Building community bridges to improve health equity in the COVID-19 era and beyond
City officials revealed recently that Milwaukee’s African American community is being disproportionately harmed by the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19. At this time, a majority of the city’s cases and deaths involve members of our African American community. Public...
GoFundMe campaign raises funds to buy meals for frontline hospital workers from local restaurants
With restaurants struggling to stay open and hospital staff working intensely long hours under stress, a late-night text message between friends Christina Wilson Berger and Preeth Kurudiyara resulted in an opportunity to help. The Feed Our Frontline Hospital Staff MKE...
Public health concerns push Milwaukee’s 2020 Democratic National Convention to August
In light of the unprecedented health crisis facing the country, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced on April 2 that the 2020 Democratic National Convention will now be held the week of August 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, providing convention...
Milwaukee’s Holy Week observances canceled as public celebrations convert to at home video streaming
As faith communities across the State of Wisconsin adapted to the “safer-at-home” directive to help stop the spread of coronavirus, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has decided to cancel public Masses in what the Catholic Church deems its most important time of the year....
St. Francis Seminary to provide shelter for residents with housing instability during COVID-19 crisis
Milwaukee County elected officials leading the local response to COVID-19 announced on March 29 the opening of a temporary shelter for residents with housing instability as part of regional efforts to slow the spread of the virus. The shelter is a partnership with the...
Milwaukee Hope: A hometown meme series designed to inspire optimism during the coronavirus crisis
The Milwaukee Hope project combines illustrated Knezelisms with location photography of landmarks around the city, to produce a series of creative memes for the local community. While Milwaukee has had reason to be PROUD and STRONG during other recent hardships, the...
Hey, Milwaukee, you are not on vacation. Take the stay-at-home order seriously
Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II issued a public statement on March 26 that Milwaukee residents must take the coronavirus Stay-at-Home order seriously, or face the severe consequences. The deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading fast among Milwaukee’s African...
COVID-19 social media campaign launches in Milwaukee with best practices for staying healthy
The Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) rolled out a series of public service announcement (PSA) videos on March 26, with the goal of providing important information and guidance related to Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The City of Milwaukee has 304...
Coalition of Milwaukee philanthropies partner to coordinate local resources in response to COVID-19
The extraordinary challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is again presenting the Milwaukee community with a moment that defines its social responsibility, and an opportunity to stand up and meet the crisis that threatens all residents. To help alleviate the...
Jonathan Brostoff: On COVID-19 and Wisconsin’s future “After the Storm”
There’s no way around it. COVID-19 is one of the single worst disasters our state, country, or world have ever faced. But at the same time, it gives us an important window into how we can improve our systems moving forward. Undoubtedly, the coming weeks will present...
Mass transit in a time of need: MCTS to suspend fare collection for bus rides from March 28
The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced on March 26 the additional steps it was taking to help protect employees and the general public during the ongoing Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Bus drivers are committed to keeping the system running,...
The “Global War of Error” makes failure the new standard of success
As our infrastructure stinks, our schools fail, our country is a nightmare of inequality, and there is a self-promoting madman in the White House, it time to take pride in the rare institutional victories America has had in this century. None has been more striking...
