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“As soon as I could see over a counter I was working”
Raised by entrepreneurial parents who pushed her to follow in their footsteps, Lori Hill has forged a path of her own.
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“We teach everything”
Mohamud Suleiman, who has braved the waves of inopportunity and is taking on the responsibilities of fatherhood, still believes his time will come.
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Podcast: “The people are more important than making heroes of individuals”
Clayborn Benson, founder of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, talks about the importance of preserving history, the true meaning of family and the power of discovering our hidden potential and identity.
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“I want to go to Yale”
Novion Bailey, who grew up without much money or his father, has had to create his own goals and vision for his life.
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“I got emancipated”
Despite a daunting childhood experience, Denise Malone is turning over a new leaf.
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“I have something that I can pass down”
Earl Butler hasn’t always had it easy, but he’s been able to build something he can leave behind.
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“I mean, family’s all you got, right?”
While Matt Pizur’s early life was defined by a rocky relationship with his father, he’s been able to carve out his own sense of happiness.
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“I’m more of a kid at heart”
Alejandro Narvaez has always bounced around -- whether it’s where he’s lived, what he’s done or what’s been thrown his way -- but, for him, change has always been a positive.
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“I don’t feel like I had a strong foundation but I had a strong mind”
After spending his last four days in jail, Gavin Groce reflects on his past and where he wants to go from here.
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Podcast: “Without the struggle, life don’t exist”
Torre Johnson talks about growing up on Milwaukee’s North Side, the importance of building Black ownership and spaces in Milwaukee and what it will take for people to come together around that goal.
