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Here I am, a sophomore in college, covering my first big event and I’m surrounded by some of the biggest media names in the state and country. Journalists from CNN, CBS, AP, NPR, Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel to name a handful. Most of these journalists have done this already in the past week much less […]

The melodious sound of harp strings being plucked by well-trained hands is not something you hear everyday. But for Kate Ray, the music that comes from her harp is all too familiar. Ray, 19, is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee studying String Harp Performance. She spends most of her nights in […]

Pang Yang has two jobs and on the days she has to work at both, she drives to campus. “I hate commuting,” said Yang, “but I have to do it.” As students like Yang arrived on UWM’s campus yesterday, the scarce parking spots that are fought over daily were even fewer than usual. The Democratic […]

The world is a hard place for women in politics. I am one of those women, but I also come from generations of women involved in politics and their communities. My aunt started Women Impacting Public Policy and has brunches with the First Lady herself, along with being well known in the Clinton campaign. She […]

Wow. Just wow. I do not know how else to describe my time at the Democratic Debate tonight. Even though I first learned that I was one of the 25 UWM students to receive a ticket a week ago, through a lottery, I still had to pinch myself once I entered the debate hall tonight. […]

Bernie Sanders, the decisive victor in New Hampshire, came to Milwaukee Thursday with momentum, looking to keep Hillary Clinton on her toes. Hillary needed to stall the Bernie rise. However, the Democratic debate at UW-Milwaukee was also layered in controversy. On Thursday, the State Department was ordered by a court to release the remaining Hillary […]

Protesters burst inside the media filing room ahead of tonight’s Democratic debate, calling for an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Watch the video here and here by Media Milwaukee journalists. You needed a media credential to make it inside the filing center, where national and local media were typing away and […]

The national spotlight shined its bright lights on Milwaukee, Wisconsin Thursday night as the Democratic presidential debate was hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Standing outside the media center with a sign, as national and local media personalities flowed past, was UWM student, Oliver Edward. “Cancelled my class, but thanks for the 25 student tickets for […]

After a big win in the New Hampshire primary and a local visit to UW-Milwaukee for the Democratic debate, an estimated 300 people turned out to an Organizing Rally for the Bernie Sanders Campaign Wednesday night at the IBEW Local Union 494 in Milwaukee. The event was led by Samm Briggs, a National Bernie Sander’s […]

Who really won the Super Bowl? Last Sunday was not any other football Sunday; it was the 50th Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers with an ending score of 24-10; but were they the real “champs” of this event? Not really. I am sure most people would agree-especially the black community. Any […]

By Sierra Wolff Jada Pinkett-Smith. Will Smith. Spike Lee. Mark Ruffalo. These are just a few names on an increasing list of celebrities boycotting this year’s Academy Awards. For the second straight year, the Academy has no nominations for people of color in the big categories. The Academy itself has a historic background lacking in […]