In the February issue of Milwaukee Magazine, you’ll find a photo essay documenting the recent 500 Black Tuxedos event at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The man who organized this event is Andre Lee Ellis, and he sat down with managing editor Daniel Simmons on this episode to talk more about the event, how Ellis’ “We Got This” project got started, issues of race in Milwaukee, his grandson, and much more.

You can see an expanded online photo gallery from this feature at milwaukeemag.com/500tuxedos

Also, we’re featuring local music on this podcast, and if you want to have a song featured, send us a tweet @milwaukeemag.

This episode’s featured song is Kinfolk by @WebsterX.