Considered a voice of social justice and the community leader who began the renaissance movement for Bay View, Bill Sell has spent his life as an activist and champion of building a better Milwaukee.
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Centennial Hall at the Milwaukee Public Library hosted an evening to honor American civil rights activist, Dr. James Cameron, on February 27. The event was produced by America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) as part of their annual Founder’s Day Gathering. Black Voices Matter! An Evening of Arts and Culture was the theme for the 2016 program. It dramatized the historic and enduring struggle against violence and oppression presented by black artists and writers. Established in 1988, ABHM was the only memorial dedicated specifically to the African victims of enslavement in the United States. The physical museum closed in 2008...
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City officials and Milwaukee citizens expressed their frustration and outrage at State authorities over the ongoing scandal at Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls.
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City of Milwaukee to host a public information meeting for proposed new Bublr bikes station locations In partnership with Bublr Bikes, the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW), will host a public information meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 to discuss installing approximately 32 proposed new bike sharing stations over the next two years in several Milwaukee neighborhoods and downtown, where 28 Bublr Bikes stations already are in operation. The City received a $1.6 million federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant to install new Bublr Bikes share stations in 2015 and 2016. Rules for using federal...
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The Central Library for the Milwaukee Public Library System hosted a screening of the program, Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams on Tuesday, February 16. Produced by Wisconsin Public Television, in collaboration with Milwaukee Public Television, the documentary explored the life of a remarkable Milwaukee woman. Vel Phillips, Milwaukee’s first African American and first female alderman, rose to prominence as one of Wisconsin’s great civil rights activists as well as being the first African American judge in Wisconsin. She was also the first woman in the nation to hold executive office in state government. The film tells the story of...
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Studio Ghibli has produced the most beloved animated motion pictures in Japan for three decades. Eight of the studio’s films are among the top 15 highest-grossing anime films made in Japan, including the 2001 international breakthrough hit Spirited Away. Founded by Hayao Miyazaki, who is thought of as a combination of Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg in Japan, he is only the second Japanese filmmaker, after Akira Kurosawa, to be awarded an honorary Academy Award. Miyazaki is considered a cinematic legend because of his masterful storyteller style. His entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking animation of his films have earned...
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