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Rally Scheduled to Protect Bus Routes 6 and 61

April 28, 2018

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Bus lines 6 and 61, better known as the JobLines, were created in 2014 specifically to transport people to their places of employment. The lines drop people off in places … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, JobLines, Milwaukee County Transit System, Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope MICAH, Rallies, The Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin

“Rally For Safe Streets” Urges Drivers to Follow the Rules of the Road

October 14, 2017

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz As the wind rustled the leaves overhead, and cars zoomed past, a group of rallyists donning neon green vests, thrust their signs into the air. They had gathered on the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Ashanti Hamilton, Barbara Moore, Howard Snyder, Rallies, Rally for Safe Streets

Milwaukee Public Schools Say “No” to Trumpcare

July 22, 2017

By Christina Luick Educators, and parents joined members of Citizen Action of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) and School Board Director Tony Baez to say “no” to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Angela Riley, Christina Luick, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Kim Schroeder, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association, Rallies, Tony Baez, Trumpcare

Hundreds attend Trayvon Martin rally and Darius Simmons’ killer gets life in prison

July 27, 2013

By Lynda L. Jones, Editor Milwaukee joined 100 cities from across the nation and held a rally in front of the Federal Courthouse in downtown Milwaukee to protest the George Zimmerman acquittal … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Darius Simmons, George Zimmerman, John Spooner, Lynda Jones, Lynda L. Jones, Mike Wilder, Patricia Larry, Rallies, Robert Bell Photography, Sherwin Hughes, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin

NAACP’s Benjamin Jealous to speak at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March & Rally

August 13, 2011

This week, the NAACP announced that president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous will speak at the National Action Network’s (NAN) The Emancipator (Abraham Lincoln) To the Liberator (Dr. Martin Luther … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin Todd Jealous, Emancipator To the Liberator Rally, Marc Morial, Michael Baisden, National Action Network, Rallies, Randi Weingarten, Reverend Al Sharpton, Tom Joyner, Vincent C Gray

March to protest massive cuts to public education

June 4, 2011

Milwaukeeans will march Saturday, June 4, in recognition of the more than 80,000 Milwaukee Public School students who will lose math and reading programs, small-class sizes, nurses, arts programming, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights, I Love My Public School, Marches, Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope MICAH, Milwaukee Public Schools, Our Kids Count, Rallies, Vel Phillips, Willie Brisco

The ‘Fab 14’ return and recall efforts kick into high gear for GOP Senators

March 19, 2011

By Lynda L. Jones They have been dubbed the ‘Fab 14’, the Democratic Senators that left the state and forced the GOP, and Governor Scott Walker to slow down their efforts to push through the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Budget Repair Bill, Chris Larsen, Fab 14, Joel Ramirez, Lena Taylor, Lynda Jones, Protests, Rallies, Recall the Republican 8, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr, Robert Bell Photography, Sachin Chheda, Scott Walker, Shelia Cochran, Spencer Coggs

Rev. Jesse Jackson puts his support behind Wisconsin workers

March 12, 2011

By Lynda L. Jones The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has made several visits to Wisconsin over the past few weeks, putting his support behind … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Interviews, Lena Taylor, Lynda Jones, Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope MICAH, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Rallies, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr, Robert Bell Photography, Scott Walker

NAACP units join in Budget Bill protests

March 5, 2011

NAACP Units from across Wisconsin marched to the State Capitol Feb. 26, 2011 to participate in a rally in solidarity with Wisconsin’s public employees and support the rights of all employees to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Budget Repair Bill, Collective Bargaining Rights, NAACP, Protests, Rallies, Tom White

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Justice Rally and March!

January 8, 2011

The march and rally will take place Monday, January 17th at 1:00pm at St. Francis of Assisi Church (1927 N 4th St., Milwaukee). It will begin with an indoor rally featuring performing artists Dorothy … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andre Lee Ellis, Dorothy Jackson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Michaela Usher, Rallies, Repairers of the Breach Homeless Choir

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