By Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. This week’s top-of-thepage headline in the Journal Sentinel notes the sad reality of African American male employment in Milwaukee, as a new study by UW-Milwaukee researchers shows that the already very poor employment situation for African American males in Milwaukee is actually getting worse. It is extremely [...]

“First Lady of the Black Press” Community, business and political leaders will gather on Monday, October 31, 2011 as the city of Milwaukee dedicates a street in memory of Mattiebelle Woods, “First Lady of the Black Press” at 3:00 p.m. at the intersection of 27th & Center Streets. Mattiebelle Woods was believed to be the [...]

The Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. station of the United States Postal Service, located in the 6th aldermanic district, is one of five offices slated for closure. A letter sent to the Postmaster General on Friday explains the five stations “are ALL located in Milwaukee ’s predominantly African American central city, and closing them or [...]

By Lynda Jones Wisconsin elected officials held a press conference this week in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office to challenge the proposed closures of five Milwaukee area post offices. Mayor Tom Barrett, Alderwoman Milele Coggs and others joined State Senator Spencer Coggs in the fight against closing these post offices. [...]

On May 17, thirty high school seniors received scholarships at a luncheon, attended by Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. and other Milwaukee-area dignitaries. McDonald’s® is proud to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) scholarship program, which distributed a total of $60,000 in 2011. Over the past 18 years, the [...]

The unfortunate news of the shutdown of Legacy Bank last Friday by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the receiver was quite a blow to the African American community. On Saturday, FDIC entered into an agreement with Chicago’s Seaway Bank and Trust Company to assume all [...]

By Courier Staff In an effort to bring attention to recent state budget discussions that directly impact the City of Milwaukee, Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr., Alderman Terry Witkowski and other Council members held a news conference this week in the rotunda of City Hall. “I’d like to call on the Republican legislators who [...]

A significant change to how the City of Milwaukee addresses non-compliant owners of vacant properties passed the Common Council this morning on a unanimous vote. The ordinance, File # 100639, was sponsored by Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr., who stated that the new penalties are necessary to ensure compliance and stabilize neighborhoods. “You [...]

By Common Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. First, I want to publicly congratulate Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker on his recent election to the highest seat of government in Wisconsin. The voters have spoken, and they have chosen governor-elect Walker to make some very difficult decisions on their behalf. As he and I discussed [...]