Association of African American Museums Conference

AAAM Conference 2023

The 2023 AAAM Conference theme acknowledges the contributions African and African American-focused museums and cultural institutions have contributed to the AAAM community throughout the diaspora through music and movements.

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Zero Youth Corrections: Community Input Sessions

Zero Youth Corrections Community Input Sessions Basic

We need community input! Our public conversations will guide the process for the second round of Zero Youth Corrections funding. Our goal is to reduce youth incarceration and make a positive impact on the legal system in MKE.

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Join Us on February 25th for ABHM’s Ribbon-Cutting and Celebration!

It’s been 14 years since ABHM closed its doors – but finally, thanks to the hard work and dedication of a small group of community volunteers and staff, a very generous anonymous donor and many other individual donors, Alderwoman Milele Coggs and developer Melissa Goins, the physical museum has been reborn!

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America’s Black Holocaust Museum receives a $10 million commitment!

America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) is the recipient of a $10 million commitment made by an anonymous donor through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. This transformational commitment is in support of ABHM’s recent announcement to reopen on February 25, 2022, and a strategic plan by NMBL Strategies that provides a roadmap to growth and sustainability for generations to come.

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ABHM Announces Over $477,000 Raised to Complete Initial Development

By Nancy Ketchman, Development Consultant, Dr. James Cameron Legacy Foundation A personal challenge grant issued last winter by philanthropist and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele helped to raise more than $477,000 for America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) at 401 W. North Avenue in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville African American Cultural and Entertainment District. At the campaign launch,…

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Enslaved People Lived Here.These Museums Want You to Know

By Tariro Mzezewa, The New York Times A few years ago, people touring the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters in Savannah, Ga., would have heard a lot about George Owens, the lawyer, farmer and Congressional representative who lived in the massive neoclassical home in 1833. And about banker and slave trader Richard Richardson, for whom…

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NEWS RELEASE: Abele Issues $100K Challenge Grant to Support New ABHM!

ABHM has received a $100,000 Challenge Grant from philanthropist Chris Abele, who is also Milwaukee County’s Executive. He will match every dollar donated or pledged between now and February 25, 2019 – the birthdate of museum founder Dr. James Cameron. This announcement includes links for making online donations and pledges.

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Milwaukee museum pulls black people ‘out of the shadows of history’

By Sophie Bolich, Max Nawara, and Aly Prouty, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Editor’s note: This is one of an occasional series of articles about the people and places of 53206. The museum sits behind a locked door in an inconspicuous red brick building on the corner of 27th and Center streets. To enter, visitors have to ring the…

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