Race

50 Years After the Marches: White Landlords Wouldn’t Rent to Us
50 Years After the Marches

White Landlords Wouldn’t Rent to Us

Lyneria McGhee remembers why her family got involved in open housing marches.

50 Years After the Marches: Residential Segregation Still A Problem
50 Years After the Marches

Residential Segregation Still A Problem

Other than Brown Deer and Glendale, suburbs are overwhelmingly white.

50 Years After The Marches: High School Sweethearts Recall Open Housing Struggle
50 Years After The Marches

High School Sweethearts Recall Open Housing Struggle

How Joyce and Ken McGhee persevered against racism.

Op Ed: We Like Suburban Segregation
Op Ed

We Like Suburban Segregation

Governments have long enabled metro area's biases.

Wisconsin Budget:  Will UW System Changes Hurt Minorities?
Wisconsin Budget

Will UW System Changes Hurt Minorities?

Walker’s performance metrics may mean UWM serves fewer poor students.

A Hard Look at U.S. Racial History

A Hard Look at U.S. Racial History

Thousands of lynchings, one in Milwaukee. Experts convene at local museum.

Murphy’s Law: The Rise of Anti-Semitism
Murphy’s Law

The Rise of Anti-Semitism

Study finds three-fold increase in metro area. Jewish leaders blame Trump.

City A Challenge For Black Professionals

City A Challenge For Black Professionals

A story of opportunities, frustration and segregation.

A County Agenda For Black Community?

A County Agenda For Black Community?

Role of Office of African American Affairs debated at listening session.

A Strong Voice for Immigrant Families

A Strong Voice for Immigrant Families

Christine Neumann–Ortiz led 80,000 people in powerful immigrant rights march.

The Shame of Milwaukee

The Shame of Milwaukee

How race baiting was used against Mayor Zeidler in 1956 campaign. Excerpt from new book.

Fear and Racism in America

Fear and Racism in America

Annual Summit on Milwaukee has frank, post-election discussion of race.