Black History Month

Derek Mosely revisits and highlights some of Black History's forgotten and influential contributions to society.

Milwaukeean Deborah Blanks partnered with student developers from UWM to create Blackistory, an app featuring quizzes on nearly a dozen areas of Black history — from government and social justice to music and the arts.

Trainees and recent graduates from WRTP/BIG STEP say they seek opportunity.

For one week in 1968, late night host Johnny Carson made the historic decision to give up his job on The Tonight Show and allow actor and activist Harry Belafonte to take over.

Under African Skies is a series at UW-Milwaukee that merges culture and stargazing. People curious about African culture had a chance to experience it through music, storytelling and constellations.

Battlebox is a Black-owned, family business that is operated by Bryant Wilcox. It includes a video game buy-sell-trade store, cafe and lounge, and a warehouse. Bryant talks about the origins of the storefront, its current struggles and future plans.

There are many places in Wisconsin that are significant to our state’s Black history. As Black History Month comes to a close, we’re looking at a few of the places you could visit.

More than 2,000 remains, first buried at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery more than a century ago, await identification and reburial.

Derek Handley, assistant professor of English at UW-Milwaukee, shares three books by Black authors that he thinks everyone should have on their shelves.

In celebration of Black History Month, Black Arts MKE is presenting a theatrical production of the Harlem Renaissance by local playwright Malaina Moore.