Angela Lang: One year after George Floyd’s death and little has changed in Wisconsin
May 25 was the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. There was a wave of international protests. People said enough was enough. So with the unprecedented attention and uprisings, what did we get accomplished? What are we working towards? Assembly Speaker...
Very fine people on both sides: The fallacy of forging political bipartisanship with White Supremacy
For months I have been hearing about pursuing a bipartisan America; about this nation needing to forge a new spirit of political collaboration if we ever hope to bridge the massive divides here. I’m tired of hearing that. We all know how we got here. We have all lived...
MATC ReStart scholarship program continues to help students with outstanding debt return to college
Students who were forced to step out of their studies at Milwaukee Area Technical College between December 2004 and May 2019 due to debt owed to the college have an opportunity to return, thanks to a scholarship program called MATC ReStart. In its second year, MATC...
Riverworks Financial Clinic expands its services to assist Milwaukee residents reach financial stability
The Riverworks Development Corporation, a neighborhood-based nonprofit known for its economic and community development initiatives on Milwaukee’s north side, announced on May 13 that the Riverworks Financial Clinic would expand to help more people overcome barriers...
Kelsey Montague to bring acclaimed #WhatLiftsYou interactive street art to Downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 and the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) announced on May 13 the commissioning of internationally-acclaimed street artist Kelsey Montague for a one-of-a-kind mural on the north wall of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Known for her iconic...
New in-person exhibition coming to Milwaukee explores the Spanish influence on American artists
The extensive impact of Spanish art and culture on American painters in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries will be the focus of “Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820–1920,” a new exhibition opening June 11 at the Milwaukee Art Museum....
