Uniquely Milwaukee

Last week, Cream City Conservation hosted its second annual Youth Green Jobs Summit at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum on Milwaukee’s North Side. The event hosts local youth from the inner city and several local environmental organizations for a green job fair.

On March 30, True Skool hosted its third Youth Fighting 4 Justice Action Day. True Skool invites its youth, local activists, and students from neighboring organizations to learn about what it means to organize and be active in social justice.

Aaliyah Milledge's journey is a miracle. After a mysterious lung condition put her life in danger, a double lung transplant from an organ donor saved her life. Today, she breathes life into new lungs and shares her story to advocate for more organ donors of color for National Donate Life Month.

March 20 is Disability Advocacy Day, a day where hundreds of people around Wisconsin make their way to Madison to meet with state representatives to advocate on behalf of people living with disabilities.

Bernard Henry leads a sort of double life. He's a teaching assistant for MPS during the day, mentoring students with special needs. But at night, he's hard at work building a sci-fi comic franchise. He doesn't call himself a hero, but his students just might. Listen to our audio story below as we go behind the scenes.

Milwaukee Visionaries Project is an after-school program teaching Milwaukee-area middle schoolers and high schoolers the art of storytelling through filmmaking.

For the ninth year in a row, middle school and high school aged girls convened at City Hall for a day of leadership designed just for them. Hear from the Milwaukee alderwomen behind "Girls Day," plus some of the inspiring young women who attended.

88Nine's video producers Laura Dyan Kezman & Vianca Fuster talk about their recent experience at Women's Entrepreneurship Week, including their introduction to "Boss Ladies MKE." Listen to their conversation and watch the video: https://youtu.be/bRWJR9uWH-s

He lost his arms and legs to meningitis as a toddler, but that hasn't stopped him from getting married, having kids and working full time. And he's got another talent -- he's a heck of a dancer Hear how quadruple amputee Joe Reed teamed up with Milwaukee musician Ben Wagner for a recent music video...and how it went viral.

The Milwaukee Justice Center is teaming up with the Milwaukee Bar Association and Marquette University Law to get the wheels of justice turning in local communities - literally. Their mobile clinic takes volunteer attorneys and law students Milwaukee neighborhoods to provide free legal assistance to community members in need.

A first of its kind organization will soon open in Milwaukee offering support and shelter to homeless LGBTQ youth. Take a tour with Operations Director Marcus Wise, and learn how the nonprofit plans to transform the lives of Milwaukee kids.

Video producers Vianca Fuster and Laura Kezman discuss Browns Crew, a rising hip hop group in Milwaukee and the focus of this week's video Community Story. The musical duo fuses Latin American sounds with hip-hop drums and cadences to deliver stories of immigration and life as Latinos from the South Side of Milwaukee. Watch the video on 88Nine's Youtube: https://youtu.be/XezAQJon7hc

It was buried for more than 50 years and contained perfectly preserved documents, newspapers, photos and books. Milwaukee V.A. Spokesperson Gary Kunich tells us how a 1963 time capsule was saved from the landfill.

Fawn Weaver is the CEO and Chief Historian of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. She was invited to Milwaukee's Stella Van Buren to share her research on the story of Nearest Green, also known as Uncle Nearest, America's first African-American master distiller.

Max Zuleta is the owner of Art Below Zero, a company specializing in ice sculptures. He found his love for ice sculpting growing up in Venezuela, and followed his dream up north to Wisconsin where he opened moved his ice art studio.

Kathy's House is a non-profit organization providing a temporary home for adult patients traveling to Milwaukee for advanced medical care. Patients are referred to the house by their hospital and they have access to lodging and much more at Kathy's House.

Milwaukee native and prolific musical artist Harvey Scales passed away on Feb. 11, 2019. He had a decades-long career, won a grammy, co-wrote the first platinum selling song, and even had his work sampled by the Beastie Boys. Listen to excerpts from his conversation with 88Nine's Dori Zori in 2015.

The grammy winning R&B artist -- and Milwaukee native -- Harvey Scales passed away on Feb. 11, 2019. Today, we revisit a conversation he had with 88Nine's Dori Zori back in 2015.

Black Lens expands it programming to a year-round format, beginning this February during Black History Month. Milwaukee Film's Dr. Donte McFadden talks about the month's offerings, including a special Valentine's Day short film program.

Papyrus & Charms is one of many Black-owned businesses showcasing its work at the Bronzeville Collective. Lean how one artist is paying homage to her heritage through unique, handmade jewelry.

This February 1 to February 8 is the inaugural Gun Violence Survivors Week, and survivors across the United States are sharing their stories in a trending movement called #momentsthatsurvive.

Get to know the teenage rockstars of Negative/Positive in this episode of Community Stories.

The 6th annual Guitar Festival at the United Community Center invites internationally-recognized guitarists to work with young Latino guitarists in Milwaukee, and other guitar students from around the Midwest.

Golda Meir School cut the ribbon on its new maker space back in November. Since then, middle school students have had access to cutting edge technology, including robotics, laser engraving and 3D printing. Learn how a crucial partnership with Eaton Corporation made it possible.

The Milwaukee VA Medical Center serves 24,000 veterans, a quarter of which, come to the VA for mental health crises. “This is their medical home, most of them have been coming here a long time,” said Ben Thelen, a former EMT and combat medic in Iraq, who now works for the VA. He’s behind a new program that is training EMTs to identifying and handling mental health crisis situations when responding...