Safe Sleep Sabbath educates congregations on infant mortality By Maricha Harris Sunday morning service is the last place a churchgoer would expect to learn how to place her baby safely to … [Read more...]
Cuts in transit could add to poverty levels in Milwaukee
Compiled by Courier Staff A recent analysis by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Economic Development revealed that if the Milwaukee County Executive and the County Board slice the … [Read more...]
African Americans wield considerable consumer power
WASHINGTON, D.C.— African Americans’ buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, according to ‘The State of the African American Consumer Report’, released last week, collaboratively by … [Read more...]
Troy Davis executed in Georgia despite protests
Compiled by Courier Staff Despite years of stays, appeals, protests and even a last minute apparent review of the case by the U.S. Supreme Court, the State of Georgia executed Troy Anthony … [Read more...]
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The long, vicious assault on voting rights in America
By Gary L. Flowers NNPA Columnist The attack on voting rights for people of color in the United States of America is as old as the Republic itself. While Thomas Jefferson penned egalitarian … [Read more...]
Poverty is violence, a look into the Black unemployment surge
By Lynda L. Jones Over this recent Labor Day weekend, unemployment news was beyond dismal for the Black population especially. The August jobs report shows that Black unemployment is the … [Read more...]
Council members lobby against post office closings
The Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. station of the United States Postal Service, located in the 6th aldermanic district, is one of five offices slated for closure. A letter sent to the Postmaster General … [Read more...]
MLK National Memorial has a local connection
By Gerald Hyler The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, which opened this week, is an historical event for Americans, especially African Americans. Not only is it the first monument on the … [Read more...]
Elected officials oppose post office closings in Milwaukee
By Lynda Jones Wisconsin elected officials held a press conference this week in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office to challenge the proposed closures of five Milwaukee area … [Read more...]
Democrats unseat 2 senators, but not enough for a majority
Complied by Courier Staff In Tuesday’s historic recall election, two Republican Senators were defeated by Democrats and 4 barely hung on to their seats. The Democratic wins were not enough to take … [Read more...]
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