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Updated February 22, 2023 at 6:07 PM ET Eric R. Holder Jr. sits in the courtroom at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Sept. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. Holder, who was convicted last year of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years to life in prison. Apu Gomes/AP The killer of a celebrated Los Angeles rapper was sentenced Wednesday after a legal […]
Kelela's emotional remove paired with the ambiguity created by her vocal performance shifts this album from narrative-telling to mood-building. Photo by Alima Lee Since releasing her debut mixtape, CUT 4 ME, in 2013, the singer Kelela has always innovated at the crossroads of left-field R&B and forward-thinking electronic music. After six years away, she returns to a pop-music landscape that is focused on honoring the Black queer artists who invented […]
Samer Ghani / Monique and Chauntee Ross got their start as SistaStrings in Milwaukee but saw their careers take off after moving to Nashville. HYFIN Program Director Tarik Moody is back with co-host Reggie Jackson and journalist/HYFIN Production Manager Kim Shine for another season of Radio Milwaukee's award-winning podcast, By Every Measure. Over six episodes, the trio will explore systemic racism, from its roots to its solutions. We begin season two with a two-part […]
This year's Black History Month celebration at the Tiny Desk features a carefully crafted lineup spanning many genres, generations and walks of life. Each artist represents the best in their class and will be performing at the Tiny Desk for the first time. Trumpeter Theo Croker arrived at the Tiny Desk with an unmistakable air of chill, an easy smile on display. That chill is the result of a clear […]
"WIA" is the first single off NilexNile's new album, “Nostalgia EverClear” He's focused. He's authentic. Anything else can stay away. NilexNile is letting his hustle and hard work speak for itself with his newest single, "WIA". Inspired by Chicago's underground hip hop scene, he said the track explains his current outlook on life. He's in a place where choosing between legitimacy and being gaudy isn't hard. [The lyrics] “see through […]
As long as I’ve been a DJ in this city, the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts (WPCA) has supported and continues to showcase the work of underrepresented artists from Milwaukee and around the world. My wife and I got a chance to view the current exhibit, “Aquí/Allá” and were immediately moved by the beauty, the messages of resistance and the deep culture on display. In its 35-plus years of […]
A new program in Milwaukee will provide “essential” business resources to entrepreneurs and creatives from underserved communities. The Sherman Phoenix Foundation and gener8tor have partnered for this year-round, artist-centered platform that will focus on supporting creative professionals from traditionally underfunded groups, including: BIPOCLGBTQIA+Female or female identifyingNon-binaryPersons with disabilitiesVeterans “Milwaukee has many wonderful resources for artists and creative professionals,” said Maureen Ragalie, director of gener8tor Art. “However, not many are able […]
Stokely Carmichael, shown here in 1967, helped popularize the term "Black Power!" in 1966. AFP via Getty Images Journalist Mark Whitaker says that much of what's happening in American race relations today traces back to 1966, the year when the Black Panthers were founded and the Black Power movement took full form. It's also the year when when Stokely Carmichael replaced John Lewis as chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating […]
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 29: Lil Yachty performs on the Stage during day 2 of Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2017 at Exposition Park on October 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images Lil Yachty often worked better as an idea than a rapper. The late-decade morass of grifters like Lil Pump, amidst the self-serious reign of Future and Drake (eventual Yachty collaborators, for what it's worth), created […]
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