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Send us Fan Mail Commemorates the MIddle Passage, that part of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade that brought millions of enslaved Africans to the Americas. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Presenting the artwork from 23 Mexican migrant artists residing in different cities in the United States, Corazón Migrante aims to promote creative and artistic preservation of the national artistic and cultural heritage through collaborative networks that strengthen its protection, registration, conservation, and restoration.  Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/st...

Send us Fan Mail Milwaukeeans were also stunned by the recent death of WNOV Radio Host and Community Activist Keyon Jackson Malone.  The Black Nouveau staff attended one of the community memorial services for him. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Every time we produce a story we enter new universes through the lives of our participants. Yesica Coria's grace and transparency impacted our perception of the arts and how we choose to live our lives. Yesica Coria is a Mexican folk artist whose works with corn leaves amaze us and transport us to the origins of a culture whose main source of subsistence was corn. An introspe...

Send us Fan Mail Margaret Henningsen, one of the co-founders of Legacy Bank in Milwaukee, remembers the legacy of three prominent African-American women who recently passed away, Cecelia Gilbert, Dr. Jeanette Mitchell, and Delois Sims. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail A study conducted by the PEW Research Center on 750 young people between 13 and 17 years found that 45% of them are connected almost all the time to  social networks and that 97% use platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or Snapchat. We invite the psychotherapist Paula Ortega- Jenna to talk about the topic of Social Networks and its effects on Children and Youths. Join us...

Send us Fan Mail New immigration policies are offering hope to hundreds of thousands, including those benefiting from Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement. We'll be hearing from workers who have secured social security numbers, driver’s licenses, and temporary protection against deportation, thanks to the support of Voces de la Frontera. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/str...

Send us Fan Mail Valerie Cassel Oliver is curator of modern and contemporary art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Previously she was senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston in Texas. Cassel's work is often focused on representation, inclusivity and highlighting artists of different social and cultural backgrounds. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail In the third installment of the Vote 2024 Table Talk series, a collaboration between Marquette University, Milwaukee PBS, and ADELANTE, we’ll delve into the state of democracy in light of the upcoming presidential elections. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Dayvin Hallmon believes that music can both create and heal communities. This is what he hopes to do through the Black Diaspora Symphony Orchestra. And he’s searching for musicians who feel the same. The Black Diaspora Symphony Orchestra, based in Milwaukee, is an extension of the Black String Triage Ensemble, a string orchestra of Black and Latinx musicians who play at the scene...

Send us Fan Mail Next week, Milwaukee will be the center of the 2024 Presidential Campaign as the Republican party nominates its candidate for President. James Causey speaks with w Black Milwaukee Republican who believes Black conservatives can make a difference in Wisconsin in 2024. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Wisconsin EcoLatinos is a nonprofit organization under fiscal sponsorship from the Center for Community Stewardship. Our work is currently focused on South Central Wisconsin.​ Their mission is to raise equity and increase participation in environmental quality and conservation efforts by empowering the Latino community and minorities to take action against environmental hazards af...

Send us Fan Mail Mayor Julia Arata-Fratta came to Wisconsin more than 20 years ago. She comes from Argentina, she started a family and has lived in Fitchburg. Join us in our conversation with her. La alcaldesa Julia Arata-Fratta llego a Wisconsin hace más de 20 años. Proviene de Argentina, formo una familia y desde entonces ha vivido en Fitchburg. Acompáñenos en nuestra conversación con ella. Find...

Send us Fan Mail (Last month public tv goers were treated to Leslie Odom, Jr. starring in Ossie Davis’ “Purlie Victorious,” on PBS.  The Broadway production was directed by Kenny Leon.  In 2021, his True Colors Theater initiated a national monologue competition for students that was held at the Apollo Theater in New York. A student representing The Milwaukee Rep won second place.)  This year, Raic...

Send us Fan Mail Every time we produce a story we enter new universes through the lives of our participants. Yesica Coria's grace and transparency impacted our perception of the arts and how we choose to live our lives. Yesica Coria is a Mexican folk artist whose works with corn leaves amaze us and transport us to the origins of a culture whose main source of subsistence was corn. An introspe...

Send us Fan Mail Alexandria Mack profiles Mikhail Johnson, a Jamaican composer who hopes to make classic music more open to composers of color. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail At Adelante, we seek to innovate our production by exploring new ways of using cameras, sound, and scripts. An example of this is our story about Elene and Orlando. Elena Abend and Orlando Pimentel are married Venezuelan artists. Elena is a professor of piano at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Music and Orlando is an adjunct professor of clarinet at the University...

Send us Fan Mail James Causey talks with Chris Allen, CEO of Diverse and Resilient, Milwaukee’s premiere health maintenance group for the Black LGBTQ community about the purpose of Pride month and Milwaukee's LGBTQ community. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Mexican Fiesta began in 1973 with the purpose of celebrating Mother's Day and Mexico's independence. In 1987 it was consolidated along with the WI Scholarship Foundation to offer scholarships to young people seeking an education superior. Five decades later Fiesta is a tribute to values ​​and vitality of the Hispanic community of Milwaukee. Dr. Antonio Guajardo presents...

Send us Fan Mail April is National Minority Health Month. Alexandria Mack introduces us to a local fitness instructor who uses her own experiences with bulimia to break the silence around disordered eating in young girls and women of color. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Patricia Gomez, host of Adelante spoke with Dr. Michael Méndez assistant professor of environmental planning and policy at the University of California, Irvine, about his book titled: Climate Change from the Streets: How Conflict and Collaboration Strengthen the Environmental Justice Movement. Dr. Méndez previously served in California as a consultant, lobbyist, and gubernatorial...

Send us Fan Mail "Nina Simone: Four Women," begins its run at the Milwaukee Rep this month. Everett Marshburn goes behind the scenes to talk with costume designer Yvonne L. Miranda whose work has graced both the Rep and First Stage children's theater. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail Psychotherapist Paula Ortega-Jenna talks to us about how social media affects children La psicoterapeuta Paula Ortega-Jenna nos habla de como las plataformas sociales afectan a los ninos. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail This month brings the Milwaukee Film festival from April 11 through the 25. Marquise Mays, Programmer for the Black Lens strand of the festival previews this year's offerings. Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us Fan Mail According to the Sentencing Project, Wisconsin has the highest Black incarceration rate in the country, with 1 in 36 Black Wisconsinites currently locked up. James Causey introduces us to Ruben Ganoa, founder of "My Way Out." Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream