Sister MacCanon Brown’s vision of a sustainable homeless community center in one of Milwaukee’s most distressed areas is becoming a reality, but more support is needed. Continue reading MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary builds community in 53206
Cellist Peter Thomas and music club owner Evan Christian are bringing classical music to the masses through a Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra residency. Continue reading MSO, Gibraltar partnership unites people through music
By supporting each other, and creating deeper relationships, we can heal the wounds that divide us. Continue reading Will you help us build a movement of community-supported news?
Matthew Desmond’s ‘Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City’ has become a cultural phenomenon, but the eviction crisis persists with no solution in sight. Continue reading High ticket prices for ‘Evicted’ keynote exclude most vulnerable
A youth- and Latinx-led group of about 15,000 marched through downtown Waukesha to demonstrate solidarity with local Hispanics and undocumented immigrants, as Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson moves forward with a plan to train deputies as immigration agents. Continue reading Voces director to Waukesha Latinxs: ‘you are not alone’
Harambee residents expressed distrust of a city process to solicit feedback about a potential expansion of the downtown streetcar and development of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive after city employees did not answer questions about the project’s timeline, and who is being engaged. Continue reading No guarantee of streetcar expansion fuels resident suspicions
As a new sheriff unveils reforms at the Milwaukee County Jail, community leaders are calling on the county to do more to decrease incarceration and invest in communities. Continue reading Formerly incarcerated must drive criminal justice reform, activists say
As I walked along a quiet stretch of Vliet Street on a recent afternoon, this building caught my eye. I’m not exactly sure why, but it did. I stopped and spent some time, and this is what I saw. Continue reading 419 West Vliet Street
Ackkaamayah Yahoudah, who was raised in the inner city by a single mother, has set out to correct the record. Continue reading People on the Street | Ackkaamayah Yahoudah (Part 1)
Charles Revello, who has been homeless for about two years, recently landed a job. Continue reading People on the Street | Charles Revello (Part 3)
