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When news of an extended spring break hit her inbox last March, Jaya Walters went online to check flight prices. The newly declared pandemic isn’t that serious, she thought. It would be over in a month and she would have the opportunity score some cheap flight tickets and have a new experience. Or so she […]

Colectivo Coffee workers say they are expecting a win as unionization ballots from workers in Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago are returned to the National Labor Relations Board ahead of an April 6 count.  Zoe Muellner, a trainer and vocal union supporter at Colectivo until she was laid off due to “COVID cuts” said in an […]

A Milwaukee City Council Committee voted Tuesday to deny the Milwaukee Police Department the opportunity to appear on A&E’s The First 48. The First 48 is A&E’s flagship program. Cameras follow real homicide detectives over the first 48 hours of a homicide investigation. This is due to the notion that the first 48 hours of […]

Grey clouds loomed over Washington High School’s now bleak campus that was once filled with lively children. A musky smell overtook the air just before rainfall as a crisp breeze swept through the holes of a black chain link fence that sat in front of the basketball and track field. The paint was worn and […]

Black-owned businesses have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic causing many to close at an alarming rate. However, Adrian Hurd tells us about a few Black businesses in Milwaukee that have managed to weather through the storm.

KENOSHA, Wis. -Kyle Rittenhouse attended his first preliminary hearing on Dec. 3, through a zoom call. The state is charging Rittenhouse with killing two protestors at a Kenosha protest.  The Preliminary hearing started by addressing the motion to dismiss counts two and six against Rittenhouse, filed by Attorney Mark Richards. Richards says that they should dismiss count […]

A protest movement demanding social and racial justice and an end to police brutality began and hundreds of demonstrators gathered, sparked by the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. Since spring, a mixed-race group known as The People’s Revolution has been carrying out the daily marches and demonstrations. The […]

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission met last Thursday to see if any members were willing to change their position on who they want for the next chief of police in Milwaukee. The meeting helped nothing as it ended still in a tie at 3-3 between Malik Aziz, who is the deputy police chief, and […]

The Milwaukee Public Health and Safety Committee met with the Milwaukee Health Department to discuss updates on COVID-19 case numbers and the plan for COVID vaccination distribution during a meeting on Dec. 8. The Health Department is placing a special emphasis on building trust with people who are hesitant to take the vaccine, according to Health Department Commissioner Marlaina Johnson.  […]

Paris Procopis lives in Milwaukee and is a contributing author to the Wisconsin Conservative Digest. Procopis is one of the 4 million active users on Parler. Procopis made a Parler account because he was sick and tired of the censorship he believed was happening on sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  “They shouldn’t be allowed […]

The COVID-19 vaccine is getting a lot of mixed feelings from people questioning if it’s safe to be used. After a long couple of months of suffering and stocking up on cleaning supplies to keep your family safe from the coronavirus. A vaccination was in the making, but it was not finalized until recently when […]

In the past several weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has become bigger than it ever has been. Wisconsin is currently at 470,— cases and has seen 4,539 deaths. The United States as a whole has seen 16.9 million cases with over 300K deaths. There have been individual days this month that are considered the deadliest days […]