Milwaukee’s Shootings Are Actually Falling. Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud Why.
Homicides, shootings and carjackings are down across Milwaukee in 2026 — and the reason isn’t more policing, it’s more trust. Marcus Hart breaks down what the numbers actually say about what works.
It’s BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. The Data on Black Veterans Should Scare Us Into Action.
Black veterans deployed in combat develop PTSD at 22%, compared to 14.1% for white veterans — and face steeper barriers to care. Marcus Hart, a combat veteran himself, on what’s actually driving that gap and what community-level solutions look like beyond another awareness month.
The VA and HHS Just Announced a Psychedelic Therapy Partnership for Veterans. Black Veterans Should Read the Fine Print.
A new federal partnership will fast-track research into psychedelic treatments for veteran PTSD. That’s genuinely promising — and it lands on top of a documented racial gap in care that no new drug pipeline fixes by itself.
Milwaukee’s Veterans Court Works. Most Veterans With Legal Trouble Still Don’t Know It Exists.
Milwaukee County has run a Veterans Treatment Court for years, with free legal clinics running this month at the Veteran Service Office. Marcus Hart, a combat veteran himself, breaks down how the program actually works, and why too many local vets never find out it’s an option before it’s too late.
The VA Says Suicide Screening Rates Are at a Record High. So Is the Suicide Rate. Both Things Are True.
The VA is screening more veterans for suicide risk than ever before — and the veteran suicide rate still ticked up to its highest level since 2018. Marcus Hart, a combat veteran himself, unpacks why better screening and worse outcomes can both be true at once, and what the data says actually saves lives.
Men Aren’t Choosing Sides on Masculinity. They’re Choosing Sides on Belonging.
As the culture war over masculinity rages online, the real shift is quieter — men retreating from ideology and back into family, faith, and neighborhood. Marcus Hart argues that’s not a retreat at all, it’s the only version of manhood that’s ever actually worked.
The Black Men’s Mental Health Movement Is Finally Building Infrastructure, Not Just Awareness
A wave of Black Men’s Mental Health Conferences and a new Jed Foundation partnership with Alpha Phi Alpha suggest this Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is different — Marcus Hart looks at what’s actually being built.
Congress Wants to Balance the Books on the Backs of Disabled Veterans — Wisconsin Should Be Paying Attention
A congressional proposal bundled inside the “Take Care of America’s Veterans Act” would gut disability compensation for tinnitus and sleep apnea to pay for other veteran benefits — and 1.5 million veterans, including thousands in Wisconsin, could feel it first.