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Northside Milwaukee barbershop a cut above the rest

Gaulien Smith, known as Gee by his friends, believes there are two types of businesses that could change the trajectory of an urban community: a church and a barbershop. Getting your haircut a Gee’s Clippers, a barbershop in an old bank building on Milwaukee’s north side, could not only change your look but also your life and longevity.

“The stars lined up”: Reflecting on Wisconsin’s first high school girls basketball championship

Prior to 1972 girls didn’t always have the opportunity to play sports at school. But the passage of Title IX changed that. It paved the way for Manitowoc’s Roncalli High School girls basketball team to become the sport’s first state champions in 1975.

Freida High’s devotion to the arts

In 1972, the University of Wisconsin-Madison hired Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis as an assistant professor in the Department of Afro-American Studies to teach African-American art history. At the time, African-American art history was in its nascent form and proliferated into colleges thanks to the civil rights movement’s pressure prompting African-American Studies’ entrance into academia.

‘Dream, Quickie! Dream!’ brings Donald Driver’s children’s books to the stage

Following your dreams. The power of perseverance. Being a good friend. Words to live by for Donald Driver on his journey toward becoming a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and a celebrated children’s author whose books have now been adapted for the stage by the Marcus Performing Arts Center and First Stage in Milwaukee.