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Milwaukee Film announced that it is now accepting entries for the 10th annual Milwaukee Film Festival. Works of all genres, forms, and lengths will be considered for the celebrated motion picture competition. The festival offers free submission for all films and, for the third consecutive year, Milwaukee Film will offer to pay for all work that is screened in the festival. Support is also given to filmmakers through cash awards. For 2018, the following juried cash awards will be presented, with additional possible awards to be announced prior to the festival: Herzfeld Competition Award – $10,000 Cream City Cinema...

Photo by Gage Skidmore and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 For Milwaukee, a city with the dubious title of being the most segregated community in the nation, what the leader of America says about racial issues has a direct local impact. Critics of Trump point to numerous examples of his racist behavior. Defenders of him share talking points that his meaning was taken out of context. However, as David Leonhardt points out in his New York Times opinion: No one except Trump can know what Trump’s private thoughts or motivations are. But the public record and his behavior are...

Producer Jeffrey Seller and the Marcus Center announced that the musical Hamilton will play in Milwaukee as part of the 2019-2020 season. Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz,...

Trameka Brown-Berry was able to meet with the principal of Our Redeemer Lutheran School and released a statement detailing their discussion on January 9, regarding the “good” reasons for slavery assignment given to 4th grade African American son. I just want to thank every single person that has supported me in advocating for my son in regards to the insensitive and offensive homework assignment he received yesterday. His school has not only heard my voice very clearly, but those of you who also contacted the school on our behalf. Out of a very negative situation we were able to...

The Milwaukee Police Department published a 69 page document reviewing the decade of Edward A. Flynn as Chief of Police. Highlights included excerpts from his first term Oath of Office in 2008, and his achievements of reducing crime in the city under his leadership. Outreach programs and public campaigns, along with crime statistics were also featured. Chief Flynn wrote this introduction for the retrospective. A copy of it can be downloaded from the included link. The video is from Chief Flynn’s January 8 press conference, where he announced his retirement to the public. | As I typed the heading,...