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Prince's music is becoming a stage musical — eventually. Producer Orin Wolf announced Monday that he is developing a stage version of Purple Rain — the 1984, vaguely autobiographical film that made Prince a megastar and won him an Oscar for Best Original Song Score. In the film version, Prince starred as The Kid, an emerging musician on the Minneapolis rock scene. Wolf's credits include the Tony Award-winning The Band's […]
The U.S. Mint has released the 2024 Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins honoring the bicentennial of her birth. U.S. Mint Three commemorative coins featuring famed abolitionist and human rights activist Harriet Tubman have now been released to the public, the U.S. Mint said. The coins, which were released Thursday as […]
In recent years, the digital landscape has undergone a seismic shift, particularly with the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk.This move has not only changed the platform's operational dynamics but has also led to a noticeable escalation in instances of racism. A striking report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate highlights this trend, revealing that racial slurs targeting Black individuals on Twitter surged to over 26,000 occurrences in 2022 […]
Key Points: Major tech companies like Google and Meta pledged substantial DEI initiatives following George Floyd's murder in 2020. By 2023, DEI-related job postings had declined 44% from the previous year, indicating a significant reduction in DEI initiatives. These cuts in DEI initiatives at major tech companies raise concerns about the inclusivity of AI development and tech innovation. The inconsistency between corporate DEI statements and actions underscores a gap in […]
Some stories just seem to stay with us. That's certainly the case for Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Her 1982 novel won a Pulitzer Prize and has since been the basis for a movie, then a Broadway musical, then a radio play. On Christmas Day, it's coming back to the big screen as a musical but with new music and a new treatment. The story about African-American women who face […]
MILWAUKEE, WI - Discourse, the experiential drink makers behind some of Milwaukee's most creative coffee and tea beverages, announced today their plans to open Equal Parts - the city's first "hybrid cocktail bar" that will offer classic and contemporary cocktails available both with and without alcohol. Set to open in January 2024 in Discourse's downtown cafe, Equal Parts aims to pioneer the conscious drinking movement and create an inclusive space […]
Biden Touts Economic Gains for Black-owned Businesses in Milwaukee Visit On Wednesday, President Joe Biden visited Milwaukee to highlight his administration’s efforts supporting Black-owned business creation and entrepreneurship. Speaking at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce, Biden drew connections between policy actions since 2021 and new census data showing unprecedented growth in Black-owned businesses over the past two years. As part of the trip, President Biden also announced the Grow […]
Anthony Foster & Vincent Van Great Happy Holidays and welcome back for another edition of HYFIN’s Interview series, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Our splendid guest this month, is artist, producer, MC, singer and all-around trailblazer, Vincent Van Great (VVG). His new album, the work or art known as “Ladies Please”, is available now for purchase and for your streaming pleasure. Milwaukee native, VVG, has been ubiquitous musically, for a few years […]
Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison in American Fiction. Claire Folger/Orion Releasing LLC In the satirical film American Fiction, a frustrated writer named Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (played by Jeffrey Wright) can't get his latest book published because editors say it's not "Black" enough. Monk's editors want clichéd stories about Black life — something screenwriter and director Cord Jefferson says he experienced first-hand as a writer in Hollywood. "People would […]
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