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Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Is Dead at 95 ...

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23 hours ago - Vel Phillips, a barrier-breaking African-American lawmaker from Milwaukee who became an influential voice in the national movement for fair housing during the 1960s, died on April 17 in Mequon, Wis. She was 95. Her son Michael confirmed the death. Ms. Phillips — the first African-American to serve on ...

Vel Phillips, UW–Madison grad and pioneering civil-rights leader, dies ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is mourning the loss of UW–Madison alumna and civil-rights leader Vel Phillips. .... was a tremendous leader here — our first female African-American law graduate, who went on to serve in statewide elected office and was a tireless champion for civil rights.

Vel Phillips: One of Milwaukee's strongest voices for womens rights

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Apr 19, 2018 - Throughout her life and with her recent death at 94, Vel Phillips was recognized for achieving many “firsts” as an African American and woman. A champion of civil rights and social justice, Vel Phillips's life offers a unique and timely look at the intersection of race and gender. While much of her public efforts ...

Milwaukee Ald. Johnson: Wisconsin loses a champion with the ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - Statement of Alderman Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson. This week, when some Wisconsinites talk about historic snowfall not seen in generations, I say we reflect on the life of a woman that in its own right was a force of nature. Wisconsin has lost a champion with the passing of Vel Phillips. She made history with ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - Vel Phillips was my friend & champion. She cheered me on through every victory in my life & taught me to always keep the faith. In these times of division, I draw strength from her unshakable spirit. Vel will live on forever in my heart & her beloved city, Milwaukee. #RestInPower pic.twitter.com/ES5lCDwEzV.

Vel Phillips: Dream Big Dreams | PBS Programs | PBS

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Feb 1, 2016 - Discover the story of Wisconsin's Vel Phillips — the nation's first African American, and woman, elected to executive office in state government — and one of the pioneers of the civil rights era. Emmy-winner S. Epatha Merkerson narrates.
Apr 19, 2018 - This week, when some Wisconsinites talk about historic snowfall not seen in generations, I say we reflect on the life of a woman that in its own right was a force of nature. Wisconsin has lost a champion with the passing of Vel Phillips. She made history with many “firsts” as a person of color and as a woman.

Remembering Civil Rights Pioneer Vel Phillips And The Powerful ...

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7 days ago - Vel Phillips was my friend & champion. She cheered me on through every victory in my life & taught me to always keep the faith. In these times of division, I draw strength from her unshakable spirit. Vel will live on forever in my heart & her beloved city, Milwaukee. #RestInPower pic.twitter.com/ES5lCDwEzV.

Wisconsin Civil Rights Leader Vel Phillips Dies At Age 94 | Wisconsin ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - Vel Phillips was my friend & champion. She cheered me on through every victory in my life & taught me to always keep the faith. In these times of division, I draw strength from her unshakable spirit. Vel will live on forever in my heart & her beloved city, Milwaukee. #RestInPower pic.twitter.com/ES5lCDwEzV.

Colleagues share their personal memories of Vel Phillips | The ...

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4 days ago - This week, when some Wisconsinites talk about historic snowfall not seen in generations, I say we reflect on the life of a woman that in its own right was a force of nature. Wisconsin has lost a champion with the passing of Vel Phillips. She made history with many “firsts” as a person of color and as a woman.
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Apr 19, 2018 - Vel Phillips was my friend & champion. She cheered me on through every victory in my life & taught me to always keep the faith. In these times of division, I draw strength from her unshakable spirit. Vel will live on forever in my heart & her beloved city, Milwaukee. #RestInPower pic.twitter.com/ES5lCDwEzV.

Wisconsin mourns death of civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips - Twitter

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Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person elected to statewide office in Wisconsin, died in ... LIVE: City officials honor Milwaukee civil rights leader Vel Phillips, who passed away… ... Wisconsin lost a champion for civil rights last night.

Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Dies at 95, New ...

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Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Dies at 95. Posted on Wednesday, 25th April 2018 | New York. She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics. View Original Notice → Vel Phillips, Housing Rights ...

