Wisconsin
In a bizarre incident, a Wisconsin white father was captured on camera rushing to the stage and forcing the Black superintendent out of the way, preventing him from shaking his daughter’s hand at her high school graduation ceremony. He even yelled, “I don’t want her touching him.” “That’s my daughter. I don’t want her touching […]
by Mary Spiller May 5, 2024 The Wall St. Index defined Hawaii as the best state for Black Americans to live in. The 24/7 Wall St. has created an index using data from the U.S. Census Bureau to make a measure of socioeconomic disparities between Black and white Americans. They’ve identified the worst U.S. states […]
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A sharp swing in temperatures has been forecast across northern and central parts of the US this week, with potentially record-breaking warm weather giving way to a cold front. Wisconsin is likely to challenge its all-time February high on Tuesday with a forecast of 17C (63F) – 0.5C above the record set at Stevens Point […]
Republican businessman Eric Hovde announced Tuesday he’s running for Senate in Wisconsin, in a bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “Our country is facing enormous challenges: our economy, our health care, crime and open borders — everything is going in the wrong direction,” Hovde said in a 30-second launch video. “All Washington does is […]
We talk to a veteran ice climber from Wisconsin in advance of the Winona Ice Climbing Festival. Then, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan reviews Congress and the U.S. Postal Service. Then, we talk to a panel of journalists and scholars about Black media in Wisconsin. Featured in this Episode Learning about ice climbing Winona is set […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden touted his administration’s support for minority-owned businesses and the replacement of lead pipes during a visit here on Wednesday while also swiping at Donald Trump’s rhetoric toward migrants and his ongoing lies about his election loss. Watch Biden’s remarks in the player above. The trip showed how Biden is trying to […]
Herbert H. Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat who kept watch over federal budgets in four terms as a United States senator, but who as the die-hard owner of the National Basketball Association’s often mediocre Milwaukee Bucks spent lavishly to keep the team afloat in his hometown, died on Wednesday afternoon at his home in Milwaukee. He […]
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to speak at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce on how his economic policies have led to a “boom” for Black small businesses. File Photo by Alex Wroblewski/UPI Dec. 20 (UPI) — President Joe Biden will travel to Wisconsin Wednesday to highlight the growth of Black business […]
Wisconsin is running red! It’s cranberry season, and farmers across the state are working to harvest the berries from their flooded marshes. “The marsh was started in 1903. We first started packing fresh fruit in 1905. So, I am third generation on the marsh,” Nodji Van Wychen said. For almost 120 years, Nodji Van Wychen […]