A Milwaukee poet reflects on the unrest three years ago in Sherman Park.
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Voices of Sherman Park: Three Years Later: ‘She was just glad we got home safe’
A Sherman Park resident reflects: “We had heard sirens and some smoke rising a few blocks up from our house, but we thought little of it.”
Voices of Sherman Park: Three years later: ‘It made me both proud and sad’
“I still haven’t processed what I felt on that complicated weekend, but an hour or so after receiving that call, we heard people were gathering peacefully in Sherman Park. It felt like the place to be.”
OPINION: Congress must be relentless in taking on the gun industry
Two local lawyers make an impassioned case for action after the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, including a legal history lesson on gun legislation in the United States.
OPINION: ‘The hospital is not closing’: We are invested in our Ascension St. Joseph campus
In an open letter to the Milwaukee community, Ascension Wisconsin says it’s invested in its Ascension St. Joseph campus as an anchor for healthcare and community in the Sherman Park neighborhood and the greater Milwaukee community.
OPINION: It’s hard to stand united when what it means to be an American continues to divide us
What is the impact of language hostile to immigrant communities? Several leaders from the local Sikh community reflect on recent statements from the president, an unspeakable tragedy in their community and an upcoming play that explores these dynamics.
OPINION: ‘You are still a slave’: How ‘reforms’ expand our racially unjust ‘criminal justice’ system
The criminalization of Black people remains remarkably resilient. Understanding the historical roots of today’s realities are essential if we are to forge worthwhile reforms.
OPINION: What will happen to my cousins if their parents get deported?
My family came to the U.S. with a dream to give their children a better life than what they had. It’s scary that could be taken away.
OPINION: Water quality task force public hearings fail to engage Milwaukee residents
Milwaukee Water Commons calls on the Water Quality Task Force to make lead in drinking water as critical an issue as well contamination, PFAS and algal blooms. We call on the Water Quality Task Force to come to Milwaukee.
OPINION: Milwaukee should address inequity between Black and White communities, not spend more on policing
It is time for the city to begin to rein in its spending on the police by divesting $25 million from the department and investing that money into the community. It’s time to reimagine what community safety really means and re-evaluate how we get there.
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