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Attending College Doesn’t Close Wage Gap and Other Myths
From: The Root (February 6, 2017) Written By: Kirsten West Savali In a recent post, “Attending College Doesn’t Close Wage Gap and Other Myths Exposed in New Report,” Kirsten West Savali exposes the sad truths from a study published titled, “Asset Value of Whiteness” that unravels the relationship between race, class, and education. She writes: “Demos and…
Join Us on February 25, 2017 for ABHM’s Founder’s Day Gathering!
A description of the full program of ABHM’s Founder’s Day Gathering 2017, including presenters’ bios and headshots, organizational co-sponsors, and links for more information on the subject of How Communities Repair and Remember Racial Trauma.
Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits – Founder’s Day 2017
Organizations are invited to sponsor ABHM’s Founder’s Day Gathering. This exhibit gives a brief overview of the event and outlines in detail the 2017 Sponsorship levels and their various benefits.
This Day in History: Richard and Mildred Loving Plead Guilty to the Crime of Interracial Marriage
On this day in history, Mildred and Richard Loving plead guilty to the crime of interracial marriage.
Schools prepare for Trump by creating safe spaces for undocumented students
Amid the concerns for immigrant families about the new Trump administration schools all across the United States are taking steps to protect students.
Stunning Film Adaptation of ‘Fences’ Opens on Christmas Day
The trailer and a review of the film version of August Wilson’s play, Fences, directed by Denzel Washington who also plays the lead.
Inside a Report on Slavery and Its Legacy
A New York Times reporter investigates how, in the 1840s, New York Life, the nation’s third-largest life insurance company, sold 508 policies on enslaved men and women — and discovers who the beneficiaries were and locates some of the descendants of those insured slaves.
Obama: ‘America has not overcome legacy of slavery and Jim Crow’
During an interview with Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show,” President Barack Obama spoke about the state of race relations in the United States.
Join abhm this wednesday for a book talk @ the villard square library!
The book talk for A Time of Terror will include readings from the book, an explanation of how it came to be, and a discussion of its relevance for today’s readers.
This Definitive History of Racist Ideas Should Be Required Reading
A new book on racism, Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, written by Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D., a University of Florida professor of Africana studies, breaks new ground in the study of racism.
3 Adults and Baby Died In A Jail Run By Potential Homeland Security Head
Four people, including a newborn baby, have died at the Milwaukee County Jail since April. One died of “profound dehydration.” The string of deaths is concerning. The jail’s operation is the main responsibility of Sheriff David Clarke, a leading contender for the Trump’s head of Homeland Security.
Black women voted for white women — and white women voted for themselves
That Donald Trump, with no prior political experience, was elected to the highest office of the most powerful country on earth was shocking. What exit poll data revealed was utterly astounding. More than half of the white women who voted — 53 percent — had voted for Donald Trump.
Black Holocaust Museum, apartments approved
A proposal to create apartments and a new home for America’s Black Holocaust Museum on Milwaukee’s north side provides an opportunity for people to better understand this country’s racial divisions.
Whitelash and Blacklash
By Sharon Leslie Morgan and Thomas Norman DeWolf, Beacon Broadside [Editor’s note: Normally we excerpt articles, posting only a portion and including a link back to the original article. This time, however, because many visitors to ABHM are struggling to make sense of the election and what to do now, we have decided to post…
Attorney General Loretta Lynch: You Must Continue To Report Hate Crimes
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is urging Americans to report any hate crimes they witness to both their local law enforcement and the Justice Department.
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Research says calling people racist doesn’t reduce racial bias
Researchers stumbled on a radical tactic for reducing another person’s bigotry: a frank, brief conversation. The key to these conversations, though, is empathy. And it will take a lot of empathy — not just for one conversation but many, many conversations in several settings over possibly many years. It won’t be easy, but if we want to address some people’s deeply entrenched racial attitudes, it may be the only way.
Sherman Park youth earn stipend for cleaning up neighborhood
Program the Parks, a grassroots Sherman Park youth initiative started early last summer to train and employ young people ages 12 to 25 to help youth learn leadership and employment skills and earn money.
The KKK Is Working To Get Out The Vote — For Donald Trump, Of Course
Within a week of the election, the KKK steps up its efforts to elect Trump president by leafleting neighborhoods in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Louisiana and advertising their endorsements through David Duke’s Senate campaign and their own newspapers.
Chicago’s Grim Era of Police Torture
The Chicago Torture Archive, an online research repository set to open early next year, provides a chilling insight into the grisly period from the 1970s to the 1990s when the Chicago Police Department’s infamous torture crew rounded up more than 100 African-American men who were shocked with cattle prods, beaten with telephone books and suffocated with plastic bags until many confessed to crimes.
“Always In Season” Film on Lynching and Restoration to Screen in Milwaukee
Always in Season is a feature-length documentary film that shows the impact of past and current racial terrorism on our country today through the stories of four communities affected by lynchings. Screening at ABHM’s 2017 Founder’s Day Gathering for Racial Repair and Reconciliation will be followed by a Q & A and small group discussions with representatives from groups around the country who are healing through commemorations of lynchings and other forms of racial terrorism.
