By Dylan Deprey It used to be peaceful on Harry Bennett’s organic farm. It was 2004, and he had just returned from a two-year gig with the Peace Corp in an electricity-free village in Belize … [Read more...]
Policing at the top of the List for First Special Public Safety Meeting
By Dylan Deprey The summer of 2016 came and went like a Shakespearean tragedy. What started in hope with the announcement of the Milwaukee Common Council’s multifaceted Public Safety Plan, … [Read more...]
County Considers Vehicle Registration Fees
By Dylan Deprey While taking a cruise down Capitol Dr. attempting to avoid potholes can be just as stressful as sprinting to the bus stop. County Executive Chris Abele has big plans to improve … [Read more...]
The Power of Hip-Hop
By Dylan Deprey Chants rang across Cleveland State University, as a 14-year-old boy was arrested during a Black Lives Matter Protest in July 2015. The crowd persisted and pleaded that the … [Read more...]
Community Brainstorming Asks, “Where are the Jobs?”
by Dylan Deprey Where are the jobs? It was the simple four word question on everybody’s minds. It is the one question that holds so much at stake. Whether it means sending a healthy child … [Read more...]
“The Land” Could Almost be an Autobiography
By Dylan Deprey At the 2015 Sun Dance Film Festival, avid moviegoers and film fanatics alike fell in love with the quirky, Harvard-bound, hip-hop head, skateboard-riding trio residing in the gang … [Read more...]
MKE Film Festival’s Black Lens Shines Spotlight on Black Filmmakers
By Dylan Deprey Whether it is Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” showcasing the breaking point of racial tension at a pizzeria in Brooklyn, to Steve McQueen’s most honest and brutal depictions of … [Read more...]
Foreign Goods’ “Coronation” is Black American Music with a Message
By Dylan Deprey Looking back into history, when the best of the best have united, magical things have happened. Whether it’s the Dream Team wiping out the competition in the ’92 Olympics, to … [Read more...]
Black Cat Alley Transforms Eastside Alley Into an Art Gallery
By Dylan Deprey It is not everyday to open the blinds and find a giant neon frog tattooed on the of the building across the street. Well on Milwaukee’s Eastside, there is much more where that … [Read more...]
StartSmart to Streamline Small Business Process at City Hall
By Dylan Deprey After shuffling through the paperwork, permits, licenses, and regulations at City Hall, some small businesses never see the light of day. The red tape ceremony an entrepreneur … [Read more...]
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