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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

‘Neighborhood Gems’: Learn about Visual Vibes on Villard and AWE’s Silver City Artist-in-Residency

September 29, 2020 by Adam Carr Leave a Comment

Learn about Visual Vibes on Villard and Artist Working in Education’s Silver City Artist-in-Residency with Sara Gail Luther, some of the projects featured in Virtual Doors Open 2020.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: Neighborhood Gems

NNS Spotlight: As America grapples with racist past, leader of America’s Black Holocaust Museum looks toward the future

September 24, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz Leave a Comment

A year ago, Dr. Robert Davis became the president and CEO of America’s Black Holocaust Museum. Under his leadership the museum is revamping its digital space and making plans to reopen.

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

‘I can show you better than I can tell you’: Meet the man behind ‘Milwaukee in Pain’

September 11, 2020 by Matt Martinez Leave a Comment

Milwaukee native Theo Rogers explores how COVID-19 is affecting the Black community in new documentary.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Carousel, Home, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus

OPINION: Looking for Black artists in Milwaukee? We are here.

August 29, 2020 by Della Wells 3 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Community Voices, News

‘A big blank canvas’: Milwaukee’s creatives of color talk about the city’s challenges and their triumphs

August 22, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz Leave a Comment

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.

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

PHOTOS: Muskego Way residents create community-engaged mural

July 30, 2020 by Adam Carr Leave a Comment

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.

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

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