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Moving Monuments and Considering Community
A Kehinde Wiley statue, Rumors of War, takes its place one mile from the Avenue of Monuments. This monument of a young Black man responds to the many statues of confederate white men usually seen lining the streets of Richmond, Virginia.
‘The Slaves Dread New Year’s Day the Worst’: The Grim History of January 1
Before the Civil War, the new year was not one of celebration but of horror and dread. It was a time of possible separation and heartbreak; a time for family members to be sold to the highest bidder.
Buying Black, Rebooted
In the age of “voting with your spending,” there is a growing movement toward supporting and prioritizing black-owned businesses.
Major Jewish Denomination Votes To Support Reparations For Slavery
The Reform movement, America’s largest Jewish denomination, has passed a resolution supporting the need to make reparations for slavery.
Study Examines Why Black Americans Remain Scarce in Executive Suites
A new report focusing on diversity, or the lack there of, among corporate executives reveals that current practices aimed at inclusion are failing. The study focuses on some of the reasons for this failure and why “Race is still a ‘third rail’ — an unwelcome and dangerous subject — in many corporate settings.”
What We Get Wrong About ‘People of Color’
People of Color has become a term used to denote those who are non-white. Why not be specific about the culture you are speaking about?
AMC Theatres Apologizes After Group Racially Profiled During ‘Harriet’ Screening
A Black women’s non-profit organization faced racial profiling at a screening of the film Harriet earlier this month.
What’s Lost When Black Children Are Socialized Into a White World
Black student disciplinary actions and suspensions for age appropriate behavior can be a problem in schools where “obedience and hierarchy” are valued and enforced.
Long Island Divided
A ground breaking investigation into discrimination by real estate agents on Long Island reveals rampant misconduct and a system meant to disadvantage minority buyers.
Childhood trauma in the U.S. is a ‘public health crisis’
A new study on childhood trauma provides compelling evidence for why childhood trauma should be a focus of Milwaukee and the country.
November is Native American Heritage Month…
A recent White House proclamation is stirring controversy as the Trump Administration once again slights Native Americans.
Donald Trump’s ‘Lynching’
In the wake of another infuriating Tweet from President Trump, Jamelle Bouie brings both the content of the Tweet and one of its biggest defendants into the larger context of racial violence.
“Always in Season” by ABHM Friend Jackie Olive Screens at MKE Film Fest
ABHM is excited to share that the film Always in Season from Director Jacqueline Olive will be a part of the Milwaukee Film Festival later this month.
Black No More?
Are descendants of slaves in America allowed to “construct our their identity” or at the fate of white supremacy? Can we unlearn “Race?” Thomas Chatterston Williams says we should be about doing just that! Unlearning race.
Biological Weathering and Its Deadly Effect on Black Mothers
Racism is found to be a major factor in the high death rates and instances of chronic diseases in the Black community. This racism, in the form of Biological Weathering, can also have “deadly” effects on mothers before, during and after childbirth.
Racial Profiling and the Loss of Black Boyhood
Racial profiling continues to be a problem for Black and Brown people. Congress can and must address this issue and one way to do that is to pass the End Racial Profiling Act.
Olympics to Finally Give Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos Their Props by Inducting Them Into Hall of Fame
51 year after their expulsion from the 1968 games, the US Olympic Hall of Fame is welcoming Tommie Smith and John Carlos into its ranks.
My father was IBM’s first black software engineer. The racism he fought persists in the high-tech world today
Stanley W Ford was hired in 1946 as a software engineer at IBM. When his son Clyde followed in his footsteps more than twenty years later, the same mentality that had supported “eugenics, Nazism and apartheid”was
and still is prevalent in the high field today.
How For-Profit Colleges Have Targeted and Taken Advantage of Black Students
Predatory lending by for-profit-colleges target black students resulting in 78% of students with educational loan debts.
