Breaking the Cycle For seven years, Ashley Walker has been free from the revolving door that was the criminal justice system. Between the ages of 18 and 27, Walkers was in and out of trouble due to untreated mental health issues. When family cut her off and friends were far and few, she was stuck […]
View fullsize The collection of poetry “The Petals Fall One By One” will be available for purchase this coming Spring. The final cover will be designed by Aleks Popovski (Stand-in graphic courtesy of Armond Gray). If you had told Armond Gray that he would be publishing his first book this time last year, he probably […]
View fullsize The collection of poetry “The Petals Fall One By One” will be available for purchase this coming Spring. The final cover will be designed by Aleks Popovski (Stand-in graphic courtesy of Armond Gray). If you had told Armond Gray that he would be publishing his first book this time last year, he probably […]
Becoming A First-Time Author If you had told Armond Gray that he would be publishing his first book this time last year, he probably would not have believed you. “The Petals Fall One By One” is a collection of poetry that came to fruition because of quarantine. Right before the pandemic, Gray took a creative […]
View fullsize The two high school interns who worked on Joseph Grihalva’s book “Images of America: Milwaukee Jazz” (Picture by Joseph Grihalva). Journalism classes are far and few, especially when it comes to the Milwaukee Public Schools Systems. Yet, Milwaukee High School of the Arts Principal Larry Farris saw an opportunity to give his students […]
A New Accelerator in Milwaukee The Milky Way Tech Hub accelerator is part of Jet Constellations, a Black-woman-led technology company based in Milwaukee, and they’re accepting applications until May 15, 2021. The Milky Way Tech Hub is a national program aiming to connect tech entrepreneurs with consultants, and local and national industry business leaders. Its […]
Milwaukee Rappers Makes Time for Justice-Impacted Students The one and only IshDARR took time to meet with us MCAP students, sharing advice on his life and successes. He shared words to motivate us to do better, to be hungry and to follow our dreams. IshDARR is a Milwaukee-born rapper, actor, and more. He was born […]
Who is Ma Rainey? “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, a Netflix original biopic, was released on Dec. 18, 2020, and Shoga Films wants you to get to know the woman behind the screen. Shoga Films is a non-profit production company that produces independent films with a focused intersectional lens between Blackness and the LGBTQ community. In […]
The Florida Gardening Guru Corey Paul, better known as “Gardening with Goo,” made his passion for healthy living into a movement in his community and on social media. The Florida father and gardening guru is an inspiration for his community and the Black community. “2021 is the year of growth for me in all areas […]
$10,000 Grants to Milwaukee Youth Projects To truly give Milwaukee’s youth an opportunity to make tangible changes in the education system, the newly formed initiative Youth Forward MKE will approve five youth proposals and give them $10,000 each. The goal is to improve the experience of Milwaukee Black males in high school and the only […]
