Milwaukee native Theo Rogers explores how COVID-19 is affecting the Black community in new documentary.
OPINION: Looking for Black artists in Milwaukee? We are here.
Don’t assume that African American and other artists of color are not making strides in their career because you don’t know about their work.
‘A big blank canvas’: Milwaukee’s creatives of color talk about the city’s challenges and their triumphs
Lilo Allen of the Bronzeville Collective and Katie Avila Loughmiller of the LUNA Collective discuss what it’s like to be a creative in Milwaukee.
PHOTOS: Muskego Way residents create community-engaged mural
Tia Richardson worked for three years with community members in the Muskego Way neighborhood to create a mural spanning an entire building-side on West Forest Home Avenue.
Milwaukee baker Adija Greer-Smith slowly reopens her business. ‘I’m a baker that believes positive energy transfers into everything that you do.’
Outbreak Wisconsin chronicles people’s journeys through the coronavirus crisis, exposes failing systems and explores solutions. Milwaukee County moved into “Phase 4” of its COVID-19 orders on July 1. That means businesses such as Adija Greer-Smith’s Confectionately Yours, housed inside the Sherman Phoenix, can now operate at 50% capacity. While some restaurants and shops offered curb-side options […]
How four artists are flexing their creative muscles during COVID-19
Artists around Milwaukee are finding new ways to virtually connect their art to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NNS Video: America’s Black Holocaust Museum celebrates its rebirth
The now-virtual museum, which is making progress toward a brick-and-mortar reopening at the corner of Vel R. Phillips and North avenues in Bronzeville, secures a major work of art and more than $1 million in funding through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Two to know: One serves the community through art; the other leads a team of legal volunteers
Milwaukee is home to many heroes and sheroes. Meet Isabel Castro and Mary Ferwerda, two women making a difference in the community.
NNS Spotlight: ‘I use my art to create a new world’: How two women created a platform for Milwaukee’s Muslim creatives
When Amal Azzam could not find a gallery to showcase her art, she became frustrated. So she and a friend Nayfa Naji created a forum to showcase the works of Muslim creatives in the Milwaukee community.
‘She just knew how to make people happy with her music’: Legendary Milwaukee musician Mary Davis dies at 73
For more than 50 years, Mary Davis lit up stages across the country and in Milwaukee. She died on Black Friday at age 73.
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