Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Don’t Punish Victims of Human Trafficking
Safe Harbor legislation would stop the unnecessary incarceration of trafficked girls.
Jul 6th, 2019 by Dana World-Patterson, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Is Summerfest Welcoming to Minorities?
Interviews with city residents give it mixed reviews.
Jul 5th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
What’s Happening With State’s Youth Prisons?
Three key developments affecting Wisconsin’s troubled youth correctional facilities.
Jul 4th, 2019 by Allison Dikanovic, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Keisha Krumm Leaving Common Ground
Helped push for mortgage foreclosure settlement by banks. New successor named.
Jun 27th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Black Single Fathers Fight Stereotypes
Not “deadbeat dads” — more likely to be single fathers than whites or Hispanics.
Jun 25th, 2019 by R. Khaleeq Sattaar El II, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Indian Community School Preserves, Teaches Native Culture
Students take part in end of the year powwow, engage with native culture.
Jun 21st, 2019 by Mark Doremus, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
MPS Centers Connect Students to College
Since 2017, College and Career Centers at 20 high schools have helped 17,500 students, handled 95,000 visits.
Jun 19th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
High Paying Jobs Elude Hispanics
WPF study of metro area finds Hispanics under-represented in area’s high paying jobs.
Jun 15th, 2019 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
How West Side Area Was Revived
Potawatomi tribe celebrates $50 million redevelopment of former Concordia campus.
Jun 14th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
How WWII Veteran, Now 95, Made History
Anna Mae Robertson remembers her work in the only all-female African American battalion.
Jun 13th, 2019 by Caroline White, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
8 Resources for Adult H.S. Learners
Where and how to get a high school equivalency diploma or GED.
Jun 12th, 2019 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Meet the New Westlawn Gardens
City’s complete overhaul of public housing “like building a small town from the ground up.”
Jun 6th, 2019 by Mark Doremus, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
