By Karen Stokes Angry, confused, hurt, sad. These were some of the words that students participating in a prayer vigil at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) used to describe their emotions … [Read more...]
Rachel Dolezal Wasn’t the First — Six More Whites Who Passed
By Lynette Holloway Special to the NNPA via The Atlanta Daily World (NNPA) -- Long before Rachel Dolezal, head of the Spokane, Washington NAACP chapter, was outed by her parents for being, … [Read more...]
City and County Join Forces to End Chronic Homelessness
By Ariele Vaccaro As summer heat falls heavily over Milwaukee, the city’s homeless may struggle to find cool shelter from the sun. This past Tuesday, city and county officials announced a … [Read more...]
JFC Votes “Yes” to Reduced UW-System Cuts & DNR Downsizing
By Graham Kilmer The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) voted on Friday, May 29, making changes to Governor Walker’s budget provisions regarding the funding and structure of the UW-System, as well … [Read more...]
Pvt. Willie Bedford Found: UWM Journalism Student Finds Last Wisconsin Vietnam Photo
By Rachel Maidl Reprinted from www.mediamilwaukee.com For Willie Bedford’s five siblings, his face was a distant memory. They lost their brother 45 years ago in Vietnam. In the decades … [Read more...]
Only One Vietnam Veteran Yet to Be Found in Extensive Search for Photos
By Jessica McBride When Tiffiny Neal heard that a class of UW-Milwaukee journalism students and many others were looking for photos of three Milwaukee men who died in Vietnam, including two who … [Read more...]
$35,000 Reward for Information on Laylah Petersen’s Killer
By Srijan Sen Nearly six months ago, the city was left stunned after bullets shredded through a residence on the northwest side of the city, fatally wounding 5-year-old Laylah Petersen. Laylah … [Read more...]
DOJ Poised to Reject Abrahamson’s Lawsuit, Supreme Court Votes for New Chief Justice
By Graham Kilmer The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in a federal court on Monday to throw out a lawsuit filed by state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson. On … [Read more...]
Loretta Lynch Makes History as the First African-American Woman to be Attorney General
By Srijan Sen After five months of deliberation since the nomination by President Obama and the swearing in ceremony, Loretta Lynch was officially appointed as the 83rd Attorney General (AG) of … [Read more...]
U.S. Lawmakers Take First Steps Toward 2016 Budget
By Ariele Vaccaro On Monday, members of the Budget Conference Committee made their opening statements on the 2016 U.S. budget. This year, Republicans make up majority of the committee. In an … [Read more...]
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