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A “perfect failure” allowed a few white activists to stop a $60M project in a black neighborhood

Posted by Jarrett English | Nov 23, 2019

This is NOT about a slaughterhouse. This is about black people, in a plurality black metropolis, in a community that has been violently, intentionally, economically and politically marginalized, in a city and state where political and business leaders have failed miserably in their duty to bring sustained, accessible, equitable, opportunity to those most in need. This is about the people and a fundamental disconnect between themselves and their government. When you have a population that is actively and historically disenfranchised as black folks are in Milwaukee, you get politicians doing what they want for their own ambitions and elections...

Echelon MKE hosts “Dinner in the Alley” fundraiser for Salvation Army’s homeless initiative

Posted by Editor | Aug 2, 2018 |

The 3rd Annual “Dinner in the Alley,” hosted by The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County’s Echelon Chapter, was held on July 27 to raise money in support of the organization’s vision to end homelessness. With inclement weather being a factor in previous events, the overhang of Milwaukee City Hall was selected as the location for this year’s gathering. Along with the February event “Red Tie in the Sky,” “Dinner in the Alley” are 2018 fundraising efforts organized by the Echelon group. Their focus is to promote awareness of the services and function of The Salvation Army in Milwaukee, help...

Erased from history: Black Patriots of the American Revolution

Posted by Syndicated | Nov 10, 2017 |

“The American Civil War is actually the one time when the losers wrote the history.” – David Barton, Founder of Wallbuilders Americans have lost much of their knowledge of basic historical facts, particularly those relating to the American Revolution. In fact, a recent survey of high-performing college seniors found that more thought that Ulysses S. Grant (a Civil War general in the 1860s) commanded the troops at Yorktown than George Washington (who actually did lead those troops in the 1780s). Since advanced college seniors cannot identify the commander-in-chief of the American Revolution, it is not surprising that today’s Americans...

Photo Essay: A Frog and a Black Cat

Posted by Lee Matz | Jul 25, 2016 |

These images show two days of the mural being painted by the internationally-renowned street artist MTO, and the Black Cat Alley Gala that was a fundraising event for the September mural festival.

Mural movement paints its home in East Side Alley

Posted by Editor | Jul 25, 2016 |

A foundation for the Milwaukee street art movement, built on a frog. Black Cat Alley held a fundraiser on July 21 on the patio level of the UWM Kenilworth Apartments to kick off its September project, when ten artists will paint murals that transform the alley between Farewell and Prospect Avenues. Because the Kenilworth Campus borders the alley, which was originally envisioned as a school project to be painted by art students, Black Cat got its name in reference to the UW Milwaukee Panthers. The gala event was also organized to help Milwaukee understand the organization’s vision for developing...

Stacey Williams-Ng: A vision for Milwaukee’s Street Art

Posted by Anna Miller | Oct 14, 2016 |

Stacey Williams-Ng, program director of the Black Cat Alley Mural Project, knew she wanted to be an artist from a very young age. But she never thought she would fuel a street art movement.