Milwaukee Buzz - March 9, 2009
Kozol on "Public Education, Poverty, Race and Segregation"
Author of "Amazing Grace," "Death at an Early Age," "The Shame of the Nation" and "Savage Inequalities," Jonathan Kozol has spent decades researching and observing the realities of getting an inner city education and the need for school equality.
Tags: jonathan kozol, race, public education, poverty, segregation, amazing grace, distinguished lecture series, kozol

Politics - Aug. 29, 2008
Color blind
Let's face it, there is no way to avoid the race issue leading up to the November election. I'm just hoping it does not become the key issue.
Tags: obama, election, race

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 18, 2007
Please, Race for the Cure this weekend
The ninth annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure begins at 9 a.m. at Northwestern Mutual's campus and ends at Veteran's Park on Milwaukee's lakefront.
Tags: Race for the Cure, breast cancer, Susan G. Komen, pink ribbon, race, running, walk, lakefront

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 25, 2006
"Survivor" lays in on the line
The fall television has already been set into motion, a few shows have even premiered (like Fox's "Prison Break" which definitely got shafted in the Emmys). But the buzz is all about the new season of "Survivor."
Tags: Survivor, Emmy, race

Bars & Clubs - July 20, 2006
This Sucks: Why can't Milwaukee have a peaceful, prosperous hip-hop club?
Last week's shooting outside Visions night club put a sad cresendo on another failed Milwaukee hip-hop club. Why can't our city support a peaceful and successful operation? Local experts weigh in.
Tags: hip-hop, pure, kane, troy shaw, race, visions, kozak, police, baumann, clubbing, guns, downtown Milwaukee, Velvet Room, Old World Third Street

Dining - Sept. 8, 2009
Milwaukee needs a Doughman!
I was motivated by a recent episode of the Travel Channel's Man v. Food (Durham, NC episode), and want to challenge our lovely city of Milwaukee to a similar feat. Durham hosts an annual (2 years thus far) Doughman Challenge. It's part Ironman, part eating competition: "charity quadrathlon w...
Tags: Race, quadrathon, food, restaurant, charity

Politics - Feb. 19, 2009
An Open Conversation with Eric Holder
  I am Black and I don't agree with Eric Holder. I think Americans, North and South and everywhere have open and honest conversations about values and ideas of groups with different skin colors, and other traits of diversity. They talk about black-on-black crime, the lost generation of young...
Tags: race, America, Eric Holder

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 27, 2008
Race Day Tomorrow
Race day is finally tomorrow! I have been busy getting ready for the big day.  The Pink Cosmos team has really come together pulling in donations throughout the team.  Our top fund-raisers are:Mary Vollmer at $350.00Christine Zielinski at $315.00Kate Petrosky at $300.00 Here are so...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Race, Susan G Komen, Fund-raising, fundraising, team

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 11, 2008
On Being Neighborly
I rent. I am happy about that. Ideally, I should be buying as the market plummets, but I am happy in my lower level of a two unit duplex on the west side and my one flat monthly fee.  My upstairs neighbor and his girlfriend have lived there five years already--the house has an appeal, obviou...
Tags: neighborhoods, crime, zilber, community, renters, race

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 2, 2008
Pink Cosmos - Prepping for Susan G Komen Race for the Cure
Ta Da!!!  Here it is, my first official post at OnMilwaukee.com.  My name is Tara and I was asked by Susan G Komen Milwaukee to provide a survivors point of view, as well as key information regarding the 10th anniversary of the Race for the Cure in Milwaukee. In the upcoming weeks ...
Tags: race, what