Danell Cross's guest appearances

Danell Cross

Wisconsin Life

Black Imagination

Joanna Brooks

Matthew Gutierrez

Ray Nitti

Markasa Tucker

Alderwoman Milele Coggs

Jeanette Kowalik

Nicole Acosta

Monique Liston

Lafayette Crump

OwlTail

This week, Kennita and Antoine welcome two good friends and partners of Imagine MKE from Metcalfe Park Community Bridges - Executive Director Danell Cross and Deputy Director Melody McCurtis.Talking about how everyone is dealing with the winter weather (1:15), catching up on their week and how extroverts have struggled through the pandemic (5:00), advocating for the Metcalfe Park neighborhood to be at the table (9:00), how the residents of Metcalfe Park show up for each other (14:50), what “the work” and “safety” means and looks like to Melody and Danell (18:30), how programs in Black neighborhoods started by non-residents can be harmful and how Metcalfe Park handled the pandemic (30:00), reflecting on projects executed by Metcalfe Park Community Bridges in the past year (34:40), how Melody feels working with her mother (43:00), the importance of self-care (46:40), and their favorite Milwaukee artists (59:44).Music: Song of Freedom by Shonn Hinton (https://soundcloud.com/shonnhinton/song-of-freedom)

This week, Kennita and Antoine welcome two good friends and partners of Imagine MKE from Metcalfe Park Community Bridges - Executive Director Danell Cross and Deputy Director Melody McCurtis.Talking about how everyone is dealing with the winter weather (1:15), catching up on their week and how extroverts have struggled through the pandemic (5:00), advocating for the Metcalfe Park neighborhood to be at the table (9:00), how the residents of Metcalfe Park show up for each other (14:50), what “the work” and “safety” means and looks like to Melody and Danell (18:30), how programs in Black neighborhoods started by non-residents can be harmful and how Metcalfe Park handled the pandemic (30:00), reflecting on projects executed by Metcalfe Park Community Bridges in the past year (34:40), how Melody feels working with her mother (43:00), the importance of self-care (46:40), and their favorite Milwaukee artists (59:44).Music: Song of Freedom by Shonn Hinton (<a href="https://soundcloud.com/shonnhinton/song-of-freedom" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/shonnhinton/song-of-freedom</a>)

Danell Cross and Melody McCurtis