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Of all the “isms” that are out there, racism is one of the most enduring, and in this supposedly post-racial age, the most pernicious.It can be hard for…

If you’ve celebrated a golden birthday, played Sheepshead or directed a thirsty friend to the bubbler … you are probably a cheesehead. The Dictionary of…

Getting wrapped up in a spoken word performance and feeling a part of an artistic experience looks and sounds different since the coronavirus pandemic…

For musician Johanna Rose, the pandemic has been a mixed blessing.The time in isolation has meant they haven't been able to perform with the many groups…

Of the many climate crises we face, soil erosion isn’t usually on the top of people’s lists. But it should be. Without topsoil, we can’t grow food.…

The urban-rural divide in Wisconsin has become ingrained in our culture. Right now, that divide is dangerous. Ideological divides have led to in-fighting…

The 1960s was a decade of change in the United States. The civil rights movement brought intense focus on human rights abuses against minorities,…

The COVID-19 pandemic plunged the world’s economy into the biggest recession since the Great Depression. Many Americans continue to struggle as the…

The Democratic National Convention is just around the corner. Although the event has been scaled back, the Milwaukee Police Department is still preparing…

Just past the front desk of the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Branch on West Wisconsin Avenue, there’s a hallway you have to walk through to get to…