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Milwaukee to celebrate Latino heritage as host of LULAC National Convention on 90th anniversary

Milwaukee to celebrate Latino heritage as host of LULAC National Convention on 90th anniversary

Posted by | Apr 30, 2019 |

The oldest and largest Latino Civil Rights group in America formally announced, on April 25 at a reception in the rotunda of City Hall, that it was coming to Milwaukee this summer to hold its National Convention – coinciding with the organization’s 90th anniversary. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) will host their 2019 National Convention “Movimiento LULAC: 90 Years of Building Power & Transforming Communities Across America!” from July 10 to 13 at the Wisconsin Convention Center in downtown. Members of the national leadership team and local officials spoke during the City Hall gathering, about the...

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Cory Booker discusses our “humanity on the sidewalk” at Milwaukee roundtable on gun violence

Cory Booker discusses our “humanity on the sidewalk” at Milwaukee roundtable on gun violence

Posted by | Apr 29, 2019 |

Coffee Makes You Black was standing room only on April 23 as it hosted a “Roundtable on Gun Violence Prevention” with Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker, to talk about issues surrounding the national health crisis that affects all levels of society. The 49 year old U.S. Senator from New Jersey selected Milwaukee as his first Wisconsin stop on the national campaign trail. He was both a moderator and contributor on the roundtable, which included Khary Penebaker, Tatiana Washington, Bria Smith, Heather Driscoll, Pardeep Kaleka, and Chantia Lewis. Each member shared their personal experiences from being affected by gun violence....

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Props and costumes from popular theater productions part of The Rep’s biennial storage sale

Props and costumes from popular theater productions part of The Rep’s biennial storage sale

Posted by | Apr 26, 2019 |

After two seasons of accumulating an inventory of items for its stage productions, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater held another Prop and Costume Sale on April 20 to clear out warehouse space. The “Get This Stuff Out of Here” event priced items for sale that included costumes, hats, shoes, accessories, fabric, props, set decoration, furniture, draperies, surplus tools, materials, and stage equipment from past productions. Some specialty props featured furniture and lots of snowy Christmas trees from Christmas at Pemberley, wall art, draperies, and swags from The Chinese Lady, super modern table from Junk, baskets from Guards at the Taj, American...

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City holds DNC 2020 brainstorming session to assist minority enterprises share in economic impact

City holds DNC 2020 brainstorming session to assist minority enterprises share in economic impact

Posted by | Apr 25, 2019 |

As Milwaukee gears up for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, city leaders, members of Business Improvement Districts (BID) and Neighborhood Improvement Districts (NID) came together on April 17 at Riverwest’s The Vibe for a two-way fact-finding and brainstorming session about keeping the expected $200 million generated over 4 days in the city. The hope is to see that at least $50 million of the expected economic impact goes to local minority companies, by making sure Milwaukee business owners and entrepreneurs can participate in the 2,000 events that will take place outside of the Fiserv Forum. “We want to really...

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Pulaski Park gets major environmental and recreation upgrades with Kinnickinnic River restoration

Pulaski Park gets major environmental and recreation upgrades with Kinnickinnic River restoration

Posted by | Apr 23, 2019 |

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) has been transforming the Kinnickinnic River’s condition through Pulaski Park, by removing the ugly and dangerous concrete bed to improve flood control and public access. The Kinnickinnic River is one of three major waterways within the Milwaukee watershed that feeds into Lake Michigan. That access to water was instrumental in where the city was founded, and the Kinnickinnic tributary has been one of the most overly developed sections. When Milwaukee became a city in 1846, wild rice beds flourished at the mouths of the Kinnickinnic, Menomonee, and Milwaukee Rivers. However, wild rice is...

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Tibetan monks share culture in colored mandala painted with sand at Milwaukee City Hall

Tibetan monks share culture in colored mandala painted with sand at Milwaukee City Hall

Posted by | Apr 21, 2019 |

Beginning on April 9 in the rotunda of Milwaukee City Hall, it took a handful of Tibetan monks less than a week and required millions of grains of colored sand to complete a unique work of cultural art. The piece was finished on April 12 for a few brief hours, before being deconstructed in a public and spiritual ceremony. The group of artisans from the Drepung Loseling Monastery created the sand mandala, a bright work of art with intricate patterns painted entirely from colored sand, over four days as part of the Mystical Arts of Tibet traveling exhibition. The...

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