By Sam Woods 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. Black students in Milwaukee Public Schools received 67% of the disciplinary actions given in October, school district leaders say. MPS administrators are required […]
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Racial Equity
By Nadiyah Johnson This week, we learned from reports that Donald Trump downplayed the threat of COVID-19. Black Wisconsinites have borne the brunt of the the pandemic’s infections and deaths and job loss, because Trump intentionally didn’t do his job. Now, we are all living with the immense economic consequences of his failure to lead. […]
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The Power of Race and Inequality in Amerikkka: The Miseducation of a Poor Black Girl from the North Side
By LaShunda Carter, MSW My previous ideologies about race and inequality came from my lived experiences and from what I learned in school. Even though I did not formally learn about these concepts, by growing up poor on the Northside of Milwaukee, I experienced the detrimental effects of inequality. I was raised by a single […]
New Report Gives Solutions to Decrease the Racial Wealth Divide
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Milwaukee is a racially divided city. Beyond the segregation and discrimination that residents face, there’s also an unbalance when it comes to aspects such as education, transportation and the economy. Earlier this week, the Institute for Policy Studies, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the National Community Reinvestment […]