Nekea Leon recently participated in a performance at Milwaukee City Hall where dancers portrayed stories of residents of Sherman Park. Leon lived there as a young child.
MPD officers must be accountable for individual interactions, residents say
At two recent events to solicit community feedback that will inform recommendations on police reform made by the Milwaukee Collaborative Reform Initiative, residents said police officers must answer for their interactions with individuals.
Community members share ideas for new violence prevention plan
A community meeting to discuss the city’s Blueprint for Peace drew about 25 people, including parents concerned for their children’s safety.
On the Block: ‘Slow down’
Ellis McCoy, 64, said these days people are “rushing” too much and not carefully considering or planning their lives.
Summer in our city, 2017
It was a beautiful and busy summer in our city. This gallery collects photos from throughout Milwaukee neighborhoods during July and August 2017.
City’s RICH program completes first housing rehabilitation
Zeynab Ali, an 18-year-old author and youth activist, and her family will move into the first rehabilitated home completed by the RICH program, formerly an illegal drug lab.
Lisbon Avenue Health Center celebrates opening of imaging suite
Nearly 300 neighbors visited Progressive Community Health Center’s Lisbon Avenue location Aug. 15 for a day of fun, food and better health.
Annual District 3 National Night Out tries to bridge police and community divide
District 3 of the Milwaukee Police Department recently hosted a National Night Out event in Washington Park to connect with community members. However, some believe it may not be enough to bridge the gap.
First-ever Vliet Street Gallery Night and Day calls attention to area
Near West Side Partners hosted the first-ever “Vliet Street Gallery Night and Day” to bring residents and visitors into businesses and forgotten spaces.
Fifty years after open housing marches, residential segregation still norm in Milwaukee
African-Americans living in segregated neighborhoods lack access to jobs and are more likely to live in poverty.
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