Above all else, Adelle White (Public Allies Milwaukee ‘11) wants to provide a pathway for universities to assist in increasing visibility for educators with shared identities in public grade schools, starting with sex education. Through her experience as a Health Education Manager at CommunityHealth Chicago, the largest volunteer-based health center in the nation, Adelle has Read More
PUBLIC ALLIES NEWS
Public Allies Selects Aria Florant, Alumna Class of 2012 and Co-Founder of Liberation Ventures, to its National Board of Directors
March 3, 2022, Public Allies, a national nonprofit whose mission is to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to sustain it, is honored to announce the appointment of Aria Florant to its national Board of Directors. Ms. Florant is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Liberation Ventures, a new philanthropic Read More
Celebrating Womxn’s History Month
#WomxnsHistoryMonth is here, and we encourage all of you to take a deep dive into the stories of Trans women, women with disabilities, and women of color, and how their activism continues to motivate others now and into the future! To kick off this month-long celebration, check out these inspiring womxn and femmes that have greatly Read More
“Dream”: A Poem
By Alexandra Smith – after Gwendolyn Brooks We think of lukewarm water, hope to get in it. sunday morning sun shines through the open window to warm the tile, we bump hips and your Read More
Sankofa: Lessons in Returning to Our Roots
By John Broadway A couple of months ago, a colleague of mine was about to present her life story. But first, she stopped to thank and acknowledge her ancestors. When she did this, something in me snapped. Emotions flared, and I instantly teared up. That moment was a reminder that I’ve felt a Read More
Why You Should Capitalize the B in Black
An identity. A culture. A history. A community. The Black diaspora is thriving and diverse in many ways, and the language that we use should reflect that. Language matters. For decades, activists have pushed for the recognition of humanity in Black people and their experiences. A seemingly “easy” first step would simply be to capitalize Read More
“Not Far From the Tree”: A Poem
By Destiny Harris Above cultivated humid soil, I ascend soaking in optimism. Underneath this soil, beads of courage are knotted into all of my fibrous roots. Through these roots, I am able to form a thick heart in this hollow trunk. From this trunk, hunger for self-control dangles in my mind like these scaly Read More
Tonya Mantilla, Rest In Power
We just heard the heartbreaking news that our dear friend, former PA Milwaukee ED, and PANO VP of Growth Strategy and Development, Tonya Mantilla, passed away Saturday, December 18th, surrounded by daughter Tatum (pictured) and close friends. Tonya had been on medical leave privately and fiercely battling cancer for the past year. Those of you Read More
PUBLIC ALLIES RECEIVES $10M FROM MACKENZIE SCOTT AND DAN JEWETT
Scott and Jewett join lead funder Citi Foundation as well as Ballmer Group, JPMorgan Chase, The Starbucks Foundation, and others in supporting Public Allies’s new Racial Equity Fundraising Campaign Milwaukee, Wis, November 17, 2021 – Public Allies, a national nonprofit whose mission is to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to Read More
Statement on the Miscarriage of Justice in Kenosha
Over the past few weeks, the nation witnessed on trial, questions that sit at the heart of our democracy. Is it possible, in a country founded upon the premise of freedom and justice, to uphold equal justice before the law and the value of all life? Is the right to protest truly a right guaranteed Read More