Milwaukee Independent

Given a politically impactful name by his self-described revolutionary parents, Fidel Verdin uses hip hop and other urban arts to engage Milwaukee’s youth in social justice and personal healing.

Given a politically impactful name by his self-described revolutionary parents, Fidel Verdin uses hip hop and other urban arts to engage Milwaukee’s youth in social justice and personal healing.

Given a politically impactful name by his self-described revolutionary parents, Fidel Verdin uses hip hop and other urban arts to engage Milwaukee’s youth in social justice and personal healing.

Given a politically impactful name by his self-described revolutionary parents, Fidel Verdin uses hip hop and other urban arts to engage Milwaukee’s youth in social justice and personal healing.

Given a politically impactful name by his self-described revolutionary parents, Fidel Verdin uses hip hop and other urban arts to engage Milwaukee’s youth in social justice and personal healing.

Given a politically impactful name by his self-described revolutionary parents, Fidel Verdin uses hip hop and other urban arts to engage Milwaukee’s youth in social justice and personal healing.

Given a politically impactful name by his self-described revolutionary parents, Fidel Verdin uses hip hop and other urban arts to engage Milwaukee’s youth in social justice and personal healing.

Near West Side Partners and the Avenues West Association hosted the first ever panel discussion with the four past and present African American Common Council Presidents at the Tripoli Shrine Center.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joined March for Our Lives MKE youth leaders, Isabella Staton, Marvell Reed, and Linnea Stanton, in a press conference to express his support and admiration for their activism.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joined March for Our Lives MKE youth leaders, Isabella Staton, Marvell Reed, and Linnea Stanton, in a press conference to express his support and admiration for their activism.

Milwaukee and Irpin, Ukraine signed a Sister City agreement to foster friendship and collaboration between the two municipalities on March 15.

The Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association and the Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers commemorated the 50th anniversary of the fair housing marches and the passage of the Fair Housing Act on March 14 at the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Office Building in Milwaukee.

The Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association and the Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers commemorated the 50th anniversary of the fair housing marches and the passage of the Fair Housing Act on March 14 at the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Office Building in Milwaukee.

The Jewish Museum Milwaukee organized a bus tour through historic Milwaukee Civil Rights sites on March 11, in predominantly African American and Jewish communities, like the Haymarket area and Sherman Park.

The Jewish Museum Milwaukee organized a bus tour through historic Milwaukee Civil Rights sites on March 11, in predominantly African American and Jewish communities, like the Haymarket area and Sherman Park.

A comprehensive news conference was held at City Hall on March 13, to educate the public on the community-based response to a HIV and syphilis cluster that has impacted at least 125 individuals.

Federal Magistrate Judge David E. Jones offered powerful remarks during the naturalization ceremony for local individuals who took the Oath of Allegiance to become U.S. citizens.

On January 31, Milwaukee PBS hosted an enlightening conversation with 2016 MacArthur Fellow, UWM Theatre Professor, and Founder of TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, Anne Basting.

Activist and artist Kelly Parks Snider addressed a gathering of women from all ethnic and faith backgrounds during a special International Women’s Day program on March 8 at Milwaukee City Hall.

No one expects at age 28 that a spouse will be diagnosed with a fatal disease like cancer. But for Honore Nolting and her 30 year old husband Tom, they chose laughter as the best medicine to fight for their lives against a threatening late stage illness. With the worst over after 128 days of treatment, the journey of survivorship began and continues for the married couple. Honore documented her ex...

No one expects at age 28 that a spouse will be diagnosed with a fatal disease like cancer. But for Honore Nolting and her 30 year old husband Tom, they chose laughter as the best medicine to fight for their lives against a threatening late stage illness. With the worst over after 128 days of treatment, the journey of survivorship began and continues for the married couple. Honore documented her ex...

No one expects at age 28 that a spouse will be diagnosed with a fatal disease like cancer. But for Honore Nolting and her 30 year old husband Tom, they chose laughter as the best medicine to fight for their lives against a threatening late stage illness. With the worst over after 128 days of treatment, the journey of survivorship began and continues for the married couple. Honore documented her ex...

A story of resilience and inspiration from two members of the Greater Milwaukee Community, recorded live at Turner Hall.

Oscar-winning filmmaker and Milwaukee native John Ridley announced the creation of NO STUDIOS, a hub for the creative arts in downtown Milwaukee, during a February 27 press conference at the Brewhouse Inn.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2018 State of the City address on February 26 at the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons to a crowd of hundreds.