Editorial: Barbara Bush and Vel Phillips made our country a better ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - We lost two outstanding Americans this week — nationally, former first lady Barbara Bush, and here in Wisconsin, the trailblazing civil rights champion Vel Phillips. Mrs. Bush was the wife of a former president and the mother of another, yet despite the rough and tumble of the politics that surrounded her, she ...

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Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips dies at age 94 - SFGate

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Apr 18, 2018 - MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vel Phillips, a civil rights pioneer who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person elected to a Wisconsin statewide office, has died. She was 94. Phillips died Tuesday while in hospice care at a Mequon hospital, said her son, Michael ...

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Vel Phillips was an influential civil rights leader and judge in Milwaukee. She was Milwaukee's first female to sit on its City Council and the first African-American woman to graduate from UW-Madison's Law School. She marched alongside Fr. Groppi and was a champion of fair housing law reforms. Both women left their ...

Inspired and emboldened by a true stateswoman, Vel Phillips » Urban ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - Vel Phillips knew that and embraced it. ... of the Fair Housing Act we remembered her vigilance and her courage in fighting for the Milwaukee ordinance that would champion fair and open housing for ALL ... I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of a true hero, The Honorable Vel Phillips.

How to get to Milwaukee County Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice ...

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Gallopade International: Vel Phillips: African American Politician

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Dr. King's Legacy Series: Vel Phillips – Exponent

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Mar 14, 2018 - Most people recognize the names Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Malala Yousafzai, but few people know of Velvelea Phillips. Phillips has blazed a trail in Wisconsin history with all of the firsts in her life. Those firsts have opened many doors for both women and African Americans. Phillips wanted to help ...

Vel Phillips and Son | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Vel Phillips sitting in a chair with her son, Dale Phillips, in her lap. She is helping him put on shoes and a coat.

Vel Phillips, civil rights icon, dies at 94 - WSLS 10

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Apr 18, 2018 - Vel Phillips, a civil rights pioneer and the first black person elected to a Wisconsin statewide office, died Tuesday. She was 94. Phillips, a leader of the open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and the first black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin law school, was in hospice care at ...

Vel Phillips | Encyclopedia of Milwaukee

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Vel Phillips (1924-2018), Milwaukee's first alderwoman and the first African American on its Common Council, was born Velvalea Rodgers on the South Side of Milwaukee. While she was a child, her family moved to Bronzeville, where she later established her political career. She graduated from Howard University in 1946, ...

[PDF]Rep. Hintz: Statement on the passing of Vel Phillips

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Apr 18, 2018 - Contact: Aaron Collins, 608.266.2254. Rep. Hintz: Statement on the passing of Vel Phillips. (MADISON) Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement on the passing of civil rights champion and former Secretary of State Vel Phillips: “I was saddened to learn of the ...

Common Council unanimously approves establishing the Vel R ...

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Apr 17, 2018 - ... Secretary of State in Wisconsin. Ms. Phillips continues to be a champion for change as a board member of the Vel Phillips Foundation which promotes equality and opportunity for minority communities. Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Trailblazer Award, Vel R. Phillips ...

Avalon Theater landmark ceremony features Vel Phillips documentary ...

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May 1, 2015 - The Bay View Historical Society is hosting a ceremony to bestow landmark status on the Avalon Theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Monday, June 1. The Avalon Theater is the twenty-second landmark bestowed by the Bay View Historical Society. Its first landmark was the Beulah Brinton House in 1986.

Vel Phillips, a towering #Milwaukee civil rights movement champion ...

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Randy Bryce - Wisconsin lost a champion for civil rights... | Facebook

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Wisconsin lost a champion for civil rights last night. Vel Phillips will be remembered as a pioneer in the fight for open housing, racial justice, and...

