African-American

Mateo Askaripour followed up the success of his debut novel by writing another novel about power and ambition set 500 years in the future, which he talks about with WPR’s “BETA.”

On Juneteenth, founder Alex Gee will help break ground on The Center for Black Excellence and Culture, a 37,000 square-foot facility for cultural reinforcement on the south side of Madison.

A program meant to promote homeownership and empower low-income residents in Milwaukee has opened the door for 30 tenants in affordable housing to become homeowners. The Metcalfe Park Homeownership Initiative […]

A new study found patients who are Black were less likely to receive home health care after a hospital stay compared to patients of other races. Abiola Keller, associate professor […]

Milwaukee plans to address racism and health equity over the next five years by focusing on challenges like housing, maternal and child health and public safety. Those steps and others […]

The Appleton Area School District is partnering with African Heritage Inc. to establish The Ọmọladé Academy, an African-centered charter school. The tuition-free academy will be open to all Appleton students […]

For a few days next July, Milwaukee will be the center of the 2024 presidential race as the Republican Party hosts its national convention. Many political scientists and commentators question […]

Wisconsin’s incarceration rates are higher than the national average, especially for Black residents, and the state has one of the largest corrections budgets in the nation, according to a new […]

When Sierra Lyle was in nursing school, she didn’t see pictures of people who looked like her in her textbooks. As an African-American woman, she was hurt. She thought becoming […]

Five-gallon plastic pails holding a toxic chemical linked to cancer sat for years on the shelves of a fire department in south-central Wisconsin. Finally, in a heralded statewide cleanup, they […]