Black History Month Archives - America's Black Holocaust Museum

City of Huntsville celebrates black artists at African American Art Festival

February 22, 2026

Black artists were able to show off their artwork at Huntsville Art Festival as part of the Black history month celebration.

Organizations celebrate 100th anniversary of Black History Month

February 4, 2026

What originated as Negro History Month has persisted for a century, teaching about the trials and tribulations of Black history.

PUBLIC TOUR SERIES: Celebrating Milwaukee’s Black History

January 15, 2026

Join us for a special collaboration with Museum docents, or “griots,” from America’s Black Holocaust Museum! These 50-minute tours will highlight African and African American history throughout MPM’s exhibit galleries.

Black History Month @ MPM with ABHM: Public Tour Series

January 15, 2026

Join us for a special collaboration with Museum docents, or “griots,” from America’s Black Holocaust Museum! These 50-minute tours will highlight African and African American history throughout MPM’s exhibit galleries.

ABHM at “Picturing Black History”

January 15, 2026

Join the Fond du Lac Public Library for a virtual conversation with Damarius Johnson on Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that Changed the World, featuring insights from America’s Black Holocaust Museum on the role of photography in documenting Wisconsin’s fair housing and civil rights movements.

Tracing Your Roots

February 18, 2025

Clayborn Benson, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society will lead an impactful discussion on the importance of genealogy and understanding where we come from.

Lunch & Learn Virtual Program Series: African American History, Part 2

February 13, 2025

“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!

Lunch & Learn Virtual Program Series: African American History, Part 1

February 13, 2025

“African American History in Milwaukee, 1836-1960,” presented by MCHS Archivist, Steve Schaffer. 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! All virtual programs will be accessible on our YouTube page at the conclusion of the program season. If you are unable to attend the live stream, please register to receive early access to the presentation recording.