Women in Film: Gender representation is a priority at 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival
Nearly half of the films being screened at the 10th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival are directed by women, a 19% increase in the amount of feature films produced by women in a single year. In 2017, women comprised only 27.73% of feature film directors at the festival...
Milwaukee Pride joins history project to preserve LGBT heritage across Wisconsin
Milwaukee Pride, Inc. recently announced it will take stewardship of the celebrated Wisconsin LGBT History Project, in honor of National LGBT History Month and the approaching WorldPride NYC and Stonewall 50 celebration. The Project, which originated as a PrideFest...
Complete Streets policy unanimously approved by Milwaukee Common Council
By unanimous vote, the City of Milwaukee Common Council will advance a Complete Streets policy that will help make streets safer for people walking, taking transit, biking or driving. Sponsored by ten Alderpersons, the policy was developed by the Department of Public...
“Hop-able” Open House showcases Streetcars’s accessibility features
The Hop, presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, hosted a special “Hop-able” open house on October 10 at the Burns Commons streetcar platform, to provide an opportunity for Milwaukee residents living with disabilities to get a sneak preview of The Hop and the...
City Hall fire hydrant gets Milwaukee Brewers-themed makeover
Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Water Works Superintendent Jennifer Gonda unveiled a baseball-themed tribute to the Milwaukee Brewers with a redesigned fire hydrant on October 12. The custom-painted fire hydrant celebrates the 2018 National League Championship Series...
THUG LIFE: Milwaukee director’s film shows the hate we give to little kids F*cks us all
“Pac said ‘Thug Life’ stood for “The Hate U Give Little Infants F*cks Everybody. T-H-U-G-L-I-F-E. Meaning what society gives us as youth, it bites them in the ass when we wild out.” – Angie Thomas, “The Hate U Give” The Oriental Theater hosted an exclusive preview...
The Hate U Give: Advocacy and Empowerment Program using art comes to Milwaukee
Twentieth Century Fox Film and BazanED partnered with cultural institutions and artistic leadership groups across the United States to present “The Hate U Give: The Art of Advocacy,” a student art program featuring the work of teen artists empowered by Angie Thomas....
Coalition pressures Shorewood to proceed with play based on Harper Lee’s novel
The National Coalition Against Censorship urged the Shorewood School District to reverse its decision to cancel Shorewood High School’s production of To Kill A Mockingbird and re-schedule the production. This and other public pressure appears to have succeed. Harper...
Shorewood school fumbles effort for community conversation on race
“Those shielded from hearing it are also those who need to know the meaning of the word the most. Because the word is not the legacy of African-Americans, but rather a yet-to-be resolved legacy of trauma for the White Americans who created it.” – Dr. Kenneth...
ZIP MKE pairs photos with artists for transformative visual representation of Milwaukee
ZIP MKE has selected some of the most evocative images from its collection of 2,000 photographs, then asked dozens of local artists to interpret those images in the medium, style, and size of their choice. Just as each photo serves to represent a particular ZIP Code...
Third annual “My Milwaukee” exhibit shows that not all super heroes wear capes
“My collage shows activists like Vel Phillips and Father Groppi fighting for free housing rights. It shows them marching and locking arms. I chose Father Groppi as my hero because even though he is a white priest and got a lot of hate, he still fought for fair...