The income gap between the rich and the poor remains near its highest level ever, according to a new report by the Wisconsin Budget Project and COWS at UW Madison. The wide chasm between the very highest earners and everyone else poses hardships for Wisconsin’s families, communities, and businesses. In 2013, 15.9 percent – nearly […]
Black Contractors: Democrats Take us for Granted
By Josh Peterson Urban News Service While Democrats scramble to secure the African-American community’s support post- Obama, black contractors complain that they are not getting their fair share of the party’s campaign spending. Among $514 million that Democrats spent on consultants during the 2010 and 2012 election cycles, only $8.7 million (just 1.7 percent) went […]
Madison’s Police Oversight Debate Cools Down—For Now
Chief Koval, Alder Bidar-Sielaff Reflect On A Contentious Week By Scott Gordon Madison Police Chief Says Changing Lethal Force Standard Is Not An Option To watch Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff speak on Wisconsin Public Television’s “Here And Now,” one might not immediately recognize the escalating tensions between the police department […]
Eighth Graders Peacefully March for a Non-Violent Summer
By Dylan Deprey UACB’s 8th Grade class marching for a violence-free summer. (Photo By Dylan Deprey) While stopped at the intersection of 60th and Good Hope Rd. a crescendo of chants rang through the air. Pastel colored signs inked with the mantras being shouted read, “Stop the Violence” and “Black Lives Matter.” At the helm […]
Milwaukee’s LGBT Community Mourns, Vows To Unite Following Orlando Shootings
Milwaukee Muslims, Political Leaders Join In Condemnation Of Weekend Attack By Chuck Quirmbach Leaders of Milwaukee’s LGBT community say that the killing of 50 people at a gay nightclub in Florida early Sunday morning won’t stop the community from pursuing civil rights. At Milwaukee’s PrideFest on Sunday, a minute of silence was observed for the […]
Pfizer Officials Call For Blacks to Participate in Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials
By Joan H. Allen NNPA News Wire Contributor June 19, 2016 marks World Sickle Cell Day. In a desire to help create a greater awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD) and increase their efforts to find a cure, Pfizer invited members of the Black Press to meet and discuss with key members of their rare […]
Russell Simmons Repays Rushcard Holders, Pushes for Credit Reforms
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer Russell Simmons is just starting to regain a little normalcy in his life. He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and business mogul is even able to run some errands without worrying about whether a disgruntled Rush- Card holder might verbally attack him or worse. Simmons […]
Black Banks Struggle to Survive, Part 2
By Patrice Gaines Urban News Service Leah Chase recalls a time when she couldn’t get a loan from a white-owned bank to expand her now-legendary New Orleans restaurant. “I remember my husband going to a bank we used for years,” said Chase, 93. “When we went to get a loan, we couldn’t … This was […]
Governor Walker Applauds the United Negro College Fund for Higher Education Efforts
Madison – Governor Scott Walker addressed attendees today in Madison at the inaugural United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Wisconsin Governor’s Luncheon. Hosted by UNCF, the luncheon conveys the importance of academic assistance programs to corporate sponsors and Wisconsin business leaders. “To develop the future leaders of Wisconsin, we need to provide them with a quality […]
Inside and Outside of the Ring, The Champ Made a Difference
By Stacy M. Brown The Washington Informer, NNPA Member Muhammad Ali’s historic win against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974 was perhaps the greatest of all of his ring victories. Ali dropped Foreman in the eighth round of that heavyweight bout known as “The Rumble in the Jungle.” Foreman was among the first to […]
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