Posts Tagged ‘Milwaukee’
Milwaukee African Cultural Festival; music, food and more showcased
Milwaukee hosted its celebration of the diversity of African cultures in on July 6th. This annual event is free to visitors.
Read MoreSnoop Dogg showed up for Brewers game, threw surprise first pitch and FaceTimed Bob Uecker
Brewers fans and players alike were thrilled when musician Snoop Dogg attended a game and threw out the first pitch.
Read MoreJimmy Kimmel, ‘Daily Show’s’ Jordan Keppler take on Trump’s ‘horrible’ Milwaukee comment
After Former President Donald Trump called Milwaukee “horrible,” late-night comedians have taken it upon themselves to defend the city with pointed jabs.
Read MoreJUNETEENTH 70’S & 80’S FUNK PARTY!
Victor Reid & V.I.P. Live present a Juneteenth celebration of 70’s & 80’s Funk!
Read More2024 Milwaukee Juneteenth Gospel Festival
It’s going to be a day of faith, freedom and fellowship! There will be food and product vendors, resource information, health screening, face painting, balloon twisters, astounding sounds from Milwaukee’s best gospel groups and choirs featuring W.C. Calloway Jr. and Milwaukee Mass Juneteenth Edition Choir. Don’t miss it!
Read MorePacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton says rival fan directed racist slur at his brother during playoff game
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said a Milwaukee Bucks fan called his brother the N-word in the stands at the most recent playoffs game.
Read MoreMilwaukee’s World-Renowned Juneteenth Day Celebration
Milwaukee’s Juneteenth Celebration marks its 55th anniversary, honoring over half a century of community, culture, and freedom. On June 19th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive comes alive with one of the longest-running Juneteenth celebrations in the nation, featuring the iconic Jubilee Parade—a vibrant procession of floats, marching bands, dance teams, and community groups that celebrates history, resilience, and joy.
Read MoreHistory of Black Milwaukee Presented by John Gurda
ABHM is excited to announce that John Gurda will be presenting some of this expansive history that he has researched over the course of his career at the museum. There have been Black Milwaukeeans for as long as there’s been a Milwaukee. African Americans were present when the future metropolis was just a fur-trading post, and they grew with the city during its rise as a hotbed of abolitionist activity, an industrial powerhouse, and a haven for immigrants. The group’s numbers soared during the Great Migration of the twentieth century, and Black Milwaukeeans are the city’s largest single cultural group today. Unfolding over nearly two centuries, their story is an inspiring chronicle of struggle, resilience, and pride.
Read MoreCommunity Breastfeeding Gathering: In-Person
Community Breastfeeding Gatherings are education sessions for pregnant people and their families.
Read MoreExhibit — Living for the City: The Black Middle Class in Milwaukee
A traveling exhibition in conjunction with the “Living for the City: The Black Middle Class in Milwaukee” oral history project, which challenges and complicates existing narratives about Black Milwaukee mired in narrow assertions of poverty, segregation, incarceration, and educational underachievement. These are not the only stories to tell about Black Milwaukee. Research confirms that Milwaukee’s…
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