The UWM Archives contains many collections relating to African American struggles in Milwaukee, but stories and voices of black excellence and joy are often left out. In archives, this is known as an archival “silence.” Meaning, documents we have do not adequately cover all parts of the story and history. This is because the history of archives focused on capturing perceptions and voices of those with power, which has been predominately white and European voices. Today’s focus is UWM’s Black Student Union publication, Invictus. Invictus was the longest-running Black Student Union publications that started in 1977. It featured poetry, news features, and profiles that highlighted black student’s perspectives and experience on campus in contrast to other news outlets and editorials. This page from November 2, 1977 covers a variety of topics: class content, others criticizing the gossip column, and letters from students who experienced racial profiling on campus. This issue also criticizes the Milwaukee Journal for painting UWM in a bad light without acknowledging that the journalist who reported and wrote the article also graduated from UWM. To see and read more issues of Invictus visit our digital collections website and search “Invictus.” —— Post made by: Intern V #uwmhistory #blackstudentunion #milwaukeehistory #uwmarchives #studentnews #uwmblackstudentunion #uwmstudents #wisconsinarchives #milwaukee https://www.instagram.com/p/CoK2BSMOw6N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
