I, David Crowley, County Executive of Milwaukee County on June 29, 2024, do hereby and recognize and honor the Milwaukee Courier in celebration of the publication's 60 years informing and empowering … [Read more...]
HEMAD asks Men to Take a Stand Against Human Trafficking
By Karen Stokes Monday kicked off the fifth annual HEMAD campaign. HEMAD (Human trafficking Educators working with Men and boys to stand Against the Demand) asks men to take a public stand … [Read more...]
A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2021
June 18, 2021 JUNETEENTH DAY OF OBSERVANCE, 2021 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On June 19, 1865 -- nearly nine decades after our … [Read more...]
Mayoral Proclamation – Milwaukee Curfew June 1, 2020
PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR Whereas, since May 29, 2020, multiple protests and demonstrations in the City of Milwaukee have occurred during the daylight hours regarding recent police officer involved … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett Lifts 10:00 p.m. Curfew for Residents under the Age of 18
Curfew was in response to events last weekend in Sherman Park neighborhood MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett has lifted the curfew imposed last week for all persons under the age of 18 between the hours … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Fathers provide a solid foundation in children’s lives
As we roll into another Wisconsin summer, it is again the time that we traditionally thank fathers for their positive contributions to their family and society as a whole. Governor Walker has issued a … [Read more...]
County Executive Chris Abele Declares May Mental Health Month, May 5 as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
County's Behavioral Health Division partners with organizations to promote speaking out against stigma of mental illness MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today declared May as … [Read more...]
Brooks Sister Tribute held October 18th
Brooks Sister Tribute, held October 18th, 2014 at the Women’s Club of Wisconsin. Both women are Nonagenarians. (Photos by Kim Robinson) … [Read more...]
Martin Luther King, Jr, Federal Holiday 2012
A Proclamation By The President of the United States of America On a hot summer day nearly half a century ago, an African American preacher with no official title or rank gave voice to our … [Read more...]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
Presidential Proclamation — National African American History Month
A PROCLAMATION In the centuries since African Americans first arrived on our shores, they have known the bitterness of slavery and oppression, the hope of progress, and the triumph of the American … [Read more...]