Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is an annual celebration of the historical and cultural contributions of people of Asian descent in the United States. It began as a weeklong celebration in the late 1970s, and eventually encompassed a full month by the 1990s.

Milwaukee Film is hosting its first-ever symposium on pregnancy-related mortality among Black women. WUWM's Teran Powell talks with event’s keynote speaker, actress and mom of two Christina Elmore.

An exhibition at the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee aims to call attention to the problem of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville neighborhood is welcoming visitors once again. The museum’s purpose is to promote the acknowledgment of African American history, from pre-captivity to the present, as an integral part of U.S. history.

On this Bubbler Talk, WUWM's Teran Powell looks into this question: Did Marian Anderson ever visit and sing in Milwaukee? If so, where did she stay, as individuals who were Black were not allowed to stay in hotels in the past.

Today, the nation celebrates the birthday and the life and activism of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement. The Marcus Performing Arts Center is honoring the Civil Rights figure with its 38th Annual King Day program to highlight youth in the community.

The stage play produced by Black Arts, MKE, the Black Nativity, is back in Milwaukee for its sixth year, opening at the Marcus Performing Arts Center December 9.

The MKE Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity introduced a Community Change Agenda at Milwaukee Area Technical College Tuesday. It’s aimed at improving life conditions and enhancing the well-being of Black families and communities in Milwaukee County.

Back in April, some Milwaukee residents gathered at Lindbergh Park and campaigned to change the name of the park in the Arlington Heights neighborhood to Lucille Berrien Park. On Thursday, their efforts paid off when the Milwaukee County Board voted unanimously to rename the park after Berrien.

Porche Bennet-Bey of Kenosha is among activists still demanding action behind verbal promises of police accountability.