By Karen Stokes On the second anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Lt Governor Sara Rodriguez, State Senator LaTonya Johnson, and Amanda Zurawski, gathered for a town hall discussion in Milwaukee to mobilize Wisconsin voters. Reminding those in attendance that the road to the White House […]
Women Impacted by Abortion Bans Traveled to Wisconsin to Hold Donald Trump Accountable for Extreme Abortion Agenda
On April 16th, Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died twice due to Texas’s abortion bans, and Kaitlyn Joshua, who following the overturning of Roe v. Wade was turned away from two emergency rooms while experiencing a miscarriage in Louisiana, will campaign for President Biden across Wisconsin, with stops in Milwaukee, Madison, and Eau Claire. Amanda and Kaitlyn hosted […]
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Trump Wants a National Abortion Ban; Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will Protect Choice and Freedom
Trump is running to roll back our rights, while President Biden and Vice President Harris are running to restore them. Period.
Women’s Health Threatened as Abortion Access Faces Unprecedented Restrictions
By Karen Stokes On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it continues to be at the center of significant controversy. For those who believe in the protection of their reproduction rights, it is a time of mixed emotions. According to Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council, Jennifer […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Nationwide “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” Tour in Waukesha County
By Karen Stokes On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Big Bend, Wisconsin in Waukesha County to discuss the importance of protecting abortion rights now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe. Vice President Harris was joined by Wisconsin’s Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and Lt. Gov. […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Nationwide “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” Tour in Waukesha County
By Karen Stokes On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Big Bend, Wisconsin in Waukesha County to discuss the importance of protecting abortion rights now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe. Vice President Harris was joined by Wisconsin’s Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and Lt. Gov. […]
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The 51st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
By Urban Media News On January 22nd, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting a woman’s right to choose. Roe stood until Supreme Court Justices appointed by Donald Trump struck it down. Today, one in three women live in a state with an active abortion ban with little […]
More than 250 WI Medical Professionals Call on Assembly Republican Leaders to Cease Impeachment Threats Against Justice Protasiewicz
Physicians Urge Speaker Vos to Allow Will of Voters, Including on Abortion, to Stand MADISON — As the Wisconsin State Legislature’s October floor period proceeds and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos refuses to confirm or deny whether he’ll move to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, more than 250 medical professionals across the state have […]
Vice President Harris Talks Debt Ceiling, Maternal Health, and Small Biz in Exclusive Black Press Interview
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vice President Kamala Harris was as integral to the negotiations as anyone else in helping to reach a bipartisan deal so America could avoid defaulting on its debt obligations. Also, in two-plus years in office, the nation’s first Black and first woman vice president already […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v Wade
By Karen Stokes Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech Sunday in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital city, to mark the 50th anniversary of the now overturned Roe v. Wade. For nearly 50 years, Americans relied on the rights that Roe protected,” she said. “Today, however, on what would have been its 50th anniversary, we speak of […]