Critics have railed against many Wisconsin Elections Commission decisions, but they were made by bipartisan commissioners, not the administrator By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch and Jack Kelly … [Read more...]
Black Publishers Vow to Remove Benjamin Chavis to Save the Black Press’ NNPA
By Nicolle M. Jones A group of disenfranchised Black publishers have vowed to continue their fight to save the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) after a Washington, D.C. judge … [Read more...]
Whistleblower claims Milwaukee doctor performed unneeded surgeries
Complaint says Aurora St. Luke’s Dr. Scott Kamelle endangered patients — and drove up costs — with extra surgeries and a product not OK’d for internal use By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Trump Sues Wisconsin After Election Recount
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Shortly after the Associated Press announced Vice President Joe Biden as the president-elect and Sen. Kamala Harris as the vice president-elect, President Donald Trump sent … [Read more...]
AATCLC and ASH File Lawsuit Against The FDA
The Complaint Highlights the Lack of Action to Protect Thousands of African Americans From Tobacco-Related Deaths JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council … [Read more...]
Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban from Being Applied to Thousands of Asylum Seekers
Provides Important Protection for Those Previously Turned Back at Ports of Entry A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s asylum ban from being applied to thousands of asylum seekers … [Read more...]
Mediation a ‘No Go’ for ‘Black Farmers’ and Stine Seed Co.
By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell The New Tri-State Defender The Memphis-based Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA) and the Stine Seed Company are in wait-and-see mode now that a March … [Read more...]
NAACP Challenge to 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward
Federal judge denies Census Bureau motion to dismiss suit over inadequate government preparations for the 2020 Census By NNPA On Jan. 30, The National Association for the Advancement of … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Buck’s Player Sterling Brown Files Suit Against Milwaukee Officers and City
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last month body camera videos depicting the incident involving Milwaukee Buck’s player Sterling Brown and officers from the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) were … [Read more...]
ARCW and National Partners File OCR Complaint
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - In the face of highly restrictive and discriminatory health insurance plans within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces, ARCW and the Center for Health Law and Policy … [Read more...]