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...
Already hard-hit by war: Syrians struggle to get aid and rebuild after devastating earthquake
After years of war, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by a massive earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality. Days after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the United Nations has...
Why the devastating earthquake in Türkiye further threatens President Erdoğan’s grip on power
By Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University The earthquake that struck Türkiye on February 6, 2023, is first and foremost a human tragedy, one that has taken the lives of at least 50,000 people. The disaster also has major implications...
Excising exonyms: Why Turks have called their country Türkiye since the end of the Ottoman Empire
By Phillip M. Carter, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Florida International University Is Turkey’s recent spelling change about being more authentically Turkish? Or is there more to the story? In June 2022, the United Nations agreed to change the spelling of the...
U.S. Marshals capture 114 wanted fugitives in Milwaukee during recent Operation North Star II
The U.S. Marshals Service recently concluded Operation North Star II, a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combating violent crime in Milwaukee and 9 other cities with a significant number of homicides and shootings. During an ONS II press...
MCTS joins growing list of metro areas that cap bus fares with new collection system called WisGo
Milwaukee County is about to join a list of major metros around the world, such as London, Sydney, Portland, and New York City among others, when it introduces riders to fare capping this spring. Milwaukee County Transit System’s new fare collection system,...
Rethinking I-794: Advocates propose removing Milwaukee’s interstate overpass to rejuvenate the city
Before the freeways came in, Bronzeville, on Milwaukee’s North Side, was a vibrant neighborhood known for its restaurants, bars and jazz scene. The area had been home to successive waves of immigrants and most recently had become the heart of the city’s Black...
A Day at Biden’s White House: The invite, representation, and ongoing progress of Building A Better Wisconsin
As National President of Forward Latino headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin, I received an invitation to attend an event at the White House. The day was called “Communities in Action: Building A Better Wisconsin.” The invitation stated that the day would include...
Cold War legacy of Jimmy Carter: How Human Rights strategies helped to dismantle the Soviet Union
By Robert C. Donnelly, Associate Professor of History, Gonzaga University Former President Jimmy Carter, who has entered hospice care at age 98 at his home in Plains, Georgia, was a dark horse Democratic presidential candidate with little national recognition when he...
Navigating the Holy Land: A photojournalist’s diary from the streets of Old Jerusalem
The ancient city of Jerusalem as has existed in my awareness for as long as I can remember. From stories of family pilgrimages, to historical lessons in school, to the nightly news, and basically every mention of it in religion. It is a place that inspires a journey...
Zein Barakat: A spirit of volunteerism that nurtures an abundance of compassion, love, and humility
Medical Mission to Jordan: After more than a decade of Civil War in Syria, and continuing conflicts like the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that further displaced millions of civilians, understanding the longterm conditions that war refugees face remains...
Hima Humeda: A Syrian college student’s story from childhood heart surgeries to caring for war refugees
Medical Mission to Jordan: After more than a decade of Civil War in Syria, and continuing conflicts like the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that further displaced millions of civilians, understanding the longterm conditions that war refugees face remains...
