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Princess Safiya Byers
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
NNS Spotlight: How Nearby Nature Milwaukee Works to get Black Residents Interested in the Environment
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Nearby Nature Milwaukee exists to…
A Legacy of Past Choices: Milwaukee’s Housing Crisis Explained
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Rising rent, stagnant wages and…
High School Students Work On Solutions to Environmental Issues
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. High school students from across…
NNS Spotlight: How Maroon Calabash is Addressing Black Maternal Deaths by Building On a History of Midwifery
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. In 2016, a group of…
NNS Spotlight: How this Milwaukee Native Uses the Arts to Empower Her Community
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. When Mariah Scott moved to…
Congressional Committee Hears About Milwaukee’s Housing Inequities — And How to Fix Them
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Rent caps, support for emerging…
After a Record-Breaking Year, Acts Housing Expands Efforts to Turn Tenants Into Homeowners
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Acts Housing broke its own…
‘You Want Something Done, You Give it to Her’: Stacia Thompson Plunges Into New Role at Sherman Phoenix Foundation
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Twenty years of working on…
The Ins and Outs of Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity’s Homeownership Program
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Wendy Winston has known about…
‘Every House is a Classroom’: How Amani’s Block by Block Program is Creating Change
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Barbara Smith has been excited…