The Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District is a City of Milwaukee redevelopment initiative inspired by Milwaukee’s original Bronzeville District of the early to mid-1900s. Bronzeville, the primary African-American economic and social hub of its time, brought all ethnicities together to celebrate African-American culture - highlighting jazz, blues, and the arts.

Those living in Bronzeville recall a commercial corridor with nightclubs such as Metropole Club and the Moon Glow featuring performances by such pioneers as Billie Holliday, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Nat “King” Cole, to mention a few. Today you see annual festivals celebrating the strong roots of jazz and the arts in the neighborhood, and the main thoroughfare, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, is lined with African-American-owned businesses.

The Bronzeville area is located in the 6th District of the City of Milwaukee. Enjoy the diverse dining and shopping establishments on this street and surrounding neighborhoods like Harambee and Halyard Park.

Event Week Program here