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Black Milwaukeeans Are Ready to Fight for Their Communities

Frustrated by empty promises from politicians, the time to mobilize could not be any riper than now

Oct 29, 2019

Black Milwaukeeans Are Ready to Fight for Their Communities

Oct 29, 2019

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White Milwaukee lied to itself for decades, and in 1967 the truth came out

When the Long Hot Summer came to Wisconsin, the reality of race relations was impossible to ignore

Aug 2, 2017

White Milwaukee lied to itself for decades, and in 1967 the truth came out

Aug 2, 2017

When Mercury Retrogrades and News Cycles Fade…

*author’s note: So… I wrote this piece in early March for a new site that planned to launch sometime this spring. Ten days ago, the launch…

Apr 23, 2017

When Mercury Retrogrades and News Cycles Fade…

Apr 23, 2017

#ProbesSoWhite

Jean Grae is dead to me. She has accepted the job of hosting The Golden Probe Awards on October 2nd to bestow recognition on the best and…

Sep 27, 2016

#ProbesSoWhite

Sep 27, 2016

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How To Survive A Lynching

Lawrence Beitler was sitting on the front porch of his home in Marion, Indiana, when someone asked him to tote his 8×10 view camera to the…

Jul 1, 2016

How To Survive A Lynching

Jul 1, 2016

syreeta mcfadden

syreeta mcfadden

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Writer. Professor. Work seen in The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Nation, NPR, BuzzFeed News, and New York Times Magazine.

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