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Three years ago, Kenosha, Wisconsin erupted in several nights of unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
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An arts hub called Mitchell Street Arts opens today on Historic Mitchell Street on Milwaukee's South Side. It will function as a community maker space, offer an artist-in-residency program, and host public programming.
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The project, Places of Their Own: Learning Chinese American Legacy Through Oral History, explores the experiences of Twentieth Century Chinese Americans in Milwaukee.
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In the former space of the Milwaukee Brewing Company and Bottlehouse 42 in Milwaukee’s Brewery District now lives an incubator dedicated to helping brewers break into the industry. Modeled after the music industry, Pilot Project Brewing serves as a launch pad for startup breweries.
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In the wake of the murders of Black trans women in Milwaukee, other Black trans women weigh in on the impact on their lives and how the media covers the trans community.
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An oral history project examining the nearly 60 year history of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League in Milwaukee will include the perspectives of founder James Beckum, former players, coaches and many more lives touched by the organization.
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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.