Vel R. Phillips | University Honors | Marquette University

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She is a “leader of leaders” and a champion for equality. Esteemed for her masterful negotiation and articulation ... By 1956 Vel Phillips had become the first woman and first African American elected as a member of the Milwaukee Common Council where she served for fifteen years. During press interviews she challenged ...

From the Archives: Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center dedication ...

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Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person elected to statewide office in Wisconsin, died in hospice Tuesday night at the age of 94. From the archives: Our report from Jan. 30, 2009 for the dedication of the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice ...
Jun 20, 2006 - Upon learning about Milwaukee's march for open housing, the artist became inspired by Father James Groppi, Vel Phillips, and other Milwaukee champions of racial equality. Her piece, March On, uses a series of painted wood panels depicting silhouetted figures representing the people who participated ...

Vel Phillips Curriculum Delivers “Experiences, Not Lessons” - WPT Blog

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Oct 10, 2016 - As a transplant from Illinois, I'm a little ashamed to say my working knowledge of Vel Phillips was quite limited. Of course, was is the operative word. I quickly became Phillips' champion. Her tenacity, resilience, passion, courage … she exuded the kinds of latent qualities present in our own student ...

Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips dies at age 94 | National ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vel Phillips, a civil rights pioneer who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person elected to a Wisconsin.

Milwaukee students are headed to Robotics World Championships

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Black History Month at UW-Madison: Vel Phillips

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Feb 3, 2016 - One such graduate was Vel Phillips, a Milwaukee native and a champion of civil rights in Wisconsin and beyond. Phillips' career is a veritable parade of “firsts.” She was the first African-American woman to graduate with a law degree from UW-Madison, the first woman and African-American on Milwaukee's ...

5 Wisconsin African-Americans You Should Know About

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Feb 8, 2017 - Vel Phillips. Phillips, a lifelong Milwaukee resident, is a consummate trailblazer. The first woman to graduate from the UW Law School (1951), she became the ... A member of Marquette University's 1977 NCAA basketball championship team, he earned a law degree from the university and went on to be a ...

146 Cong. Rec. E867 - HONORING JUDGE VEL PHILLIPS

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May 25, 2000 - E835 - HONORING THE UNITED HOCKEY LEAGUE CHAMPION FLINT GENERALS. Congressional Record. Mr. KILDEE. May 25, 2000. Text | PDF | More. 146 Cong. Rec. E835 - HONORING THE WEST END MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY. Congressional Record. Mr. ANDREWS.

Correction: Wisconsin Editorial Roundup story - Chicago Tribune

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Apr 2, 2018 - Barbara Bush and Vel Phillips made our country a better place. We lost two outstanding Americans this week — nationally, former first lady Barbara Bush, and here in Wisconsin, the trailblazing civil rights champion Vel Phillips. Mrs. Bush was the wife of a former president and the mother of another, yet ...

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Cheesemakers go for the gold in World Championship Cheese ...

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Mar 6, 2018 - This week, you can find the best cheese in the world right here in Southern Wisconsin.

WATCH: City Hall pays tribute to Milwaukee civil rights icon Vel Phillips

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Apr 18, 2018 - This week, when some Wisconsinites talk about historic snowfall not seen in generations, I say we reflect on the life of a woman that in its own right was a force of nature. Wisconsin has lost a champion with the passing of Vel Phillips. She made history with many "firsts" as a person of color and as a woman.

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Black History Month. Join PBA30 for a month of programming that traces the history of African-Americans, from the slave schooner Amistad to the Underground Railroad, and modern leaders like the Atlanta Freedom Riders and Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips.

[PDF]R-News Conf Recap, 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act

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Apr 11, 2018 - determination and persistence of Vel Phillips. Phillips was a champion of fair housing in Milwaukee, was active in the NAACP and helped lead the open housing marches. Phillips was a trailblazer in many ways. She was the first woman and first African-‐American elected to. Milwaukee's Common Council ...

Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips dies at age 94 | Nation ...

