St. Mark A.M.E. Church’s 30th Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration on Sunday, January 15th includes an exhibit of 48 historic photos from the 1968 March on Washington taken by Look Magazine photographer Stanley Tretick. The exhibit, entitled “And Freedom For All” will be on display at St. Mark, 1616 W. Atkinson Ave. from 9a-5p. Jan. [...]

MICAH will hold its Second Annual MLK Celebration entitled: “Human salvation lies in the hands of those who become creatively maladjusted.” MLK, Jr. on Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., with featured speaker: Rev. Kenneth Wheeler, Cross Lutheran Church The breakfast will take place at: Bayshore Lutheran Church, 1200 East Hampton [...]

The Wisconsin African American Women’s Center invites the entire community to celebrate the last day of Kwanzaa on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012 at the WAAC from 12 noon to 5:00 pm, located at 3020 W. Vliet Street. The event will consists of a candle lighting ceremony, poetry, singing, dancing, drumming, food, vendors and more. It [...]

Residents and friends gather again to celebrate abundance in their neighborhoods and the greater Milwaukee community at Harvest Day. Harvest Day 2011 will be held on Saturday, October 1st from 12pm-4pm on the 2200 block of North 17th Street. Harvest Day honors the bounty of Walnut Way’s urban gardens and community revitalization efforts and provides [...]

Gift of Wings Fireworks Kite Festival begins at 11 a.m. Milwaukee County Parks and US Bank invites the public to attend the spectacular July 3 fireworks show at Veteran’s Park on the lakefront starting at dusk (approx. 9:25p.m.). The skies will light over the lakefront in Milwaukee for 60 minutes of “oohs and aahs.” “The [...]

The 28th Annual Martin Luther King All-a-thon, sponsored by CHURCH, Inc., will take place on Saturday, May 28th , with registration starting at 7:45 a.m. and takeoff time at 8:30 am , from Hephatha Lutheran Church, 1720 West Locust Street. The registration fee of $15.00 includes a commemorative 2011 T-shirt. Participants in the MLK All-a-thon [...]

The public is invited to attend this year’s King Day Celebration at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, 1531 W. Vliet Street on Monday, January 17th at 2:00 pm. The event will feature a variety of musical performances, a tumbling exhibition, dancing, and numerous tributes to Dr. King by notable community leaders, clergy, [...]

Major Robert Thomson, Salvation Army Divisional Commander for Wisconsin & Upper Michigan, will give the invocation at the 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration. Salvation Army volunteers will also be on hand serving free hot chocolate to guests. The event will be held on Sunday, January 16th, 2011 at the Marcus Center for [...]

Milwaukee has been home to some of the largest celebrations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday dating back to 1969. Indeed Milwaukee has the honor of being the birthplace of the public celebrations now common in most major cities. On January 15,1969, organizers of the first community-wide celebration in the nation, it is believed, [...]