By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Hair – almost everyone has it, but for most women, hair is more than just something on their head. It is an integral part of their identity. In her latest book, “The Wonder Wig,” local author Shon S. Lewis, also known as Dr. Lewis, explores the significance of Black women’s hair through […]
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What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Say About the World Today
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In times of great turmoil and great triumph, we often find ourselves looking back on our past for guidance. As the cliché saying goes, history has a way of repeating itself and can act as a guide when it comes to making a decision about the next step. Given today’s current climate, […]
U.S. House of Representatives Impeaches Trump for Second Time
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, President Donald Trump made history. After much debate, the U.S. House of Representatives made the decision to impeach Trump. This is Trump’s second impeachment and the first time in U.S. history for a president to be impeached twice. So far, three presidents including Trump have been impeached but none […]
Rioters Storm the U.S. Capitol While Congress Counted Electoral Votes
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz This week, members of Congress gathered to count the electoral votes from this past November’s Presidential Election. Congress planned to affirm that President-elect Joe Biden had won, but those plans were halted when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. Since the announcement of Biden’s winning last year, supports of President Donald Trump […]
No Charges Made in Jacob Blake Shooting
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last August, Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Shesky. After an investigation into the shooting, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced that no one would be charged. “No Kenosha law enforcement in this case will be charged with any criminal offense based on […]
Georgia’s Runoff Election Yields Results
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it came to the November 2020 Election, no one was quite sure what would happen. Between the coronavirus pandemic and potential threats of voter intimidation, it was an intense election. Although the Associated Press announced Joe Biden as the president-elect, the elections weren’t over yet – at least not in the […]
Documentary Tells the Story of ‘Latino Wisconsin’
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Georgia Pabst’s interest in Wisconsin’s diverse Latino communities is both personal and professional. After all, she’s a fourth generation Mexican American, and as […]
Chytania Brown is Back Home at Employ Milwaukee as the CEO
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz March 16, 2020 is a day that will go down in history. For the United States, it will be remembered as the day when the coronavirus quarantine began, but for Chytania Brown it will also go down as the day she returned home to Employ Milwaukee. Brown’s journey with Employ Milwaukee began […]
In the Spirit of the Season, One Local Girl Gives Back
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Khamila Vazquez, a third grader at Rocketship Southside Community Prep, visited Children’s Wisconsin, not because she was sick but because she was making a special delivery. Khamila, along with her parents Magda De Osio and Sal Vazquez, were dropping off toys at Children’s Wisconsin for hospitalized children. As a […]
Wisconsin Department of Health Launches “Be an InFLUencer campaign”
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz There has been a lot of talk of vaccines this year, especially with the recent unveiling of the COVID-19 vaccine. Although the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine is still limited, there is one vaccine that is available: the flu vaccine. Several weeks ago, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services launched “Be an […]
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