The Milwaukee Urban League in conjunction with Handsome Barber Shop will hold a Black History Month Celebration on Saturday, February 18, 2012. The celebration will be held from Noon – 3:00pm at the Barber Shop, 2701 N. Teutonia Ave. (Teutonia & Center Streets). Free books “Great Black Inventors” will be given away while supplies last. [...]

As part of its Black History Month Series, Ko-Thi Dance Company presented, “It Takes A Village” during a Youth Day and Concert held last weekend, Feb. 12, 2011 at the Lincoln Center of the Arts at 820 E. Knapp St. (Photo by Robert A. Bell)

Black History Month at UW-Milwaukee offers a look into the present lives, rich history and diverse perspectives of African Americans and the African diaspora. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The schedule includes: Through Feb. 21: “FREEDOM RIDERS” Exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Freedom Riders.” UWM Libraries, Daniel [...]

By Judge Pedro Colon, Milwaukee County Circuit Court This month we take pause to honor the struggle of African Americans across the breadth of our nation’s history to achieve full rights as citizens. Black History Month began as Negro History Week, the brainchild of Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of [...]

Author Sapphire was a guest speaker during UW-Milwaukee’s Black History Month Series. She signed autographs for attendees and copies of her 1996 novel ‘Push’ were available. The Academy Award winning film ‘Precious’, is based on Sapphire’s novel, ‘Push’, that starred new comer Gabourey Sidibe. Comedian and actress Mo’Nique brought even more attention to the project [...]

On February 18, 2010 – in honor of Black History Month – the Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM) hosted a roundtable and town hall meeting at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) titled “Fatherhood and Solutions to Youth Violence”. The event was deemed an historical occasion with the first African American U.S. Attorney [...]

In 1853, Anthony Bowen, a former slave, minister and fi rst person of color to work in the United States Patent Office, founded the nation’s first YMCA dedicated to serving African Americans. The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee began honoring diversity and serving the needs of African- Americans in the 1930s. In Milwaukee, as in more [...]

Black History Month should be a time of celebrating African American achievements, but there’s something alarming we should also be aware of. Black babies are dying at a rate of almost four times the rate of White babies. A big reason is the higher amounts of stress that African American women have to deal with. [...]

Joel McNally and Cassandra Cassandra of the now cancelled ‘Morning Magazine’ radio talk show were joined by fans and friends for a Black History Month Buffet Breakfast Celebration last weekend at Stella’s located at 2730 N. MLK Drive. (Photo by Harry Kemp)

Larry Reed, local businessman is pictured with author Dr. Joy DeGruy who was a featured speaker at a Black History Month program held at UW-Milwaukee on Friday, Feb. 12 at the Union Ballroom West. Dr. DeGruy’s subject was “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing”. The program also included Olivia El-Amin, [...]