Summer Essay: Saving Belle
Larry Sussman shares a story about getting his dog back, and finding a glass half full.
Summer Essay: Heat Strokes
Amber Jorgenson shares a Milwaukee story about the scorching summer of 2012.
Witnesses to History: Lessons From Our Local Legends
Narratives from men in Milwaukee who have witnessed history — one honored with a prestigious award, and another encountered in day-to-day life — challenge perceptions about our city.
UN Human Rights Report on Race Speaks to Issues in Milwaukee
A new United Nations report on racism as a human rights issue speaks to challenges people are facing right here in Milwaukee.
Changing Hands
A JS alum, whose family was part of the paper for more than 80 years, reflects on the Gannett deal.
I’m Going to Paris and I’m Not Afraid
Just weeks after finding out she’d be moving to Paris for a semester abroad, the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks happened. Milwaukee Magazine intern Mary Jo Contino shares the reasons why she’s still going to Paris.
Saying it Straight at ‘An Evening to Promote Racial Justice’
Political economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux “said it straight” and Milwaukeeans Reggie Jackson and Alida Cardos Whaley received awards the YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s 11th Annual ‘An Evening to Promote Racial Justice.’
A Letter of Fellowship to John Henson
A message for John Henson of the Milwaukee Bucks in the wake of the the racial profiling incident he experienced at a Whitefish Bay jewelry store.
Stop Staring
Being African American in the Milwaukee area means encountering “the stare” in some of the city and region’s less diverse areas.