Teran Powell

2 months ago | wuwm.com | Teran Powell

Kelli Johnson is a Black woman born and raised in Milwaukee. She is also the new owner of a laundromat in the Murray Hill neighborhood. The laundromat, formerly known as the Murray Park Kwik Wash, had a 30-plus-year history of serving customers. Johnson hopes to continue that legacy while also making the laundromat a place where people can connect. She has changed the name of the laundromat; it's now called The Washroom.

2 months ago | wuwm.com | Teran Powell

On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, I visited the BP gas station at 807 West Atkinson Avenue in the Arlington Heights neighborhood. It wasn’t too busy, but that was no indication of how busy business has been since the owners made a plea to the Milwaukee community to increase their support. "My wife and I are gonna say this right now: We appreciate everybody. We thank you guys for your support and for patronizing us," Marvin Nash says. Marvin and his wife, Sonia, are the newest owners of that BP.

2 months ago | wuwm.com | Teran Powell

There are countless stories of Black people that aren’t told in American history books. The absence of those stories has prompted a local lecture series. It’s called "Things Your History Teacher Didn’t Teach You: Blacks in History."Derek Mosley leads the lecture series. He’s the director of Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education.

Dec 9, 2024 | wuwm.com | Teran Powell

Community organizers are hosting intergenerational talking circles among Milwaukee’s youth and elders. The conversations have been happening since January and focus on how specific issues directly impact Black and Brown Milwaukeeans. A small gym inside Safe & Sound, a Milwaukee nonprofit, was the site of the most recent intergenerational talking circle. The topic of the night: Another One Gone Too Soon. It’s a reference to loss in Milwaukee’s Black and Brown communities.

Dec 3, 2024 | wuwm.com | Teran Powell

Heal the Hearts. Heal the Homes. Heal the Hoods. That’s been Heal the Hood MKE’s motto since its founding in 2012. More than a decade later, Heal the Hood MKE continues to be a vehicle by which Milwaukee residents can access support resources — including jobs, health, and school support. It’s also created space for people to enjoy good food, fun, and safe fellowship through community block parties and resource fairs.