Overcoming Rejection with Resilience

Ashley Ray Garcia, 25, is a performer and dance major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a passion for dance that has led her to some of her greatest accomplishments to date. Early in her career, Garcia became a member of a touring dance group at a fine arts summer camp where she was selected […]

Small Black Businesses Take on the Pandemic and Emerge Stronger 

The once-empty studio is now filled with people. In one corner there are boxes filled with clothes, with more draped over the furniture that wasn’t there just one month ago. A wall that was once naked concrete is covered in a black- and red-checkered pattern. Camera equipment, tripods and spray paint cans are scattered around […]

Phoua Vang on the Embodiment of Her Evolving Reality

“It was like going in with a blind eye, but I just knew that it was what I wanted to do. So, I just did it.” – Phoua Vang It’s mid-November, and Phoua Vang is snuggled up on her porch as her smiling face beams through the laptop screen over facetime. The 32-year-old, originally from […]

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Fall season in Wisconsin is incredible. The months of October and November are filled with influences such as decorating pumpkins, satisfying-autumn flavors, the fresh switch to sweater weather, and colorful leaves. Although the pandemic is still here, going to a pumpkin patch is one of the many opportunities to enjoy with the […]

Milwaukee Artist, Jake Budke, to Release New EP “Heart Break Hurts, I Know”

Jake Budke, 20, is an up-and-coming Milwaukee artist who did not start singing until high school and now will be releasing his first extended play called “Heart Break Hurts, I Know” on all streaming music platforms January 4, 2022. Born in Minnesota and lived in London for five years, Budke resides as a third-year student […]