As Wisconsin Historical Society works to build its new museum on Capitol Square in Madison it has amped up its array of smaller exhibitions around the state.
One example is the "Homegrown: Wisconsin Pop Culture" show currently on view at Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 N. King Dr.
Another now, is "Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968," can be seen now through Feb. 14 in the rotunda at City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., before it travels to its next stop in the state.
The traveling exhibition, which you can read more about here, commemorates the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee’s Civil Rights housing marches of the 1960s via a series of panels that include more than 30 historic photographs and documents.
"As an African American woman and a member of the Milwaukee community, I want to remember and reflect on the racial inequalities that happened in our city," says Ald. Sharlen P. Moore, who is the point person for the show here. "I’m proud to be a host for this display and to help raise awareness of issues our community has faced.
"It also connects to the importance of Black History Month and why we take this time to recognize and celebrate the achievements, contributions and struggles of African Americans throughout history. We are working toward a better education and understanding of history and experiences faced by those subjected to racial inequalities.”
The appearance of the exhibit in Milwaukee was coordinated with the participation of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and March on Milwaukee 50th Anniversary Coordinating Committee.
The exhibit is free to all.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
