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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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.
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Milwaukee native Nicole Acosta's portrait project dedicated to hoop earrings is being adapted for the stage.
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Black Space aims to destigmatize mental wellness in Black and Brown communities. Sessions are specifically tailored to Black and Brown men, women, and LGBTQ+ folks. And offering these experiences in beautiful and safe spaces, like the Milwaukee Art Museum, is an integral part of Black Space’s mission.
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Dozens of friends, family and community members gathered for a vigil for trans lives outside of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center Wednesday, following the death of Cashay Henderson. Henderson was a Black trans woman and the sixth trans person, nationally, to be killed in 2023.
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Since June 2022, there have been three known cases of Black transgender women being killed in the city of Milwaukee — Brazil Johnson, Regina "Mya" Allen and Cashay Henderson.
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The "Art Against the Odds" exhibition at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design showcases the works of 65 artists incarcerated in 20 Wisconsin prisons. It was organized by the Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art.
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Some teachers and scholars today say so much of Black people’s history is still not included in U.S. curriculums. At the same time, some states want to dictate the type of Black history that can be taught.