Articles by Donnie Claybrooks-Carter

The excitement surrounding the proposed accessible splashpad for Milwaukee County, a project championed as a test of fairness and speed, appeared to hit a major slowdown at a recent Commission for Persons with Disabilities meeting, held virtually Dec. 8. Despite being touted as a potential moment to move from Information to Action, the virtual meeting […]

The latest online clash between hip-hop powerhouses Nicki Minaj and Cardi B has again dominated headlines. However, the public’s intense fascination with their personal drama masks a far more significant story: Minaj’s consistent, often-vindicated critiques of the music industry’s structural inequities. While the rivalry is a compelling study in digital-age celebrity feuds, it functions as […]

The ongoing public dispute between Grammy-nominated singer Tamar Braxton and popular YouTuber Funky Dineva escalated this week. The feud revolves around allegations Dineva made concerning Braxton’s recent mouth injury and a former romantic relationship. The drama, largely playing out across social media and YouTube, has drawn significant fan reaction. The feud reignited after Braxton, in […]

“They are using hungry families as hostages, and it’s unconscionable,” said Ayisha Hale. Hale, 36, is a single mother of two growing boys and a FoodShare recipient who depends entirely on the benefits to supplement her income. The prolonged federal government shutdown had threatened to leave hundreds of thousands of low-income families across Wisconsin without […]

R&B singers Monica and Brandy will conclude their highly celebrated “The Boy Is Mine Tour” this Sunday, Dec. 14, in Jacksonville, Fla. The joint venture was originally scheduled for 24 shows but, due to overwhelming popular demand, was quickly expanded to 32 stops, spanning two months across major U.S. markets. Playing sold-out and nearly sold-out […]

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter and former star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kandi Burruss, announced over the weekend that she is divorcing her husband of 11 years, producer Todd Tucker. Burruss, 49, confirmed the split in an exclusive statement to People magazine on Friday, November 21. The announcement followed days of media speculation […]

Demonta Reed, 21, is a Black male who is also a member of the LGBTQ community. He is unfamiliar with the vast number of resources in Milwaukee that address the HIV epidemic in the gay Black community. Reed’s understanding largely comes from his cisgender older brother, who learned about HIV from other family members. Reed’s […]

Jamal Perry, 31, is from Gary, Ind. Relocating to Milwaukee in his preteen years with just his mother, Perry graduated from UWM in 2015 and then went on to earn his Master’s in Public Health from Purdue University, a degree he thought would solidify his upward trajectory. Perry landed a job working for Wisconsin’s Department […]