LaToya Dennis
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Milwaukee, WI, United States
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Restaurants Struggle To Entice Workers Back As In-Person Dining Expands
To say that 2020 hit the restaurant industry hard is an understatement. According to the National Restaurant Association, about 100,000 restaurants closed and 2.5 million jobs were lost. Now as some reopen, recruiting and hiring is proving to be a challenge. → Read More
Wisconsin Elections Commission Votes Against Allowing Kanye West, Green Party Candidates On Ballot
For right now, neither rapper and producer Kanye West nor Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins will appear on the November 3 ballot for president in → Read More
Eric Trump Campaigns For His Father In Milwaukee
Republicans are working hard to turn out the vote in Wisconsin come Nov. 3. And President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is trying to stay in the → Read More
Questions Remain About Deployment Of Federal Agents To Milwaukee
There are still a number of unknowns when it comes to federal agents being sent to Milwaukee. When will they arrive? How long will they be here? How many → Read More
How West Allis Got Its Name
Have you ever wondered about the stories behind the names of some buildings and streets and even cities you encounter? A lot of you have written to Bubbler → Read More
Milwaukee Jewish Community Leads Protest Over The Detention Of Immigrants
Jewish residents from across the Milwaukee area gathered outside the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office Thursday. They were protesting → Read More
Milwaukee's Mortality Rate For Black Babies Is High. Why, And What's Being Done About It?
So for a lot of families, there’s this thing that happens when they find out they’re expecting a baby. Once they get past the Is this really happening? → Read More
Number Of Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents On Rise Around The World
All across the world people are grappling with how to deal with hate crimes. Fifty people were killed last week in New Zealand after someone opened fire at → Read More
Changes To Opioid Policy Could Lead To Fewer People Being Addicted
Across the country, the number of opioid deaths continue to rise. In 2017, the state of Wisconsin saw more than 900. Changes are being implemented in an → Read More
ACLU Accuses Milwaukee Police of Targeting People of Color in Unconstitutional Stops
The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the Milwaukee Police Department of violating the rights of people of color by engaging in unconstitutional → Read More
Milwaukee County Jail Death Results In Charges For Three Staffers
Three Milwaukee County jail employees have been charged in the dehydration death Terrill Thomas, a 38-year-old man who died in custody in April of 2016. → Read More
Marquette Professor Says Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Differs From Those in Recent Past
In just a couple of weeks Wisconsin voters will be one step closer to electing a new state Supreme Court Justice. There was an opening on the bench after → Read More
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates Focus on Differences
In just a couple of weeks, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to narrow the list of three candidates vying to become the next Wisconsin Supreme Court → Read More
Across the Divide: From #MeToo to What Now?
For months, women across the country, and right here in Milwaukee, have been making a concerted effort to share their stories of workplace sexual → Read More
Sex Trafficking Happening in Every Wisconsin County
January is human trafficking month -- a time when groups trying to eradicate the crime, raise awareness about it. Across the world, it’s estimated that → Read More
Local Red Cross Rescinds Policy That Would Have Required Some Fire Victims to Travel to Receive Help
Update January 3, 2018 The American Red Cross of Southeast Wisconsin has decided to rescind it's policy change and will continue to serve people in all of → Read More
Life's Voices: Muhibb Dyer Works to Inspire Youth to Live Their Best Lives
Every year at this time, we bring you stories of people in the Milwaukee area who are working to improve the community. In today’s installment of Life’s → Read More
Homeless No More: Tiny Home Community Houses Veterans in Racine
Across the country, tiny homes are being used in a number of ways. Some people enjoy the novelty of living in a small space; for others, the tiny houses → Read More
Life's Voices: Robert Biko Baker Works to Change the Narrative for People of Color in Milwaukee
WUWM's year-end Life's Voices series continues with a profile of Robert Biko Baker. After earning at Ph.D. in history from UCLA, Baker -- a Milwaukee → Read More
Milwaukee Residents Seek Info About City's Plan to Reduce Violence
The Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention held its final informational meeting on Wednesday, on a plan to reduce violence across the city. Around 50 → Read More