The Great Land Robbery

The loss of millions of acres of land by black families is a historical fact and a present danger. Some federal, state and local agencies continue to make money available to white applicants while denying money to black applicants resulting in land loss.

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Toni Morrison obituary

Toni Morrison was sometimes criticized for not writing about white people (she denied this), and she made no apologies for writing for “black people.” She wrote the stories that she wanted to read, because no one else was writing them.

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ABHM Founder’s Day Gathering 2016: Black Voices Matter!

ABHM Founder’s Day Gathering 2016: Black Voices Matter! About ABHM Which Musical Artist Was a Principal Financier of the Civil Rights Movement? Turning the Tables on Civil Rights: The 1970s and 1980s The Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church Bombing The Double Struggles of June Jordan, Poet and Social Activist Some Exhibits…

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Foundation Consortium Acquires Historic African American Photographic Archive

The Smithsonian Foundation’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Getty Research Institute, and other leading cultural institutions will soon house the archive of Johnson Publishing Company (JPC), publisher of the iconic Ebony and Jet magazines. These archives comprise the most significant collection of photographs cataloguing African American life in the 20th century, “documenting an essential part of American history over an extraordinary period.”

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ABHM Announces Over $477,000 Raised to Complete Initial Development

By Nancy Ketchman, Development Consultant, Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation A personal challenge grant issued last winter by philanthropist and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele helped to raise more than $477,000 for America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) at 401 W. North Avenue in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville African American Cultural and Entertainment District. At the campaign launch,…

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16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America

Despite continued underrepresentation, Black chefs are having a long overdue moment of increased recognition for their culinary work. This article examines 16 chefs who are drawing from their past to create a new and delicious future.

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