Just 7 Months of Growth Juice Talk TV has over 10,000 followers on Instagram and close to 1 million views on YouTube, and has only been around on social media for seven months. Started by Ocatvius Simmons, the platform is quickly growing its audience through quality and authentic content. Simmons himself used to be a […]
Welcome to MKE, Quad Global marketing experience company Quad, welcomed the community to its new home in Milwaukee’s Century City Tower on July 11, 2023. Quad MKE is a modern facility for recruiting and training talent while continuing to engage with Milwaukee residents as one of the largest employers in the state. With the company’s […]
The Masterclass The Gathering Spot Atlanta hosted a masterclass with Stephen “Dr.” Love, producer of the all-new film “They Cloned Tyrone.” Love got candid about the film, and gave some personal insight and advice to those seeking entry into the film industry. His journey to becoming a producer is full of rich moments somewhat like […]
Spaces for Black Women by Black Women Originally from Detroit, Gevonchai Hundnall-Vogel came to Milwaukee for her husband. She spent four years teaching at Bradley Tech High School and then transitioned into nonprofit work. Throughout that time, she sometimes felt a sense of void. She was away from everyone and everything she knew, so she […]
The Festival before Woodstock Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance held its 55th celebration in Milwaukee. The music festival started in 1968, which is one year before the emphasis Woodstock Festival. Unlike other years, Summerfest was only on weekends, making it a 3-day weekend party. The 2023 festival ran from June 22-24, June 29-July 1, […]
Milky Way Tech Hub and Milwaukee Community Founders The Milky Way Tech Hub (MWTH) and Milwaukee Founders Community (MFC) partnered to host another round of the LaunchPad Competition in Milwaukee. Wisconsin and national startups pitched at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee for a chance at $5,000. The pitch competition was open to all entrepreneurs and startups in […]
52 Years of Celebrating Juneteenth Milwaukee has been celebrating Juneteenth Day since 1971. Thousands of community members came out on Martin Luther King Drive to celebrate the holiday. It is on record that Milwaukee has one of the longest-running Juneteenth celebrations in the country. Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration was held on June 19, 2023. This year’s […]
27 Years of Highlighting Black Films and Filmmakers 2023 makes 27 years of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF). Starting in 1997, the festival has been the spot for Black filmmakers to be seen, heard, and celebrated. ABFF returned to Miami from June 14-18, 2023. There will be a virtual program from June 19-25, 2023 […]
Reaching Manhood Terron Edwards became a father at the age of 16. Within that time, Edwards thought he reached true manhood at least 20 times, but it wasn’t until recently that he knew he was the man he wanted to be. Edwards said everyone’s definition of a man is different, but he defines it as […]
Community Conversations Series Northwestern Mutual, a life insurance company, wants to ensure that Black and Brown people find their way in this economy by closing the racial wealth gap, so they hosted a Community Conversations panel in Atlanta on June 3, 2023. Community Conversations was created to provide an in-person forum for the workforce to […]
