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Milwaukee Public Library’s Black History Month highlights
[23 Feb 2013 ]

Each day of Black History Month the Milwaukee Public Library posts a blog entry featuring milestones, individuals and written materials significant to the history of African Americans. The Now @ MPL blog can be accessed here or “Like” MPL on Facebook and “Follow” MPL on Twitter: Now @ MPL: http://blog.mpl.org/nowatmpl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Milwaukee.Public.Library Twitter: @milpublib Black [...]

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Black History Events
[23 Feb 2013 ]
Black History Events

Tony Finlayson local drum artists joined other area artists last week at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum during its Black History programs. Here Finlayson shares some of his drum skills with area youngsters during the event. (Photo by Cy White) One of Milwaukee’s walking Black History monarchs still makes her way to events and [...]

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UWM celebrates Black History & Liberation Month
[9 Feb 2013 ]

Black History & Liberation Month at UWM 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 indicated. For more information, contact Union Sociocultural Programming, 414-229-3894, sociocul@uwm.edu. Monday, Feb. 11: “FAIS DANSER LA POUSSIÈRE (DANCING FOREVER).” Based [...]

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An honor to highlight Black History Month
[25 Feb 2012 ]
An honor to highlight Black History Month

Milton Coleman named Inaugural UWM Alumni Fellow By Lynda L. Jones What a way to highlight the celebration of Black History Month as UW-Milwaukee bestowed its Inaugural Alumni Fellow Award to Milwaukee’s own Milton Coleman. Coleman, currently senior editor of the Washington Post came to the city this week to not only accept this honor, [...]

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A conversation and evening spent with the legendary Harry Belafonte
[25 Feb 2012 ]
A conversation and evening spent with the legendary Harry Belafonte

BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT by Lynda Jones On the snowy evening of Friday, Feb. 10, 2112 the legendary Harry Belafonte made his annual Black History Month visit to speak at Chicago’s Faith Community of St. Sabina Church, pastored by Rev. Dr. Michael Pfleger, a longtime friend of Belafonte’s. Before he spoke to the congregation and guests, [...]

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America’s Black Holocaust Museum re-opens as virtual museum
[25 Feb 2012 ]

America’s Black Holocaust Museum, shuttered since 2008, will re-open as a virtual museum on February 25, 2012, in honor of the birthday of its founder James Cameron, the only known survivor of a lynching. The opening website is only the first phase of what will be a cutting-edge 21st century online museum geared to the [...]

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Potawatomi Bingo Casino celebrates Black History Month by introducing team members to prominent historical figures
[25 Feb 2012 ]
Potawatomi Bingo Casino celebrates Black History Month by introducing team members to prominent historical figures

Potawatomi Bingo Casino is introducing its employees to some of history’s most prominent Black personalities – quite literally. On select Wednesdays during the month of February, members of the Casino’s Black History Month Committee will dress up as three historic black figures, including: Queen Nzinga, who fought Portuguese rule as leader of the Ndongo and [...]

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MATC announces Black History Month activities
[17 Feb 2012 ]

Milwaukee Area Technical College will hold a variety of Black History Month activities in late February at the Downtown Milwaukee and Oak Creek Campuses. Free, public events include presentations by prominent speakers, a panel discussion, a luncheon, movies and sales by African- American vendors. A Soul Food Dinner featuring nationally known author Michael Eric Dyson [...]

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Black History Month
[3 Feb 2012 ]

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. [...]

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Ko-Thi Dance Company presented “It Takes A Village”
[19 Feb 2011 ]
Ko-Thi Dance Company presented “It Takes A Village”

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)

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