Dakota Barnes-Rush is a summer reporting intern for Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. He strives “to be a voice for those who often go unnoticed.”
Marquette University
Posted inCriminal justice
How ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’ changed the life of this incarcerated man
Victor Thomas is able to apply many of the lessons from Malcolm X’s groundbreaking autobiography to his life and incarceration.
Posted inCommunity
5 things to know and do the weekend of Nov. 24
Learn how to be a certified nursing assistant; visit a group art exhibition and support local artists; enjoy a post-Thanksgiving meal around a bonfire with Karma Community Garden; register for the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee’s 53rd annual luncheon; and check out the second annual HYFIN Blackity Black Holiday Market.
Posted inCommunity, Housing, North
How Djdade Denson is building community and changing lives in Milwaukee
Whether he’s on a construction site, working at his North Side restaurant, Coffee Makes You Black, or camping on the Mississippi River, Djdade Denson sees his purpose as serving the community.
Posted inCommunity
Where to find free Thanksgiving meals in Milwaukee (and how to help your neighbors)
Find out where you can get free meals and how you can help your neighbors this Thanksgiving.
Posted inCommunity, Education
Students grapple with uncertain futures after latest DACA ruling
Local college students are among hundreds of thousands nationwide who have faced uncertainty since a federal judge in Texas ruled last month that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is illegal.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Health and Wellness
CeLani Skin & Wellness wins Rev-Up MKE, looks to bring healing options to Near West Side
Judges chose CeLani Skin & Wellness, a spa and wellness center by Brittney Rodriguez, as the winner of Rev-Up MKE small business competition for entrepreneurs on the Near West Side.
Posted inCommunity, Inside the NNS Newsroom
Inside the NNS Newsroom: Reporting Intern Chesnie Wardell selected for New York Times mentorship program
Chesnie Wardell, a Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reporting intern, has been selected to be in the second cohort of The New York Times Corps.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Rev-Up MKE finalists prepare to pitch their Near West Side business dreams
Rev-Up MKE finalists prepare to pitch their Near West Side business dreams
Rev-Up MKE hosts a “Shark Tank” experience in which finalists pitch business ideas. They also get training and support from mentors through Near West Side Partners to prepare them for their pitches
Posted inCommunity, Housing
ACRE program seeks to diversify commercial real estate industry
The Associates in Commercial Real Estate, or ACRE, program provides professional training with the goal of expanding and supporting minority representation in the commercial real estate industry.