NNS Weekly Wrap-Up

From the Executive Director’s Desk:
Dear NNS Family,
Last week, our city marked a deeply significant milestone with the 10th anniversary of the Sherman Park uprising. To honor this moment, the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service published a comprehensive, multipart special report exploring the history, data and the human faces behind the 2016 unrest.
(Be sure to look for more coverage Monday and Tuesday.)
Although national (and even local) news outlets largely overlooked this crucial milestone, NNS didn’t. We looked past the initial headlines and examined the deep systemic realities of Sherman Park then and now:.
The reason? We don’t just parachute into a neighborhood when there is a crisis and leave when the cameras turn off. We live here, we listen to you, and we bring you the truth about our streets every single day. We keep this news free for everyone because your family deserves to be seen and heard. If you want to make sure your neighbors’ stories never get ignored or forgotten, please invest in our newsroom today.
Proceeding until apprehended,
Ronshine

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