By Karen Stokes The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state’s heavily gerrymandered state legislative maps are unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to draw new maps ahead of … [Read more...]
Former Attorney General Eric Holder Wants Fair Maps
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Wisconsin is no stranger when it comes to gerrymandering – the act of manipulating boundaries to favor one political party over another. In fact, according … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Former Attorney General Eric Holder Visits Wisconsin
By Karen Stokes Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015 came to Wisconsin with stops in Milwaukee and Madison to campaign for Supreme Court candidate … [Read more...]
Loretta Lynch Makes History as the First African-American Woman to be Attorney General
By Srijan Sen After five months of deliberation since the nomination by President Obama and the swearing in ceremony, Loretta Lynch was officially appointed as the 83rd Attorney General (AG) of … [Read more...]
Police: Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Two Officers in Ferguson
By Wesley Lowery and David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post CLAYTON, Mo. — Authorities charged a 20-year-old man from the St. Louis area with shooting two officers during a protest last week … [Read more...]
Black Lawyers to Challenge Police Brutality in 25 Cities
By Pamela J. Meanes President National Bar Association WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to combat police brutality in the Black community, the National Bar Association (NBA) recently announced … [Read more...]
Barrett invited to White House to discuss youth violence
Chief Flynn joined Barrett for second round of Washington meetings By Lynda L. Jones, Editor This week, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joined 17 other mayors from across the U.S. at the … [Read more...]
“Voting Rights, Justice Scalia, and Archie Bunker”
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall There was a gasp. Justice Scalia’s shocking words were thick with sarcasm. He said it was merely a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” This was a sad day for … [Read more...]
NAACP challenges voter suppression at 103rd Annual Convention
By Ben Wrobel The NAACP took a principled stand against voter suppression at their 103rd Annual Convention last week in Houston, Texas. The theme “Your Power, Your Decision – VOTE” was on full … [Read more...]