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UW-Madison is the second most successful university in producing Peace Corps volunteers. To find out why, recruiter Kate Schachter shares more about the organization and how volunteers from Wisconsin have made an impact in other countries.

Started by the only known survivor of a lynching — James Cameron, America’s Black Holocaust Museum is dedicated to preserving and correcting the discourse on Black experiences. The resident historian for the museum, Robert Smith, says the museum's goal is to familiarize visitors with the realities of Black history in America.

Being in nature can bring healing and creativity. But there’s a gap in who gets to enjoy our natural spaces — especially here in Milwaukee. Even though the city has a population that is majority not white, white Milwaukeeans are more likely to be outside in the parks, which is a fact rooted in a long history of racial discrimination.

When Mary Baliker was first diagnosed with kidney disease, she was just a nine-year-old girl living in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. She had no idea that diagnosis would be the beginning of a life-long battle. Now, decades later, she shares her experience in her new book Maria Never Gives Up, in hopes that it will help other families and children dealing with kidney disease and the prospect of getting a transplant.

Two first generation Marquette Students, Julie Alemán and Wendy Pérez, started a business to provide textbooks free of cost for first generation students. It's called Community. Books. YOU., a non-profit business that seeks to make the first generation student experience easier.

This month’s issue of Milwaukee Magazine features the winners of the 2022 Unity Awards. The awards highlight six people and organizations that are making Milwaukee a better place for all of us. One of the recipients is Corry Joe Biddle.

The Black Panther Party is a notorious group with a robust history that includes a chapter here in Milwaukee. It first started operating in the 1960s but disbanded in the 1980s. The group reformed here in Milwaukee about seven years ago and continues to fight racism and uplift the community.

In August of last year Mark Keane, a professor at UW-Milwaukee, talked about the university’s entry into the decathlon where UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison students were recruited to design zero net energy homes. Months later those designs are now closer to being made available to Wisconsin residents. Keane, who led the recruitment, gave an update on the program including what could be next for the designs.

Museum Days is happening through the end of January. It's a multi-city event that will allow participants to experience 21 museums across the area.

In another turbulent year affected by the fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic On Milwaukee's, Lori Fredrich identifies food trends and restaurants Milwaukeeans will miss in 2022 as well as new ones they should be looking out for.