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"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Three | LaQuita Grinnage1 comment

Adam Carr wrote 3 months ago: Tennessee State University, where LaQuita is headed to school Listen: It’s strange, the way su … more →

Tags: LaQuita Grinnage, Part 3, College, Tsu, Family, Thanksgiving

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Three | Terry Anzueto

Adam Carr wrote 4 months ago: Hoeschler Tower at UW-La Crosse Listen: Down Vliet, right on 25th Street, over the Menomonee Valley, … more →

Tags: Football, Terry, Piece 3, Father and Son, uw-la crosse, College, Latino

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Three | Shaqueda Jenkins2 comments

Adam Carr wrote 4 months ago: Listen: On a stormy Saturday afternoon, I went to Shaqueda Jenkins’ graduation/going way/birth … more →

Tags: Shequeda Jenkins, Part 3, Benedict College, Family Party, Birthday, mothers and daughters

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Two | Latavia Patterson

Adam Carr wrote 4 months ago: An important part of most teenagers' summers Listen: Latavia Patterson recently moved to a new a … more →

Tags: Pearls For Teen Girls, summer, Latavia Patterson, Part 2, nephew, Child, cute

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Two | Calvin Washington

Adam Carr wrote 4 months ago: Basketball can be an incredibly important outlet in the summer. Listen: For Calvin Washington’ … more →

Tags: Basketball, Calvin Washington, SDC Youth & Family Services, Part 2, monopoly

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Two | Terry Anzueto

Adam Carr wrote 5 months ago: Not Terry or Kosciusko Pool... Listen: I love Kosciusko Park. On any given afternoon of the week, al … more →

Tags: Sponsor-A-Scholar, Terry Anzueto, Part 2, Kosciusko Park, the pool

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Two | LaQuita Grinnage

Adam Carr wrote 5 months ago: Listen: Over the middle part of the summer, we’re getting back in touch with our six First Sum … more →

Tags: boys & girls club, Sista Pride, Youth of the Year, LaQuita Grinnage

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part Two | Shequeda Jenkins1 comment

Adam Carr wrote 5 months ago: Milwaukee County Court House - Where Shequeda spends her mornings Listen: Part two! This month, we … more →

Tags: Pearls For Teen Girls, Shequeda Jenkins, Part 2, Sound Effects, Miliwaukee County Court House

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part One | Latavia Patterson, The Pearls Girl

Adam Carr wrote 5 months ago: Pearls... Listen: Latavia and I met in the Pearls For Teen Girls office in the Brewer’s Hill n … more →

Tags: Introduction, Pearls For Teen Girls, part 1, Latavia Patterson, Meta House

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part One | Sylvester Stewart Junior

Adam Carr wrote 5 months ago: Custer High School -- Sylvester's Alma Mater Listen: When I left my interview with Sylvester Ste … more →

Tags: part 1, sylvester, Violence free zone, Custer

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part One | Calvin Washington, The Coolest Person Ever

Adam Carr wrote 6 months ago:   The Milwaukee Theater -- Where Calvin graduated! Listen: In this piece, you’ll hear Calvin W … more →

Tags: Introduction, part 1, Calvin Washington, SDC Youth & Family Services, MHSA

"Be Heard": LaQuita and Sista Pride

Adam Carr wrote 6 months ago: Listen: For many youth, mentorship programs provide them an extra boost or nudge in the right direct … more →

Tags: Be heard, Sista Pride, Mentorship, Boys and Girls Club, LaQuita Grinnage

"Be Heard": Milwaukee's Earn And Learn Program

Adam Carr wrote 6 months ago:   Listen: Yesterday, at Manpower Inc.’s downtown headquarters along the Milwaukee river, 300 t … more →

Tags: Be heard, Montage, Earn and Learn, Teens, summer

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part One | LaQuita Grinnage, The Very Extraordinary Unique Person3 comments

Adam Carr wrote 6 months ago: Listen: At first, I had difficulty describing the pieces we put together for campaigns like The Firs … more →

Tags: Introduction, Sista Pride, part 1, Youth of the Year, LaQuita Grinnage

"Be Heard": Terry's First Contact With Sponsor A Scholar

Adam Carr wrote 6 months ago: Listen: Organizations like Sponsor A Scholar come into the lives of disadvantaged youth and give the … more →

Tags: Be heard, Sponsor-A-Scholar, Terry Anzueto, Mentorship

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part One | Terry Anzueto, The Nose Tackle

Adam Carr wrote 6 months ago: The stands at UW-La Cross - where you can watch Terry play next year Listen: The bike ride to 12th a … more →

Tags: part 1, Terry Anzueto, Football

"The First Summer of the Rest Of Your Life": Part One | Shequeda Jenkins, The Crime Scene Investigator2 comments

Adam Carr wrote 6 months ago: Listen: I pulled up to Shequeda Jenkins’ block and reached towards my back pocket to check her … more →

Tags: CSI, Metcalfe Park, part 1, Pearls For Teen Girls, Shequeda Jenkins

"The First Summer of the Rest of Your Life": An Introduction4 comments

Sam Van Hallgren wrote 6 months ago: There are a couple different ways to think about Summer in Milwaukee.  As the celebratory City of Fe … more →

Tags: Volunteer, Introduction, Pearls For Teen Girls, boys & girls club, Sista Pride, Sponsor-A-Scholar, SDC, Running Rebels


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