By the NNPA When We All Vote, a non-partisan organization inspiring voter turnout in the run up to Election Day in November, is working on a National Week of Action. Former First Lady Michelle Obama is serving as a co-chair. “When We All Vote, we get new ideas and new energy. We get leaders that […]
Past U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Candidate for WI Governor Tony Evers, and Candidate for WI Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Discuss Criminal Justice Reform
By Nyesha Stone I’m sure if you’re Black then you know at least one other Black person that’s in jail, especially if you live in the city of Milwaukee. According to City on a Hill, Inc.’s website, “Wisconsin has the highest incarceration rate for African American men in the nation, with 12.8% (or 1 in […]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
What this Election Means for Wisconsinites’ Health Care
By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Last month, Vice President Mike Pence visited Wisconsin. Moments after landing in Milwaukee, he was asked about my new legislation to protect the over 2 million Wisconsinites who have pre-existing conditions. In his response, with just a few words, Vice President Pence outlined what this U.S. Senate election is really […]
Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Milwaukee Sunday, September 16 at Henry Maier Festival Park
Compiled By Milwaukee Courier Staff The 25th annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Milwaukee County—the 12th largest event of its kind in the nation—will be held on Sunday, September 16 at Henry Maier Festival Park. Joe, host of Feel Good Mornings with Joe on B 93.3, will serve as master of ceremonies to welcome thousands […]
Senator Baldwin Announces New Coalition
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last week, Senator Tammy Baldwin announced her new coalition: Business Leaders for Tammy. This recently formed alliance includes over 100 businesses across the state of Wisconsin such as MillerCoors, the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Legacy Redevelopment Corp to name a few. During a press conference, Baldwin was joined by representatives […]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Milwaukee’s Addiction Crisis Hits Close to Home for All of Us
By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Earlier this year, I decided to tell a very personal story that I hadn’t shared with many people before. I often talk about being raised by my grandparents, especially during discussions in Milwaukee about the importance of strengthening Social Security or Medicare, supporting family caregivers or bringing down skyrocketing prescription […]
Senator Tammy Baldwin Gets a Firsthand Look at African American Small Businesses
By Karen Stokes The focus was primarily businesses and reaching out to the Black community last Saturday for Senator Tammy Baldwin during the latest stop in Milwaukee on her ‘In Your Corner Tour.” Baldwin 56, the first woman elected to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Congress was elected to the Senate and has been a […]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
It’s Time to Put Politics to Work
By Kurt Kober Well, we are almost to the Democratic Primary. In fact, it’s only days away. There has been a lot of noise in this primary, but here’s what it boils down to: August 14th is a chance to make your voice heard, and it’s a chance to elect leaders who are ready to […]
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Tells Authentic Stories from the Movement
By Freddie Allen (Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire) In the early morning hours of January 10, 1966, civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. was jolted from his sleep, as members of the Ku Klux Klan surrounded his house just north of Hattiesburg, Miss. Dahmer, a Black land-owner, had been actively working to register Blacks to vote and, […]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Cracked, Packed, or Hijacked
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Attempts to Suppress Black Voter Participation IS Real A few days ago, a group of Milwaukee residents gathered to provide personal stories of voting challenges suffered since Governor Scott Walker and Republican state legislators implemented Wisconsin’s voter ID laws. Often described as some of the strictest voter laws […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- …
- 45
- Next Page »