Aisha Turner
WUWM 89.7 FM
Milwaukee, WI, United States
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Adam Carr Plants Seeds of Art and Community All Over the City
Back when Adam Carr was a radio producer, he was a bit of a tumbleweed -- rolling into communities, telling stories, and leaving before he really had a → Read More
Searching for a Fuller Picture of Wisconsin's Abolitionist History
This week’s Bubbler Talk is rooted deep in Wisconsin history... in the story of escaped slave Joshua Glover. Glover fled Missouri for Wisconsin in 1852 and → Read More
Community Members Critical of BBC's 'Murder in Milwaukee' Documentary
Murder in Milwaukee -- that’s the name of a new documentary from the BBC. The documentary chronicles the Milwaukee Police Department as they work to curb → Read More
'Justice for All': Lloyd Barbee’s Broad Pursuit of Human Rights
The late Lloyd Barbee is perhaps best known as the lawyer and state legislator who fought to desegregate Milwaukee’s public schools. A new book lays out → Read More
Dontre Hamilton Documentary Comes Home to Milwaukee
The 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival kicks off this week. Its centerpiece film takes us into a story familiar to many Milwaukeeans . In 2014 Dontre Hamilton → Read More
Rowing Against the Tide of a Segregated City
Torpedo-shaped boats will race along the Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers this weekend, as rowing teams compete in the annual regatta. It’s the 17th Annual → Read More
Mothers Against Gun Violence Reminds Community that Life Insurance is Vital
I believe I can fly… I believe I can touch the sky… Debra Fifer raised her right hand in praise as Marshé Whaley belted into the microphone… I think about → Read More
NAACP Commando Prentice McKinney Looks Back at Milwaukee’s Open Housing Marches, 50 Years Later
It was 50 years ago that the open housing marches began in Milwaukee. For 200 nights civil rights activists marched from the mostly black northside over → Read More
‘White Silence is Violence’: White Milwaukeeans Speak Out Against Racism
On Saturday, Milwaukeeans rallied in response to the racial violence in Charlottesville , Virginia. A large group spread out at the end of Wisconsin Avenue → Read More
Pastor Steve Jerbi Reflects On His Time In Milwaukee
Milwaukee has said goodbye to one of its prominent -- and outspoken -- faith leaders. For the last 10 years, Steve Jerbi was senior pastor at All Peoples → Read More