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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 1968, file photo, Milwaukee alderman Vel Phillips, right, is greeted on her arrival to participate in a protest march in Washington by Jeanette Rankin,
Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Dies at 95 - New York Times. April 25, 2018 9:37 AM. Vel Phillips, a barrier-breaking African-American lawmaker from Milwaukee who became an influential voice in the national movement for fair housing during the 1960s, died on April 17 in Mequon, Wis. She was 95.

Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips dies at age 94 | Daily Mail ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Vel Phillips, a civil rights pioneer who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person elected...

Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Dies at 95

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22 hours ago - She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics.

from Lake Effect - NPR

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April 19, 2018 • Thursday on Lake Effect, we listen back to a 2002 interview with Milwaukee civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, who died this week. Plus, historian John Gurda helps us .... Wednesday on Lake Effect: Remembering MLK, Jr., Int'l Writing Contest Winner, Birds of Chicago Band. April 4, 2018 • Wednesday on Lake ...

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Remembering Vel Phillips. April 18th, 2018. UW–Madison grad and pioneering ... UW–Madison grad makes Top 20 in U.S. Cheese Championship. March 9th, 2018. Mike Matucheski took two Sartori ... for NFL Man of the Year Award. January 23rd, 2018. Caring and determination make Watt a winner on and off the field.

Tributes pour in on passing of Vel Phillips - america.easybranches.com

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Apr 19, 2018 - Wisconsin has lost a champion with the passing of Vel Phillips. She made history with many “firsts” as a person of color and as a woman. She was the first woman judge in Milwaukee County — and first African-American judge in Wisconsin — and would become the first African-American elected into ...

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3 days ago - “If you were somebody of my age from Milwaukee, you knew that she was a pioneer and a champion in many ways,” said Immediate Past President Fran Deisinger of Vel Phillips. “If you ever met Vel, it only took a moment to have that immediate human reaction – this is a person of great character, kindness, ...

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6 days ago - Randy Bryce @IronStache · Wisconsin lost a champion for civil rights last night. Vel Phillips will be remembered as a pioneer in the fight for twitter.com open housing, racial justice, and unwavering activism. May we all carry her legacy—towards a fair and promising future for everyone.
Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Is Dead at 95. by admin in Politics 0. “I can only say one thing,” Ms. Phillips said at a council hearing after the bill was rejected in June 1967. “That either you don't read, and you are not sufficiently knowledgeable to speak to [...] Shop Related Products. A Higher Loyalty: ...

Vel Phillips | Revolvy

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Vel Phillips Velvalea Rodgers \"Vel\" Phillips (born February 18, 1924) is an American attorney who served as a local official and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin, often as the first woman and\/or African-American in her position. Early life and education Born Velvalea Rodgers on ...

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The Auburn Tigers went 13-0 this season winning both the Southeastern Conference Championships and the Nokia Sugar Bowl. They finished the season tied for ... Mr. President, today I honor the accomplishments of Vel Phillips, a pioneer in Wisconsin history, who turns 81 on February 18. The celebration of Black History ...

Pat Robinson Photography | Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper

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Mar 10, 2017 - Former Secretary of the State of Wisconsin Velvalea “Vel” Phillips can add to her recent accolades. Phillips ... Central State University Marauders (vs Winston Salem State University) won the 2013 Fresh Coast Classic Basketball Championship at Wisconsin Lutheran College on November 30. ( photo by Pat ...

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Senator Taylor. with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Vel Phillips who received a legacy award this past Saturday for a ... Last month, the Randolph Rockets beat the Oshkosh Lourdes 53-37 to become the lust WIAA Division 4 team to win four straight championships, a record for ...

The Selma of the North: Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee

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Lloyd Barbee now represented the inner core in the state legislature, and Vel Phillips still served as the lone African American voice on the Common Council. Ministers, such as Reverend B. S. Gregg of St. Mathew CME, Reverend R. L. Lathan of New Hope Baptist Church, and Reverend Leo Champion of New Jerusalem ...

