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NAACP ACT-SO: A Legacy of Excellence
By LaKeshia N. Myers For nearly five decades, the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) has served as a beacon of excellence for African American high … [Read more...]
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Trump’s Tariffs Will Raise the Cost of Living for Wisconsinites
Donald Trump promised Americans he would lower prices. Still, just months into 2025, the economic chaos he’s created has sent costs soaring as the stock market plummets, fueling fears of global … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Leaders Say ICE is Scaring People Away from Essential Services at the Courthouse
By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
Crackdown on Wisconsin Court Order Violations Stuns Lawyers, Analysts
Led by Dane County, the state’s most-used criminal charge — bail jumping — is becoming far more common, even as crime falls. By Natalie Yahr The Cap Times Following a decades-long explosion of … [Read more...]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Loans Help Revitalize 16 Small Businesses
By Karen Stokes Ebony Jennings was on a mission to restart her grandfather’s construction business which had been closed since his passing. In 2021 she founded Jennings Asphalt Contractors, a … [Read more...]
Trump Slaps Highest Tariff Yet on Small African Nation
By Stacy M. Brown BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on dozens of nations, including a record-setting 50% reciprocal tariff … [Read more...]
Robert Miranda on a Life of Activism, Community and Doing What’s Right
By Julius Shieh This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
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Trump Loves the Poorly Educated
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed his victory. “We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won … [Read more...]
Madison’s Best Kept Secret’: People Living With Mental Illness Find Work, Care and Community at a Clubhouse Built for Them
Funding for Yahara House is scarce, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Chewbacca, Yoda and Princess … [Read more...]