Panel recommends 7 Negro Leagues for major league status

A baseball task force has recommended seven Negro Leagues for official recognition as major leagues.

Milwaukee jazz guitarist has lifelong love affair with making music
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As Milwaukee’s storied jazz history was written, Manty Ellis has remained a crucial character. The guitarist has been called the Godfather of Milwaukee jazz.

Milwaukee jazz guitarist has lifelong love affair with making music

As Milwaukee’s storied jazz history was written, Manty Ellis has remained a crucial character. The guitarist has been called the Godfather of Milwaukee jazz.

ACLU elects 1st Black president in 101-year history

Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American Civil Liberties Union to be elected its president.

Black History Month kicks off with inspiring campaign in SE WI
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People of all ages, races, and economic backgrounds came together in the summer of 2020 to support the Black Lives Matter movement -- and demand change within Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Months later, voices are still speaking up and embracing diversity.

Black History Month kicks off with inspiring campaign in SE WI

As the nation kicks off Black History Month, there is a campaign taking place that is inspiring many in southeast Wisconsin.

Black History Month focusing on ‘The Black Family’ as theme for 2021

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH, chose the theme because the Black family has been a target of study in various academic disciplines.

Feb. 1 marks National Freedom Day, observing the end of slavery

Feb. 1 isn’t just the first day of Black History Month. It’s also National Freedom Day, pioneered by a former slave to commemorate abolition.