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Songs by Wu-Tang, Alicia Keys added to Recording Registry
The National Recording Registry recently honored several black musicians for their contributions to music and culture through the years.
Read MoreLessons on Logistics from a Forgotten Story of Black Soldiers in World War II
Soldiers of the Red Ball Express brought crucial supplies to the front lines in World War II, a plan that might help logistics in Ukraine.
Read More‘Blank Slate’: Monument on display at Civil Rights Memorial Center honors Black suffering, endurance and hope
Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo’s Blank Slate Monument, a statue conceived as a figurative protest to the United States’ Confederate monuments, displayed at Civil Rights Memorial Center.
Read MoreMilwaukee County Recognized with Lowest Unsheltered Homeless Population in America
Efforts to combat homelesseness in Milwaukee have been recognized as successful by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Read MoreNational Urban League finds State of Black America is grim
Despite recent shifts in attitudes about race, black Americans still face greater economic and health hardships compared to white Americans.
Read MoreKetanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black woman Supreme Court justice in US History
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been officially confirmed to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman justice in U.S. history after the Senate voted on Thursday.
Read MoreAfter 176 Years, Milwaukee Elects First Black Mayor
Cavalier Johnson stepped in as acting mayor of Milwaukee in December, after the former Mayor Barrett left for another role. This spring election shows that citizens want him officially in the position.
Read MoreMonroe teen makes history by receiving the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence
Just 15, Louisiana teen Valaysia Smith received the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence for her hard work and aspirations.
Read MoreCommunity members express anger over teen’s traffic stop death after officer faces no charges
After Stanley Davis III died during a police interaction, his family and community asked for the officer involved to be terminated. However, the investigation ended without any repercussions.
Read MoreMost Black Americans Remain Left Behind by Economic Progress 54 Years after Dr. King’s Assassination
While civil rights have progressed in the 54 years since Dr. King’s life was cut short, the progress sometimes seems unbearably slow.
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