Posts Tagged ‘Milwaukee’
MKE Roots: How Do We Tell The Story of Our Milwaukee
This year MKE Roots has been working with a group of girls from St. Joan Antida High School during their Empower Hour to help them discover their city in a new way. They have learned about key powerful civil rights movements like the Open Housing Marches, the repossession of the McKinley Coast Guard Station and the UWM Champan Hall takeover. They have gone on tours to various locations throughout Milwaukee that hold historical and cultural significant. Students have shared with us the city through their own lens. The exhibit today is just that, Milwaukee through the lens of its youth.
Read MoreOpinion: The dire threat to nonprofits that serve the people some want to forget
Frank Schneiger criticizes Donald Trump for ignoring the human impact of his budget cuts, including here at home in Milwaukee.
Read MoreAmeriCorps cuts hit close to home, with program funding ended at the Milwaukee County Courthouse
More than 400 people have lost their Americorps jobs in Wisconsin, including those who helped visitors navigate the Milwaukee courthouse.
Read MoreFrom MPS to the Ivy League: Two seniors from Rufus King High School hope to inspire other students
The two teens who took advanced classes at Rufus King International High School in Milwaukee will head to Ivy League schools.
Read MoreGroup demands more transparency and accountability from MPS over dangerous lead levels in schools
After a child tested positive for lead exposure that originated at school, the Milwaukee community wants more answers.
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 MoreRevolutionary rhymes: Celebrating community and culture through poetry
Milwaukee Public Library Director Joan Johnson hnnounced the appointment of Shelly Conleyto as the library’s Poet Laureate from 2025 to 2026.M
Read MoreVisual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems
For more than fifty years, Ellie Lee Weems (1901-1983) trained his lens on the African American residents of Jacksonville, Florida. Weems imaged entertainers, newlyweds, and beauty queens in his photography studio. In addition, his camera accompanied him throughout his vibrant community as he documented life events as ceremonial as graduations and as quotidian as backyard…
Read MoreCelebrate Black History Month with ABHM
America’s Black Holocaust Museum and its partners are joining together for celebrations in Milwaukee throughout the month.
Read MoreBlack History Month @ MPM with ABHM: Public Tour Series
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.
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