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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From 1967 to 1968, activists in Milwaukee marched for 200 consecutive nights to end housing discrimination. More than 50 years later, historical markers commemorating the movement will be placed around the city.
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Milwaukee Bishop Sedgwick Daniels passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023. He leaves a legacy of pastoral care and support for Black arts and culture.
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WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell has been talking with Afro-Latinas from Milwaukee about exploring and celebrating their identities. In this conversation, Teran speaks with multidisciplinary artist Anamarie Edwards.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re continuing to highlight conversations with Afro-Latinas in Milwaukee. Today on Lake Effect, WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell talks with Rozalia Hernandez-Singh about her Afro-Latino identity.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Monday in the case of a Milwaukee Police Officer who was fired for his social media conduct after an incident with former Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown.
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WUWM is celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Milwaukee’s Hispanic and Latino people during Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting Afro-Latino voices in the city. WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell talks with Joan Marie Luciano Vargas about the importance of her Afro-Latina identity.
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Milwaukee County Supervisors are considering a ‘sanctuary’ resolution for transgender children, adults and their families.
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'We are here. We exist.' Trans State Fair Park Officer says he and his department are making historyA Black transgender man born and raised in Milwaukee is the first out trans officer with the Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department. Officer Dezjorn Gauthier worked in public safety at the park for seven years before becoming a police officer in December 2022.
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Three years ago, Kenosha, Wisconsin erupted in several nights of unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
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An arts hub called Mitchell Street Arts opens today on Historic Mitchell Street on Milwaukee's South Side. It will function as a community maker space, offer an artist-in-residency program, and host public programming.