Posts Tagged ‘Black History’
Ireland’s ‘untold black history’ focus of exhibition
A new exhibit reveals the often untold Black heritage of Northern Ireland throughout time, from Vikings to World War II.
Read MoreA Mecca for Black History Turns 100
The usually quiet library welcomed a joyful celebration and recognition for a century of honoring Black culture and history.
Read MoreFilm Screening: Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
Join us for a powerful screening of Fannie Lou Hamer’s America, a documentary that brings the voice of a civil rights legend to the forefront — raw, unfiltered, and more relevant than ever. Through archival footage, the film paints a vivid picture of her fight for justice, equity, and dignity in the face of deep systemic oppression.
Read MoreABHM Book Club: Great Speeches By Frederick Douglass
As part of our Civic Season programming, explore Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass, a powerful collection of oratory by one of America’s most influential abolitionists and political thinkers. Featuring landmark speeches like “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” and “Self-Made Men,” this volume highlights Douglass’s unmatched eloquence and enduring calls for justice, equality, and individual empowerment during a defining era in American history.
Read MoreNikole Hannah-Jones: Trump Is Erasing Black History
The creator of the 1619 Project discusses how the president wants to hide the Black history that she and others have worked so hard to reveal.
Read MoreIbram X. Kendi on Tour: Malcom Lives!
America’s Black Holocaust Museum, Niche Book Bar, and Boswell Books host an event with National Book Award winner Dr. Ibram X Kendi, author of books like Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be Antiracist, for his latest work, Malcolm Lives!, a ground-breaking young readers’ narrative biography.
Read MoreStruggle for control of public libraries in full swing across the Deep South
The nation is in a debate over the censoring of library books–and the access to information that represent.
Read MoreOwner of Nevada’s first African American Museum fights for support amid city’s competing plans
While the previous museum is on hold due to financial concerns, the owner still has the largest collection of materials in the city.
Read MoreAmerica’s Black Holocaust Museum Works ‘On the Side of Love’
ABHM’s creative director Brad Pruitt sat down for an interview about his role at the museum with Tom Lenz of the Shepherd Express.
Read MoreLunch & Learn Virtual Program Series: African American History, Part 2
“African American History in Milwaukee, 1960-Present,” introduction by Dr. Robert Smith, Director of Education, America’s Black Holocaust Museum and presented by Historian, Kitonga Alexander. The MCHS virtual program series, Lunch & Learn, returns with new presentations early this year in 2025. All virtual Lunch & Learn programs will be streamed via Zoom for live viewing – take your lunch break with us!
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