Inner City and Suburban Faith-Based leaders are having an interfaith public day of solidarity at the Milwaukee Mile Grandstand inside Wisconsin State Fair park on Sunday August 23rd at 3PM to kick off an initiative intended to bridge the racial divide bet

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Inner City and Suburban Faith-Based leaders are having an interfaith public day of solidarity at the Milwaukee Mile Grandstand inside Wisconsin State Fair park on Sunday August 23rd at 3PM to kick off an initiative intended to bridge the racial divide bet

Milwaukee, WI (August 19, 2020) The Day of Repentance and Solidarity happening on Sunday August 23, 2020 at 3PM is the kick-off to an initiative entitled, We Race Ahead. This is an alliance of City of Milwaukee and Suburban inter denominational churches and organizations to grow a more unified community that is a tangible witness […]

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