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
Residential Segregation Still A Problem
Other than Brown Deer and Glendale, suburbs are overwhelmingly white.
Jun 27th, 2017 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Black Leaders React to Smith Verdict
Calling for peace after acquittal of officer who shot Sylville Smith.
Jun 23rd, 2017 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Risking Their Lives for Fair Housing
The courageous protests of Fr. Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council.
Jun 22nd, 2017 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
White Power in Milwaukee
Open housing marches of 1967 triggered ugly reactions from whites.
Jun 20th, 2017 by Dean Bibens, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
