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The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center has entered the public phase of a $500,000 campaign to build a world-class exhibit to honor the 64 Wisconsin residents who received the highest and most prestigious military decoration in the United States, the Congressional Medal of Honor. For 65 years, the War Memorial Center’s mission has been to “Honor the Dead by Serving the Living.” When its doors opened in 1957, there were a lot of families directly associated with causalities from World War II and Korea. Milwaukee County alone had about 4,000 members of the community lost in those conflicts. It...

A new interfaith peace pole was dedicated on June 20 at the grounds of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, by leaders of many faiths who proclaimed their united dedication to work for peace in the community. The public event was hosted by the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The pole presented in dozen languages the shared desire among local leaders for peace, not just in Milwaukee but the entire world. السلام للعالم أجمع • 我们祝愿世界人类的和平 • May Peace Prevail On Earth • Puisse la Paix régner dans le Monde • Möge Friede auf Erden sein...

While “Don’t Say Gay” legislation continues to circulate in 16 states, a group of local activists, educators and historians have taken action to connect Wisconsin with its diverse LGBTQ heritage. LGBT MilWALKee, a mobile app offering guided, interactive, and multimedia walking tours through generations of local LGBTQ history, will launch in June to celebrate National LGBTQ Pride Month. “Our history has been one of erasure,” said Dr. Brice Smith, project director. “It’s not taught in schools. It’s not passed down between generations. It’s not visible in our cityscape. In 2022, there are still no historical markers in Milwaukee about...