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10
Jan

Milwaukee Community Hub ThriveOn King Selects Over 20 Local Artists to Create Office Art Installations

  • Nyesha Stone / 3 years
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  • 4 min read

Telling the Story of Bronzeville Milwaukee ThriveOn King – a new community hub being developed on North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville neighborhood by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF), the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), and Royal Capital – selected over 20 local artists to add art installations to the first floor of the community […]

01
Jan

Discover Elevated Haitian Cuisine at Lior’s Cafe in Southside Chicago

  • Nyesha Stone / 3 years
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  • 3 min read

Creating Generational Wealth Serial entrepreneur Jean Claude Aurel Jr. is a family man who works to create better futures for his nieces, nephews, and only son. Aurel buys insurance and properties and recently stepped into the restaurant industry. Aurel’s latest endeavor is Lior’s Cafe, a Haitian restaurant providing an elevated dining experience on the Southside […]

28
Dec

Ying’s Kitchen Sells Its Asian Sauces, Batter Mixes, and More in over 30 States

  • Nyesha Stone / 3 years
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  • 2 min read

Asian Cooking Made Accessible Ying Stoller was born in northeastern mainland China where her family coined her as a bad cook. Stoller learned from her father who was considered good at cooking, and those skills would eventually lead her to a successful sauce business. After attending college, Stoller became a travel agent where she was […]

23
Dec

Mr. Everything Cafe in Atlanta Celebrates 30 Years with Plans to Further Franchise

  • Nyesha Stone / 3 years
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  • 2 min read

First-Generation Entrepreneurs Monica Smith and her husband William Smith opened their first restaurant in 1993. Smith was 22 and her husband was 24 years old, and since then, their establishment has become a staple in Atlanta. They were the first entrepreneurs in their families. Smith originally wanted to be a lawyer but decided to help […]

21
Dec

The Code-Switcher is Teaching Higher Ed and Corporations the Effects of Code-switching and How to Stop Them

  • Nyesha Stone / 3 years
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  • 3 min read

From Personal Experience to Business It was in 2015 when Milwaukee native George Paasewe started researching code-switching while attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He noticed that he was constantly code-switching, so he wanted to dive into the topic and explore why so many Black, Brown, and P.O.C. communities do it too. Through his research, Paasewe […]

13
Dec

“I Have A Dream” Foundation-Milwaukee is Providing Wraparound Support for 100 Milwaukee Academy of Science Students

  • Nyesha Stone / 3 years
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  • 3 min read

From 1st Grade to First Job Times show how much we need to collaborate to support future generations. Nonprofit “I Have A Dream” Foundation – Milwaukee (HDF-MKE) partnered with the Milwaukee Academy of Science to help 100 students reach success. The students started their journey with HDF-MKE during the second half of first grade. The […]

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