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Low-Income Residents can Get Free Legal Support to Fight Debt Collections in Small Claims Court

October 1, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Low-income residents will now be able to get free legal support to fight cases filed against them in small claims court by third-party debt collectors or debt […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Free Legal Information, Grants Awarded, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Legal Aid Society, PrincessSafiya Byers

‘How Do I Ever Get Caught Up, If I’m Always Catching Up?’ Poverty’s Unrelenting Grip on Milwaukee

September 10, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Unpaid bills often put Elizabeth Brown in the position of choosing between which of her family’s needs should get priority, a struggle familiar to many Milwaukeeans. Brown, 43, is […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Elizabeth Brown, Poverty, PrincessSafiya Byers

Group Seeks to Limit the Number of Years Evictions Remain Searchable. Here’s What You Need to Know.

August 20, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. The Wisconsin State Supreme Court is weighing a rule change that would reduce to one year the length of time that eviction records are held and are […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Evictions, Legal Action of Wisconsin, PrincessSafiya Byers

Research Project Seeks to Find out Why People of Color are Underrepresented in Clinical Trials

July 23, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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.  The history of medical research is rife with instances of specific groups of people underrepresented in clinical trials, people who have then had adverse effects to novel medications and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Aurora Advocate Research Institute, Clinical Trials, PrincessSafiya Byers, Veronica Fitzpatrick

‘I Just Wanted it to Taste Good’: Milwaukee Baker Sells Allergen-Free Cookie and Brownie Mixes Nationwide

June 25, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. All Nubian Simmons wanted was to have dessert like everyone else. But her severe wheat and dairy allergy made that next to impossible. So she started baking […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Entrepreneurship, Nubian Simmons, PrincessSafiya Byers, The Pink Bakery

A Legacy of Past Choices: Milwaukee’s Housing Crisis Explained

May 14, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Rising rent, stagnant wages and a lack of available units have left Milwaukeeans navigating an affordable housing crisis. This crisis, say local housing experts, is a legacy […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Community Development Alliance, Housing Affordability, Housing Crisis, PrincessSafiya Byers

Congressional Committee Hears About Milwaukee’s Housing Inequities — And How to Fix Them

April 16, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Rent caps, support for emerging developers and direct financial support for proven housing agencies were just a few solutions to housing inequities presented […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bryan Steil, Economic Disparities, Gwen Moore, Jim Hines, Panel Discussions, PrincessSafiya Byers, Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

‘Lifesaving, Life-Sustaining and Life-Restoring’: Repairers of the Breach Celebrates 30 Years of Serving Homeless Residents

January 1, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers  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. The Rev James West, the executive director of Repairers of the Breach, spent three months trying to lose 30 pounds — a pound […]

Popular Interests In This Article: PrincessSafiya Byers, Rebecca North, Repairers of the Breach, Tommy Kirk

She Turned Her Frustrations From the Summer of 2020 Into Art

October 16, 2021

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Overwhelmed by the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic, protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd and the fallout from the Trump presidency, Rosy […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Art, Brave Brothers Mural, Murals, PrincessSafiya Byers, Rosy Petri

UPDATE: New Eviction Ban Expires in October. Here’s What You Need to Know to Keep a Roof Over Your Head.

August 7, 2021

By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Struggling renters got more time to work with their landlords this week thanks to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Center for Disease Control, PrincessSafiya Byers, Temporary Eviction Bans





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