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The history of Milwaukee's distinctive black-and-white address tiles
Milwaukee’s black-and-white address tiles are distinctive and ubiquitous, the result of an effort to standardize the city’s street names and addresses in the 1910s. But choosing the style of ...
City of Milwaukee receives backlash after agreeing to sponsor a memorial for a murdered Black woman
Sade Carleena Robinson was murdered and left dismembered following a date with Maxwell Anderson in April 2024. Sade Carleena ...
Four Milwaukee Black community leaders honored as part of Black History Month
Mayor Cavalier Johnson presented awards for outstanding citizen, education advocate, minority business champion and ...
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Common Council committee narrowly advances adoption of People's Flag
Stamper asked Kodis to share his sources on the symbolism of white in flag designs. The current City of Milwaukee flag ... is the head griot of America's Black Holocaust Museum – in his written ...
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City of Milwaukee celebrates Black History Month with public information campaign, networking event, and more
In honor of Black History Month, the City of Milwaukee via its website and the City Channel (Milwaukee’s government access cable channel) is again set to recognize influential figures in […] ...
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How drug overdose deaths have plagued one generation of Black men for decades
In dozens of cities, including Milwaukee, the recent rise of fentanyl has put older Black men in particular jeopardy.