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The subject of discussion at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s March “Diversity Dialogues” forum will be “Institutional Racism and Its Effects.” The March 11 public discussion will be free and open to all members of the community. Dr. Pamela Malone, sociology instructor at the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), will be the main presenter of the session, held at Washington High School of Information Technology, 2525 North Sherman Boulevard. “We hope these sessions can be used as a model for an ongoing, community-wide discussion that could be a catalyst to transform lives and our community,” said Dr. Vicki J. Martin,...

Author Tom Nichols will discuss his book, “The Dеаth of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters” in an upcoming “On the Issues with Mike Gousha,” February 28 at Marquette University Law School. Nichols, a Naval War College Professor, argues in his new book that we live in dangerous times. “Never have so many people had access to so much knowledge, and yet been so resistant to learning anything,” he writes. He cites a number of reasons for why expertise is increasingly viewed with scorn and why experts are often seen as elitists. They include the...

Instead of complying with a federal order to correct for gerrymandering, the State of Wisconsin filed a US Supreme Court appeal of Whitford v. Gill on February 24. A federal three-judge panel ruled last November that Wisconsin’s legislative maps are unconstitutional, granting victory to 12 Wisconsin Democrats who filed suit more than a year ago. This is the first time a map has been overturned by a federal court for being gerrymandered for political reasons. “The people of Wisconsin want a fair map, drawn in an open and transparent process, not more shenanigans,” said Sachin Chheda, Director of the...

The company recently launched a Kickstarter campaign that has already collected over half of the $25,000 goal in just seven days. Gathering Place Brewing Company, located in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, is reaching out to friends, neighbors, and strangers to bring together the final piece of funding for the new brewery. “We are really excited at the outpouring of support for the Kickstarter campaign,” said Joe Yeado, founder and president of Gathering Place Brewing Company. “We established the brewery with a pledge to help the community, so it’s incredibly rewarding to see that the community believes in our mission and...

The new branch is targeted for completion in the fall and will feature BMO’s new “Smart Branch” concept. BMO Harris Bank announced its plans on February 23 to build a new branch at 3637 W. Fond Du Lac Avenue, across the street from BMO Harris Bank’s current 3536 W. Fond Du Lac location. “Today’s announcement reinforces our commitment to the Sherman Park community,” said Jud Snyder, Senior Executive at BMO Harris Bank in Milwaukee. “We are proud to be part of this neighborhood. We look forward to having a brand new branch, right in the heart of Sherman Park,...