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Snapshots of a DiverCity: Jewish Community Center

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The first in a three-part series on DiverCity Walking out of the Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, the last thing you expect to see is a monument to your right, perched atop a small hill. Drawing from many Jewish symbols, such as the menorah and six pillars of Judaism, the monument is […]

Officer Who Shot Sylville Smith Charged With Felony Sexual Assault

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The police officer who shot and killed 23-year-old Sylville Smith in the Sherman Park neighborhood in August, sparking days of unrest, allegedly sexually assaulted a man and told him he “was the boss and there are no limitations on how [he] lives.” Sexual assault allegations against Dominique Heaggan-Brown emerged Aug. 15, two days after the […]

Opening Night Party Kicks Off First Day of Milwaukee Film Festival

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Every year, the Milwaukee Film Festival kicks off with a rocking party sponsored by local businesses that showcases the upcoming festival and brings together Milwaukee’s movie lovers. Since the renovation of the Peck School of the Arts building, the annual film festival party has taken place in the effortlessly cool renovated building which serves as […]

The Police Just Pulled You Over. Know Your rights?

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You’ve just been pulled over by the police. The officer approaches your vehicle and claims he can smell drugs in your car and demands you allow him to search the vehicle. You explain to the officer you’ve never done drugs before, but they insist, with more assertion this time, that they must search your vehicle […]

UW-Milwaukee Presents Beyoncé’s “Lemonade”

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After watching and discussing Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade” this past Wednesday, October 12, participants learned one thing: “Lemonade” was made for black women. Angela Lang and Shavonda Sisson facilitated a group of roughly 30 people in UW-Milwaukee’s Inclusive Excellence Center in the Union, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to chat about “Lemonade.” It is […]

A Celebration of Korean Culture and Cuisine at UW-Milwaukee

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On stage at UW-Milwaukee’s Korean Day were two black belt professors who were accompanied by 10 students. The students themselves had their own colored belts: five red belts, three black belts, one green belt and one brown belt. Each belt stands for what level that student has reached in the art of Taekwondo. During this act, there […]