Milwaukee Community Journal

An adaptive re-use of buildings designed by the first certified Black architect in Wisconsin – an historic district designated by the City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) in 2025 – was honored as one of 27 grant awardees recognizing efforts to protect and promote the work of African American architects in preservation, with funding through the Nati...

The pandemic grace period has ended, along with the most generous repayment plan. Now, borrowers across the state are struggling to repay, and those who attended Wisconsin’s for-profit colleges are twice as likely to be delinquent on their loans.

The number of Wisconsinites many months behind on student loan bills has risen by nearly 50% since last fall.

Image credit: Peg Hunter via Flickr

By SweSwe Aye

LOS ANGELES – In 2021, Mya publicly defied the military regime in Burma. Today she is among some

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors’ Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement and General Services unanimously recommended adoption of a

photos by Mikel Holt

I took my 13-year-old granddaughter to the Civil War exhibit in Menomonee Falls so she could learn first-hand about the war and the reasons behind it. 

Before the afternoon was over, however, she also learned the difference between history and His-story. 

With my offering corrections and clarification as we stopped at the various b...