Stories tagged: "diversity"

Politics Biden Protasiewicz Wolfe Impeachment
Politics Impeachment-palooza: Republicans Are Now Targeting Wisconsin’s Top Election Official, Using the Same ‘Big Lie’ Material from 2020

Also this week: The special session that just might tie together childcare help, a new tax cut, and stadium renovations for the Brewers. And the state superintendent rips DEI critics.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow September 22, 2023 10:53 am CDT
BIPOC
BIPOC 20 Black Men & Women Who Shaped Wisconsin History

From the first slaves fighting for freedom to the modern day leaders rallying for change, Black people have positively and permanently changed the Badger state. This Black History Month, we're sharing their stories.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey January 23, 2023 12:26 pm CST
Courts Biden Jackson Confirmation
Courts Baldwin an Enthusiastic Yes, Johnson a Silent No as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Confirmed to the US Supreme Court

Wisconsin's Republican senator had previously voted for Judge Jackson’s nomination to a federal judgeship.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow April 7, 2022 2:29 pm CDT
Housing La Casa de Esperanza Charter School Teacher Jesus Avila leads his class in a traditional Aztec drumming performance. The charter school is just one of the many educational missions of La Casa de Esperanza, a nonprofit that has served the Waukesha community for more than 50 years. (Photo by Cara Spoto)
Housing La Casa de Esperanza Has Served the Hispanic Community in Waukesha For Much Longer Than a Lot of People Might Think

Agency has served the Latino Community and others in need for more than 50 years

Cara Spoto Cara Spoto October 19, 2021 11:01 am CDT
Commentary The Cedarburg School District covered up this mural in Webster Middle School because, it claimed, the mural didn't represent "all members of our school community" and the students didn't get final approval. (Photo via Webster Middle School/Facebook)
Commentary Commentary: Cedarburg’s School Mural Fiasco Shows Why We Need to Get Out of Our Bubbles

The district said the mural didn't represent "all members of our school community." But who was really left out?

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern August 20, 2021 12:27 pm CDT

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Auto workers on the picket line at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne County. (The 'Gander Newsroom/Kyle Kaminski) News Auto Workers Fight Back After ‘Getting Screwed’ by Detroit Three
(Photo by Matt Marton/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Editorial Anti-Milwaukee Bias Rears Its Head in Funding Fight Over Brewers Ballpark
Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) Climate Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
Our Wisconsin The Life of a Road ‘Dog’: Hop Aboard the Wienermobile with a Wisconsin Hotdogger
Local Coverage Katie Rosenberg press conference
Local Coverage Wausau’s Mayor Turns a County’s Bitter Racial Debate Into a Positive Local Expression

County board member tells opponents of inclusiveness resolution, “Things are changing, whether we acknowledge it or not.”

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson May 19, 2021 5:21 pm CDT
Social Justice Wausau protest march
Social Justice ‘A Community For All’ Doesn’t Extend to Everyone in Some Parts of Wisconsin

Efforts to adopt measures endorsing inclusion spark opposition in Marathon County, other Wisconsin communities.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson May 18, 2021 5:59 pm CDT