The Father of South Africa: Immersive exhibit about the life of Nelson Mandela to make U.S. debut in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) and America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) offered a sneak preview of the new “Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition” on April 13, which will take visitors on a personal journey through the life of the world’s most...
414 (New) Day 2021: Original poem by Dasha Kelly Hamilton invites Milwaukee to move 414WARD
Imagine MKE and Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 released an inspirational video set to a newly commissioned poem by city and state poet laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton, in celebration of 414 Day 2021. The video produced by Samer Ghani celebrates the city, and its arts and...
Healthy MKE: Grassroots multimedia campaign aims to build local confidence in COVID-19 vaccination process
A broad coalition of local government, non-profit, health care, public health and community organizations is launching a comprehensive multi-media and grassroots campaign designed to help empower local residents to make informed choices when it comes to getting...
Bus capacity limit for MCTS riders increases from 15 to 20 as more Milwaukee residents get vaccinated
The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will increase its capacity limit from 15 to 20 passengers per bus starting Monday, April 12, 2021. Riders will still be required to use masks, and will be encouraged to follow best health practices to help prevent the spread...
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds halt of election suppression effort to purge state voter rolls
In a victory for the rights of state voters, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin on April 9 ruled in a 5-2 decision that a purge of the state’s voter rolls could not proceed. The ruling prevents hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters from being removed. Writing for the...
Sherrill Knezel: Graphic recordings of Milwaukee’s Blueprint for Peace Bootcamp
“The Milwaukee Blueprint for Peace is a community-driven agenda for addressing the complex factors that drive violence in our city. Rooted in a public health approach to violence prevention, this Blueprint was shaped by more than 1,500 individuals, elevating the...
Godzilla in Milwaukee: Remembering an ill-fated 1956 movie production that tried to film on Lake Michigan
DISCLAIMER: April Fools' Day Parody Special Editor’s Note: This article is our first attempt to create a fictional “mockunentary” in the parody tradition of April Fools’ Day. The “spoof” idea evolved from a joke about the...
Legislated Barriers: Wisconsin lawmakers craft package of bills designed to limit voter participation
The ACLU of Wisconsin on March 17 denounced a package of bills introduced by a handful of state lawmakers aiming to make it more difficult to vote, calling the proposed legislation a direct attack on the voting rights of Wisconsinites. The bills would impose more...
Field operations by Chaplains of the Wisconsin National Guard brings relief to COVID response troops
For the past year, the Wisconsin National Guard has found new ways to apply its assets and capabilities to support Wisconsin’s response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along the way, Guard members also found challenges to overcome. Tech. Sgt. Tyler Schmitz, a command...
First Veteran residents move into Old Main as the Soldiers Home Campus leases half of its housing space
The Milwaukee Soldiers Home campus announced on March 22 that it has leased half of its available supportive housing units to veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The significant milestone comes just days after the first...
Deutsche in Milwaukee: New book explores the city’s old German neighborhoods with personal stories
Milwaukee has been a home for many generations of various ethnic communities. However, a well-documented presence that continues to be recognized is Milwaukee’s German heritage. There has been a wave of interest in recent years to uncover and uplift diverse voices...
Lady Justice: Fifty years of women in the Milwaukee Judiciary and the impact of their inclusion
During Women’s History Month the achievements and the impact of women are recounted, and assessments of the trajectory of inclusion are reviewed. This year marks not only a milestone for women in the law in Milwaukee, but also reveals the slow but steady equitable...
