Della Wells, an artist and community activist, argues that as a society we must invest in our children’s education.
Opinion: Community Voices
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Addressing infant mortality in Milwaukee
Raina J. Johnson, a freelance writer, discusses the need to improve birth outcomes for black babies in Milwaukee.
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The importance of BIDs to the city’s economy
Keith Stanley, executive director of Avenues West Association/BID #10, explains the importance of business improvement districts (BIDs) to the city’s growth and development.
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Self-absorption and our future
Della Wells, an artist and community activist, argues that Americans’ self-absorption blinds us to the needs of others.
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Turning black into green
Keith Stanley, executive director of the Avenues West Association, shares his vision of the “black Milwaukee experience.”
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Is diversity the solution when racism is the problem?
Della Wells, an artist and community activist warns that diversity is not enough.
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Renew funding for Milwaukee Healthy Beginnings Project
Clarene Mitchell, director of communications and collaboration for the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc., is seeking help from the community to restore funding for a program that promotes prenatal services for pregnant women in the central city.
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Why Milwaukee is not Ferguson
Keith Stanley, executive director of the Avenues West Association and formerly staff assistant to Common Council President Willie Hines, explains why he does not think Milwaukee will be the next Ferguson, Mo.
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Bronzeville is about more than creating space
If the City of Milwaukee wants to make the Bronzeville African American arts and cultural district a reality, three key elements must be in place: history, identity and an understanding of the visual and performing arts industry.