Frederick Douglass Day: The February 14th holiday that Hallmark makes no greeting cards to celebrate
“Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery. The Civil War, for the most part, dismantled the treasonous Confederacy. Yet Frederick Douglass inherently understood it would take more than words and war to grant African-Americans public register of...
Great Lakes Legacy Act: DNR and EPA agree to cleanup contaminated sediment in Milwaukee Estuary
Representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed an agreement recently to work cooperatively with the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and We Energies to...
Rise and Thrive: A “Lives in Landscape” Series – Saguaro
This multi-part editorial series was based on the “Rise and Thrive: A Lives in Landscape Exhibition” created by Milwaukee artist Brianna Joy Seipel. The project was produced in partnership with LOTUS Legal Clinic and the Untold Stories program....
Aaron Perry: Self-awareness is a political permission slip to “say something”
“Say something, I’m giving up on you.” Those are lyrics performed by the band, Great Big World. In reflection, it’s another example of life imitating art. 2020 is here and our own great big world is asking us to say something. So, before it’s too late, I’m going to....
Democraticfest: DNC 2020 Host Committee to hold Delegate Welcome Party at Henry Maier Festival Park
The Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee announced on February 7 that the Henry Maier Festival Park, home to Summerfest, would be the site of the official Delegate Welcome Party for the Democratic National Convention. The event will take place on Sunday, July 12, 2020, and...
Milwaukee Continuum of Care completes annual single night count of homeless population in county
The Milwaukee Continuum of Care homeless services consortium organized a 2020 “Point in Time” count on January 22 to capture an accurate representation of how many people experience homelessness on a single night in Milwaukee County. During last year’s Point in Time...
Hmong-Lao refugees who fled the Vietnam War decades ago now face deportation with their families
In the latest example of the Trump Administration’s effort to abandon the allies of America, those who helped fight the Vietnam War and their descendants are targeted for deportation under a new immigration proposal. The Trump administration is currently negotiating...
State lawmakers reintroduce effort for providing access to high-quality public education
State Representatives Jonathan Brostoff and Marisabel Cabrera, along with other legislative partners, reintroduced the Public Education Reinvestment Act (PERA) on January 28, in an effort to strengthen Wisconsin’s public schools. The Public Education Reinvestment Act...
Q&A with Michael Bloomberg: On Milwaukee’s role in the national political landscape
This is a special year for Wisconsin, with Milwaukee hosting the Democratic National Convention. As the city takes its overdue step onto the world stage, the world will learn about Milwaukee’s ongoing “renaissance.” Closer to home, it provides an opportunity for local...
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz visits Milwaukee to engage Latino voters for Michael Bloomberg campaign
Manny Diaz, former Mayor of the City of Miami and National Political Co-Chair for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, visited the Latino community of Milwaukee on January 28 as part of his multi-state tour to connect with Hispanic voters. Diaz served as the Mayor...
Popular Sovereignty and Party Polarization: A lesson from the Kansas-Nebraska Act on political fortunes
In the short term, Trump and his supporters appear to have won their fight to remain in power. The initial position of his defenders in his impeachment trial was that he had neither abused the power of his office by withholding military aid to Ukraine in exchange for...
Long overdue exhibit finally honors Milwaukee’s African American Veterans at War Memorial
For the first time in its 62-year history, and coinciding with the annual celebration of African American History Month, the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center officially unveiled its new mural featuring the contributions of African American men and women in the...
