By Lynda L. Jones Some fourteen hours or so following the recall election primary results, where Tom Barrett was the victor, three former candidates for governor met at Barrett’s home. Kathleen … [Read more...]
Grassroot efforts can beat out big money from outsiders
By Cassandra Lans Wisconsin is demonstrating that grassroot efforts and working together can beat out big money. Earlier this week financial reports revealed that the Walker Recall Campaign had … [Read more...]
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Every Republican in Congress fails Blacks
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The new NAACP Report Card for the first session of the 112th Congress is out and it shows that every graded Republican member of the House and Senate … [Read more...]
US Congresswoman Moore endorses Barrett for governor
By Cassandra Lans Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is receiving some heavyweight endorsements for his run for governor of Wisconsin in the upcoming recall election against Scott Walker. … [Read more...]
Rally and March for Justice for Trayvon and Bo Morrison
By Cassandra Lans On Tuesday, April 10, members of the community in Milwaukee held a Rally and March for Justice for Trayvon and Bo Morrison in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue … [Read more...]
Barrett re-elected, eyes on Walker recall
By Cassandra Lans Last week the Government Accountability Board (GAB) certified the recall election against Scott Walker, and following that announcement Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced … [Read more...]
Death of Trayvon Martin is waking up America
Complied by Courier Staff and George Curry, NNPA exclusive coverage The story begins with the heartache of a family losing their 17 year-old son, yet it continues to grow and touch … [Read more...]
NNPA’s 2012 Newsmaker Award Recipients call for more involvement from the Black Community during Black Press Week events
By Caryn Freeman Special to the NNPA This year’s Black Press Week held in Washington, DC culminated with the award ceremony honoring Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, who received an award … [Read more...]
Constitutional right to vote trumps GOP disenfranchisement
Voter suppression law thrown out Senator Lena C. Taylor (DMilwaukee) applauded the historic decision rendered in Wisconsin’s Circuit Court system yesterday to permanently block the Voter … [Read more...]
Injunction against Voter ID law draws strong reaction
By Cassandra Lans Milwaukee County Supervisor Nikiya Q. Harris joined many community activists to express their feelings regarding the temporary injunction against the recently adopted Voter ID … [Read more...]
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