Stories and photo by Charlesetta Thompson African American Holiday Traditions Black people all over the world are festive, so why not in Milwaukees Harambee community? Watch Night Most churches in African American communities celebrate New Years Eve with a Watch Night service that usually begins at 9 or 10 pm, with singing, praying and testimony […]
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Larraine McNamara-McGraw: A Passion for Justice
by Michael Timm, photo by Kurt Johnson To Riverwest resident and civil rights lawyer Larraine McNamara- McGraw, a good community prosecutor is a cross between a priest and an undertaker: You dont want em if you dont need em, but you want to know you can trust them, she said. The physically slight but verbally […]
Milwaukee Waves: 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Tunes Into Community
by Tea Krulos I was listening and Alicia Keys faded into Phish, which is a train wreck on paper, but it worked out on the air and I was like Yeeeeeeeeeahhh! No, it was more like YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH! Im listening to the new 88.9FM on a Saturday night, and this is a prerecorded spot in between […]
Darrell Smith
By Janice Christensen, Photo by Vince Bushell Its about 7 pm on a warm summer evening, and Darrell Smith is driving around the East Side, dropping off plants that he just picked up from a nursery in Waukesha. At this time of year, the only way to talk to a landscaper is to ride along […]
Good News on Graffiti Problem
Story & photo by Tim Lambrecht One problem facing Brady Street property owners lately has been an escalation in the amount of graffiti in the area. Recently on the western end of Brady Street, the Pecoraro building and Bosley were tagged. The Pecoraro building was being painted at the time and the vandals were so […]
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