Photos: Thank You for Joining Us at the 2026 Unity Awards!
Milwaukee Magazine hosted local leaders to celebrate changemakers in our city.
Meet Our 2026 Unity Award Winners!
Some of Milwaukee’s most transformative work happens without applause. These awards honor leaders who foster connection and strengthen our community. Meet this year’s Unity Awards cohort.
Meet the 2026 Unity Awards Winners: Kurt Owens
Kurt Owens is helping remake the Northwest Side block by block.
Meet the 2026 Unity Awards Winners: Katie Cummings
The owner of one of the few theater companies in the U.S. that focuses on hiring paid performers with disabilities, Katie Cummings makes theater accessible to everyone.
Meet the 2026 Unity Awards Winners: Levi Stein
As executive director of Friendship Circle of Wisconsin, Stein creates opportunities for adults with disabilities through the Friendship Circle Cafe and Bakery in Fox Point.
Meet the 2026 Unity Awards Winners: Element Everest-Blanks
Everest-Blanks uses her many platforms to elevate Milwaukee’s diverse communities in music and culture spaces that historically have often excluded people of color.
Meet the 2026 Unity Awards Winners: Ken Ginlack
The CEO of residential addiction recovery program Serenity Inns aims to connect directly with the people he serves.
Meet the 2026 Unity Awards Winners: Jack Bolog
The 26-year-old has led the implementation of a new way of thinking about food security at People’s Table.
Announcing the 2026 Unity Award Winners
These six changemakers in Milwaukee will be celebrated in our February issue and feted at an event next month.
Photos: Thank You for Joining Us at the 2025 Unity Awards!
Here are some of our favorite shots from our fifth annual event honoring people and organizations helping make Milwaukee a better place.