North Side Rising fights for environmental and economic equity for North Side residents.
NNS Spotlight: Popular mobile market to make a triumphant in-person return this weekend
CirculateMKE’s mobile market, which creates space and opportunity for shoppers and entrepreneurs to experience the diverse cultures of Milwaukee, is back to in-person business.
NNS Spotlight: How one group provides a safe space for Milwaukee’s runners of color
Forget Everything and Run, better known as F.E.A.R., works to bring diversity to the running community.
NNS Spotlight: Meet the woman behind Milwaukee’s newest source for positive news
Nyesha Stone launched Carvd N Stone in 2017 because she felt there was a better way to cover the community.
NNS Spotlight: Milwaukee County program offers mothers a ‘Healthy Start’
Milwaukee County Healthy Start seeks to reduce and ultimately eliminate maternal child-health disparities for Black women in Milwaukee.
NNS Spotlight: ‘I chose bad first’: How one Milwaukee man learned from a mistake and turned his life around
Elijah Tucker-Carter made a mistake six years ago. But he didn’t let it defeat him or deter his ambitions.
NNS Spotlight: ‘I use my art to create a new world’: How two women created a platform for Milwaukee’s Muslim creatives
When Amal Azzam could not find a gallery to showcase her art, she became frustrated. So she and a friend Nayfa Naji created a forum to showcase the works of Muslim creatives in the Milwaukee community.
NNS Spotlight: Program fosters friendship, empathy among diverse students
Repairing Together brings students from African American, Jewish, Native American and Hispanic schools together to learn about each other’s perspectives and traditions.
NNS Spotlight: ‘God is not through with me’: Willie Brisco and his continued fight for social justice
The Rev. Willie Brisco is all about justice. Especially for his African American community. For more than 36 years, Brisco has dedicated his life to fighting racism, having served as president of MICAH and WISDOM.
NNS Spotlight: ‘He doesn’t want to be king but he’s a kingmaker’: Meet the man behind Coffee Makes You Black
Bradley Thurman doesn’t know how he helped make Coffee Makes You Black “the go-to place” in the community. The stars just aligned.