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Vel Phillips, a champion of open housing who served as a Milwaukee alderman at the time, says today that Wauwatosa "was absolutely closed to black people" back then. *Progressive leaders* Brown Deer and Glendale, both incorporated in the 1950s, offered a marked contrast to an older city like Wauwatosa, created in ...

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22 hours ago - Via New York Times: She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics....

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Public Works takes up proposal to rename street after Vel Phillips ... DL with thumb injury · Waukesha County Sheriff's Office approved for 287(g) program, training to begin in June · U.S. Olympic champion Aly Raisman speaks to crowd in Milwaukee · Jabari Parker chosen as finalist for NBA Cares Community Assist Award ...

WWE Hall of Famer dies at age 82 | News, Sports, Jobs - The Nashua ...

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Apr 19, 2018 - FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2000, file photo, former pro wrestler Bruno Sammartino, 65, poses with a painting of him in his pro wrestling prime weighing 275 pounds in 1965 at age 35, in his Pittsburgh home. Bruno Sammartino, professional wrestling's "Living Legend" and one of its longest-reigning champions, ...

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UPDATED 4/6/2015: WUD Film and the Cinematheque have cancelled Monday's “Cannon Fodder” presentation. The Marquee will host the NCAA Championship game instead. Thursday. La haine (6:30p — Central Library, Rm 302). “Cinesthesia” presents Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 black-and-white French drama FREE.

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6 hours ago - Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Dies at 95 She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics.

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Feb 21, 2017 - 3pm Penny: Champion of the Marginalized (NEW) This documentary presents a multidimensional .... Discover how Vel Phillips, Milwaukee's first African American and first female alderman, rose to prominence as one of Wisconsin's great civil rights activists. Monday, 3/20 7:30am Independent Lens “No Mas ...
Apr 18, 2018 - Wisconsin lost a champion for civil rights last night. Vel Phillips will be remembered as a pioneer in the fight for open housing, racial justice, and unwavering activism. May we all carry her legacy—towards a fair and promising future for everyone. https://t.co/RHWEP2L0Rq · 18 Apr, 03:00 PM UTC.

Winnie Mandela to receive State Funeral, South African President says

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Apr 4, 2018 - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, celebrated as an anti-apartheid champion for South Africa's oppressed and poor, will receive a national funeral later this month, newly installed South African president ... BREAKING NOW: Milwaukee attorney and civil rights icon Vel Phillips has died, according to her family.

Past Specials | Milwaukee PBS

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Black 47 with the Trinity Irish Dancers (1999). Popular Irish rock group Black 47 perform, with a special apparance by the world champion Trinity Irish dancers. ..... and poverty issues in Milwaukee are examined. Dr. Douglas Massey, former Mayor Frank Zeidler, and former Alderwoman Vel Phillips are interviewed.

Team Screnock = Team Walker | One Wisconsin Now

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Jan 19, 2018 - Michael Screnock worked to defend Gov. Scott Walker's agenda in court, now Team Walker campaigns for Screnock's Supreme Court race.

Civil rights leader Vel Phillips dies at 94 - Newburgh Gazette

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Apr 19, 2018 - Born in Milwaukee on February 18, 1924, Phillips spent her life fighting for social justice and civil rights in Wisconsin. Vel Phillips blazed a trail for minorities and women as the first black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin law school. In 1962, she introduced an open housing ordinance but ...

Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Dies at 95 - The ...

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22 hours ago - By @RICHARD SANDOMIR Author #Breaking #USA #Obituaries She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics. Published: April 24, 2018 at 05:00PM. from NYT Obituaries Source: The New York ...

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Oct 5, 2017 - The first of 200 consecutive nights of marching began as 200 members of the NAACP Youth Council, the Commandos, Father James E. Groppi, Alderwoman Vel Phillips and at least 50 white parishioners from St. Veronica Church (on the south side, where Father Groppi had previously been an assistant ...

