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NNS Spotlight: ‘We’re Saving Lives’: A Mentorship Program for Young Boys in Milwaukee
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. Editor’s note: This story is…
MKE United’s Anti-Displacement Fund: One Tool for Combating Rising Assessments
Fund in year two continues work in North and South Side neighborhoods When property taxes increase, the likelihood of displacement does as well. This reality is all too familiar to…
5 Things to Know About Joan Johnson, Milwaukee’s New Library Director
Joan Johnson’s time has arrived. Johnson was officially named the director of the Milwaukee Public Library after Paula Kiely’s retirement in August. Johnson, 59, joined the Milwaukee Public Library system…
City of Milwaukee Launches Mobile Testing Site
In the weeks leading up to and during the holidays, elected officials and health care professionals expressed their concern for a potential spike in positive COVID-19 cases. The concern was…
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
During this holiday break, I have taken time from the hectic schedule that often dominates my life to relax and reflect on the past year. Part of my relaxation has…
Chytania Brown is Back Home at Employ Milwaukee as the CEO
March 16, 2020 is a day that will go down in history. For the United States, it will be remembered as the day when the coronavirus quarantine began, but for…
Documentary Tells the Story of ‘Latino Wisconsin’
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. Georgia Pabst’s interest in Wisconsin’s…
How One New Program Hopes to Help Kids Who Test Positive for Lead Poisoning
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. A new program from the…
Mayor Urges Milwaukeeans to Get Tested for COVID-19
Nine months ago, when the coronavirus began one of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind was about testing. Testing materials were limited at first, but as the pandemic continued testing…
African American Community Hesitant to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID-19 has ravaged the world for months and has changed our lives, forever. The virus has ended the lives of more than 317,000 Americans so far. Two vaccines are now…