By Ariele Vaccaro When Cynthia Gude’s older sister, Bianca, signed her up for the National Miss Pageant, Gude took it as a challenge. The North Division High School junior had never done … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Theater Activist Brings Back PocketBook Monologues – With a Twist
By Mrinal Gokhale As 150 people sat in the Body & Soul Healing Arts Center on the evening of June 18, over 20 African-American women performed monologues on sexuality in the former church … [Read more...]
The NewMe Experience
Monte has recently begun using the NewMe Accelerator to propel his business. Here is just a part of his story, as posted on his blog. This is my first time being in San Francisco. Since I have … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Rep Engages Minority Communities in Preparation for Dreamgirls Performances
By Eelisa Jones The Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Community Engagement Committee has begun its most recent efforts to connect members of minority communities to the theatrical arts. The committee … [Read more...]
‘Black Panther Party’ Film Series Seeks Wider Audience
By Jazelle Hunt WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, the first feature-length film to focus on the origin and downfall of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense is … [Read more...]
Low Down Dirty Blues at The Milwaukee Rep
By Eelisa Jones The Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner Caberet has chosen to show a feature musical theater piece, Low Down Dirty Blues, this year from March 20 to May 24. The revue alternates between a … [Read more...]
Group of Milwaukee Faith Leaders Create Social Media Presence
By Ariele Vaccaro A group of Milwaukee area religious leaders recently began an initiative to end segregation and poverty through faith. The alliance goes by the title Racial Reconciliation, … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Public Art Museum Celebrates 50 Years of Ebony Fashion
By Jalen Turner, 15, Pius XI High School The Ebony Fashion Fair began in 1958 as the brainchild of Eunice Johnson of the Johnson Publishing Company. Johnson initiated the yearly fashion … [Read more...]
Aid Abounds to the Homeless and In-Need this Winter
By Ariele Vaccaro This past week, some of us probably sat in our warm, cozy homes with a cup of hot coffee in our hands and a blanket around our shoulders. We may have looked out the window … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Activist is on a Mission to Change the Lives of Neighborhood Boys
By Karen Stokes Andre Lee Ellis is on a mission; a mission to help Black boys in Milwaukee. Ellis, an activist, is motivated by concern for boys who are surrounded by drugs, violence and … [Read more...]
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