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MATC Opened STEM Educational Center to Strengthen Professional Outcomes

A Central Space for STEM Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) has a new hub for Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) on campus. The institution recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the STEM Educational Center which was designed for students and instructors to work together to keep people aligned with the rapidly moving industry. According […]

Inside Disney’s ALADDIN The Hit Broadway Musical with Genie Played by Marcus M. Martin

ALADDIN Comes to Milwaukee’s Marcus Performing Arts Center Tonight, October 17, 2023, marks the opening of Disney’s ALADDIN the hit Broadway musical at the Marcus Center Performing Arts in Milwaukee. The show will only be in town until October 22, 2023. Through this musical, audiences will be able to discover a new world and a […]

White Lily’s and Caviar Brings Luxury Spa Boutique to the Southwest Side of Chicago

Hydrofacials, Tailored Skin Care, and Boutique The windy city is filled with businesses and things to do throughout the week depending on which side of town you live on. Chicago native LaTonya Fourte’-Lyles is a woman who likes to indulge in self-care which means she usually heads to Downtown Chicago where the main attractions are. […]

Abbott Elementary’s Janelle James Comes to Milwaukee and Shares What It’s Like to be Newly Famous

2023 Cultures & Communities Festival Milwaukee Film, a nonprofit film organization, is currently hosting its 2023 Culture & Communities Festival in Milwaukee. The eight-day festival, which ends on October 12, 2023, features a lineup of films, speakers, and public forums designed to amplify diversity and so much more. According to its site, the festival provides access […]

Buffalo Boss Opens Second Milwaukee Location

A Consistent Start Taj Pearsall moved to Milwaukee from Brooklyn, NY shortly after the events of 9/11. When the opportunity came to open up a family-owned business at the Sherman Phoenix, a hub for Black and Brown entrepreneurs, he didn’t hesitate to get started, naming the restaurant Buffalo Boss.  Now as one of the Sherman […]

Atlanta Nonprofit Gentrispot is Teaching Communities about Gentifrication and How to Not Get Lost in the Process

The Purpose of Gentrispot The word gentrification is still pretty new in terms of understanding what it truly is and all of its effects. As new development encourages growth in a neighborhood, it also changes the dynamic of that neighborhood, which affects those living there, good or bad. Atlanta native Zuri Mabry started her nonprofit […]

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Hosted 9th Annual Girls in Aviation Day

Inspiring Young Girls in Aviation Girls from the Milwaukee area were invited to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport to attend the ninth annual Girls in Aviation Day event on September 23, 2023. With Women in Aviation Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter as sponsors, entry was free for youth 12-18 years old. The objective of the event has been […]

A Black Woman Invented The Protective Mouth Grill to Protect Mouths and Preserve Culture

From Boutique Owner to Inventor It was 12 years ago when Christina Rogers left her hometown of Houston to pursue a new life in Los Angeles. For Rogers, L.A. gave her a world of opportunity to chase her creative dreams. “I think being out here is totally different…you wake up and it’s a playground for […]

Dreamfest 2023 Merged Milwaukee and Madison to Highlight Black Art, Culture, and Music

300 Attendees for First Year Martinez White created the idea for The Next 400: Dreamfest Music, Art + Culture in 2021 to inspire the Black community to think about our future. White said the Black community has the power to control our next 400 years in a positive way and it all starts with dreaming, […]

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