# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Reading, History and Civic Power
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join Chair Senator Dora Drake for “Reading, History, and Civic Power”, an event dedicated to identifying strategies to improve literacy rates and amplify the teaching of African American history in public schools at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library. This Black History Month event explores how empowering students with strong reading skills and a deeper understanding of African American heritage directly correlates with increased civic engagement and voter participation. This engaging panel discussion with educators and historians will outline actionable strategies to support literacy development and advocate for inclusive history curricula. By bridging literacy and historical awareness, we aim to create a more civically engaged community. Together, we can increase literacy, tell fuller stories of our shared history, and strengthen the civic power of our communities.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/milwaukee/reading-history-and-civic-power/200029689372230
- **Event Categories**: business, black-history-month
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029689372230?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=milwaukee-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Milwaukee
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Martin Luther King Jr Library
- **lat**: 43.07157
- **long**: -87.91444
- **full address**: Martin Luther King Jr Library, 310 W Locust St, Milwaukee, WI 53212-2345, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Senator Dora Drake (https://allevents.in/org/senator-dora-drake/27483356)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Martin Luther King Jr Library, 310 W Locust St, Milwaukee, WI 53212-2345, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Senator Dora Drake
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, black-history-month
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Reading, History and Civic Power ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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