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Screenshot In this episode of Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, State Senator LaTonya Johnson joins Anthony Foster for a powerful conversation that tracks her journey from a three-room shack in rural Tennessee to the upper chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Senator Johnson shares the "nuggets" of a life lived with authenticity, from her grandmother’s humor about taking half their small town with them when they moved to Milwaukee, to her college days at Tennessee State University where she navigated the culture […]
Ella Mai - Do You Still Love Me? (10 Summers/Interscope) "What’s up! It’s New Music Monday on HYFIN, and if your weekend was anything like mine, you’ve had the new Ella Mai LP, Do You Still Love Me? on absolute repeat since it dropped this past Friday, February 7th. (Without question we DO still Love you, Ella Mai!) Look, Ella isn't playing around with the 'soft launch' anymore; this is a grown-woman record that leans all the way into that […]
In this episode of Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. Milwaukee’s own Johnny Franchino takes us on a journey through his deep-rooted musical DNA, starting with a childhood household that served as a "melting pot" of legendary sounds. He credits his diverse palette to his parents—his mother, who possessed a "beautiful voice," and his father, a former house DJ who infused house music into Johnny's blood long before he was born. This early exposure to greats like Anita Baker, The DeBarge family, Tevin […]
This week’s New Music Monday on HYFIN celebrates a massive wave of releases from the January 30 drop. Labrinth leads with the cinematic chaos of COSMIC OPERA ACT I, while Nija officially claims her throne in modern R&B with What I Didn’t Say. Don Toliver’s OCTANE provides the high-speed soundtrack to your morning, fueling the hype for his upcoming Summerfest 2026 headline set. We’re also diving deep into the soul-fusion of Terrace Martin’s PASSION LP and the gritty, dusty lyricism […]
Here is a small sampling and debrief of some of the many stellar standout releases from the January 23, 2026, The weekly Friday drop. With so much extravagant music coming from all corners of the globe, your friends and family here at HYFIN have your back from track-to-track. These projects definitely exemplify the current Urban Alternative aesthetic and landscape, moving from high-fashion luxury rap to spicy grown up convos, spirited collabs and buttery-smooth modern day Funk and Soul. Ari Lennox […]
Lafayette Crump, Milwaukee’s Commissioner of City Development, joined the Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow podcast to share a vision for the city that blends urbanist policy with a deep-rooted cultural heartbeat. Growing up on 27th and Burleigh, Crump’s early memories of Milwaukee are intertwined with the "cassette era" of radio, where he honed his musical ear by recording tracks like "Planet Rock" straight from the airwaves. Today, he translates that same passion into his professional work, advocating for a city of one […]
Welcome to another episode of HYFIN’s YESTERDAY. TODAY. TOMORROW. for this special edition with Milwaukee County Executive, David Crowley, and let me tell you, this gentlemen and his work ethic are something to marvel! He's out here doing the impossible: juggling running Milwaukee County, running for Governor, and still being a present husband and girl-dad to three daughters! Luckily for us, he kept it a buck, shouting out his "better three quarters," Erica Crowley, for holding down the whole entire […]
Screenshot We are back with another edition of HYFIN Podcast Series: YESTERDAY. TODAY. TOMORROW with Nehemiah "Nemo" Edwards is an award-winning artist, a remarkable creative, and a proud representative of Milwaukee. Although he is a graduate of UW-Madison with a degree in electrical engineering, Nemo's life is defined by his passion for the arts, which he considers his authentic "purpose work" and his means of expressing his true self. He approaches life with a deep spiritual philosophy, believing individuals are dual entities—more […]
On this HYFINATED CONVERSATION we chop it up with the incredibly talented actor, singer, and songwriter, Tim Johnson Jr.,@cityboyjr to discuss his diverse career and his sensational genre-bending and soulful new album, My Desire. Tim, who got his start playing young Simba in The Lion King in Las Vegas at just 10 years old, reflects on his journey from Philadelphia to becoming a multi-hyphenated (!!!) artist. He recounts the nerve-wracking yet exciting process of rolling out this special album, which […]
Mahari Takai is a renowned designer and absolute style icon who rocketed into the spotlight on the competitive NBC show, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon. But Mahiri’s story is the stuff of legend: after a modeling scam left him with just $20 and no place to live, he spent a year homeless in New York City. He channeled the pain and disappointment from his past into the grit needed to survive, deciding he'd rather be a "failure" in New York […]
Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's Ashley Montgomery has the story of legendary athlete Lynette Woodard.
The court's conservative majority could invalidate the section of the Voting Rights Act aimed at ensuring minority voters are not shut out of the process of drawing new congressional district lines.
In a new cookbook, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty pays homage to the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped Southern cuisine — and keeps a gimlet eye on the region's complicated history.
George E. Hardy was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot at 19 years old and completed 21 missions across Europe during World War II.
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison, has died. Officials in New Jersey, where Shakur had been arrested, convicted and imprisoned, said she was 78.
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