Margaret Rozga

Woodland Pattern’s Poetry Marathon Goes Virtual, Drawing Poets from All Over for 24-hour Event

Pop-Up Poetry Protest Performs Downtown

Timed for Democratic convention, local poets declaimed the “State of the Union in Stanzas.”

How To Understand These Historic Protests

These resources will put the nationwide protests in a proper context.

Marquette University to cohost social justice summit with NŌ STUDIOS

The summit will feature a variety of activists, artists, authors and academics converging to discuss the lived experience of disenfranchisement and offer solutions to some of the most pressing social justice issues affecting us locally, nationally and internationally.

Poetry FEST in the Park on July 20

On the second Tuesday of each summer month, members of the public gather in Milwaukee’s Juneau Park.

Poet Margaret Rozga Still Carries Torch

Civil rights pioneer, the state's 2019-20 Poet Laureate, still advocates for social justice.

Contribution to Bob Peterson of $50

Committee Advances Dimitrijevic Proposal to Ban Housing Discrimination

The County Board will consider the measure at their meeting on June 21.

Jewish Museum Milwaukee Exhibit Recounts Jewish, African American Alliance for Civil Rights

Museum forms committee of local leaders dedicated to ongoing mutual advocacy for equality

“200 Nights of Freedom” Recalls Marches

200 consecutive nights of events will celebrate open housing marches of 50 years ago.

I Was a Teenage Protester

Claudette Harris was arrested at age 14 for protesting segregation at Eagle’s Club.

“We Fought Just As Hard”

The role of women in the Milwaukee’s open housing marches of the 1960s.

Risking Their Lives for Fair Housing

The courageous protests of Fr. Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council.

Dreaming About Frank Lloyd Wright

Touring his homes built for average people provides lessons for today.

Of Taco Trucks and Voter Education

Trump supporter warns of taco trucks on every corner; Latino leaders mobilize voters.

Milwaukee’s Freedom Trail

Murals celebrating Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King and others dramatize civil rights.