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Apr 1, 2014 - Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips recounts life experiencesby A. David Dahmer Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the ... "We are now at a historic crossroads where the goals for which our champions fought are under attack," Plummer added.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vel Phillips, a civil rights pioneer who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person ... Venus Ramey, the Kentucky-born winner of the Miss America Pageant who gave up a movie career to help inspire the U.S. World War II effort, died Saturday, June 17, ...

Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Is Dead at 95 ...

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Champion of Change Award for our innovative approach to making neighborhoods safer. We unite ... into the Vel Phillips Juvenile Justice Center for an interview with a Human Services Worker to determine if they will be ... Serve as liaison between Safe & Sound, staff at Vel Phillips Juvenile Justice Center, partner agencies ...

Velma Coggs was a champion for civil rights in Milwaukee | BizTimes ...

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Jan 6, 2011 - In addition, the club had a tax exempt status as a non-profit organization. In August 1967, under the leadership of Father James Groppi and Alderwoman Vel Phillips (who sponsored landmark fair housing legislation at the Common Council), as well as several other unsung heroes, the NAACP youth council ...

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Aug 6, 1980 - VEL PHILLIPS. Secretary of State. Lobbyist's name, address, telephone number; principal's name, address, telephone number; the code numbers .... cosponsored by Representative Hasenohrl for COLUMBUS HIGH. SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM on the occasion of winning the state championship.

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Feb 26, 2017 - Janesville Parker High School hosted a state-wide Lego robotics championship Sunday, where 36 teams showed off their programming skills. The program First Lego League is for students in 4th through...

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Passengers On Southwest Flight 1380 To Receive $5,000 Checks | Black America Web. Apr 20, 2018 6:07 AM - 14 minutes, 23 seconds ago · Little Known Black History Fact: Vel Phillips | Black America Web · blackamericaweb.com ...

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Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion inside the ′60s, will be Dead at 95. “I can only say one thing,” Ms. Phillips said at a council hearing after the bill was rejected in June 1967. “that will either you don't read, as well as you are More » ...

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Her decades of work on their behalf made her one of the world's foremost champions of a creature she described as a “human animal.” Ms. Sheldrick died April 12 in Nairobi . She was 83. The cause was breast cancer, her daughter Angela Sheldrick said in a statement from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Ms. Sheldrick ...

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Wisconsin lost a champion for civil rights last night. Vel Phillips will be remembered as a pioneer in the fight for open housing, racial justice, and unwavering activism. May we all carry her legacy—towards a fair and promising future for everyone. jsonline.com/story/news/201… · Gain App · en. 168 506 ...

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Apr 18, 2018 - Orlando police investigating attack on man at Semoran shopping center · Vel Phillips, civil rights icon, dies at 94 By Voces de la Frontera from Milwaukee, USA via Wikimedia Commons ...

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female head of state of any African country. ... Vel Phillips. Vel Phillips achieved many firsts, including first woman and first African American to be elected to the statewide office of secretary of state.

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Packers. Did Packers miss out on an impact edge rusher? News. April is off to third coldest start on record. Events. 6 things to do around Wisconsin: April 23-29 · Jim Stingl. Stingl: Did Vel Phillips fudge her age by a year? Wisconsin Badgers. Schobert pokes fun at Gophers on Instagram. Packers. Draft preview: Edge rushers ...

Milwaukee civil rights leader Vel Phillips dies - theafricom.com

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Milwaukee civil rights leader Vel Phillips passes away at 94

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Apr 19, 2018 - She is featured at the State of Wisconsin Historical Society Museum in Madison, and as we marked the 50 year anniversary of the Fair Housing Act we remembered her vigilance and her courage in fighting for the Milwaukee ordinance that would champion fair and open housing for ALL Milwaukeeans.

Mikel Holt Pleads His Community's Cause - Media Milwaukee

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Nov 1, 2017 - Holt came of age during the late 1960s — an era of redlining, Open Housing Marches and Vel Phillips. .... In addition to his two A. Philip Randolph Messenger Awards, Holt is also a multiple winner of the National Newspaper Publishers Association's best columnist award and he wrote a book in 2000 ...

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