Skip to content
  • Resources
Click for new, virtual exhibit - Picturing Black History in Milwaukee & Beyond

ABHM

America's Black Holocaust Museum

Bringing Our History to Light

  • About
  • Visit
  • Exhibit Galleries
    • Self-Guided Tours
  • Breaking News
  • Events
  • Contribute
  • Contact

Explore Related Topics

Activism activists America's Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) American history anti-Black violence Art Black Arts and Culture Black Children Black Health Black Lives Matter (BLM) Black Students Black Women Books Civil Rights Donald Trump Education Entertainment Health Disparities Lynching Milwaukee Music Police Violence politics Protests Racism Remembrance Representation Slavery Trailblazers White Supremacy


More Breaking News

  • New York City sued over alleged racial discrimination in removal of children by protective services
  • Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95
  • The True Story Of Memorial Day: How Newly Freed Black Charlestonians Honored Fallen Soldiers
  • Six Years Later, Black Churches Refuse to Forget Floyd
  • The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last

Share this page

Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter (BLM)’

After 17 Police Bullets Killed This N.C. Mom, a Judge Has Dismissed Her Family’s Case

December 4, 2025
Jada Elizabeth Johnson, a Black woman in glasses, looking at camera

Jada Elizabeth Johnson’s family watched as police ended her life after having previously ignored her calls about an abusive ex.

Read More

The City Where the Summer of 2020 Never Really Ended

November 3, 2025
Graffiti on a temporaty wooden wall saying "Abolish the police"

While the city hasn’t forgotten George Floyd, many have moved on from their push to defund the police, as evidenced by the mayoral election.

Read More

FBI fires agents who kneeled during 2020 racial justice protest

September 27, 2025
Protestors kneeling from behind at George Floyd protest

The FBI Agents Association’s response accuses the current FBI director, Patel Kash, of breaking the law with this action.

Read More

3 Ways to Prevent Suicide Death

September 25, 2025

Word In Black’s health reporter shares three things she’s learned in the last three years of reporting to prevent suicide death.

Read More

Hundreds gather to mourn Trey Reed at Delta State vigil after his tragic death

September 22, 2025

Students who attended the vigil to support the campus community shared that while they were glad people could come together, they still had questions about what happened on their campus.

Read More

Judge orders new trial for officers involved in Tyre Nichols’ death

August 30, 2025
Memphis Police Department

A risk of bias by the original judge may have compromised the ruling, leading to a second judge ordering a new trial.

Read More

Saniyah Cheatham’s Family Demands Answers in Her Death

July 16, 2025

Loved ones report that the teen was in a good mood before being arrested for a fight and allegedly taking her own life.

Read More

The Death of Ananda Lewis: A Warning for Black Women

June 13, 2025

Over 300 children and adults are currently on a waitlist to receive heart surgery in the US, some of whom may die whle waiting.

Read More

They were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’

May 25, 2025

Thousands of activists protested after George Floyd’s murder, and many of them bear the scars five years later.

Read More

May 25, 2020: Remembering when George Floyd’s murder ignited Milwaukee and the nation five years ago

May 25, 2025

Kenosha, Wisconsin was just one city where a protest against police violence made headlines after George Floyd’s murder in 2020.

Read More
« Newer Posts
Older Posts »

ABHM On-Line
virtual.museum@abhmuseum.org

ABHM On-Site  
401 W. North Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212  USA
Phone: (414) 209-3640
Contact

ABHM Hours of Operation

Tuesday - Thursday
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday - Saturday
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday - Monday
Closed

* 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. 

Member of

AAAMLogo(Secondary_withPattern) 500x124
International
  • Resources
  • Contribute
  • Contact

© 2024 – All Rights Reserved.