By Abayomi Azikiwe Born in 1874 in Puerto Rico, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg entered a whirlwind of anti-colonial struggles which were inextricably linked to the abolition of African enslavement. Legalized slavery in Puerto Rico and Cuba existed many years after the United States Civil War during 1861-1865. Uprisings erupted in Cuba and Puerto Rico in 1868, […]
Month: February 2021
#Wisconsin5 By Jonathan Barker Grace Lutheran Church Kenosha Feb. 26, 2021 The Kenosha 4 held a press conference and rally announcing their 22-day fast for climate justice, which will start on Friday, March 5, 2021. They are demanding that Governor Evers’ Climate Justice Budget be passed for our state. The Kenosha 4 are Justin Blake, […]
Event by Change is Coming, Black Umbrella Global and Revolution Ready Downtown Racine Monument Square – 12 NOON – 6 P.M. We are standing in solidarity with the family and friends of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. We are standing up for what’s right and we are demanding justice in the name of Breonna Taylor! This is a national […]
wicuba.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 25, 2021 MPS Board Joins Dozens of Cities, States and Labor Councils in urging Better Relations with Cuba Just one day after the Chicago City Council unanimously voted for normalized relations with Cuba, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors also unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday night, calling “on the […]
Stand for Justice Saturday 2/27/21 – Noon – 1 p.m. 27th & Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI Please join us. It is vital we all keep our fires burning for Justice. Black Lives Matter and as allies we need to be out there fighting for the justice that is so long overdue.
By LA CROSSE INDEPENDENT FEBRUARY 24, 2021 Ten years ago this month, in February 2011, Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Legislature proposed Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill, which effectively ended collective bargaining rights for public sector employees (with the exception of police and fire unions), and significantly weakened union power. To […]
Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement 
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