By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In September of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The document declared that enslaved people throughout most of the country would now … [Read more...]
Homeownership Gap for People of Color in Wisconsin is Wide; Communities, Nonprofits Try to Close It
By Gaby Vinick and Alexa Chatham (Wisconsin Watch) Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories … [Read more...]
Spain Through the Eyes of Foreigners: Milwaukee Art Museum Presents “Americans in Spain”
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Five years ago, the Milwaukee Art Museum, N. 700 Art Museum Dr., began working on the exhibition “Americans in Spain.” Little did the museum know, that by the time the … [Read more...]
City of Milwaukee Announces Down Payment Program to Help First-Time Homeowners
By Hayley Crandall Mayor Tom Barrett and community partners gathered Tuesday, June 15 to announce the launch of the new Milwaukee Home Down Payment Program, a city-wide initiative, which awards … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Radio Personality, Ernie G, Whose Legacy Spans 44 Years, Passes Away at 66
By Karen Stokes Ernest Glenn Mitchell, known to the community as Ernie G., a music icon, radio personality and disc jockey for over four decades, died Friday, June 11 at the age of … [Read more...]
A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2021
June 18, 2021 JUNETEENTH DAY OF OBSERVANCE, 2021 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On June 19, 1865 -- nearly nine decades after our … [Read more...]
Breaking Ground: MCTS Prepares for Bus Rapid Transit Project
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz If you need to get around Milwaukee County and don’t have a car, an affordable option is the bus. For $2.25 (or less if you have the M-CARD) you can ride the bus to … [Read more...]
NNS Spotlight: ‘There is a solution to this problem’: One Company’s Approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Sen. Baldwin Hosts Roundtable on Strategies to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
By Karen Stokes U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), hosted a roundtable conversation at Outreach Community Health Centers, 210 W. Capitol Dr. The conversation focused on the issue of … [Read more...]
MPS Foundation Launches Summer Meal Program: Deadline to Sign Up Friday, June 11
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Too many people in Milwaukee know what its like to go to bed hungry. According to the Hunger Task Force, in 2018, 1 in 11 households in Wisconsin experienced low or very low … [Read more...]
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