Milwaukee Stories
“I would like to be my own boss.”
Lorenzo Williams is training to be a carpenter and eventually wants to start his own company.
Dec 20th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“I have no trust in the judicial system.”
Lu Ann Will's mentally-ill son was shot by police answering her call for help. She still doesn't understand how it happened.
Dec 14th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“The one thing that can make us come together”
Emanuel Coe, 21, has suffered the deaths of four members of his extended family. He didn't even cry at the last funeral.
Dec 7th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“I didn’t know if I’d be able to live in a city.”
Angie Opsahl, who moved to the city from Waukesha, mentored Willie Hines and other urban teens.
Nov 30th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“Some women change their mind, save their babies.”
Anne Franczek wanted to be a psychologist, but instead has devoted her life to protesting at abortion clinics, trying to get women to change their mind.
Nov 23rd, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“Everything I have, I’ve done for my kids”
Jennifer Garcia is a single mother who has struggled in order to give her children a better life.
Nov 15th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“No one’s really here to help the parents.”
Calvin Weston and his fiancé are struggling to take back their kids from the child welfare bureau. Are they punished for being poor?
Nov 9th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“A lot of changes are being made here.”
Todd Kubera owns an auto body shop in the Midtown neighborhood where he grew up. He thinks it could be on the rebound.
Nov 1st, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“Between the yard and house, it could be a full-time job.”
Stewart Dempsey has spent 26 years fixing up his historic, 1883 home. It's all been worth it -- most of the time.
Oct 25th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“I want that; I just don’t know how to get that”
Davontae Thompson knows his future awaits him. He's just not sure what it is.
Oct 18th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“You had to learn how to take care of yourself”
Jared Lazarevich has lots of autographed baseballs and sports memorabilia. But a good job can be hard to come by.
Oct 11th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“God gives you a creativity”
An artist, musician and stonecutter, now 67, stills believes in the joy of life.
Oct 4th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
