Student Affairs Events and Activities
Black History Month
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Celebrate Black History Month with an energetic kickoff filled with vibrant vendors, engaging crafts, and delicious treats—including cheesecake from Baked Dreams Creations! Enjoy dynamic performances, strolling from Greek Life, and a joyful community atmosphere that sets the tone for a powerful month of celebration. |
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The annual Black Feminist Symposium, organized by the UW-Milwaukee Women's Resource Center and Black Student Cultural Center, aims to present the UWM campus and community with resources, workshops, and engaging discussions that center the praxis (theory and practice) of Black Feminism in an … |
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February is Black History Month! A time to celebrate achievements, history, and rights movements, including within the U.S. military. Stop by the Our Stories display in the Student Union walkway East to view stories of our Black servicemembers and celebrate … |
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February is Black History Month! A time to celebrate achievements, history, and rights movements, including within the U.S. military. Stop by the Our Stories display in the Student Union walkway East to view stories of our Black servicemembers and celebrate … |
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February is Black History Month! A time to celebrate achievements, history, and rights movements, including within the U.S. military. Stop by the Our Stories display in the Student Union walkway East to view stories of our Black servicemembers and celebrate …
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Join us to read and discuss select Angela Davis texts to prepare for her visit to campus. Women’s and Gender Studies faculty will lead the discussion in the Women’s Resource Center. Texts will be provided, no need to read in advance.
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Derrick Harriell is the Interim Director of the Black Student Cultural Center and Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His previous collections of poems include Stripper in Wonderland, Come Kingdom, Cotton, and Ropes, winner of the 2014 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Book Award. His short story, “There’s a Riot Goin’ On,” was the recipient of the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award. He holds an MFA from Chicago State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His forthcoming coauthored book with celebrated rapper 2 Chainz, The Voice in My Head is God, will be published in March 2026. |
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February is Black History Month! A time to celebrate achievements, history, and rights movements, including within the U.S. military. Stop by the Our Stories display in the Student Union walkway East to view stories of our Black servicemembers and celebrate …
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Please join us for an artist talk by Brianna Cole, the featured artist in ‘Too Much to Hold’ at the Union art Gallery! Too Much To Hold is an exhibition that features the work of Milwaukee based interdisciplinary artist Brianna …
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Join Sociocultural Programming and MAVRC in exploring the intricacies of the film Sinners alongside a dynamic panel discussion with professors Marquise Mays, Paulina Bugember-Kuwahara, & Tiera Hammond-Trammell. Participation in the post-film discussion enters you for a chance to win a … |
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Join us for a magical night down in New Orleans at Tiana's Table! We’re screening Disney’s The Princess and the Frog—and whenever food appears on screen, you’ll be served the same iconic dishes featured in the film—warm beignets, rich gumbo, … |
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Share a meal and a meaningful conversation with one of the most influential voices in the global struggle for justice, Angela Davis. Her work examines the intersections of race, gender, and class, with a particular focus on prisons, policing, and …
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Join us for an evening with Professor Angela Davis—scholar, activist, writer, and one of the most influential voices in the global struggle for justice. Her work examines the intersections of race, gender, and class, with a particular focus on prisons, policing, and abolition. Author of numerous groundbreaking books, including Angela Davis: An Autobiography, Freedom Is a Constant Struggle, and co-author of Abolition.Feminism.Now., Professor Davis continues to challenge us to imagine new futures beyond the prison industrial complex. This special event will feature a moderated conversation with Dr. Derrick Harriell, offering powerful dialogue and reflection on building a more just world. |
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Documentary On December 2, 1966, director Shirley Clarke and a miniscule film crew gathered in her apartment at the Hotel Chelsea. Bestowed for twelve hours with the one-and-only Jason Holliday, Clarke confronted the iconic performer about his good times and … |
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Learn more about the Divine Nine (D9) organizations on campus and how to become members. Business casual attire is required. |
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Sisters Like Me is an annual feel-good gathering where Black women-identified students come together to laugh, connect, and celebrate all the magic they bring to UWM. It’s a space for sharing stories, honoring culture, and building real sisterhood—alongside Black women … |
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Celebrate the finale of Black History Month with an unforgettable community gathering! Savor delicious food from Immy’s African Cuisine, experience the vibrant artistry of Ko-Thi Dance Company, and get moving with lively line dancing hosted by Fraternity & Sorority Life. Come together in joy, rhythm, and community as we honor Black history, culture, and legacy!
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New Releases Racing through the streets of Paris making food deliveries on his bicycle, Guinean immigrant Souleymane is struggling to stay afloat. In two days, he has to report for an asylum application interview, where he must plead his case … |
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New Restoration A landmark of independent cinema, Compensation is Zeinabu irene Davis’s moving, ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of loving relationships at the bookends of the twentieth century. In extraordinary dual performances, Michelle … 
New Restoration In The Annihilation of Fish, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady where she … |
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New Restoration In The Annihilation of Fish, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady where she …
New Restoration A landmark of independent cinema, Compensation is Zeinabu irene Davis’s moving, ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of loving relationships at the bookends of the twentieth century. In extraordinary dual performances, Michelle … |
