Arts and Entertainment

The Omega Psi Phi-Kappa Phi Milwaukee Chapter presented its annual Talent Hunt Showcase on Saturday, March 29, 2014, of high school students in the greater Milwaukee area. The talent hunt is a mandated program for each chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Inc., to create a venue that gives the high school students an opportunity to showcase their musical, dance and oratory talents. This … [Read more...] about Congratulations Kappa Phi Chapter on a Successful Talent Hunt

    Diversity was perhaps the biggest winner at the 86th annual Academy Awards. For the first time, a film directed by a black filmmaker — Steve McQueen of “12 Years a Slave” — won best picture and a Latino — Alfonso Cuaron of “Gravity” — took home best director in a ceremony presided over by a lesbian host and overseen by the Academy's first black … [Read more...] about Oscars 2014: Diversity wins big

By Lynda Jackson Conyers Publisher for the Milwaukee Times Our history is a rich one, filled with individuals who were pioneers, movers and shakers, leaders, and rebels. During the month of Black History we focus on those that fought for civil rights or were pioneers as black first this or that. There are those though with deep and rich stories that help shaped black … [Read more...] about Books for Black History (part 1) The Publisher’s Bookshelf

In May, 2013 the Creational Trails team, a collaboration between the Greater Milwaukee Committee's Innovation in Milwaukee initiative and Art Milwaukee, received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America. Through this grant, beintween has announced a $40,000 call for performance ideas to showcase the diverse talent of the community along the artery next summer. What is the … [Read more...] about The Artery holds a call for performance ideas

Sherman Multicultural Arts School staff and students handed out hot chocolate and pastries to parents in November as they dropped off their children at school. Located in the heart of the Sherman Park neighborhood, the K4-8 school is led by Principal Lonnie Anderson (center). … [Read more...] about A warm welcome

  “borrow” a car, gain respect. Make a little money and it’d be all good, right? Now that lock you had… has you. You’re in prison and it’s a whole new world in there, one you’re not sure you can survive. But when you read “Letters to an Incarcerated Brother” by Hill Harper, you’ll see that you have choices. It’s no secret that there are more people in American prisons … [Read more...] about ‘Letters to an Incarcerated Brother’ by Hill Harper

James Avery, a classically trained actor best known for his role as the wealthy uncle of the young rapper Will Smith in the 1990s television comedy "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," has died at age 65. Avery's death was confirmed to CNN by his publicist, and more widely in a Twitter message on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 by one of the actor's TV co-stars, Alfonso Ribeiro, who … [Read more...] about ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ actor James Avery dead at 65

Between the oft cited statistic that shows two out of three black children living apart from their fathers, and the often oversimplified media portraits of black dads who “walk away” from their children, the most common image of black fatherhood is that of absence. In the upcoming anthology “Bet on Black: African American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama,” … [Read more...] about New book, ‘Bet on Black’ challenges stereotypes of black fatherhood

things right when they’re not yours to correct. You can’t throw money at something to make it go away, there are some issues that can’t be mended, and you surely can’t fix stupid. You can, however, try to lessen the impact of life gone wrong - and in the new book “Who Asked You?” by Terry McMillan, you can also remember that potential fixes might take awhile. Betty Jean had … [Read more...] about “Who Asked You?” by Terry McMillan