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A Black Teen Is Helping Save Mississippi’s Oysters

June 6, 2024

Demi Johnson has raised over 1,000 oysters, and her conservation efforts have been recognized by the National Geographic Society.

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Evanston’s groundbreaking reparations program challenged by lawsuit from a conservative activist group

June 5, 2024
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White residents of Evanston, Illinois challenge a program that would provide reparations for descendants of Black residents.

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A lack of representation, careless comments and ‘racial banter’ – how this sport is facing up to its diversity issues

June 5, 2024
Rugby players Sadia Kabeya

Rugby player Sadia Kabeya speaks out about her experiences as a Black player whose teammates and opponents are mostly white.

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Congressional Black Caucus condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rant about George Floyd

June 4, 2024

While trying to defend the Republican party for still supporting Trump’s campaign despite his 34 guilty counts of falsifying business records, Greene called George Floyd a “convicted felon” and accused the Democrat party of worshipping him.

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In Baltimore’s Senior Homes, Overdoses Plague a Forgotten Generation

June 3, 2024

As Baltimore deals with one of the deadliest drug epidemics in American history, one group has become the most common victims of overdoses: 50-70 year old Black men.

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‘House of the Dragon’ star Steven Toussaint says ‘everybody has a right to be represented’ on screen

June 3, 2024

As the release of House of the Dragon’s second season nears, Black actor Steven Touissant reflects on the racist hate he was sent after being cast in a role that fans expected to be played by a White man.

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Federal appeals court blocks Fearless Fund from issuing grants to only Black women

June 3, 2024
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A group of unnamed petitioners who declared that their ineligibility for the Fearless Fund was discriminatory and harmful.

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‘There’s a lot of bullying’: the shocking life of a teenage elite swimmer

June 2, 2024
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Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell describes her experiences as a young Black woman in competitive swimming in her new book.

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Is Nonviolent Resistance Past Its Prime?

June 2, 2024

Kellie Carter Jackson explores the forms of activism people have used and offers a more nuanced picture of their lives in her new book.

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Black men told to leave flight sue American Airlines, claiming racial discrimination

May 31, 2024

Three Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January after a flight attendant’s complaint about body odor.

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401 W. North Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212  USA
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Tuesday - Thursday
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday - Saturday
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday - Monday
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* For the safety of our guests and staff members, please reschedule your visit if you are not feeling well. Mask-wearing is not required but is welcomed.

ABHM builds public awareness of the harmful legacies of slavery and Jim Crow in America and promotes racial repair, reconciliation, and healing. 

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