“There’s a lot of magic that happens around Black Restaurant Week,” says Madison Black Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Camille Carter, recalling creating the idea with the late Milele Chikasa Anana in 2016.
Former Madison Magazine editorial director writes in: Continued discrimination, marginalization and racism "is why the Center for Black Excellence and Culture is so desperately needed in Madison."
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Celebrate Black History Month With PBS Wisconsin January 31, 2021
AIRING IN FEBRUARY ON PBS WISCONSIN
8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2
Learn the fascinating story of the first Black superstar, Josephine Baker. Born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, she moved to France and became a dancer hailed as the “Queen of Paris,” joined the French Resistance and became a civil rights activist.
11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5
Journey through the prolific life of the “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” author and activist who inspired generations with lyrical modern African American thought.
8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8
Goin’ Back to T-Town tells the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation.