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Essential workers in Wisconsin held a statewide “Day Without Latinxs and Immigrants” strike on October 11, Indigenous People’s Day. Thousands of supporters marched, sometimes during periods of heavy rain, from Milwaukee’s Latinx-majority southside to the federal courthouse downtown for a closing rally. Others in the growing Latinx and immigrant workforce participated by refusing to work, go to school, or make any purchases the entire day. About 85% of the milk produced in the state of Wisconsin, America’s Dairyland, is harvested by immigrants. The strike initiated a wave of actions in other states, including Washington state, Illinois, and Florida this...

PrideFest, Wisconsin’s largest LGBTQ+ event, announced the official line up for their fall event, “PridetoberFest” slated for October 8 and 9 at the Henry Maier Festival Park. Originally scheduled for its traditional early June dates, PrideFest had to be canceled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Organizing an event of this size with a tight time line, scheduling conflicts, ever changing COVID-19 protocols, and increased costs has proven to be quite the challenge,” said Wes Shaver, President of Milwaukee Pride. He added, owever, it’s been worth it. I am so excited to finally...

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett formally responded to the Democratic National Committee’s invitation to compete for hosting its 2024 national convention. He said that Milwaukee was all in. As the economic engine for the state of Wisconsin, Milwaukee was selected in March 2019 to host the 2020 DNC, beating the larger cities of Miami and Houston. It marked the first time that Democrats would meet in a midwest city – other than Chicago – to nominate their candidate for president in more than a century. The 2020 DNC was expected to bring $200 million to Wisconsin’s economy. But the event...

After the coronavirus pandemic delayed plans by almost two years, America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) held a press conference on September 28 to announce when its doors would open to the public. The long-awaited date is set for February 25, 2022. That would be the 108th birthday of museum founder and lynching survivor Dr. James Cameron. Dr. Cameron passed away at the age of 92 in 2006. ABHM’s president and CEO, Dr. Robert “Bert” Davis, made the re-opening date announcement. The museum had expected to reopen in time for the Democratic National Convention in 2020, before COVID-19 upended those...