By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 2011, a clinic opened on North 37th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue and inside that clinic was a pharmacy called Hayat Pharmacy. Since its inception, Hayat Pharmacy has committed itself to serving the community and it has no intention of slowing down. Hashim Zaibak, pharmacist and chief executive officer, founded Hayat […]
Milwaukee Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity Shares Its Plan
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Milwaukee is impacted by climate change, even if people don’t realize it. In recent years, Milwaukee has seen some extreme weather conditions from flooding to extreme heat to an increase in insects such as ticks. Those disasters aren’t just coincidences, but a result of a rapidly changing climate. “We know that climate […]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Launches “A Milwaukee for All”
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz “I can hear the grinding, the crunch of bone and hope, city as machine chomps greedily eating everything unhinged, unattached…” Those words were written by Dasha Kelly Hamilton, Wisconsin’s poet laurate, and recited during the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s kick off event for its new series, “A Milwaukee for All” on Friday, June […]
Milwaukee Succeeds Give Black Male Students Seats at the Table
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 2019, Milwaukee Succeeds embarked on a strategic planning mission. The organization wanted to help combat the decreasing high school completion rate, but then things changed. The COVID-19 pandemic followed by nationwide protests forced the group to rethink its approach and who had a say in its strategic process. It was during […]
‘They were waiting for me’: Gwen Holland Discovers Her History Through Genealogy
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When Chicago native Gwen McArthur Holland was 5 years old, she would ask her grandmother to tell her stories about their family history. Every story was like a piece of treasure that Holland would lock away in her memory. Over the years, Holland’s desire to delve into her family’s history grew and […]
‘We’ve Come a Long Way Since 1971’: Milwaukee Celebrates Juneteenth Day
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In September of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The document declared that enslaved people throughout most of the country would now be free people. It wasn’t until three years later on June 19, 1865, that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas bringing news of the Emancipation Proclamation and declaring […]
Spain Through the Eyes of Foreigners: Milwaukee Art Museum Presents “Americans in Spain”
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Five years ago, the Milwaukee Art Museum, N. 700 Art Museum Dr., began working on the exhibition “Americans in Spain.” Little did the museum know, that by the time the exhibition arrived, the world would just be opening up again and exploration would be more poignant than ever. Last Friday, June 11 […]
Technology is a Necessity: Associated Bank and Digital Bridge are Bridging the Digital Divide
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The digital divide is an issue that has long existed, and like many other issues, it was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. When the majority of the world turned virtual, many were left behind. Here in Milwaukee, the digital divide was evident as many households struggled to obtain adequate technology and broadband […]
A Nation Confronts its Past: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The United States of America does not have a long history, at least compared to other countries. Nevertheless, this relatively young country has a past riddled with triumph and success as well as pain and suffering. It is important to acknowledge both the good parts and the bad parts; to continue building […]
Reducing Poverty: Sen. Tammy Baldwin Talks American Rescue Plan Benefits
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz George Hinton, the CEO of the Social Development Commission, is ready to see people thrive and not just survive. America is one of the richest countries in the world, he said, but its poverty levels are higher than most. “We called it the war on poverty in 1965, but apparently it’s still […]
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