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
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?
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 a child, Martha Freeman fought for those who couldn’t fight for themselves. She has continued that fight, only in a different way. Continue reading “I feel their hurt”
After spending his last four days in jail, Gavin Groce reflects on his past and where he wants to go from here. Continue reading “I don’t feel like I had a strong foundation but I had a strong mind”
Sharlen Moore talks about the importance of listening to our neighbors, challenging ourselves, investing in and supporting each other in order to improve our communities. Continue reading Milwaukee Stories Podcast: Sharlen Moore
Corey Kirkwood unlocks the door to Reformation Church of Holiness on a Saturday afternoon. The building, located on 21st and Chambers, is empty today but Kirkwood, who is a youth minister there, says Pastor Henry Kilpatrick allows him to use the space for meetings.
“He’s a very community-based person. A lot of people know him — he used to be a city bus driver for 30 years. He helps his community out in this area very well.”
Kirkwood, who graduated from Bay View High School, has been involved in community work his entire adult life working, first, as a teacher at Malcolm X Academy, then as a drill sergeant at Right Step Boot Camp Military School and, later, as a disciplinary administrator at Texas Bufkin Christian Academy.
Continue reading ““My mission is to bring the love back to the city””
