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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Conservationists are working to increase access to environmental education in Milwaukee so students of color can connect with nature in their communities. -
The latest children’s book by Milwaukee author Ebony Haynes encourages Black girls, of all ages, to embrace their uniqueness in a world that tries to diminish it. -
UW–Milwaukee recently hosted its 5th Annual Black Feminist Symposium—a space dedicated to discussing the theory and practice of Black feminism. -
Student journalists at UW-Milwaukee spent a semester investigating cases of missing people of color in Milwaukee, and now they’re sharing what they have learned. -
Lake Effect On-Site returns with a live show at UW-Milwaukee's campus to celebrate 60 years of WUWM. -
Milwaukee Recreation’s 20th Annual Daddy/Daughter Dance brought hundreds of families downtown for the celebration. -
"Milwaukee Magazine" will host its 5th Annual Unity Awards on Feb. 26. The event is recognizing five honorees this year for their achievements in making Milwaukee more equitable and inclusive for all. -
More than just a place to wash your clothes, a laundromat in Milwaukee’s Murray Hill neighborhood is also meant to be a third space—a community gathering place. -
There is just one Black-owned gas station in Wisconsin. It sits at the corner of North Eighth Street and West Atkinson Avenue in Milwaukee, west of I-43. Recently, the business was struggling, so the gas station’s owners made a plea to the community to increase their support. Residents did not disappoint. -
A lecture series highlighting Black stories missing from American history books returns to Marquette University in honor of Black History Month.
