Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Week celebrates African American culture

GIVEAWAY NEXT SATURDAY IN RACINE. WELL, IT IS BRONZEVILLE WEEK HERE IN MILWAUKEE. THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE CITY’S NORTH SIDE, AND 12 NEWS DO CARTER TAKES US TO THE LARGEST EVENT OF THE WEEK, THE CULTURAL AND ARTS FESTIVAL. THE NAME OF JESUS LIFTED HIGH FROM THE INFINITE CHURCH CHOIR. WE GOT LIKE BARBECUE RIB TIPS. WE GOT FRIED CATFISH, FRIED CHICKEN WINGS, HOT DOGS AND BUCKS TO THE FOOD. THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT THE ANNUAL BRONZEVILLE ARTS AND CULTURAL FEST. FEELING GREAT, FEELING GREAT. WE HAVE ONE STAGE AND NOW WE HAVE THREE. IT’S WONDERFUL. IT’S WONDERFUL TO SEE HOW IT’S BEEN RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY AND HOW MORE AND MORE EACH YEAR PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH. MILWAUKEE ALDERWOMAN MILELE A. COGGS SAYS THE GOAL OF THE CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL IS TO BRING BUSINESSES TO THE BRONZEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO THE AREA TO BEGIN TO THINK AGAIN OF BRONZEVILLE AS THAT AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURAL PLACE. ORGANIZERS TELL US THERE ARE DOZENS OF DIFFERENT VENDORS, WHICH INCLUDE FOOD TO ARTS TO EVEN JEWELRY, PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL BRONZEVILLE ARTS AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL. AND GUESS WHAT? EVEN NONPROFITS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT AS WELL. THEY CAN DO. PAINTINGS, DRAWING, KNITTING, JEWELRY, DESIGN, SEWING, CROCHETING, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING RELATED TO THE ARTS. ROCHELLE GUSTE FOUNDED FASHION, ART AND TEEN EMPOWERMENT TO SERVE AS A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR KIDS. THIS IS GUS’S FIRST YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THE FESTIVAL. OUR PREVIOUS LOCATION. WE FOUND THROUGH OUR ANALYSIS. AND AS PEOPLE FREQUENT OUR DOORS. 53206 CAME THROUGH OUR DOORS. SO WE WANTED TO BE CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. REPORTING IN MILWAUKEE, CARTER, WISN 12 NEWS. AND THAT FESTIVAL WRAPS TONIGHT AT SIX. BUT BRONZEVILLE WEEK EVENTS RUN THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. WE HAVE A FUL

Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Week celebrates African American culture with arts and food festival

Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Week features the annual arts and cultural festival, showcasing African American heritage through music, food, and community engagement.

Updated: 6:15 PM CDT Aug 3, 2025

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Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Week is underway, celebrating the African American neighborhood on the city’s north side with the annual arts and cultural festival.The festival features a variety of attractions, from the Infinite Church Choir’s gospel music to a wide array of food options, including barbecued rib tips, fried catfish, fried chicken wings, and hot dogs. Milwaukee Alderwoman Milele Coggs said the festival aims to bring fresh businesses to the Bronzeville neighborhood and attract people to the area, encouraging them to recognize it as an African American arts and cultural hub.Organizers told WISN 12 News that the festival includes dozens of vendors, ranging from food artists to jewelry makers, and even nonprofits are participating in the event. Rochelle Gust, founder of “Fashion, Art and Teen Empowerment,” is participating in the festival for the first time this year. “Our previous location we found though our analysis, and as people frequent our doors, 53206 came through our doors. So we wanted to be closer to the community we serve,” Gust said. Bronzeville Week runs through Saturday, Aug. 9.

MILWAUKEE —

Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Week is underway, celebrating the African American neighborhood on the city’s north side with the annual arts and cultural festival.

The festival features a variety of attractions, from the Infinite Church Choir’s gospel music to a wide array of food options, including barbecued rib tips, fried catfish, fried chicken wings, and hot dogs.

Milwaukee Alderwoman Milele Coggs said the festival aims to bring fresh businesses to the Bronzeville neighborhood and attract people to the area, encouraging them to recognize it as an African American arts and cultural hub.

Organizers told WISN 12 News that the festival includes dozens of vendors, ranging from food artists to jewelry makers, and even nonprofits are participating in the event.

Rochelle Gust, founder of “Fashion, Art and Teen Empowerment,” is participating in the festival for the first time this year.

“Our previous location we found though our analysis, and as people frequent our doors, 53206 came through our doors. So we wanted to be closer to the community we serve,” Gust said.

Bronzeville Week runs through Saturday, Aug. 9.