Grandson of Nelson Mandela to speak in Milwaukee on solidarity with the Palestinian people during U.S. tour
Milwaukee will host the grandson of Nelson Mandela today, May 15, as part of his tour in the United States promoting awareness of the Nakba and support for the Palestinian people. May 15 marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, or the 1948 expulsion of Palestinian...
Speaking the truth in love: An open apology to homophobic Conservatives who identify as Christian
Dear Conservative Christians, I wanted to express my sincere regrets at how our recent exchanges have left you feeling. It seems I’ve offended you in some way and I want to apologize for that. I’m sorry you feel persecuted when I confront you, that you feel unfairly...
Political PTSD: How the MAGA movement is making otherwise mentally healthy people emotionally sick
“I feel like I’m losing my mind.” These words are a continual presence these days. I hear them a couple hundred times a day in one form or another. I read them in desperate social media outbursts. I find them in my inbox from friends and from strangers. I hear them in...
Local businesses receive $1.5M in grant funding from Milwaukee’s Commercial Revitalization program
In 2022, more than $1.5 million in grant funding was awarded to 50 local businesses for property renovations and improvements in Milwaukee. The Department of City Development (DCD) continued supporting local businesses in 2022 through the Commercial Revitalization...
The exhaustion that Blue people endure when living in a Red America that refuses to see them
I have spoken to a lot of exhausted people recently, even with the good news that many of us have experienced through this country. Though, nationally there was no massive Red Wave as predicted by the pollsters and the media, these activists and caring human beings...
The myth of discrimination: How the culture of White Supremacy killed Tyre Nichols
“Every police officer who killed Tyre Nichols was Black. This cannot be White Supremacy.” These are words spoken and written by people who see the water pouring from their kitchen faucet and don’t think about the long path of the water coming out of it; the circuitous...
