I was born in Baltimore, grew up in Cleveland, and currently
live with my wife, Drea, and our dog, Kaya, in Omaha, Nebraska,
the center of the universe. We anxiously await the arrival of
our first child in July 2011... "The Selma of the North": Civil
Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee Between 1958 and 1970, a
distinctive movement for racial justice emerged from unique
circumstances in Milwaukee. A series of local leaders inspired
growing numbers of people to participate in campaigns against
employment and housing discrimination, segregated public
schools, the membership of public officials in discriminatory
organizations, welfare cuts, and police brutality. The Milwaukee
movement culminated in the dramatic—and sometimes violent—1967
open housing campaign. A white Catholic priest, James Groppi,
led the NAACP Youth Council and Commandos in a militant struggle
that lasted for 200 consecutive nights and provoked the ire of
thousands of white residents. After working-class mobs attacked
demonstrators, some called Milw