As You Wish: Cast of “Princess Bride” reunite for virtual fundraiser to help Joe Biden win Wisconsin
The cast of “The Princess Bride” reunited on September 13 for a virtual reading of the 1987 classic script for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, as a fundraising effort for the November election to help defeat Donald Trump in the pivotal battleground State. Cary...
Downtown Employee Appreciation Week kicks off with virtual and socially-distanced activities
Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 has once again teamed up with downtown businesses and community leaders to celebrate the areas’s 90,000+ employees during the 15th annual Downtown Employee Appreciation Week, September 14 to 18. The weeklong celebration returns this year in...
Why Kenosha Happened: A powerful message from Rev. Dr. Lisa Bates-Froiland and Dayvin Hallmon
Why did Kenosha happen? It wasn’t just because a police officer shot an unarmed Black man, though that is true. It wasn’t just because this tragedy is one in a long line of continuous tragedies that traumatize Black people, though that is true. It...
Wallpapered City: Three new murals by Wisconsin artists to be painted in Black Cat Alley
Two Milwaukee artists and one Stevens Point artist will paint murals in September at Milwaukee’s premier street art destination, Black Cat Alley. Black Cat Alley is a public arts destination owned by the East Side BID, and managed by the artist-led group that founded...
A Black Batman: John Ridley to write comic book series potentially featuring a Dark Knight of Color
The possibility of a Black Batman was a featured topic of discussion during a recent DC FanDome event, an entertainment and comic book convention held online in response to the cancellation of San Diego’s Comic-Con due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Legacy...
Christian Cooper combines his birdwatching ordeal with BLM headlines in DC comic’s “Represent!”
DC Comics released a new digital-first anthology series, Represent! on September 9. It launched with It’s a Bird by Christian Cooper, the science fiction writer who experienced a racial confrontation on May 25 while bird watching in Central Park. Produced with Alitha...
Reprint of History: A report on the Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin by Bugle-American
The Bugle-American was an underground “hybrid” newspaper founded in 1970 by four young UWM journalism grads Dave Schreiner, Denis Kitchen, Mike and Judy Jacobi during the Vietnam War era. The publication lasted seven years from 1970 to 1977 by providing...
Fiserv Forum and Miller Park to serve as Early Voting Centers for the 2020 General Election
Mayor Tom Barrett joined City leaders and Senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks Alex Lasry on August 31 to announce Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as two additional early voting centers for the 2020 general election. Prior to the development, an additional 15...
Wisconsin mails information about election participation to 2.6 million registered voters
The Wisconsin Elections Commission recently mailed information packets to 2.6 million registered voters about their options for voting in November. The mailing, which began arriving in homes on Wednesday, September 2, encouraged voters who choose to request an...
Joe Biden visits privately with Jacob Blake’s family before offering a message of healing to Kenosha
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told residents in Kenosha on Thursday, September 3, that the turmoil their city has experienced in recent weeks could be part of an awakening that helps the United States confront centuries of systemic racism and social...
Democratic National Convention organizers donate office equipment and PPE to Milwaukee nonprofits
The Democratic National Convention Committee and Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee, alongside Representative Gwen Moore and Mayor Tom Barrett, announced on August 31 that a series of donations would be made to community organizations throughout Milwaukee’s neighborhoods....
Rebuilding Kenosha: State Democratic leaders offer no-interest microloans to help restore businesses
Governor Tony Evers, together with State Senator Bob Wirch, Representatives Tod Ohnstad and Tip McGuire, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), announced state support on September 1 for businesses that suffered damage in Kenosha over the week that...
