Posts Tagged ‘Milwaukee’
Visual 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.
Read MoreAt Milwaukee’s Kinship Cafe, new beginnings are on the menu
Milwaukee’s Kinship Community Food Center is more than just a pantry; it now includes a café that helps to employ those from the community.
Read MoreThis Milwaukee firearms instructor helps students make a home defense plan — and a gun storage strategy
Former law enforcement head to local schools and homes to talk about gun safety, and man are ready to hear their message.
Read MoreHYFIN Announces 3rd Annual Blackity Black Holiday Market, Strengthening Milwaukee’s Black Business Community
November 30th will hold the 3rd Annual Blackity Black Holiday Market in Milwaukee. The market will showcase over 40 Black-owned businesses and will coincide with Small Business Saturday.
Read MoreDead more than a century, now on research shelves, will Milwaukee’s early poor rest in peace?
Forest Home Cemetery will be the new final resting place for 831 souls who were disinterred from the area’s pauper cemeteries for study.
Read MoreBlack Pride Milwaukee, Inc.’s Civic Engagement Series
Together, we’ll explore crucial topics every third Wednesday month, providing actionable steps to drive positive change in the Greater Milwaukee area. This is also a great networking opportunity to connect with other passionate individuals and leaders in the community. November Topics: Economic Empowerment: Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy for the Black Queer Community Why Attend? Gain knowledge on key issues…
Read MoreWalking tour: Stories of Strength – Honoring Black Milwaukeeans
Milwaukee’s rich Black history dates back to the early 1800s, with significant contributions to the city’s development and culture. “Stories of Strength” honors several early Black Milwaukeeans who have shaped our community including*: Susanna & Sully Watson, early settlers and entrepreneurs (featured prominently in the Milwaukee Public Museum Streets of Old Milwaukee) Matilda & Louis…
Read MoreDerek G Handley, author of Struggle for the City, a Boswell event
Boswell Book Company presents an evening with Derek G Handley, author of Struggle for the City: Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement as he discusses strategies of resistance that continue to influence the actions of the Black Freedom Movement, including Black Lives Matter, at this free event.
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