Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’
Coping Strategies for Black Women Facing Job Loss, DEI Rollbacks
Licensed therapist educator Dr. LaToya S. Gilmore offers ways Black women can deal with the financial and identity hits caused by job loss.
Read MoreCharles Rangel, former longtime N.Y. congressman who represented Harlem, dies at 94
Charles Rangel, the Democratic former congressman from New York who championed his Harlem community on Capitol Hill for almost five decades, died Monday, his family said.
Read MoreHe Fired the Cops Who Murdered George Floyd. This Is His Story
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Read MoreMalcolm X Still Scares America That’s Why Schools Erase Him
Malcolm X Still Scares America That’s Why Schools Erase Him
Read MoreCrossing The Line
For Fair Housing Month in April, the Washington Park Branch Library will be hosting the traveling display Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968, provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society. To celebrate this exhibit, attend an informative panel discussion on the Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches.
Read More60 years after Bloody Sunday, legacy of martyrs’ guides fight for voting rights
Honoring civil rights martyrs, this piece highlights the ongoing fight for voting rights 60 years after Bloody Sunday.
Read MoreFamily of Malcolm X seeks declassification of government files as multi-million-dollar lawsuit continues.
Malcolm X’s family is requesting the declassification of government files related to his assassination. This comes amid their ongoing multi-million-dollar lawsuit.
Read MoreWhich Musical Artist Was a Principal Financier of the Civil Rights Movement?
Did you ever wonder how the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement were able to organize huge demonstrations and travel around the country to speak to groups large and small?
Read MoreBuilding Legacies
MATC partners with America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) to celebrate Milwaukee’s rich history of civil rights activists and community leaders. The founder of ABHM, Dr. Cameron, is an MATC graduate, as well as several other prominent figures in Milwaukee including Clayborn Benson, founder of Wisconsin Black Historical Society & Museum (WBHSM), and Reuben Harpole, affectionately known as the “Second Mayor of Milwaukee.”
Read MoreBiden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
After prompts from members of congress in response to his earlier pardons, President Biden pardoned the civil rights leader.
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