Black History Month

Where are the Black farmers? This is what artist James Shields asked himself, before setting across the country to find them. After touring the South and Northeast, he's traveling the Midwest this summer.

As the Milwaukee Winter Farmer’s Market celebrated African American cuisine for Black History Month, Lake Effect’s Joy Powers spoke to Dig In! contributor Venice Williams to learn more about Black culinary history.

Lake Effect’s Joy Powers is joined by law professor Bernadette Atuahene, whose new book Plundered explores racist policies that impede Black and Hispanic homeownership in Detroit and throughout the nation.

More than just a place to wash your clothes, a laundromat in Milwaukee’s Murray Hill neighborhood is also meant to be a third space—a community gathering place.

For Black History Month, Milwaukee Film's Ty Williams has handpicked a variety of films that exemplify the dynamic range of Black stories told through cinema.

There is just one Black-owned gas station in Wisconsin. It sits at the corner of North Eighth Street and West Atkinson Avenue in Milwaukee, west of I-43. Recently, the business was struggling, so the gas station’s owners made a plea to the community to increase their support. Residents did not disappoint.

A lecture series highlighting Black stories missing from American history books returns to Marquette University in honor of Black History Month.

Food and food cultivation is an integral part of Black history. Here's how to plant an African American heritage garden.

The Milton House in Milton, WI served a safe harbor for freedom seekers in the 1800s.

The MPL is loaded with resources and events to help Milwaukeeans celebrate Black History Month.