By Taki S. Raton The “Young, Gifted & Black” (YG&B) series is adornfully featured in this year’s African Global Images, Inc. (AGI) exhibit at the MATC’s downtown campus, 700 West State … [Read more...]
A Moment in Black History: Paul Robeson
By Srijan Sen Born in Princeton, New Jersey, civil rights activist, actor, singer, lawyer and athlete, Paul Leroy Robeson was nothing short of a controversial American gem with a captivating … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Right to Work Law Divides State
By Karen Stokes This week, Republican lawmakers called an extraordinary session to officially introduce and debate the right-to-work bill. An extraordinary session limits debate and could … [Read more...]
Workers’ Rights Activist Group Screens “Selma”
By Eelisa Jones Milwaukee-based activist group, Raise Up MKE (RUMKE), hosted a complimentary screening of “Selma” this Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Southgate Cinema on 27th Street and Oklahoma … [Read more...]
Milwaukee teens inspired by “Selma”
By Edgar Mendez When Richard Lewis and his wife Lori Lewis raised $41,000 to send 6,000 kids to see “Selma,” the film that relives events tied to the Martin Luther King Jr. led civil rights … [Read more...]
Happy Black History Month from Lena@PKSD
We would like to thank St. Mark’s AMC Church, WNOV, and Universal Companies for partnering with us and the women that volunteered to helped us serve the community of both Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority … [Read more...]
Celebrating Unnamed Heroes
By Gerard Randall Black History Month provides us an opportunity to celebrate our culture and history in a meaningful way. During this time, it is important that we honor those who have … [Read more...]
$167 Million Lost in Wisconsin Unemployment Fraud
By Karen Stokes Unemployment compensation is a helpful benefit for people experiencing gaps in employment that need the money to provide for their household. Even though unemployment is … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Public Art Museum Celebrates 50 Years of Ebony Fashion
By Jalen Turner, 15, Pius XI High School The Ebony Fashion Fair began in 1958 as the brainchild of Eunice Johnson of the Johnson Publishing Company. Johnson initiated the yearly fashion … [Read more...]
A Moment in Black History: Frederick Douglass
By Graham Thomas Kilmer Frederick Douglass, originally named Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was born the son of a slave and a white man in Talbot County, Maryland. Some believe … [Read more...]
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