Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor We’ve Only Scratched the Surface The United States has recognized black history annually since February 12, 1926, first as “Negro History Week” and later as “Black History Month”. The observance was created by noted Harvard scholar and historian Dr. Carter C. Woodson, who chose the month of February […]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Voting is a Priority in Upcoming Presidential Election
By Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri Last weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting your community, Milwaukee. And what a community it is. One of the best parts of campaigning for Hillary Clinton is the great folks I get to meet along the way: I met your business owners, I met your students, and countless […]
Bradley, Kloppenburg Court African-American Voters At Milwaukee Forum
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates Discuss Equal Protection For Minorities, Women by Chuck Quirmbach Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Rebecca Bradley and JoAnne Kloppenburg made their case for votes on Saturday at the Community Brainstorming Conference, a monthly forum held in a church basement on Milwaukee’s predominantly African- American north side. Forum organizers asked Bradley, an incumbent […]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Let’s Come Together for the Future of OUR Supreme Court
by Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg Candidate, Wisconsin Supreme Court This campaign is about the future of our Supreme Court, what kind of Court it ought to be and what kind of Justices we should be electing to that Court. The choice could not be clearer. Voters can count on me to bring independence and integrity, and […]
President Obama Commends Milwaukee for Winning Healthy Communities Challenge
Citizens Mobilized Over 38,000 People to Sign Up for Obamacare by Mrinal Gokhale The Milwaukee Courier Last Thursday, President Barack Obama congratulated Milwaukee for winning his Healthy Communities Challenge at the Bruce Guadalupe Community School. The White House Healthy Communities Challenge was designed to help communities lacking health insurance sign up for Obamacare. Milwaukee defeated […]
Department of Workforce Development Encourages Families to Enroll in Wisconsin Promise
by Ariele Vaccaro In the spirit of Disability Mentoring Day, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) highlighted an initiative that helps young Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients find educational and employment resources. During a Wednesday press conference, DWD pointed out recent wins for the program, including high interest on the part of local employers. The […]
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Talks Criminal Justice Reform at National Conference
by Bria Grant The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) took place Sept. 16-20, 2015 in Washington, D.C. With this year’s theme being, “With Liberty and Justice for All?” it was clear that CBCF’s desire was to advance the national conversation on criminal justice reform. Milwaukee was well represented at the […]
Mid-term voter turnout high in Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier Residents of the city of Milwaukee motivated the community with various initiatives to “get out the vote” in the 2014 midterm elections. This has been a tight race for months but Scott Walker defeated Mary Burke, 52 percent to 47 percent. According to the Milwaukee Election Commission, approximately 66 […]
President Obama encourages Wisconsin to vote
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier One week before the midterm elections President Barack Obama shared the stage with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke in front of a cheering, energized crowd of approximately 3500 with 300 in an overflow area at North Division High School, 1101 W. Center St. in the central city of Milwaukee. […]
Michelle Obama speaks at Burke campaign in Milwaukee
By Ariele Vaccaro, The Milwaukee Courier On Sept. 29, hundreds of voters filed into the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee to be able to see the First Lady. Michelle Obama spoke at an event for democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke. With only a month left before Burke faces incumbent Governor Scott Walker at the polls, […]