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”
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
Though political prospects to fully legalize marijuana on the state level remain grim, local efforts in Milwaukee could send a message to legislators. Continue reading Upcoming County Board vote could allow cannabis referendum this fall
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
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)
If we don’t ask where we have been, if we don’t listen, we won’t be able to grow in the way that we should. We won’t be able to move forward. Continue reading The power of experience
