7: The beautiful trees of Enderis Park

The centerpiece of a rejuvenated Enderis Playfield, this sculpture by Nancy Metz White is entitled Magic Tree Grove. Installed in November 2006, the artwork was supported by an initial grant from the City of Milwaukee Arts Board. This westside neighborhood’s eponymous park is named for Dorothy Enderis, a proponent of multicultural education and a key figure […]

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