by Charlesetta Thompson In February of 1926, Carter G. Woodson, an historian and visionary, established Negro History Week, the event that turned into what is now Black History Month. Dr. Woodson came from humble beginnings. The son of emancipated slaves, Woodson spent his childhood working in the coal mines of Kentucky. He enrolled in high […]
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December
THRU DEC 9 CENTRAL LIBRARY: Exhibit Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature. THRU DEC 31 WOODLAND PATTERN: Exhibit Kathy Kuehn. “Things Go Slowly.” 1 WEDNESDAY BREMEN CAFE: Mid-week Mountain Music: 9 PM. CIRCLE A: Freeform w/ Farwell Ken & Andy Reverse. 9:30 PM. COA: Childcare: 6:30 AM-6 PM. Adult Education/GED: 8:30 AM-3:30 PM. Family Center: […]
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Warrior When Necessary
Alderman Michael McGee, Jr. is cutting his teeth on the hard tack of city politics in a district that is as diverse as Riverwest, but may be even more challenging.
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The Art of Accessibility
When 1290 WMCS-AM radio station’s management wanted to do something special to commemorate their 25th anniversary of programming for Milwaukee’s African-American community, they envisioned a 20×24-foot historical depiction of the great stories, communicators, and radio station owners to be mounted on the exterior west wall of the studios at 4222 W. Capitol Dr. Their search via agencies and galleries led to a muralist with works in Milwaukee and across the nation: Ras ‘Ammar Nsoroma.
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Dreams for Sale
The right proposal and $50,000 could get you a historic, cream-city brick mixed-use building at the corner of North and Sixth Streets. Constructed in 1886, this classic building at 540 W. North Ave. could become the gateway to the African American Cultural and Entertainment District proposed for the area between N. Martin Luther King Drive and N. 7th Stree
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