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10 Years After Katrina
Ten years later, it is not exactly right to say that New Orleans is back. The city did not return, not as it was. The city that exists now, a decade later, is a work in progress, an improvisation that is establishing a new normal.
Read MoreRhode Island Church Taking Unusual Step to Illuminate Its Slavery Role
One of the darkest chapters of Rhode Island history involved the state’s pre-eminence in the slave trade. That history will soon become more prominent as the Episcopal diocese here, which was steeped in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, establishes a museum dedicated to telling that story.
Read MoreSt. Louis Neighborhood Erupts Following Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
Heavily armed police deployed tear gas into a North St. Louis City residential neighborhood last night (August 19) in an attempt to quell protests that incited after city police shot and killed an 18-year-old black man, Mansur Bell-Bey.
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter videos, Clinton campaign reveal details of meeting
Hillary Clinton and Black Lives Matter activists had a frank and at times tense discussion last week behind closed doors, and thanks to video released Monday, the American public is now hearing exactly what the two sides said to each other.
Read MoreRacism in the Air You Breathe: When Where You Live Determines How Fast You Die
More African Americans will die from environmental causes than from police brutality this year, yet there is no movement to stop the environmental racism that invades our neighborhoods and homes.
Read MoreIn Ferguson, protesters challenge state of emergency
Police bolstered by emergency orders maintained close watch Tuesday over protest-wracked streets in Ferguson after another night of demonstrations saw multiple arrests and brought new potential flash points.
Read More20-Year-Old Man Shot by Police in Ferguson, Mo., on Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
Police say the 20-year-old man began shooting Sunday evening during what had been a relatively calm protest.
Read MoreA year after Ferguson, 6 in 10 Americans say changes are needed to give blacks and whites equal rights
A growing number of Americans say the country needs more changes to give blacks equal rights, according to a new Washington Post poll.
Read MoreABHM featured on Milwaukee Public Television
The August 5, 2015 MPTV program Trippin’ includes a virtual visit to ABHM and describes the rich historical and contemporary resources to be found on the site. Three other Wisconsin museums that exhibit local and national black history are also visited.
Read MoreMan claimed he rammed St. Louis police car ‘for the black people’
A Bellefontaine Neighbors man was charged Sunday with ramming a St. Louis squad car and injuring two city officers on Friday night.
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