Milwaukee was one of the first in the north to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas learned they were free.

According to CDC data from 2009 to 2019, Native people were 2.2 times more likely to be killed by police than white people and 1.2 times more likely than Black people.

A year ago, less than 25 Black students in all of Wisconsin took the AP computer science exam. Now, over 100 Black students at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School are taking the test on Monday.

Only 25% of African Americans in Milwaukee are registered organ, tissue and eye donors, but in Wisconsin more than 2,000 people are currently on the transplant list, and 400 of them are Black.

Outpost Natural Foods has increased partnerships with businesses of color — including newly added Blossom Candle Company and Funky Fresh Spring Rolls — in order to reaffirm its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression hosted a press conference at Lindbergh Park in the Arlington Heights neighborhood with 93-year-old Lucille Berrien in attendance to demand the park be named in her honor.

In honor of Black History Month, WUWM is highlighting some of the significant moments in Milwaukee's Black history. That includes the fair housing marches…

In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting Black history in Milwaukee and today, we look at the story of Joshua Glover, a Black man who escaped…

There are currently only six states in the U.S. that have laws against hair discrimination: California, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, and…

Editor's note: This story contains explicit and offensive language.A UPS driver’s racist remarks that were caught on video during a delivery in Milwaukee…