Host of Black Nouveau

Co-Hosts Faithe Colas and Milton F. Dockery

Faithe Colas is Community Relations Director for The Salvation Army of Greater Milwaukee and co-host of MPTV's BLACK NOUVEAU, a weekly African American news magazine television show. Colas began a 20 year career with the Milwaukee Courier newspaper in 1987, and retired as the newspaper's third publisher in 2007. She was a co-host on "What's Going On" on MATA Community TV with host Martha Love and a radio panelist on 1290 WMCS Eric Von's "Back Story" segment.

She has co-published "Bronzeville, A Milwaukee Lifestyle-A Historical Overview," and co-produced MPTV's PUNCHING IN, a documentary recognizing African American men and women, who built Milwaukee's Black middle class through the manufacturing labor force.

Colas is a lifetime member of the NAACP, a member of Wisconsin Black Media Association, National Association of Black Journalist, the Black Public Relations Society, Public Relations Society of America, the Milwaukee Press Club, a member of American Women In Radio and Television, a member of Cream City Chapter, The Links, Inc., and a founding member of 100 Black Women Milwaukee Chapter.

She has served as a member of the NAACP Milwaukee Branch executive committee, president of Dark Pearl Rising Arts Collective and as a member of The Art's Village. Colas served as a member of the Juneteenth Day Celebration Committee, African World Festival Advisory Committee, a member of Choices-Milwaukee Black Festival of Books, and as a member of the John Marshall Alumni Association.

In 2003, she was appointed to the Lakefront Task Force by then Common Council President Marvin Pratt.

Awards
2008 United Negro College Fund media award

2006/2007 & 2007/2008 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award nomination for her work on MPTV Black Nouveau

2007 Association of Women in Communications Leading Change Award
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
2004 Media Honor Roll Recognition

2004 Milwaukee Board of School Directors Resolution Recognition

2004 Holy Reedmer `Unsung Hero' award

2003 Excellence in Community Service & Love of Youth CYD Image Award

2003 `Images of Us Sports Award', honoring women in journalism
Do Nothing Inc., Great Friends Award 2003

Andrew S. Douglas 2003-04 Community Service Award

The Andre Lee Ellis & Company 2002 `Heart of the Arts' Award

The 2002 Women Putting Their Stamp on Metro Milwaukee Award

1999 Girl Scout Alumae Leadership Award

1998 Community Economic Development Corporation Expo Media Advocate of the Year Award

Milton F. Dockery

Milton F. Dockery is a native of Laurinburg, N.C. He attended North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina earning degrees in history with honors. His major area of study was 20th Century American History with minors in Constitutional Law, U.S. Foreign Policy, and East African History.

Dockery has earned several awards for academic excellence, including the Colbert A. Jones Award and the Earl E. Thorpe Award.

He began his teaching career at the age of 24 at North Carolina Central University. In 1995, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin and served as an ad hoc faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Carthage College. During that time, he also served as the Special Assistant to the President at General Converters and Assemblers, Inc. in Racine. In 1999, Dockery joined the faculty at Milwaukee Area Technical College, and currently serves as Co-chairman of the Department of History. In 2006, Milton was invited to Oxford University in Oxford, England to present a study entitled "Are All Men Created Equal? Diversity in Colonial American Society."

He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the Gamma Tau chapter of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity. Dockery serves on the Board of Directors for the Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency and the Educators Credit Union.