Milwaukee, WI – YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s annual “An Evening to Promote Racial Justice” will feature eight local artists, including an artist collective. The selected artists, all women of color with different artistic disciplines, will share their takes on the intersection of race and gender equity during the opening reception. The event will be held on […]
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Posted inBreaking
Could ‘baby bonds’ close Wisconsin’s racial wealth gap?
By Ben Baker and Zhen Wang, Wisconsin Watch On a recent weekday, Donald Robert Greengrass Jr., 29, was smiling, greeting locals, and chatting with staff at his restaurant in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The young entrepreneur — wearing long braids and sporting a tattoo of an eagle on his right forearm and a sea turtle on […]
Posted inKenosha Government, Kenosha Lens
County Board approves resolution setting framework for Kenosha County Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission
KENOSHA — The establishment of Kenosha County’s Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission will move forward after the County Board’s approval Tuesday night of a resolution outlining the group’s structure and responsibilities. As stated in the resolution, the commission’s mission will be to realize greater racial equity and dismantle racism in Kenosha County through research, education, […]
Posted inPolitics
In wake of Wisconsin’s racial justice protests, curfew tickets raise equity and speech questions
By Clara Neupert and Jim Malewitz Wisconsin Watch The envelope looked like any other — slightly wrinkled, a handwritten address scrawled across the front. But Jared Cain said he felt violated after looking inside. He saw a ticket for breaking the curfew Milwaukee adopted to regulate protests after a May 25 murder in Minneapolis seen […]