Milwaukee's Goldye Steiner: First Black woman cantor in the golden age of Jewish prayer music | WUWM 89.7 FM

Milwaukee lays claim to the first known Black-American woman cantor or singer of Jewish prayer music. Gladys Mae Sellers grew up in Milwaukee in the late 1800s and moved to New York and became Goldye Steiner. Milwaukee advocates are bringing attention to her story.

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