Fast-food workers in seven cities join forces for unprecedented week of strikes Compiled by Courier Staff Joining forces, thousands of low-wage workers walked off their jobs this week in an … [Read more...]
Hundreds attend Trayvon Martin rally and Darius Simmons’ killer gets life in prison
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...]
Congressional Progressive Caucus call to end wage theft, and raising minimum wage
By Lynda Jones, Editor Back in May, hundreds of Milwaukee fast-food and retail workers rallied and marched a one-day protest to demand higher wages and better work conditions from these … [Read more...]
Program on Assata Shakur at African American Women’s Center
Free event will be held on Tuesday, July 16 In response to the FBI’s recent actions in adding Assata Shakur as the first woman to the “Most Wanted Terrorist List,” with a new $2 million reward … [Read more...]
Community shows support for Bonds
By Cassandra Lans Two weeks ago a proposal from a Milwaukee Public School Board member was made to rein in the powers of the board president by giving more authority to the vice president. MPS … [Read more...]
Supreme Court guts Voting Rights and Affirmative Action
By Gloria Browne-Marshall, Supreme Court Correspondent for The Milwaukee Courier Trayvon Martin’s parents seek justice for a son killed for walking while Black. The Court gutted Voting Rights. … [Read more...]
Juneteenth Day 2013
By Lynda Jones Once again, Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Milwaukee was filled with the smells of roasted corn, barbeque meats, vendors, and plenty of information booths on voting, tobacco … [Read more...]
Gwen Moore stands with students in opposition to doubling student loan interest
By Cassandra Lans This week Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) joined Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) students to oppose doubling the subsidized Stafford student loan interest rate from … [Read more...]
Advocates for BadgerCare continue to reach out to Wisconsin Legislators to accept federal funds
By Cassandra Lans At a news conference on Wednesday morning, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, healthcare professionals, and community … [Read more...]
Williams case decision ignites fury from Black community
By Cassandra Lans On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 the U.S. attorney’s office made the decision to not charge three Milwaukee police officers involved with the arrest of Derek Williams who also died … [Read more...]
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