Engaging Black and Brown Professionals Social X, a diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting group, started in 2012 to create spaces for Black and Brown professionals to engage in different parts of Milwaukee. The founders knew of doctors, attorneys, business owners, and people from around the world that moved to Milwaukee for work who wanted more […]
Big Tigger and Atlanta Beltline Partnership Atlanta BeltLine and entertainer and current V-103 DJ Big Tigger and the Big Tigger Foundation partnered to present the inaugural Big Tigger’s BeltLine BikeFest on June 4, 2023. During the event, more than 100 bikes and helmets were gifted to Atlanta Public Schools students from surrounding BeltLine neighborhoods. The […]
A Quick Rebrand We Got Soul MKE is a newly founded organization that aims to promote and highlight small Black-owned businesses and owners through marketplaces. Founded in early 2023 under the name BLAC Market, We Got Soul MKE has since rebranded to avoid confusion with a similar brand in Milwaukee. The organization was created by […]
National Champs Celebrated with Rally Just a few weeks ago, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Stormers Men’s Basketball team won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II championship making it the first national championship in the college’s history. The NJCAA Division II Tournament was hosted by Danville Area Community College in Illinois. The […]
30 Years of PEARLS PEARLS has been around since 1993 as a leadership development non-profit serving girls in 5th through 12th grade in Milwaukee. The event will highlight PEARLS’ impact over the past three decades through testimonies from current and former PEARLS participants. “We really feel like we’re [just] getting started,” said PEARLS Development Director […]
Childcare Provider to Children’s Book Author After working 10 years in Milwaukee’s childcare industry, Kelly Melton has self-published her first children’s book “Did You Say Baby?” The book was released on March 18, 2021, during her book signing event held where Melton signed and sold over 200 books. The goal of the book is to […]
Black People Horseback Ride Too Cloverland Ranch is a Black and family-owned business located in Fayetteville, GA, that offers horseback riding and outdoor activities. Owned by married couple Candice and Lucky Sanders, the ranch started its operations in 2018 in Mississippi before relocating to Fayetteville in 2020. With 20 horses, 10 dogs, and a bunch […]
Rolling Loud Festival 2023 in California brought out thousands of fans from across the globe. The festival took place over three days and was held in Inglewood where fans got to enjoy some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop. The headliners were Playboi Carti, Future, Lil Wayne, and Travis Scott. Playboi Carti delivered his signature […]
New Deal with Amazon’s Accelerator Program In November 2022, Three Keys Coffee: a Black and family-owned coffee brand based in Houston, Texas, moved into a 1,800 sq. ft. location to expand operations. By the time of this interview, owners Tio and Kenzel Fallen were happy to announce a recent distribution deal with Amazon through an […]
Honoring Hip Hop through Discussion Hip Hop is engrained into society. The way people dress, how they talk, and what is seen as “cool” can be traced back to what’s going on in the music scene. Co-Founders of Black Lens MKE Geraud Blanks and Donte McFadden took their love for music and created a series […]
