To Be, Or Not To Be – More Elected Officials Are Choosing Not | The Madison Times

Wakanda News Details

To Be, Or Not To Be – More Elected Officials Are Choosing Not | The Madison Times

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Nationally and locally, the slate of elected officials announcing that they are not planning to seek re-election is setting off alarms. According to Ballotpedia, “As of December 2021, 37 members of Congress—six members of the U.S. Senate and 31 members of the U.S. House—have announced they will not […]

The post To Be, Or Not To Be – More Elected Officials Are Choosing Not first appeared on The Madison Times.

Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

You may also like

(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”

African Methodist Episcopal minister and later Bishop Henry McNeal Turner emerged immediately after the Civil War as one of the most ardent defenders of African Ameriacn rights. Turner was also among the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. In July 1868, Turner was

fave

Source: Black Past

Sep

3

1868

Riots Are Getting Bad

A report of the Senate Permanent Investigating Committee said there were seventy-five major riots in 1967, compared with twenty-one major riots in 1966. The committee reported that eight-three persons were killed in 1967 riots, compared with eleven in 1966 and thirty-six in 1965.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

7

1967

Civil Rights Timeline

The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling paves the way for large-scale desegregation. The decision overturns the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that sanctioned

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Murray, George Washington (1853–1926)

South Carolina Congressman George Washington Murray was born near Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina, on September 22, 1853 to slave parents. He attended public schools, the University of South Carolina, and the State Normal Institute at Columbia, where he graduated in 1876. After

fave

Source: Black Past

Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti (1749 - )

Port-au-Prince is the capital, largest city, commercial center, and chief port of the Republic of Haiti. Some 90% of Haiti’s investments and jobs are found in Port-au-Prince. Estimated to be about 1.2 million inhabitants (and nearly three million inhabitants in the metropolitan area), the city

fave

Source: Black Past

P.B.S. Pinchback

P.B.S. Pinchback elected to the U. S. Senate. Since he had previously been elected to Congress, he went to Washington with the unique distinction of being both a senator-elect and a congressman-elect.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

14

1873

Emory O. Jackson, the Birmingham World, and the Fight for Civil Rights in Alabama

In the article below, Kimberley Mangun, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah, describes her ongoing research on the Birmingham (Alabama) World and its longtime editor, Emory O. Jackson. Mangun is writing a cultural biography of Jackson and the

fave

Source: Black Past

After the Underground Railroad: Finding the African North Americans who Returned from Canada

The Underground Railroad which fugitive slaves followed from the antebellum South to Canada is now a well-known story. But what of those who returned? In his ongoing research, University of Texas at El Paso historian Adam Arenson explores this little-known aspect of nineteenth- century African

fave

Source: Black Past

Hughes, Langston

Hughes, Langston (James Langston Hughes), 1902–67, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, b. Joplin, Mo., grad. Lincoln Univ., 1929. He worked at a variety of jobs and lived in several countries, including Mexico and France, before Vachel Lindsay discovered his poetry in

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Hiram R.Revels First Speech

Hiram R. Revels made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the readmission of Georgia without adequate safeguards for Black citizens. This was the first official speech by a Black in Congress.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

16

1869

Lawrence v. Texas (2003)

March 26, 2003, Argued

fave

Source: Black Past

(2008) Senator Barack Obama, "A More Perfect Union"

Controversial remarks drawn from the sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an unpaid campaign advisor to Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, and his pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, emerged as a lingering issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. On March

fave

Source: Black Past

Mar

18

2008

Paul Robeson's scheduled singing appearance at the Lakeland picnic grounds in We

Paul Robesons scheduled singing appearance at the Lakeland picnic grounds in Westchester County, NY is disrupted by a riot instigated and provoked by whites angry at Robesons political stands.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

27

1949

(2015) President Barack Obama's Eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney

VIDEO OF SPEECH

fave

Source: Black Past

Booker T. Washington

Born: 4/5/856 Hales FordDied: /4/95 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.Booker T. Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 890 and 95, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Washington was from the last

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

A Policy of Segregation

America entered World War I. President Wilson, who had just inaugurated a policy of segregation in government agencies, told Congress that the world must be made safe for democracy.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

6

1917

Collins, George Washington (1925-1972)

Born on March 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George Washington Collins graduated from Waller High School and immediately joined the United States Army in 1943 at the age of 18. He rose to the rank of sergeant and was discharged in 1946. Collins attended the Central Y.M.C.A. College in

fave

Source: Black Past

Suffrage for Black Veterans

President Lincoln recommended suffrage for Black veterans and Blacks.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

11

1865

Baltimore, Richard Lewis, III (1947- )

Ambassador Richard Lewis Baltimore III was born on December 31, 1947 in New York City, New York to Judge Richard Lewis Baltimore, Jr. and Lois Madison-Baltimore. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1969 and earned

fave

Source: Black Past

Virgie Ammons patents fireplace damper actuator

Virgie M. Ammons of Eglon, West Virginia

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

30

1975

Blacks Elected to Congress

Sixteen Blacks were elected to Congress. Andrew Young of Atlanta was the first Black elected to Congress from the Deep South since the Reconstruction era. Also elected for the first time were Barbara Jordan (Tex.) and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Calif.). Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke of

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

17

1972

Waldon, Alton Ronald, Jr. (1936–)

Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. was the first African American Congressman elected from Queens, New York. Waldon was born in Lakeland, Florida on December 21, 1936. He attended Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York and after graduation in 1954 joined the United States Army. Discharged in 1959 Waldon

fave

Source: Black Past

Highland Beach, Maryland (1893- )

Highland Beach, Maryland, the oldest of the major black resort towns, was founded along the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in 1893 by Charles and Laura Douglass. Charles Douglass was the son of prominent abolitionist and 19th century civil rights activist Frederick Douglass. Major Charles

fave

Source: Black Past

President: Ian Khama

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

United Negro College Fund (1944– )

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was founded on April 25, 1944 by Frederick Patterson, President of the Tuskegee Institute, and Mary McLeod Bethune, an advisor to the Franklin Roosevelt Administration, to provide a steady, consistent stream of funding to 27 financially struggling small

fave

Source: Black Past

Apr

25

1944

Democrat Grover Cleveland elected president

Democrat Grover Cleveland elected president.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

8

1892

Saint Lucia sānt lo͞o´shə, –sēə [key], island nation (2005 est. pop. 166,000), 238 sq mi (616 sq km), West Indies, one of the Windward Islands. The capital is Castries . Morne Gimie (3,145 ft/959 m high) and the twin pyramidal cones known as the Pitons are the most imposing landmarks. The country

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Rhodes, J. Steven (1951- )

J. Steven Rhodes, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 29, 1951. After graduating from high school he attended Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California where he was a member of the LMU 1969 Hall of Fame football

fave

Source: Black Past

South Carolina Republicans carried election with

South Carolina Republicans carried election with reduced margin. Republican tickets was composed of four whites and four Blacks: R.H. Gleaves, lieutenant governor; Francis L. Cardozo, treasurer; Henry E. Hayne, secretary, of state; H.W. Purvis, adjutant general.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

10

1874

The U.S. Senate overrides President Ronald Reagan's veto of legislation imposing

The U.S. Senate overrides President Ronald Reagans veto of legislation imposing economic sanctions in South Africa.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

2

1986

More from The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Pay Like You Weigh: The Cost of Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nonresponsive Households May Receive A Visit from Census Takers

The New Way COVID-19 Might Be Affecting Kids

The Heat is On: How the Coronavirus will Make it Harder for Vulnerable Residents to Keep Cool this Summer

New Documentary Takes In-Depth Look At the Impact of COVID-19 in Milwaukee’s African American Community

Seattle-Based Gene Juarez and Zenoti Unveil Touchless Technology Innovation

Systemic Racism Is Real and Remains

2 Agencies Struggle to Meet Demand for Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program

The Many Mental Health Benefits of Nature

DNC on the Passing of Congressman and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

‘I Don’t Wear it for Me, I Wear it for You’: Why it’s Important to Mask Up

Lincoln the Emancipator: The Civil War & the Continuous Battle against Northern Negrophobia (Part 1 of a two-part series)

How to get Kids to Wear a Mask

Local Organizations Provide a Solution to Student’s “Summer Slide” during COVID-19

U.S. Postal Service to Review Stamp Honoring Supremes Florence Ballard

John Lewis May Be Gone But, His Legacy Remains

Lincoln the Emancipator: The Civil War & the Continuous Battle Against Northern Negrophobia (Part 2 of a Two-Part Series)

Importance of Research in the African American Community

Let’s Keep Our Neighbors and Community Safe

Milwaukee County Honors BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month

Milwaukee Youth Council Puts Focus on Mental Health Services

Milwaukee Students Finalists in Regeneron Science Talent Search

Gov. Evers Issues Executive Order Declaring Public Health Emergency and Requiring Face Coverings Statewide

For Us the Working: Why Unemployment Insurance is the New Frontier of Welfare Reform

Is it too late to pandemic-proof your business?

Importance of Data Security in Health Care IT

How to Talk to Kids About What They’re Seeing in the News

Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Offers High-Quality Death Experience

Greater Milwaukee Foundation to Give $30 Million Over the Next Five Years

Hidden in Plain Sight? Black Female Activists Feel Left Out of BLM Movement

Broken Systems, Broken Promises

Yes, Virginia, Kanye West is a Problem

Keeping Young Athletes Active and Engaged During COVID-19

MPD Chief Alfonso Morales Demoted to Captain

UW Credit Union Awards $30,000 to Ten Student Members Through it’s Community Values Scholarship

Wisconsin Officials and Others Discuss Biden’s Build Back Better Plan

How to Talk to Your Kids about Going Back to School

Families Face Peril as Unemployment Benefit Expires

What’s the Difference? COVID-19, Influenza, Common Cold, Seasonal Allergies Comparison Chart

‘I Refuse to Lose’: How this Lifelong Musician Remains Resilient Through the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

Wisconsin WIC Celebrates Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Joe Biden 2020 for President Campaign Commits Major Ad Dollars to Black-Owned Media

Joe Biden Accepts the Democratic Party Nomination for President

WGIRLS Milwaukee Holding Virtual Social Justice Book Club

When Religion is the Weapon: Affirming Black Lives through a Religious Lens

Trump Administration Ends Pharmacy Coupons When Patients Need Them Most

The 19th Amendment Celebrates 100 Years

Kamala Harris: Making History While Remembering Her-story

Kamala Harris Accepts the Democratic Nomination for Vice President

Fall Semester Doesn’t Have to be Stressful for Students During the Pandemic

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)