Instagram got it first! Here is the full video of the “5 Part” Reel/Video montage of “WHY” Issue 22, The Vision is the LAST EVER issue of CopyWrite Mag.
[Plus the sneak peek from Issue 22’s Letter From the Editor, describing THE SAME THING!]
CAN I GO CRY NOW?
/Lexi S. Brunson | Editor-in-Chief /CW
After 10+ years of writing about music, art, and creativity with passion and zero pay, we’re making an important shift. As of September 2025, we will no longer be offering free reviews or write-ups for media submissions. Instead, we have introduced The | PAID | Write-Up, a journalism-based creative asset review program that provides write-ups for a modest fee of $25 [+ tax] for artist features and creative coverage.
This change allows CopyWrite to continue providing honest, thoughtful, and constructive coverage — while finally giving value back to the writers and editors who have kept this platform alive all these years. More importantly, it opens the door for artists who may have previously fallen under the radar to access guaranteed high-quality editorial attention.
How It Works:
EMAIL COPYWRITE.MKE@GMAIL.COM | ATTN: THE PAID WRITE-UP
SUBMIT [1] CREATIVE WORK [EX. 1 SONG, 1 VIDEO | NO ALBUMS]
PAY $25 [+TAX] INVOICE
RECEIVE POSTING LINK CONFIRMATION ON COPYWRITEMAG.COM
WRITE-UPS MAY TAKE 2 TO 4 WEEKS TO POST
Every review will continue to be transparent, thoughtful, emphasizing locally based talent and “all things Urban”, just as our readers and artists have come to expect.
To all the artists who’ve shared their work with us over the years: thank you. You’ve helped us sharpen our pen, expand our perspective, and stay rooted in the creative community. We're proud of what we’ve built together, and hopeful about where it's heading next.
We appreciate your support as we move into this new chapter — one where independent arts journalism is valued, sustained, and open to more voices [& talent] than ever before.
Love & All Things Urban
/CW FAM
Join us for this community event that will give you a taste of the type of programming we will be hosting at /CW Creative Studios. Save your seat by donating to our renovation fund, so that we may provide more events that #SupportTheLocal.
Come join us for our FIRST EVER youth led fashion experience!
Bequest: (noun) a legacy.
CopyWrite Magazine presents this culminating experience at /CW HQ [ 2209 N MLK Dr. Milwaukee, WI 53212] on August 4th of 2023, from 4pm-7pm. You can expect a wonderful display of fashion from Cameron (Cam) Barker of, YEUX DU CIEL, Event Curation by Nahsialis Vang, Marketing & Space design by Frederick (Freddy) Calhoun and Event & Music Management by Jazale Hill, and Vato Vergara [/CW Creative Director] will Host.
You won't want to miss an exclusive surprise by the curators of this unique show!
[Food options & beverages will be available. Registration encouraged. Seats will be limited.]
“This was never the plan, but clearly it was the purpose.” - Lexi
This July [15th] we celebrate 10 years in the game [& 8 years in business] at CopyWrite Magazine. This year we reflect upon our communal impact, our advocacy in the creative industries and our dedication to changing the narrative in the most unapologetic way. We hope that this 10 years inspires other voices to rise up and create their own legacies of service. We all have a super power, ours just happens to be #AllThingsUrban. As always, thank you for helping us #SupportTheLocal. Without our community, there is no us.
A Poetic Note From The Editor
Imagine not having vision.
Imagine not knowing how to feed inspiration.
For me it's unimaginable.
Because every time there was hesitation I imagined the regret of not attempting to do what was called to me. An unavoidable life of lifestyles.
And the snags were rich.
Rich of lessons that needed to be learned and pain that fueled every great fire.
My inspiration was dedicated to survival and stability in the most tumultuous terrain and paths least traveled
And here we are. 10 years later a vision in my own little hell like heaven. It's warm and chilly all at the same time. An uncomfortable comfort I have mastered. This space was meant for me.
A Reminder of resilience, joy, and so much life lived. I made myself a home to share with the unhoused souls. How fuckin ironic.
And for all those who walked the path even if they strayed away or were left to take a different road or could only travel parallel, you are here as inspiration, clarity in the blur of time, grounding every decision in fact filled with emotion. You are the nuance of a narrative indeed changed.
Let us all celebrate the win.
"A dirty river rat for two two in a Dynasty w/ a doll & a muse"[IFKYK]
Love & All Things Urban,
Lexi S. Brunson, Owner / Active Editor-in-Chief /CW
We are so excited to kick off our Milwaukee Film Fest 2023 coverage, where “Your Favorite Press” [Us, its us. CopyWrite Magazine LOL] will be bringing our “special interest” [you know #AllThingsUrban, #SupportTheLocal, #RootingForEverybodyBlack, #ArtIsLife] perspective to the mix. This year we are inviting you to share the experience with us, as we share our lineup of movies we will definitely be checking out, including our Community Partner feature, Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities. So grab a friend, and get your snacks. It's time to get “mad ethnic right now” in the theater.
Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities portrays individuals in Atlanta, Chicago, and Wilmington, North Carolina, who confront the historical destruction of Black wealth in their communities and devise strategies for building a more equitable future.
Saturday, Apr 29 | 12:15 PM | Avalon Theater
Wednesday, May 3 | 3:45 PM | Times Cinema
Keep up with us on Instagram @copywritemag for your chance to win tickets to see this film!
Like a quasar burning past the gaslight, director Lisa Cortes’ eye-opening documentary explores the whitewashed canon of American pop music. Little Richard: I Am Everything clarifies the Black, queer origins of rock ’n’ roll and establishes the genre’s big bang: Richard Wayne Penniman.
Saturday, Apr 29 | 6:15 PM | Oriental Theater: Abele Cinema
Thursday, May 4 | 1:30 PM | Avalon Theater
BLACK LENS SHORTS: BLACK REMEMBRANCE is a collection of short films that explores, interrogates, and engages how cinema can be used as an active archival tool to process grief and loss. Join us as we discover what honor could look like on the silver screen.
Tuesday, Apr 25 | 7:00 PM | Times Cinema
Angel Ellis, a reporter for Mvskoke Media, just wants to give her readers transparent and truthful access to news relevant to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. But when Angel and her colleagues challenge the integrity of tribal officials, they set off a whirlwind that ends in the dissolution of their independent media. BAD PRESS is a nuanced, empowering tale of a modern Native community fighting for transparency and access to information to hold their government accountable.
Saturday, Apr 29 | 5:00 PM | Avalon Theater
Wednesday, May 3 | 1:30 PM | Avalon Theater
DEAR THIRTEEN lends insight into the perspectives of nine thirteen-year-olds across the globe. Told through gorgeous cinematography—with no adult commentary but the filmmaker’s— these diverse and far-reaching stories will inspire younger teens going through the similar task of coming of age amidst urgent challenges to their generation. Older teens and adults will have a poignant dose of nostalgia through the film’s meditation on the endless and universal quest of self-discovery.
Saturday, Apr 22 | 12:45 PM | Oriental Theater: Lubar Cinema
Tuesday, May 2 | 6:30 PM | Times Cinema
JASMINE IS A STAR follows a determined sixteen-year-old with albinism (lack of pigment in the hair, skin, and eyes) who makes it her mission to become a professional model in her hometown of Minneapolis while attempting to go unnoticed in every other aspect of her teenage life. Director Jo Rochelle (writer for Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE) creates a sensitive depiction of a different category of teenage angst.
Saturday, Apr 22 | 9:30 PM | Avalon Theater
Wednesday, Apr 26 | 6:45 PM | Oriental Theater: Lubar Cinema
THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER follows anti-hero Vicaria, a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN, the film’s writer and director, Bomani J. Story, crafts a thrilling tale about a family that will survive and is reborn again despite the terrors of systemic pressure.
Friday, Apr 21 | 10:00 PM | Oriental Theater: Lubar Cinema
Sunday, Apr 23 | 8:00 PM | Times Cinema
As creatives, our minds are always buzzing with story ideas. But more often than not, they tend to stay in our imagination. It may be the web series you’ve been plotting. Or the next great action flick you’ve cooked up! Or even that documentary you’d like to take to the next level? Join BLACK LENS at our storytelling workshop and game night, Writing In Color, and discover what it means to graduate your idea from your mind to the silver screen.
Saturday, April 29 | 6:00 PM | Radio Milwaukee
Love & All Things Urban,
/CW FAM
Keep up with “your favorite press” on Instagram @copywritemag while we #SupportTheLocal at Milwaukee Film Fest 2023!
#WeSeeYou & we want the world to see you. So we are putting our money where our mouth is and reducing our traditional AD rates to any one who identifies as “Black” for Black History Month [Feb 2023]. For the low low Plug price of $15.00, you can purchase AD on copywritemag.com blog, feature page [for 1 month], or /CW newsletter [up to 5 Ads per purchase].
& Yes, you can use the space when ever you want! In two days, in a week, in a month, in a year, in five years. When ever YOU need it, it will be there!
Think its too good to be true? No sweat, we got AD specs for that!
[You love the deal & want to snatch up this offer while the promo last? Hit us up at copywrite.mke@gmail.com
[Promo pricing ends Febuary 28th, 2023]
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