Stories tagged: "Juneteenth"

Social Justice Bipartisan Effort to Rebuke the Confederacy? These 3 WI Republicans Say No Thanks.
Social Justice Bipartisan Effort to Rebuke the Confederacy? These 3 WI Republicans Say No Thanks.

Tiffany and Grothman vote against Confederate statue removal while Johnson holds up a Juneteenth holiday bill.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 23, 2020 5:08 pm CDT
Politics Ron Johnson Wants to Replace Columbus Day With Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday
Politics The Real Reason Sen. Johnson Wants to Replace Columbus Day With Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday

GOP Senator joins bipartisan calls to federally recognize Juneteenth, but there’s a catch.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 2, 2020 11:52 am CDT
Law and Policy Freedom Inc. Posts Bail for 4 Black Inmates After Juneteenth March
Law and Policy Freedom Inc. Fund to Post Bail for 4 Black Inmates After Juneteenth March

Madison-based nonprofit continues getting Black men, women out of jail who are only there for lack of money to post bail.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren June 19, 2020 4:48 pm CDT
Social Justice Ron Johnson Wants to Replace Columbus Day With Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday
Social Justice Juneteenth Flag to Fly Over WI Capitol for First Time

Date celebrates 155 years since all enslaved people freed in America.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren June 17, 2020 12:32 pm CDT

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Patrick DePula, owners of Salvatore's Tomato Pies, was one of four small business owners who joined the Main Street Alliance and US Rep. Mark Pocan in a Tuesday call supporting President Joe Biden's proposed American Families Plan. (Photo courtesy of Shawn Phetteplace/Main Street Alliance) Economy Paid Leave, Universal Childcare Help Employers and Employees Alike, WI Business Owners Say
Derrick Van Orden (Via Derrick Van Orden/Facebook) Politics GOP Congressional Candidate Testifies Against Mask-Wearing Before School Board Drops Requirement
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Julian Thomas Elementary School in Racine, built in the 1850s as Garfield School, will receive updates as part of the $1 billion referendum district voters passed in spring 2020. (Photo via Julian Thomas Elementary/Facebook) Education Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.