Valerie Cassel Oliver is curator of modern and contemporary art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Previously she was senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston in Texas. Cassel's work is often focused on representation, inclusivity and highlighting artists of different social and cultural backgrounds.

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In the third installment of the Vote 2024 Table Talk series, a collaboration between Marquette University, Milwaukee PBS, and ADELANTE, we’ll delve into the state of democracy in light of the upcoming presidential elections.

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Dayvin Hallmon believes that music can both create and heal communities.

This is what he hopes to do through the Black Diaspora Symphony Orchestra. And he’s searching for musicians who feel the same.

The Black Diaspora Symphony Orchestra, based in Milwaukee, is an extension of the Black String Triage Ensemble, a string orchestra of Black and Latinx musicians who play at the scene of shootings, car accidents and drug overdoses. It also plays peace-keeping concerts during riots.

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Next week, Milwaukee will be the center of the 2024 Presidential Campaign as the Republican party nominates its candidate for President. James Causey speaks with w Black Milwaukee Republican who believes Black conservatives can make a difference in Wisconsin in 2024.

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Wisconsin EcoLatinos is a nonprofit organization under fiscal sponsorship from the Center for Community Stewardship. Our work is currently focused on South Central Wisconsin.​

Their mission is to raise equity and increase participation in environmental quality and conservation efforts by empowering the Latino community and minorities to take action against environmental hazards affecting the community and reduce our carbon footprint. They pursue an equitable and sustainable environment by eliminating language and social barriers while advocating for the inclusion of our community in the transition to the clean energy economy and climate change adaptation.

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Mayor Julia Arata-Fratta came to Wisconsin more than 20 years ago.
She comes from Argentina, she started a family and has lived in
Fitchburg. Join us in our conversation with her.

La alcaldesa Julia Arata-Fratta llego a Wisconsin hace más de 20 años.
Proviene de Argentina, formo una familia y desde entonces ha vivido en
Fitchburg. Acompáñenos en nuestra conversación con ella.

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(Last month public tv goers were treated to Leslie Odom, Jr. starring in Ossie Davis’ “Purlie Victorious,” on PBS. The Broadway production was directed by Kenny Leon. In 2021, his True Colors Theater initiated a national monologue competition for students that was held at the Apollo Theater in New York. A student representing The Milwaukee Rep won second place.) This year, Raichel West, a senior at Marshall High School brought home the gold! She won first prize in the national contest. Here is her monologue, “One Second” by Rachel Lynette.

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Every time we produce a story we enter new universes through the lives of our participants. Yesica Coria's grace and transparency impacted our perception of the arts and how we choose to live our lives.
Yesica Coria is a Mexican folk artist whose works with corn leaves amaze us and transport us to the origins of a culture whose main source of subsistence was corn. An introspective on the use of this recyclable material to create crafts that before our eyes become works of art.

Cada vez que producimos una historia entramos en universos nuevos a través de las vidas de nuestros participantes. La gracia y la transparencia de Yesica Coria impacto nuestra percepción no solo de las artes, pero también de como elegimos vivir nuestras vidas.
Yesica Coria es una artista folklórica mexicana cuyos trabajos con hojas de maíz nos asombran y nos transportan a los orígenes de una cultura cuya principal fuente de subsistencia era el maíz. Una introspectiva al uso de este material reciclable para crear artesanías que antes nuestros ojos se vuelven obras de arte.

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