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Milwaukee Film releases lineup for its all-virtual 2020 festival featuring 197 titles

Milwaukee Film releases lineup for its all-virtual 2020 festival featuring 197 titles

Posted by | Oct 9, 2020 |

The all-virtual 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, will feature 197 film titles from across the globe and around the corner – and this year’s event is more accessible than ever, the nonprofit announced on October 5. Viewers can take part in the Festival, which runs from October 15 to 29, through their computer, tablet, smartphone, or TV. A Milwaukee Film app is available exclusively for TV viewing through Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. Most films are available on demand throughout the duration of the Festival. Several will be paired with virtual Q&A...

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By Every Measure: Reggie Jackson and Tarik Moody explore systemic racism in podcast about Milwaukee

By Every Measure: Reggie Jackson and Tarik Moody explore systemic racism in podcast about Milwaukee

Posted by | Oct 8, 2020 |

In 2019, Milwaukee made national headlines when it became the first city in the United States to call systemic racism a public health crisis. A year later, Milwaukee, and the world, are experiencing another public health crisis in COVID-19; and the effects of systemic racism can be seen in the way the virus is disproportionately affecting Black citizens. Both crises have culminated in a public reckoning, with the community asking itself two questions: “How did we get here? And how can we fix it?” In “By Every Measure,” a limited podcast series that was released by 88Nine Radio Milwaukee...

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Milwaukee forced to abandon Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as additional in-person absentee voting sites

Milwaukee forced to abandon Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as additional in-person absentee voting sites

Posted by | Oct 7, 2020 |

City leaders and community partners announced on August 31 that Fiserv Forum and Miller Park would be added as in-person absentee “early” voting centers for the 2020 presidential election. That decision was reversed on October 6, following a wave of legal challenges by Republican political operatives. The City of Milwaukee Election Commission had previously added both locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a desire to meet public demand for early voting by the safest means available. But due to legal challenge concerns the plan was abandoned. “Unfortunately, the addition of these two sites could be legally challenged...

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Free Tuition Program: Philanthropist Chris Abele donates another $500,000 to support “MATC Promise”

Free Tuition Program: Philanthropist Chris Abele donates another $500,000 to support “MATC Promise”

Posted by | Oct 4, 2020 |

Philanthropist and former Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele recently donated $500,000 to the Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation to support Milwaukee Area Technical College’s flagship MATC Promise programs, which provide last-dollar free-tuition scholarships for qualified students. An anonymous alumnus also donated $125,000 from the JPG Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The MATC Promise is a public-private partnership with donors filling the gap between what financial aid covers and the cost of tuition. Abele has been a major supporter of the MATC Promise since its inception, first donating $250,000 to help establish the MATC Promise for High School Graduates....

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Thea Bowman Institute launches in Milwaukee to promote academic enrichment for Black women

Thea Bowman Institute launches in Milwaukee to promote academic enrichment for Black women

Posted by | Sep 28, 2020 |

Alverno College launched the Thea Bowman Institute for Excellence and Leadership on September 23, a program designed to serve Black women through academic and leadership programming. The Institute builds on existing Alverno initiatives that bring together students with a like-minded community of advanced leaders and learners. Nine students have been accepted into the Institute, which includes a full-tuition scholarship and a rigorous, robustly crafted leadership development program designed to prepare participants for professional roles in pursuit of social change and service. Ronett Jacobs, M.Ed., has been appointed the Institute’s director. “Thea Bowman Scholars will play a powerful role in...

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