Compiled by Courier staff Cedric S. Cornwall who is currently a Milwaukee County Court Commissioner recently formally announced his intention to run for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Branch 32 upon the retirement of Judge Michael D. Guolee from the bench at the end of his term in 2014. Cornwall says that he is running for [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff Several weeks ago local radio talk show host Charlie Sykes raised more than eyebrows when he decided to play excerpts from a racist video on his show. The video of the “parody” rap song “It’s Free, Swipe Yo EBT,” includes two African American women talking about how they were going to [...]

AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press publishes final issue Compiled by Courier Staff It’s been a little more than a month since Milwaukee radio station WMCS the “Talk of the Town” was silenced, now another media voice has joined the ranks. The AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press published its final issue this week. The paper had published for [...]

Compiled by Courier staff United in their opposition to a state bill designed to limit pay, power and budget of the Milwaukee County Board, African American leaders stood together at a press conference on Monday, Feb. 25 held at the Martin Luther King Community Center at 1531 W. Vliet St. “The African American community needs [...]

Compiled by Courier staff One in five gun crimes involve juvenile offenders. So when a juvenile in Milwaukee is charged with possession of a firearm, what happens? If the court orders intervention, they often end up on the doorstep of Running Rebels – a local nonprofit that annually provides more than 2,500 at-risk youth with [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff In this year’s issue of The Milwaukee Courier’s special Black History Issue, we want to not only put a spotlight on national Black History accomplishments, but local as well. African American history in Milwaukee needs to continue to be recorded, and not only for one month out of the year, but [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) responded to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress. “Tonight the President set an aggressive agenda for America. His plan to refocus our efforts on bringing about solid economic growth for all Americans through manufacturing, infrastructure, clean and renewable energy, skills training for American [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff County Supervisor David Bowen, and Common Council president Willie Hines are speaking out applauding the Fire and Police Commission’s reversal on its decision from a 60-day suspension to terminating police officer Richard Schoen. The Fire and Police Commission have finally recognized the efforts of a coalition of ordinary citizens and community [...]

Barrett, government and community leaders, speak out against Walker’s agenda to eliminate same day registration Compiled by Courier Staff In response to Governor Walker’s recent plans to again attack voting rights, members of the African-American Civic Engagement Roundtable, joined by Mayor Tom Barrett, Neil Albrecht (Executive Director of the city of Milwaukee’s Election Commission), State [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff President Barack Obama held his first news press conference this week since his re-election, and answered some tough questions from the press. His intention for the address was directed toward the ‘fiscal cliff’ alleged fears that have dominated the news since his re-election. Obama made it clear that he has no [...]