Every year for Black History Month, Judge Derek Mosley posts daily tributes on Facebook that provide information about remarkable African-Americans who were excluded from mainstream history books.
OnMilwaukee has shared these posts for a couple of years and recently, were inspired to document local African-Americans who – from at least one generation ago – moved Milwaukee forward.
We want to hear about your family members: the unknown African-American Milwaukee movers and shakers who never made it into our history books. Maybe your grandfather worked at a Milwaukee-based hospital or factory or your cousin owned a local business or your aunt ran a neighborhood organization.
If you are interested in contributing – or finding out more about this project – contact molly@onmilwaukee.com. Happy Black History Month, Milwaukee!
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
