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NNS Spotlight: ‘There is a solution to this problem’: One company’s approach to diversity, equity and inclusion

June 9, 2021 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz 1 Comment

Diversity, equity and inclusion aren’t just words to the staff of Colorful Connections, which helps businesses recruit diverse talent and create supportive workspaces.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, NNS Spotlight

First Stage’s ‘Amplify’ series raises the voices of people of color

April 27, 2021 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz Leave a Comment

First Stage’s “Amplify” series features plays by BIPOC, or Black, Indigenous and People of Color, artists. “If you can dive into theater and see perspectives from other characters, it’s going to expand your world,” artistic director Jeff Frank says.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News

Popular Milwaukee DJ gives book publishing a spin

January 29, 2021 by PrincessSafiya Byers 6 Comments

Tyrone ‘DJ Bizzon’ Miller put his experience as a DJ into 72-page beginners’ manual for those interested in learning the craft.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News

The authors next door: Meet 4 of your neighbors

January 29, 2021 by PrincessSafiya Byers 1 Comment

Milwaukee is home to many published authors. Here are some.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News

Documentary tells the story of ‘Latino Wisconsin’

December 29, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz Leave a Comment

“Latino Wisconsin” tells the stories of Latinos in Wisconsin and is a labor of love for former reporter Georgia Pabst and her husband, Ralph.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News

How a project on hoops earrings launched a national movement

December 11, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers 1 Comment

Documenting women of color is Nicole Acosta’s life work. She didn’t know her work would start a movement.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News

Kantara Souffrant knows the Milwaukee Art Museum isn’t for everyone. Her new job is to change that.

December 1, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

Can the Milwaukee Art Museum be a welcoming space for all? That’s the question Kantara Souffrant hopes to affirmatively answer when she begins her new role of curator of community dialogue in January.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News

NNS Spotlight: Milwaukee’s queen of dance still reigns supreme – even in retirement

November 13, 2020 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

Ferne Caulker, the founder of the Ko-Thi Dance Company, continues to make moves in the community.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, NNS Spotlight

NNS Spotlight: ‘It’s up to us to paint a picture’: Milwaukee youth release album to mark a chaotic year

November 6, 2020 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

With the release of “2020: The Vision,” Running Rebels Community Organization is stressing human connections during a time when our world has been rocked by a pandemic, protests and a nail-biter presidential election.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News, NNS Spotlight

‘We’re on our way up’: The rebirth of Villard Avenue continues

October 21, 2020 by Edgar Mendez 1 Comment

Villard Avenue, once a bustling commercial corridor, is showing signs of new life.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News, Northwest, Thurston Woods

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