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ROBIN WASHINGTON grew up in a Chicago family of Black and Jewish civil rights activists, participating in sit-ins and protests when he was three years old — events he recalls fondly as “family outings,” though history records them as dangerous… Continue Reading →
The documentary traces years of alliance and rupture — but its false binary perpetuates stereotypes
By Robin Washington / Wisconsin Public Radio August 28, 2025 A religious artifact of Superior’s Jewish community thought to have been lost decades ago is being reclaimed after resurfacing in a secondhand shop. The city once boasted two synagogues. The last… Continue Reading →
By Robin WashingtonMinnesota Star Tribune February 15, 2025 If we’re still allowed to celebrate it, this is a story for Black History Month. And if we’re not, because of the Trump administration’s ban on “identity months,” then just call it… Continue Reading →
Minnesota Star Tribune November 10, 2024 By Robin Washington President Joe Biden should resign. No, not because he messed up the Democratic Party’s presidential selection process, or because he didn’t govern well, or because he’s too old and feeble. That’s… Continue Reading →
Tuesday’s vote was first under new district maps Wisconsin Public Radio By Robin Washington November 7, 2024 Election night viewers of CNN and other broadcasts saw the map of Wisconsin flashed repeatedly on their TV screens, with a noticeable patch… Continue Reading →
Promissory notes between parents and son led to dispute and suggestion of forgery Wisconsin Public Radio By Robin Washington October 31, 2024 In Ashland recently, two lawsuits have been settled involving Kathy Cargill, the 1976 graduate of Ashland High School… Continue Reading →
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