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How a local instrument drive is enriching the lives of students across Milwaukee and how the community can participate.

Six people have died at the Milwaukee County Jail in just over a year. The people housed there report inadequate conditions and led a protest this summer.

WUWM is celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Milwaukee’s Hispanic and Latino people during Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting Afro-Latino voices in the city. WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell talks with Joan Marie Luciano Vargas about the importance of her Afro-Latina identity.

Salsa music is a blend of instruments and musical styles from many cultures. So, it’s no surprise that it attracts a diverse group of dance students each week at the Delaware House in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood.

Wisconsin Historical Society's Abbie Norderhaug shares the history of a Barbie doll in their collection, as well as Barbie's Wisconsin roots.

Martin Drive, on the Milwaukee's west side, is one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods — with no racial majority. The people who live there point to its varied housing, its urban guardians, the groups with a stake in the neighborhood and more.