Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Unsexy South Side Area Makes Progress
Area just west of prosperous Bay View has needed help and is getting it.
Jul 18th, 2017 by Jason Biernat, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Has the Black Church Lost Its Power?
Preachers need to frankly discuss the issues we face, as they did in the past.
Jul 16th, 2017 by Byron Johnson, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
I Was a Teenage Protester
Claudette Harris was arrested at age 14 for protesting segregation at Eagle’s Club.
Jul 14th, 2017 by Jennifer Walter, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
YWCA Program Replaces GED
20-week program for adults certified by state DPI has 85% success rate.
Jul 12th, 2017 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
“We Fought Just As Hard”
The role of women in the Milwaukee’s open housing marches of the 1960s.
Jul 11th, 2017 by Naomi Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Huge New Christian School Serves Latinos
St. Augustine Prep, south-side private school, has Olympic-sized pool.
Jul 10th, 2017 by Lydia Slattery, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Education of Prentice McKinney
How a teenaged-boy joined the march for open housing.
Jul 7th, 2017 by Margaret Cannon, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Men’s Group Takes on Sex Trafficking
Raising awareness of problem at local barber shops.
Jul 6th, 2017 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
White Landlords Wouldn’t Rent to Us
Lyneria McGhee remembers why her family got involved in open housing marches.
Jul 5th, 2017 by Brian Morrissey, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
GE Program Exposes Girls to STEM Careers
In past six years 176 girls have participated in innovative program.
Jul 3rd, 2017 by Hailey Richards, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
“Garden of Hope” for Youths in Detention
Andre Lee Ellis mentoring program creates new effort at county detention center.
Jun 29th, 2017 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Summer Program Has Free Meals for Kids
138 locations in city, by Hunger Task Force, for anyone under 18 who’s hungry.
Jun 28th, 2017 by Keith Schubert, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
