A reporter shares lessons from a Milwaukee garden trying to save at-risk boys [centerforhealthjournalism.org]
My parents moved from Mississippi to the Midwest during the Great Migration north for a better life. Like many African-Americans, they were looking for employment and an opportunity to live the American Dream. Their journey would lead them to an upper duplex in the heart of Milwaukee’s central city on North 9th Street and West Keefe Avenue. The area is Milwaukee’s 53206 ZIP code. When my parents and I lived in 53206 during the early 1970s, Milwaukee was considered one of the best places in...