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Remembering UW’s Black Student Strike Of 1969

When Geraldine Hines arrived on the UW-Madison campus as a law student 50 years ago, she had to adapt to ...

The Legacy of Dr. James Cameron: Founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum

(Editor's note and update: American's Black Holocaust Museum is reopening at its new location on Feb. 25, 2022.) In Milwaukee’s ...

Gwen Gillon’s Fight For Civil Rights

Stokely Carmichael called her a “gutsy little sister.” Gwen Gillon became the youngest staff member of SNCC and participated in ...

A Wisconsin Mother-Daughter March To Remember Civil Rights Movement

Danielle Crim of Madison, and her mother Dawn Crim, are leaning against a tan building in downtown Selma, Alabama. They’re ...

The Legacy of Sister Thea Bowman

Twenty-five years ago, the first and only African-American Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration passed away. This year, Sr. Thea Bowman’s fellow ...