Teran Powell
Race & Ethnicity ReporterTeran Powell joined WUWM in the fall of 2017 as the station’s very first Eric Von Broadcast Fellow. She became WUWM's race and ethnicity reporter in 2018.
In 2022, Teran became the WUWM Von fellow mentor, a role where she helps guide journalists in daily newsroom operations, story planning and production process and through other areas of support fellows need to be successful journalists. All of this is with the primary goal of getting fellows prepared for a career in journalism.
Teran began her journalism career during her years as a student at Marquette University. She worked as a reporter for Marquette student media and the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covering local events and community activists. She has also freelanced for the Shepherd Express and worked as a show editor for Fox 6 News.
A Chicago native, Teran’s passion for journalism lies within being up close and personal with people in the community and the happenings that affect them directly. With a genuine passion for storytelling, Teran’s goal is to tell the stories that need to be told.
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The Heal the Hood Milwaukee Block Party and Resource Fair returns to the city this weekend for its 11th annual celebration on May 27 between 8th and 12th and Burleigh Street. -
Artist and muralist Emma Daisy is coloring Milwaukee beautiful one mural at a time.
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In April, Wausau East High School’s band instructor, Robert Perkins, was accused of using racial slurs and making homophobic comments toward a Hmong student.
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An exhibition called "Native America: In Translation," now showing at the Milwaukee Art Museum, features the works of international Indigenous artists who explore Indigenous history, culture and representation through a contemporary lens.
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Blank Space MKE hosts the 8th annual Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week to bring people out to Black-owned restaurants in the city and show them love and support.
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A new original musical from the Bronzeville Arts Ensemble called Zuri’s Crown celebrates Black women, their hair, and the power of self-expression and love. It tells the story of a young Black girl on a journey to find and live as her authentic self.
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WUWM is highlighting the issue of suicide in Black youth through conversations with doctors, mental health advocates and people who have struggled with suicidal ideation firsthand. Here's Marina Murphy's story.
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Milwaukee’s 5th district has been without a Common Council representative since former Alderwoman Nikiya Dodd stepped down last fall. Seven candidates were vying for the seat representing Milwaukee’s far northwest side. The February primary narrowed it down to Annette Jackson and Lamont Westmoreland.
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There are three contested races for the Milwaukee Common Council Wisconsin April 4, 2023 election. District 1 candidates are David Bowen and Andrea Pratt. District 5 candidates are Annette Jackson and Lamont Westmoreland. District 9 candidates are Odell Ball and Larressa Taylor.
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Activists with the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and the Justice for Brieon Green Coalition picketed outside of the Milwaukee County Safety Building following the latest death in the county jail.
