Ex-prisoner: incarceration is “destroying our people”
Activists and former inmates said incarceration is part of a “systematic design” that destroys families and traumatizes communities of color.
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Group seeks millions to light Hoan Bridge, as Milwaukee communities suffer
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.
Upcoming County Board vote could allow cannabis referendum this fall
Though political prospects to fully legalize marijuana on the state level remain grim, local efforts in Milwaukee could send a message to legislators.
Formerly incarcerated must drive criminal justice reform, activists say
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.
People on the Street | Ackkaamayah Yahoudah (Part 1)
Ackkaamayah Yahoudah, who was raised in the inner city by a single mother, has set out to correct the record.
The power of experience
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.