By Karen Stokes President Barack Obama celebrated Labor Day with the working people of Milwaukee at Laborfest 2014 at Henry Maier Festival Park. The annual event is to acknowledge the … [Read more...]
President Barack Obama Will Attend Labor Fest in Milwaukee on Monday, Sep. 1
By Britney Donald President Obama’s last visit to Labor Fest was in 2010. According to a press release from the White House Press Office, President Obama held a speech on how to improve … [Read more...]
African-American actress/activist Ruby Dee passes at 91
By MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined. The African-American … [Read more...]
Maya Angelou: The definition of a phenomenal woman
Letter to the Editor CNN // Donna Brazile Editor’s note: Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor and a Democratic strategist, is vice chairwoman for voter registration and participation at the … [Read more...]
An update on the President’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative
“My administration’s policies— from early childhood education to job training, to minimum wages—are designed to give a hand up to everybody, every child, every American willing to work hard and take … [Read more...]
President Obama visited the Milwaukee Area to showcase a highly successful job training program
To highlight his commitment to the unemployed and workforce development as a part of his post State of the Union-Hangout Road Trip, President Obama visited the Milwaukee Area on Thursday to showcase a … [Read more...]
Gwen Moore responds to President’s State of the Union Address to Congress
Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released this statement following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress. “Tonight President Obama delivered a thoughtful address, outlining … [Read more...]
Obama praises Mandela as “Great Liberator”
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief SOWETO, South Africa (NNPA) – President Barack Obama described Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black elected president, as “the last great … [Read more...]
President Obama’s higher education agenda should lead the way for Wisconsin Democrats
Jarett Fields ER Room By Jarett Fields The Obama Administration is charting a new course in higher education access. Called the American College Initiative by some, the President’s goal is for … [Read more...]
Are we going to war, again
“We are damned if we do and, damned if we don’t” - Congresswoman Gwen Moore By Frederick Dakarai and Courier Staff While in town for the weekend after recovering from knee replacement surgery, … [Read more...]
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