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Greater Equity 2030 Challenges Businesses to Provide 1,600 Creative Jobs for Minority Employees

Keep the talent here. That’s a common saying Milwaukeeans go to when they talk about how most of our talent leaves the city and state. But most times we don’t really talk about the lack of support our talent receives. According to Co-Founder and Director of UWM’s Center for Economic Development Marc Levine’s research, Blacks […]

Greater Equity 2030 Challenges Businesses to Provide 1,600 Creative Jobs for Minority Employees

Keep the talent here. That’s a common saying Milwaukeeans go to when they talk about how most of our talent leaves the city and state. But most times we don’t really talk about the lack of support our talent receives. According to Co-Founder and Director of UWM’s Center for Economic Development Marc Levine’s research, Blacks […]

Bridget Robinson is the New Interim Executive Director for Safe & Sound

As the co-founder of Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week and Executive Director of BlankSpace MKE, Bridget Robinson is a connector for the community. Now she gets to connect on an even higher level as the interim executive director of Safe & Sound. Robinson will hold this position for the next three to four months while the […]

Bridget Robinson is the New Interim Executive Director for Safe & Sound

As the co-founder of Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week and Executive Director of BlankSpace MKE, Bridget Robinson is a connector for the community. Now she gets to connect on an even higher level as the interim executive director of Safe & Sound. Robinson will hold this position for the next three to four months while the […]

Alverno College’s the Bestowing of the Kente Celebrates 25 Years of Honoring Black Students

Seven years ago, Desiree Perry graduated from Alverno College with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences. It was also seven years ago when Perry was a part of the Bestowing of the Kente Ceremony—a rite of passage recognizing African American students who are graduating seniors, earning a master’s degree, or completing a certification program. Each […]

Alverno College’s the Bestowing of the Kente Celebrates 25 Years of Honoring Black Students

Seven years ago, Desiree Perry graduated from Alverno College with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences. It was also seven years ago when Perry was a part of the Bestowing of the Kente Ceremony—a rite of passage recognizing African American students who are graduating seniors, earning a master’s degree, or completing a certification program. Each […]

Cooking with Christian Röeming: Brady Street’s Hidden Chef

View fullsize View fullsize Executive Chef Christian Röeming in the Nomad Burger Shack kitchen. (Picture by Malachi Lyonsdove) On any given day this summer you could have found yourself walking down Brady St. and passed by a gem of a restaurant without even knowing it. The Burger Shack at Nomad World Pub, located at 1401 […]

Cooking with Christian Röeming: Brady Street’s Hidden Chef

View fullsize View fullsize Executive Chef Christian Röeming in the Nomad Burger Shack kitchen. (Picture by Malachi Lyonsdove) On any given day this summer you could have found yourself walking down Brady St. and passed by a gem of a restaurant without even knowing it. The Burger Shack at Nomad World Pub, located at 1401 […]

Unfinished Legacy’s “Beautiful Disaster” Debuts a DIY Experience, Nov. 23

For Brema Brema, art was about the process. Whether he was spending hours in his parent’s basement screen printing street wear, or scaling rooftops capturing Milwaukee through a lens, the art and artist were far from separable. From the colorful Milwaukee-centric lettering to the flittering butterflies across his clothing, the artistic quality was an extension […]

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