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Lynchings of African-Americans were not uncommon in the United States, well into the last century. But like much of the history of racial tensions in…

Writer Kwame Alexander has penned more than a dozen books for young readers. His novel-in-verse, The Crossover, won the Newbery Medal in 2015. It tells…

Released earlier this month, Logan, starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, is not your typical superhero – or even your typical X-Men movie. Since the…

Many of us dream of becoming Olympians. Most of us content ourselves with watching them on television. But despite having her right leg amputated at age…

It has been about a year since Alderman Ashanti Hamilton was elected to the presidency of the Milwaukee Common Council. The election took some by…

In his recent young adult book, "Just Fly Away," (and in our interview about it) Andrew McCarthy wrote about that pivotal age, when you just want to know…

It has been nearly 72 years since the end of World War II. The youngest veterans of that war are entering their 90s and in the time since, history books,…

This weekend, the Florentine Opera closes out its 2016-2017 season with one of the most beloved operas of all-time, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. It’s…

The passage of a new health care reform package by the House of Representatives came a few days after the end to a tumultuous first 100 days for President…

It’s hard not to see the many changes currently happening in the city of Milwaukee. From the torn-up streets making way for the new Milwaukee Streetcar,…