"Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them." - Assata Shakur

Did Free Fathers Day Shoots to Children that lost their Father’s due to gun violence 🥹 Look at these Babies. Happy Heavenly Father’s Day to their Dads 🤍

Busy but fun day covering Juneteenth in Milwaukee.

Let your faith be your anchor to hold you down in the midst of uncertainty and unforeseen challenges.

Michael Oher, subject of "The Blind Side," petitioned a court with allegations that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy never adopted him, but rather tricked him into a signing a document making them his conservators and enriching themselves spr.ly/6010PiiY6

Clarence Avant died peacefully at his Los Angeles home on August 13, 2023. trib.al/44P4DGF

Clarence Avant, trailblazing record executive known as "The Black Godfather," dies at 92, family confirms. trib.al/gghsihM

wrapping my head around Trump and Young Thug facing RICO charges in Georgia at the same time

any black founders wanna be on a reality show w @bet & Kevin Hart to win a $250k investment in exchange for 5% of their $1M - $5M valued startup? 🎥

Check out Alexandria Mack excellent Milwaukee PBS story about Black feminism after the March on Washington as we celebrate its 60th anniversary. You probably know about Jim Crow but are you familiar with the term Jane Crow? youtu.be/qo_d94vjFfg?si…

Be sure to check out Alexandria Mack story.

y’all have no respect for the ppl who make your life easier. the person making your morning coffee deserves a livable wage. the person stocking the groceries you buy deserves a livable wage. the person cleaning the restrooms in the office you work at deserves a livable wage.

In Wisconsin: "white households have a median wealth of $187,300 compared to $14,100 for Black households and $31,700 for Hispanic households." Factors contributing to the racial wealth gap: unequal access to higher education and employment opportunities, residential segregation.

If he pulled off what I think he pulled off he absolutely ate that.

Asking follow up questions to a government agency in an effort to seek clarification, context and accuracy is NOT “gotcha journalism” . It just journalism and reporting. It’s a responsibility I and my colleagues take seriously.

A few months ago, a group of Journal Sentinel, Green Bay Press-Gazette and @postcrescent reporters joined forces to report on horrific conditions in Wisconsin's locked-down prisons. I'm so proud of the breadth and depth of their coverage, which has already had impact. Here's a thread:

One thing that annoys me about myself is I never buy the cart, then when I'm finally ready the sale is over. 😭

The trailer for "Speaking of...The Missing Peace," is out! Milwaukee PBS podcast takes a deep dive on Milwaukee's domestic violence crisis, and what is being done to save lives & restore peace. By #IWMFgrantees Alexandria Mack and Scottie Lee Meyers ! Don't miss it bit.ly/3wlNvYk

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Our new podcast series about the domestic violence comes out tomorrow. Alexandria Mack and I have spoken to dozens of people to better understand the scale of the problem and systematic failures. You can hear “Speaking of…The Missing Peace” wherever you get podcasts.