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City Hall: A Record Year For Honorary Street Names
City Hall

A Record Year For Honorary Street Names

Pastors, community leaders, mathematicians and former politicians are being recognized.

UWM Students Gather Community Stories For International Exhibition on Inequality

UWM Students Gather Community Stories For International Exhibition on Inequality

‘Climates of Inequality’ exhibit includes voices from Milwaukee’s north-side residents.

CEO Departs Black Holocaust Museum, Brad Pruitt Named Interim Leader

CEO Departs Black Holocaust Museum, Brad Pruitt Named Interim Leader

Bert Davis stepping down, citing responsibilities to family. Museum reopened last year.

Honorary Street Name For Lena’s Food Co-Founder

Honorary Street Name For Lena’s Food Co-Founder

City honoring late entrepreneur Bezelee Martin.

Eyes on Milwaukee: America’s Black Holocaust Museum Reopens To Great Fanfare
Eyes on Milwaukee

America’s Black Holocaust Museum Reopens To Great Fanfare

Packed event 14 years in the making is just the beginning says CEO.

The Fall and Rise of Bronzeville

The Fall and Rise of Bronzeville

A more than decade-long effort to restore neighborhood’s glory gaining momentum.

Plats and Parcels: Black Holocaust Museum Buys Building, Receives $10 Million Donation
Plats and Parcels

Black Holocaust Museum Buys Building, Receives $10 Million Donation

Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

America’s Black Holocaust Museum Will Reopen

America’s Black Holocaust Museum Will Reopen

Grand reopening planned for February 25.

America’s Black Holocaust Museum Responds to Historic Events

America’s Black Holocaust Museum Responds to Historic Events

CEO looks to future of institution, and the role it can play "in these challenging times".

How To Understand These Historic Protests

How To Understand These Historic Protests

These resources will put the nationwide protests in a proper context.

City Streets: 25 Streets Have Added Honorary Names
City Streets

25 Streets Have Added Honorary Names

Since 2005, honorary signs for James Cameron, Don Sykes, Mae Elizabeth Dey, many others.

Black Holocaust Museum Gets $1 Million Grant

Black Holocaust Museum Gets $1 Million Grant

Buoyed by grants, museum plans Summer 2020 opening.

Some Final Memories of Civil Rights Era

Some Final Memories of Civil Rights Era

Community members share stories, make memes to remember civil rights history.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Rebuilding a Vibrant Bronzeville
Eyes on Milwaukee

Rebuilding a Vibrant Bronzeville

Actor Danny Glover and many local notables celebrate new development anchored by Black Holocaust Museum.

Preview the New Black Holocaust Museum

Preview the New Black Holocaust Museum

Actor Danny Glover featured in opening celebration of building housing museum and Griot Apartments.

Yesterday’s Milwaukee: The Rise and Fall of Bronzeville
Yesterday’s Milwaukee

The Rise and Fall of Bronzeville

At its peak in the 1930s to 1950s, it had quite a history.

Officials Celebrate Garfield Development

Officials Celebrate Garfield Development

Groundbreaking for $17 million development and reopened Black Holocaust Museum.

A Hard Look at U.S. Racial History

A Hard Look at U.S. Racial History

Thousands of lynchings, one in Milwaukee. Experts convene at local museum.

Council Okays Garfield Development

Council Okays Garfield Development

City TID will help finance Bronzeville development including Black Holocaust Museum.

Doors Open: Sherman Park and Clarke Square
Doors Open

Sherman Park and Clarke Square

Doors Open Milwaukee showcases Sherman Park and Clarke Square neighborhoods.

Can Black Holocaust Museum Be Reborn?

Can Black Holocaust Museum Be Reborn?

New Maures Development complex could house it on ground floor, but details are scanty.