By Edgar Mendez 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 number of African Americans who die from drug overdoses in Milwaukee County continues to rise, with Black residents making up 45% of […]
The Milwaukee Estuary is an Area of Concern: What’s the Plan to Clean it Up?
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz One of Milwaukee’s greatest features is its shoreline. However, while things on the surface look fine, there’s a different story happening underneath. The Department of City Development for the City of Milwaukee held a presentation regarding the contaminated sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary on Tuesday, May 18. The Milwaukee Estuary is considered […]
Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas Statement Regarding the Accreditation of the Milwaukee County Jail by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
On Monday May, 17th , Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas announced that the Milwaukee County Jail has, for the first time in its history, earned accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). NCCHC accreditation has long been recognized as the industry gold standard in high-quality correctional health care. The Milwaukee County […]
Roundtable Panelists talk Housing, Eviction and the American Rescue Plan
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The housing crisis in Wisconsin was in existence long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and when it did arrive, it took a bad situation and made it worse. Now that the American Rescue Plan is in action, housing experts are hoping to see a change. Opportunity Wisconsin, a statewide coalition group, released […]
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: Milwaukee’s AAPI Community Can be Hard to Find
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Sumathi Thiyagarajan has lived a lot of places. She moved to Chicago from India when she was just over a year old. Since then, she’s lived in San Francisco, Boston and now Milwaukee. Of all the cities she’s lived, it was here in Milwaukee that she experienced the largest culture shock of […]
Native Nations Are Taking the Lead on Shaping Their Future
By Karen Stokes The Native American community faces many challenges but are fighting to shape their future. On Saturday, May 8, the United Nations Association of Milwaukee hosted a panel of Native American experts, moderated by Pam Richard to discuss issues facing their community. Issues discussed included Native American sovereignty, protecting land, air and water, […]
Lasry Campaign Becomes First Wisconsin Campaign to Unionize
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Earlier this week, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry announced that his campaign staff will be unionizing with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 494. In taking this action, the Lasry campaign became the first campaign staff to unionize in Wisconsin’s history. “I am proud that our campaign staff […]
Children’s Wisconsin Working to Aid Youth Mental Health Effected by Pandemic
By Hayley Crandall Mental Health Awareness Month is upon us, and Children’s Wisconsin has a variety of resources available for children and families as the mental health crisis in the state grows. Children’s mental health was already being recognized as a significant issue in Wisconsin prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but since the pandemic, circumstances […]
Miracle Marathon for Children’s Wisconsin Raising Money and Sharing Stories
By Hayley Crandall The annual WKLH Miracle Marathon for Children’s Wisconsin is being held Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21. Presented by Accunet Mortgage, the radiothon is one of the largest fundraisers for Children’s Wisconsin, having raised over $27 million since its start, according to the press release. Miracle Marathon showcases various programs along […]
LL Coogi Continues Epic Run into 2021 with “Cold March 5” and Gangsta Grillz Co-Sign
By Dylan Deprey If 2020 was a marathon, LL Coogi pushed through the leg cramps, skipped the water break and passed the finished line miles ago. As battle rap events were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, staying stagnant was out of the question. After releasing 10 projects over the course of 2020, the […]
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