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Oct

Taste of Lindsay Heights Café Shows How Collaborative Entrepreneurship Can Push Milwaukee Forward

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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  • 3 min read

The Taste of Lindsay Heights Café grand opening was October 2, 2021. (Picture taken from Instagram) Instead of telling the community what they want, Walnut Way Conservation Corp. spent two to three years listening to their residents’ talents, desires and small business ideas through their Community Wealth Building program. The goal of the program is […]

24
Oct

Fitness Company Focuses on Transforming Women Mentally and Physically

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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View fullsize Fitness guru Beverly Johnson supplies transformation goals with her clients through her program, Genesis Fitness. (Picture by Christina Woodward) Johnson started as a Zumba instructor for years in Huntsville, Alabama. Through her work experience, she knew her influence included more than fitness training. Johnson said a candid conversation with an exercising client revealed […]

22
Oct

Milwaukee Public Schools Turn Grey Spaces Into Green Spaces

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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View fullsize Dontae Luttrell (L) and one of his peers. (Picture by Lily Shea Photography) 18-year-old Dontae Luttrell spent the summer interning for Reflo – a nonprofit focused on creating sustainable water use and green infrastructure in urban areas – to revamp his school North Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “I come from the […]

20
Oct

60-Year-Old Sets Out On Cross Country Bike Ride to Raise Money to End Child Abuse

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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  • 4 min read

View fullsize TIm Markison challenges himself on a 3,000 mile bike ride from California to Florida. (Picture courtesy of Serendipit Consulting) One in four women and one and six men were sexually abused as children, according to Voices In Action. Tim Markison, founder and CEO of Athalonz, LLC., was determined to take a tragic beginning […]

17
Oct

“TEXTURES” is the Biggest Exhibit On the History of Black Hair, Now Open

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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View fullsize Installation views of TEXTURES. (Picture provided by KSU Museum) On September 10, 2021, The Kent State University Museum (KSU Museum) opened their latest exhibit, “TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair”. The exhibit is categorized into three themes: community and memory, hair politics and Black joy that features 180 paintings, sculptures, hair […]

10
Oct

Mom and Daughter Create Podcast to Encourage Laughter After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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View fullsize Mother and daughter duo finds comfort and healing through their project, Stage 4 Clinger. (Picture by Natalie DeHart) When Claudia Nicholls was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer, she decided to deal with the diagnosis by traveling worldwide and hitting cities on her bucket list. Then the pandemic happened, and everything changed.   Claudia’s […]

08
Oct

The Milky Way Tech Hub Accelerator Awards 60K to Black and Brown Tech Companies

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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  • 4 min read

View fullsize Nadiyah Johnson. (Picture by Andrew Feller) Just a few weeks ago, millions of eyes were on the city of Milwaukee to watch the Milwaukee Bucks win four games in a row to become NBA Champions. Millions of dollars was spent and with Milwaukee on such a high note, Nadiyah Johnson wants to ensure […]

06
Oct

Milwaukee’s Rufus King High School Offers Music Production Class to Students

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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View fullsize Lee Stovall (R) and one of his students (L). (Picture by Lily Shea Photography) Rufus King International High School is a part of the Milwaukee Public School (MPS) systems and they’ve been known as a top leading school not just in Milwaukee, but the entire state of Wisconsin. Even with recent MPS budget […]

04
Oct

Entrepreneur Creates Resource for Black Women to Climb the Corporate Ladder

  • Nyesha Stone / 5 years
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View fullsize Watchen Nyanue, a Liberian native, is the CEO of I Choose the Ladder. (Picture by Amber Del Rio) I Choose the Ladder is a career development agency specifically for Black women in corporate America and for corporations who want to attract high-performing Black female talent. Founder Watchen Nyanue started the company in 2018 […]