New airport shop features Bronzeville neighborhood's rich cultural history
New airport shop features Bronzeville neighborhood's rich cultural history
A new retail shop inside Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is set to showcase the rich history of Milwaukee's Bronzeville Neighborhood.
NEW AT NOON:THERE'S A NEWRETAIL SHOP AT MILWAUKEE'SMITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... SET TO SHOWCASE THE RICHHISTORY OF THE CITY'SBRONZEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD.OURRYAN JENKINS REPORTS.This new shop inside theairport will not only putBronzeville in the minds ofvisitors to the airport butwill give entrepreneurs fromBronzeville a shot at sellingsome of their items to newpotential customers.A NEWSHOP, MARKED TUESDAY MORNINGBY A RIBBON CUTTING INSIDEMITCHELL INTERNATIONALAIRPORT, NOW PUSHING MILWAUKEECOUNTY'S VISION TO ACHIEVERACIAL EQUITY.
Bronzeville isMilwaukee's African-Americanarts, cultural andentertainment district"BRONZEVILLE CROSSINGS, LOCATEDIN "CONCOURSE C" IS A NEWTRAVEL SHOP ... WITH A THEMEROOTED IN ONE OF MILWAUKEE'SMOST HISTORIC AFRICAN-AMERICANCOMMUNITIES - WHICH WAS ONCE AMAJOR STAGE FOR BLACK TALENT.It may just be one littlestore to some people, but itactually, on so many levels,is doing so much.
We aretelling our rich historywithin Milwaukee County.
THESHOP, PART OF THE AIRPORTSRECENT REFRESH TO RETAIL ANDDINING EXPERIENCES, WILL SOONSELL MORE THAN JUST TRAVELESSENTIALS.
ART WORK AND GIFTITEMS CRAFTED AND BY LOCAL,BLACK ENTREPRENEURS WHO LIVEAND WORK IN BRONZEVILLE WILLBE SHOWCASED AND SOLD TOTRAVELERS VISITING FROM AROUNDTHE WORLD AS WELL.When youthink about everything thathas happened in thatparticular neighborhood, wewant to make sure that webring that back.ALDERWOMANMILELE COGGS, WHO REPRESENTSBRONZEVILLE RESIDENTS BORN INNEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD FEEL PROUD.On so many levels this is agreat opportunity forMilwaukee demonstrate it'sdiversity, to be able to putit on display as somethingthat we are proud of.: Leaderstell me they're currentlyactively working withbusinesses in Bronzeville toget new products into the shopto sell and they hope to openmore shops like this one inthe future.
Reporting inMilwaukee, Ryan Jenkins, TMJ4
