CopyWrite 2019 Highlights !!!

What’s 2019 anthem? (Don’t even mention a Hot Girl Summer to us, because WE didn’t have one). But really, what’s the tune that brought you through the year? The one that bumped on the way to work every morning or the one you blast in the house while getting ready to go out. 

*Play that now* (our pick is Dreamville - Under The Sun ft. J. Cole, DaBaby & Lute)

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This year was the BIG change. We all saw it coming. We all heard the prophecies, got shook, tried to ignore them and then stepped are little scary a**’ in the fire and learned to accept our blessings.  At CopyWrite that meant rearranging our priorities. This year we used skills we left back in college and stopped asking for seats at the table but just walked into rooms with our own chair, placed them on top of the table, climbed up and sat there in silence. (We are done talking, bruh).

Where growth is always the only option, 2019 was that awkward ugly stage that we had to look deep down inside ourselves to love, unconditionally. (Because “[we] woke up for some money, ayy, lil' b*tch, Too many opps in here, tell [us] who you with”). 

So in honor of the opps, here are some highlights from our 2019:

1 . First Things First, We published Issue 13: Rebellion, Issue 14: Fashion & Style, and Issue 15: Facets of Love (w/ half the staff and resources) *Flips hair*

2. We helped plan and media sponsored Riverwest FemFest 

Art by Whitney Saldago

3. We covered Summerfest (Where Carrie created our first “Big Gig” Video Recap)

4. We sponsored Music On The BLT for Hip Hop Week MKE

5. We covered Milwaukee Fashion Week (S/O to Vato being back in the Mil)

6. We dropped gems at the 'ALL I NEED IS ONE MIC' MUSIC SEMINAR’

( Here are those CW submission specs, again)

7. We covered Milwaukee Film Festival & Met Hip Hop Fashion designer/influencer April Walker of Walker Wear 

April Walker & Editor-in-Chief of /CW Lexi S. Brunson

8. We started a new partnership with Sneex & met/ interviewed the inspiring Beija Velez

(Check out more Sneex Sofa Sessions w/ our Editor-in-Chief Lexi on the mic in 2020)

Editor-in-Chief Lexi, Beija Velez, Fashion Editor Vato at Sneex Sofa Sessions

9. We got a new “baby” boss (Valia has been to several festivals, music showcases, sat in on interviews, reviewed music, attended photoshoots, viewed exhibits at the art museum and galleries, and appeared in the magazine. She is only 6 months old!)

Boss Baby Valia at MPL Rap Battle

10. And of course we have written, reviewed and attended countless music, fashion, art, culture, and community submissions and events.

As always we want to thank you for continuing to #SupportTheLocal and remind you that without you we could not continue to do all that we do. We hope that in 2020, you will continue to share your experiences with CopyWrite and tell others about our platform and what we do!

Here's to a poppin’ 2020.

Love & All Things Urban,

Your /CW Family