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NNS reporters discuss changes in Sherman Park on ‘Lake Effect’
NNS reporters PrincessSafiya Byers and Devin Blake visited WUWM 89.7, Milwaukee’s NPR, to discuss the newsroom’s coverage of the 10th anniversary of the uprising in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood.
Posted inCommunity, Housing, Inside the NNS Newsroom, News
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Why we remember when others move on
We chose to dedicate our newsroom to a massive, in-depth retrospective because we believe our neighbors deserve more than selective memory.
Posted inCommunity
‘We would like to see it get better’: How three of Sherman Park’s elders view their neighborhood
Seniors in Sherman Park talked about what it’s like to live in the neighborhood and their hope for change.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
A scar, not a wound: Faith leaders reflect on the next 10 years for Sherman Park
Important faith pillars of the Sherman Park community discuss how things have changed since the uprising in 2016.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Opinion: Community Voices
Flashback: Community members at the Sherman Phoenix remember unrest, recognize progress in 2019
in 2019, we visited the Sherman Phoenix to ask business owners and patrons what stood out most from their memories of those turbulent nights.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the week of Aug. 17
Take a free yoga class; get back-to-school supplies and wellness kits; watch a free movie; and more.
Posted inCommunity
Sherman Park then and now: The faces of the neighborhood
Ten years after the police involved shooting of Sylville Smith sparked an uprising in the Sherman Park neighborhood, we asked residents to reflect on what they remember from that time, and how they would like their neighborhood to be remembered today.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the weekend of Aug. 14
Grab free backpacks and school supplies; jam out with creatives; celebrate the Norwood neighborhood; and more.
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5 things to know and do the week of Aug. 10
Find a new book series with your child; shop at a night market in Washington Park; go on a foraging walk; and more.