This week marks the inaugural launch of Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week, an initiative that brings awareness to black-owned restaurants in order to help strengthen community bonds and highlight the impact of cooperative economics.
Established by BlankSpace MKE, a local urban art cooperative, the week-long event runs from April 17 – 23 and features a multitude of black-owned eateries throughout the greater Milwaukee area, each offering their own enticing food and drink specials, as well as a great social environment to get to know the owners and operators on both a personal and a professional level.
Participating Restaurants:
R-Life Café – 1300 W Fond Du Lac Ave.
Chic Café – 770 N Jefferson St.
Daddy’s Soul Food Grille – 754 N 27th St.
Terri Lynn’s Express – 10742 W Hampton Ave.
Ashley’s Que – 124 W National Ave.
Skybox – 2213 N Dr. Martin Luther King Dr,.
Stella J’s – 5812 W Villard Ave.
Coffee Makes You Black – 2803 N Teutonia Ave.
Irie Zulu – 7237 W North Ave.
City.Net Café – 7211 W Burleigh St.
Messiah’s Soul Food
Osha’s Market – 8015 N 76th St.
Events:
Monday, April 18: Dinner at Skybox Sports Bar, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19: Lunch at Stella J’s Soul Food, 12 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20: Lunch at Coffee Makes You Black, 12 p.m. | Dinner at Irie Zulu, 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 21: Lunch at Osha’s Market | Dinner at Ashley’s Que (in partnership with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.), 5:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22: Lunch at R-Life Cafe | Dinner at City Net Jazz Cafe (in partnership with Recycle the Black Dollar), 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 23: Lunch at Daddy’s Cafe & Grille, 12 p.m. | Dinner at Terri Lynn’s Express
