MILWAUKEE — Hidden within the basement of the Zeidler Municipal Constructing in downtown Milwaukee, RCW Cafe is serving up a particular celebration of Juneteenth this week with a menu of soul meals classics.
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Proprietor Rhonda Carter-Watson, the primary Black particular person to personal the cafe, is marking the vacation by providing three days of soul meals specials, together with smothered pork chops, child again ribs, and baked hen.
“Juneteenth is like they are saying, freedom. We have lastly overcome a protracted stepping stone; it does imply rather a lot for me, for my household, for households to come back,” Carter-Watson mentioned.
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Carter-Watson has fond reminiscences of Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebrations and desires to proceed spreading that tradition via meals.
The particular menu has attracted clients desirous to take part within the cultural celebration, together with Jeff Zaborowski.
“We will be taught rather a lot from different cultures, and it simply enriches your lives the extra selection you’ve got,” Zaborowski mentioned.
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Zaborowski appreciates how the cafe’s celebration provides to Milwaukee’s cultural panorama.
“Milwaukee is stuffed with festivals and celebrations, and that is simply one other distinctive manner of exhibiting our variety,” Zaborowski mentioned.
For Carter-Watson, seeing folks come to her enterprise to have fun Juneteenth is especially significant.
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RCW Cafe in Milwaukee’s Zeidler Municipal Constructing is celebrating Juneteenth with three days of soul meals specials
“We’re celebrating, we’re acknowledging today that we have been ready so lengthy for it to come back. They’re appreciating it that we’re taking the time to put aside and do one thing particular for today!” Carter-Watson mentioned.
RCW Cafe will proceed providing Juneteenth specials via Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This story was reported on-air by Brendyn Jones and has been transformed to this platform with the help of AI. Our editorial staff verifies all reporting on all platforms for equity and accuracy.
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