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David Crowley: Redefining Milwaukee County’s leadership through education as a new UWM graduate
Dec 16, 2024
It is not every day that a high-level elected official quietly attends classes, writes research...
Aly Miller: Playfully navigating the relationship between place and identity with illustrative maps
Mar 3, 2023
In parallel with the uniqueness of an individual’s identity are the maps each of us formulates of...
Milwaukee celebrates Thanksgiving with gratitude, grievances, and growing divides after 2024 election
Nov 28, 2024
As Milwaukeeans gather for Thanksgiving, they do so in the wake of a turbulent presidential...
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Reggie Jackson: History teaches us that ignoring the elephant in the room will not make it go away
Nov 21, 2024
“My children, you are permitted in time of great danger to walk with the Devil until you...
Reggie Jackson: Why the denial of Black oppression is growing as another false American narrative
Feb 14, 2024
“If some groups are simply meant to be at the bottom, then there are no questions to ask about...
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield shares message of hope on 12th anniversary of Sikh temple shooting
Aug 6, 2024
On the 12th anniversary of a tragic shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, United States...
One life saved: Why speaking openly about suicide prevention is vital for growing community support
Sep 27, 2023
As suicide prevention month draws to a close, we must remember that the door is always open for...
We Need Imagination: A glance at my 2020 bookshelf
Dec 26, 2020
In the early days of the stay-at-home orders, I woke up and immediately – as if guided by...
The dark truth of “American Exceptionalism” is a nation that tolerates the slaughter of its children
Dec 21, 2024
The phrase “American exceptionalism” is often invoked to highlight the country’s...
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Fighting for Civil Rights: When White and Black activists worked together in Detroit 50 years ago
Dec 15, 2024
By Say Burgin, Assistant Professor of History, Dickinson College Since the murder of George Floyd...
GOP power vacuum: Congress avoids U.S. government shutdown before holidays in snub to Musk and Trump
Dec 21, 2024
The House of Representatives passed a measure to fund the government for three months in the late...
When profits kill: The dark reality of corporate healthcare that gains wealth at the expense of health
Dec 10, 2024
The recent assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance company with,...
The Pandemic We Wasted: How we could have transcended our self-erected barriers of politics
Dec 17, 2023
What do you remember about the first days of the pandemic? I remember going to three grocery...
Being heartbroken and scared: Why a determined but peaceful resistance to Trump must start now
Nov 7, 2024
I will not try to hide it. I am heartbroken. Heartbroken and scared, to tell you the truth. I am...
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David Crowley: A look at the County Executive’s final week before graduating from UWM in photos
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During the week leading up to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Milwaukee Independent” documented Crowley’s intense balancing act, capturing moments that blended the responsibilities of public office with the pressures of completing a college degree.