By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The fight Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin began three and a half years ago and on the night of Monday, April 13, the team’s hard work came to fruition. Earlier this week, the results for the Spring General Election were released. Marsy’s Law was a referendum on the ballot with the voters having […]
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The Passion of The Vote
By LaKeshia Myers Where you there when they crucified my Lord? Where you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble! were you there when they crucified my Lord? ~Negro Spiritual “Father, I cannot forgive them for they know exactly what they do!” I said to myself silently […]
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The Courier is Proud to Endorse Judge Jill Karofsky for Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Milwaukee Courier Staff The April 7 election will have an impact on generations to come. In addition to the Presidential Primary and various local elections, the people of Wisconsin will choose their next Supreme Court Justice. We know that our criminal justice system actively works against black and brown people in Milwaukee. We need […]
Marsy’s Law: It’s Not Easy to Simply Move On
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When a heinous crime occurs, there’s usually some media coverage to follow. It’s not unusual to see the same story played out on several stations or printed in several publications. Depending on the crime, it could be talked about for days or weeks, but then something else will occur and the media […]
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Ballot Talk 101: Don’t Skip the Referendums
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz If there’s one thing most Americans can agree on, is that its citizens and residents are the patriotic sort. Part of this streak of patriotism is performing one’s civic duty, which includes exercising one’s right to vote. In a few short weeks, the Spring General Election will be upon Milwaukeeans. The election […]
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Jill Karofsky – A Justice Worthy Of The Name
By Democratic Party of Wisconsin The day after the tragic Molson Coors shooting — while Milwaukee was mourning the five friends, neighbors, and loved ones that we had just lost — Dan Kelly, Republicans’ candidate for the April 7 Supreme Court election, had something else in mind. He was just 12 miles away from the […]
Marsy’s Law Helps Give Victims Equal Rights
By Karen Stokes On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin voters have an opportunity to use their voice to support equal rights for victims, survivors and their families by voting “yes” for the Marsy’s Law Crime Victims’ Rights Amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution. Marsy’s Law is named after Marsalee “Marsy” Nicholas of California who was stalked and […]
How to Get Involved in the Democratic National Convention
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The Democratic National Convention (DNC), which is going to be hosted in Milwaukee this year, is brought up a lot. It’s not uncommon for the DNC to be mentioned in one way or another regardless of the topic. Since the announcement, the DNC organizing committee and the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee have […]
Bloomberg Launches “Mike for Black America” In Houston
Last week, at a rally in Houston at the history Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Democratic primary candidate Mike Bloomberg launched Mike for Black America, a national movement to engage Black voters across the country on the issues that matter most to them and share his vision for addressing systemic bias and promoting economic justice for Black […]
Mike Bloomberg Makes History with the Black Press of America
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Recognizing the importance of the Black vote and the reach of the Black Press of America, Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Bloomberg has just delivered the largest single advertising buy to the Black Press in the 80-year history of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). The NNPA […]
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