Neighborhoods of Milwaukee

It stated, “We don 't have the right conversations.” This is true. We know shootings happen in Milwaukee. All ages are affected and it is horrible. I heard a witness tonight speak about how horrible the shootings have been and that we need to help stop them. The news channels brush that off, but that is what the story should be about! Danielle Christenson…

In his book Eviction, Matthew Desmond writes a nonfiction analysis of one of the poorest neighborhoods in Milwaukee, WI, specifically focusing on the strains that rent places on low income families, as well as their landlords. In the Prologue, Desmond draws the reader's’ attention to the fact that the “majority of poor renting families in America spend over half their income on housing, and at least one in four dedicates over 70 percent to paying the rent and keeping the lights on” (4). When…

rather that other place one consistently spends time. Using these criteria, I 've compiled a short list of Milwaukee 's favorite coffee shops. Bella Caffe 189 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-727-2160 Monday - Thursday 6:30 am - 9 pm; Friday - Saturday 6:30 am - 11 pm; Sunday 8 am - 6 pm Bella Caffe has appeared on any good list since opening five years ago. Located in Milwaukee 's Historic Third Ward, Bella 's serves bakery as well as 6 daily made-from-scratch soups from…

ranked Milwaukee the second highest residential segregation by race. Milwaukee is highly segregated residentially but, overall, so is America. During the last century, the residential segregation…

In the late sixties and early seventies, protests erupted against the Vietnam War because the unpopular war was killing young American soldiers; however, it was also killing Hmong men, who were organized and trained by the CIA. A secret war that left Hmong people stranded to defend themselves after the withdrawal of American forces. A secret war my grandfather participated in. As a result, my parents fled from the Communist Laotian soldiers to Thailand. Separated families escaped through the…

Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29th, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She attended college at Tennessee State University. One of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Spingarn Medal’ from the NAACP. Another one of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Presidential Medal’ of freedom. Oprah became the first African-American female billionaire in 2003. She is best-known for hosting her own worldwide popular talk show from 1986-2011. She is also a…

and killed by a self-proclaimed neighborhood watch volunteer. After all of this fear and hatred that was faced for centuries by African-Americans, change needed to happen and the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement was created to do so. KEY EVENTS…

There are a few essential ingredients needed before a thunderstorm can become a thunderstorm. Initially, there needs to be a transference of heat from the earth’s surface to the atmosphere. Then, if moisture, instability, and movement are added to the mix, you better grab your rain boots! My decision to become an educator formed similarly to a thunderstorm. A necessary atmospheric series of experiences culminated into what would eventually become my downpour of knowledge. Now, that’s a bit of a…

Ida Mae and her family migrated in 1937 and the Great Depression had taken its toll. Once they arrived at Irene’s apartment in Milwaukee, work was scarce and their living conditions were, in some ways, worse than they were in Mississippi. For a while, pregnant Ida Mae and her family of four lived, packed in Irene’s living room. George couldn’t find work and moving out of Irene’s apartment…

According to JL Guest, a conservative writer from the Western Journalism news company, we are a nation of laws where everyone is treated fairly and equally. Guest states that with a nation of laws, there is a greater balance of human nature, avoidance of government atrocities, and no corrupt officials that could use the imbalance of laws as a weapon to take over people’s basic rights and liberties. On the other hand, Skwirk, an online interactive learning portal, strongly puts in confidence that…