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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Juneteenth commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — that enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas were told they had been freed. This news came two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Salty Paws is a new doggy ice cream shop that just opened in the Third Ward at 121 N Jefferson Street. All ice cream is made in house, and there's a variety of fun treats for your canine best friend.
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On February 26, 2023 firefighters responding to an apartment fire, found 31-year-old Cashay Henderson had been shot and killed in her home. She was the third Black trans woman killed in Milwaukee in nine months. On Wednesday, supporters and family of Henderson, demanded justice for her death.
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President Woodrow Wilson established National Flag Day on June 14, 1916, to commemorate the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States. While the American Flag can be seen as a symbol of freedom for all, some communities of color have a tense connection to that symbol due to their experiences in the United States.
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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.
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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.