We declare the right of every person to water, food, care and shelter and affirm our absolute right to peace of body, mind and spirit. Continue reading We are being suffocated by a system of colorism and supremacy
Brooklyn sits in a wheelchair, behind a fold-out table, to welcome volunteers to the Bernie Sanders Dubuque field office the weekend before the Iowa Caucuses, the first leg of the Democratic nomination process. Buses and caravans of volunteers are coming in from all over the Midwest — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and even Ohio — … Continue reading #WeWillWin as long as we support one another
Despite almost thirty years in Washington, Bernie Sanders hasn’t bowed to corruption. He listens, and he’s been speaking up for us for a long time. Continue reading Bernie Sanders can’t save us but, together, we can create a more just society
Activists and former inmates said incarceration is part of a “systematic design” that destroys families and traumatizes communities of color. Continue reading Ex-prisoner: incarceration is “destroying our people”
Residents expressed a desire for a better future, yet doubt that a system which hasn’t worked for them in the past will change. Rick Banks, a community organizer and central city native, hopes to bring that perspective to the Wisconsin legislature. Continue reading State Assembly candidate: invest in communities, not corporations
Vaun Mayes — recently indicted for plotting to firebomb a police station in 2016 — was released from federal custody last week after a judge struck down an appeal from the United States Attorney’s Office that sought to keep him in custody during the trial. Continue reading Community activist freed from federal custody, as supporters question legitimacy of charges
As poverty and lead poisoning continue to afflict Milwaukee’s central city communities of color, downtown boosters are setting out on a campaign to raise $1.5 million in the next year to cover the Hoan Bridge in lights. Continue reading Group seeks millions to light Hoan Bridge, as Milwaukee communities suffer
The 20-week campaign seeks to connect and support residents in five Milwaukee neighborhoods. Continue reading ‘20 Weeks, 20 Hoods’ promotes peace by building relationships
The yearly festival, which celebrates the freeing of the last slaves, attracts thousands with quality local music, food and business. Continue reading Juneteenth Day celebration unites Black Milwaukee
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
