Student journalists Amara Alexander, Kamyia Denson, and James Whitelow report on ten years of Black History Month at UW–Madison.
Black History Month
Black History Month 2023 spotlights Black art and artists
The 2023 Black History Month theme, “Black Arts: Multiple Mediums, One Story,” celebrates the art created by Black people, whether it’s through performing arts, painting, or quilting.
Miss Ross LIVE! A Conversation with Angelica Ross
Join us for a Black History Month lecture featuring trailblazing star Angelica Ross on Tuesday, February 28, in the Memorial Union.
A Conversation with Tyler James Williams
Join us for the Black History Month keynote event with acclaimed actor Tyler James Williams on February 21 in Union South.
Moonshine: Celebrating poetry and dance
UW–Madison dance students and others got a chance to learn from professional dancers and choreographers in a Moonshine Masterclass, held after the Dance Department’s live performance of Moonshine, a mix of music, theater, dance and poetry.
Annual ‘Moonshine’ performance and masterclass coming Feb. 25
The free Moonshine event is a celebration of Black History Month, with live music, contemporary theater and dance performances that includes West African, Afro-Caribbean Dancehall, and hip-hop dance forms.
Costume designer Ruth E. Carter to provide Black History Month keynote
Legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter will provide the Black History Month keynote address in a special event on Sunday, Feb. 27 in Union South.
Black faculty and staff share ‘What Black History Month Means to Me’
Black faculty and staff at UW–Madison reflect on their personal connection to Black History Month and why it’s important in their lives and their work.
Photos: Soul Talk event features good eating and vigorous discussion
Soul Talk, a UW–Madison Black History month event, featured plenty of good eating and vigorous discussion. A soul food dinner was followed by an interactive talk about social justice and Black representation in the media …
Badger basketball teams celebrate Black History Month, honor Virgil Abloh with special edition shirts
As part of their celebration of Black History Month, the University of Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball teams will wear shirts designed by the late UW alum Virgil Abloh, the fashion designer behind the Off-White brand.
Black History Month events highlight contributions of Black people in media, arts, sports and entertainment
This year’s theme — Melanin in Media: The People, The Culture, The Blackprint — draws our attention to the contributions of Black people in media, arts, sports and entertainment, and the need to promote inclusion of authentic Black stories with characters that break racial stereotypes.
Sagashus Levingston: Teaching About The Infamous Mothers of Black History
Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Harriet Tubman. Every year during Black History Month, millions of students and adults alike learn about the respectable, well-known black leaders from America’s past. …
Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inducts 2016-17 Scholars
Five University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students and one postdoctoral scholar — Albert Burgess-Hull, Natalie Guerrero, Evelyn Hammond, Nadia Khan, and Alexandra MacMillan Uribe and post-doctoral scholar Rastafa Geddes — were inducted into the UW–Madison chapter …
Register today for Pieces of the Puzzle: Intersectionality 101
Hosted by UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center, the first part of Pieces of the Puzzle: Intersectionality 101 will be held Monday, Feb. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The second part will be held Thursday, …
World-Renowned Poet Nikki Giovanni to keynote UW Black History Month
Poet Nikki Giovanni will bring the keynote presentation for the UW-Madison Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Symphony Room of Gordon Commons, 770 West Dayton Street. The world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, …
When Black History Is Your Own: Prof. Thulani Davis
Like an offshore breeze, Thulani Davis unsettles the air. Conversations with the assistant professor of Afro-American studies swirl through three centuries of black American history, including the lives of Davis’s own ancestors. Davis, a soft-spoken …
Activist, public theologian, writer & speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam to keynote Black History Month
This year’s keynote speaker will be activist, public theologian, writer and speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam. The founder and publisher of Urban Cusp and a former Washington Post columnist will speak on “The Role of the Black …
Student launches site to chronicle ‘Black Voice’ at UW-Madison
More than 40 years after African-Americans at UW-Madison started printing their own campus newspaper to cover politics and activism on campus, a current student has started a blog she hopes will be a place where …
Black History Month keynote Marc Lamont Hill speaks tonight at Gordon Commons
This year’s keynote event is the Distinguished Lecture Series presentation by professor, author and cultural critic Marc Lamont Hill. He will deliver “Building Community in an Hour of Chaos: Progress in the Age of Obama” …
UW-Madison celebrates Black Activism during Black History Month 2015, Marc Lamont Hill to keynote
More than 30 events, discussions, displays, performances and lectures are planned in celebration of Black History Month 2015 on the UW-Madison campus, including a keynote Black History Month lecture by nationally-known professor, author and cultural …