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 [...]

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 [...]

Announce formal complaint against Rite-Hite CEO Michael White’s illegal voter intimidation On Monday at a major media event in Milwaukee, faith and community leaders announced the filing of a formal complaint with the Government Accountability Board (GAB) against Rite- Hite CEO Michael White for violating Wisconsin election law. The complaint states that White’s illegal and [...]

By Cassandra Lans In a major victory for voting rights supporters, Sunday evening Clear Channel confirmed to the media that it is pulling the controversial “voter fraud” billboards which have blanketed Milwaukee for the past two weeks. Last week community leaders in Milwaukee publicly called for the removal of the billboards. Mike Wilder, director of [...]

Community leaders responded this week to Wisconsin Voter Suppression billboards that have cropped up in minority majority communities throughout Milwaukee. Members of the African- American Civic Engagement Roundtable in Milwaukee and community partners held a press conference to demand that Clear Channel take down billboards that display threatening messages intended to intimidate voters in primarily [...]

Throughout Milwaukee voter registration events were held on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in recognition of National Voter Registration day. Members of the African American Civic Engagement Roundtable joined thousands of community organizations across the country participating in National Voter Registration Day. After a brief media conference, participants registered voters and collected voter pledge cards at community [...]