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28April
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans28AprilDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art28April8:00 AM - 12:00 AMDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library28April7:00 PM - 12:00 AMHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
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29April
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans29AprilDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art29AprilAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library29AprilAll DayHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Broadway Playhouse Chicago -
30April
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans30AprilDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art30AprilAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library30AprilAll DayHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Broadway Playhouse Chicago -
01May
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans01MayDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art01MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library01May6:00 PMHistory of Black Milwaukee Presented by John Gurda
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI01MayAll DayHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Broadway Playhouse Chicago -
02May
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans02MayDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art02MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library02MayAll DayHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Broadway Playhouse Chicago -
03May
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans03MayDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art03MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library03MayABHM’s Jr Griot Program! Applications Due May 3rd
Virtual Event03MayAll DayHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Broadway Playhouse Chicago -
04May
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans04MayDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art04MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library04May9:00 AM - 2:00 PMBlack Men in White Coats Youth Summit: Milwaukee
Golda Meir Upper Campus04May2:00 PM - 3:30 PMCelebrating Black Composers Concert with the SPCO
Minnesota History Center04MayAll DayHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
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05May
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Fair Ground Race Course, New Orleans05MayDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art05MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library05May12:00 AM - 11:55 PMHOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
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06May
DYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art06MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
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07May4:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Same Game Different Smoker Opening Exhibition
ABHM in Milwaukee, WI07MayDYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art07MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
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08May
DYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art08MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
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09May
DYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art09MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
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10May
DYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art10MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
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11May
DYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art11MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library11May10:00 AM - 1:00 PMBetty Brinn Children’s Museum Wonder Wagon
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12May
DYNAMIC RANGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL TENNESSEN
Haggerty Museum of Art12MayAll DayDesere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library -
13MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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14MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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15MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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16MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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17MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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18MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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19MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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20MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library20May9:00 AM - 2:00 PMWisconsin Historical Society’s Metropolitan Affiliates Meeting
Wisconsin Black Historical Society in MKE -
21MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library -
22MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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23MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library23May6:00 PMABHM Book Club: Blues Legacies and Black Feminism by Angela Y Davis
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24MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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25MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library25May8:00 AM - 12:00 AMOHIO BLACK EXPO
Columbus, Ohio -
26MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library26May12:00 AM - 6:00 PMOHIO BLACK EXPO
Columbus, Ohio -
27MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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28MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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29MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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30MayAll Day
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
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31May12:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Desere Mayo: History Through Art
Meadowridge Library -
01June8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
2024 Midwest Regional Black Culture Fest
Washington Park
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A coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 caused the COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in China before spreading worldwide in 2020. This global pandemic was not equally destructive, however. The virus itself was more harmful to elderly people and those with pre-existing health conditions. However, economic and racial inequalities prevented some people from accessing necessary screening, treatment, or vaccines or following medical advice such as social distancing or quarantining. Medical racism also played a role during COVID-19, and some Black patients formed support groups after the medical system ignored them. The pandemic also highlighted how some medical equipment worked poorly for Black patients.
Nearly 7 million people died of COVID globally, with millions more surviving the disease that raged for multiple years. In the United States, Black people remained at risk while others decreased their concern, which was entirely warranted. African Americans experienced a higher death rate due to COVID-19 than other races, and many struggle with the effects of long COVID. Lingering illness and disability have removed some people from the workforce, while others struggle financially under the weight of caring for or losing others in their households. Funding intended for Black Americans to help mitigate these harms resulted in lawsuits. Similarly, money intended for COVID-19 support was rerouted to prisons, which had already contributed to the rapid-fire spread of COVID-19.
The pandemic prompted a shift to virtual learning, working, and communication. While some welcomed this shift, it further highlighted economic disparities for others. This also resulted in learning setbacks for students. Meanwhile, COVID-19 resurfaced distrust between the Black community and the medical establishment that stems, in part, from the Tuskegee experiment.
COVID-19 was also the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement, which grew after video of the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer surfaced online.
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