Black History Month 2023
In partnership with the African American Cultural History Museum of Washtenaw County, WEMU will honor Black History Month each day in February with a Black History Moment that recognizes significant contributions to Washtenaw County by the African American community. Black History Moments will air 4 times each day across all programs and will be archived on this page and at https://www.aachm.org/
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Marc Taras presents today's final Black History Moment in honor of Black History Month. -
John Bommarito presents the story of George Jewett on today's Black History Moment.
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EMU Hall of Famer and former NBA player Grant Long presents today's Black History Moment.
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There is an exhibit that will be available from March through the month of May called, “Family Foundations: Four Stories of Black Washtenaw County Community Building.” It is an interactive exhibit put forth by the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County. There is a long, rich African American history in our community, and much of it is never taught or widely shared. Museum president and CEO Joyce Hunter joins WEMU's David Fair with some lessons and knowledge we can all benefit from in this final Black History Month 2024 installment of "Washtenaw United." -
Joe Tate, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, presents today's Black History Moment.
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Melissa Thrasher, executive director of media relations at Eastern Michigan University, presents today's Black History Moment.
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Michigan's Lieutenant Governor, Garlin Gilchrist, presents today's Black History Moment.
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