Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

North’s Students March for Black Lives Matter

North’s Students March for Black Lives Matter

200 students join protest. “We deserve to feel safe in our own skin!”

2019 MANDI Nominee: Architectural Planner Helps Underserved Areas
2019 MANDI Nominee

Architectural Planner Helps Underserved Areas

Prof. Carolyn Esswein and Community Design Solutions help develop city neighborhoods.

Delay in Closing Youth Prisons Criticized

Delay in Closing Youth Prisons Criticized

Advocates oppose Evers’ projection of two years to close Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake.

Warming Shelters Rescued Many From Cold

Warming Shelters Rescued Many From Cold

United Way, We Energies helped fund warming spaces at St. Ben’s, other places.

Art Museum Teaches Youth About Prison

Art Museum Teaches Youth About Prison

MAM’s San Quentin Prison exhibit offers boys a stark portrait of life gone wrong.

County Picks Location for Youth Offender Facility

County Picks Location for Youth Offender Facility

Northwest side facility planned as part of model program to reduce recidivism.

Should Washington Park Get Historic Designation?

Should Washington Park Get Historic Designation?

Proposal for Olmsted-designed park could alter Urban Ecology Center’s plans for renovation.

Schools to Address Urban Segregation?

Schools to Address Urban Segregation?

'The Color of Law' event triggers local efforts to create history courses on how government segregated cities.

First COP Houses Coming to City

First COP Houses Coming to City

Council members debate impact as Harambee area gets community oriented policing houses.

Summit Aims to Prevent Human Trafficking

Summit Aims to Prevent Human Trafficking

Third Annual "Stay Out the Game” summit at North Side YMCA trained youth how to resist traffickers.

2019 MANDI Nominee: The Legacy of Susan Lloyd
2019 MANDI Nominee

The Legacy of Susan Lloyd

Retired Zilber Foundation leader oversaw $100 million investment in neighborhoods, still promotes social justice.

Ex-Inmates Group Pushes Criminal Justice Reform

Ex-Inmates Group Pushes Criminal Justice Reform

Asks Evers for increased accountability, mental health resources and re-entry support.