Milwaukee Courier

Milwaukee Courier
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Courier Communications
PublisherJerrel Jones
EditorRoemel Brown
FoundedJune 27, 1964
Headquarters2003 W Capitol Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53206-1939
Circulation40,000
ISSN0026-4350
OCLC number4166496
WebsiteMilwaukee Courier

The Milwaukee Courier is a weekly African-American newspaper based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1964[1] and is the state's oldest black-owned newspaper.[2] The newspaper is owned by Courier Communications, which also owns and operates the radio station WNOV, and The Madison Times which they acquired in 2014.[2][3][4]

The paper's owner Jerrel Jones, who sits on the board of the Potawatomi Foundation, launched and funded a successful recall petition against then-Senator Gary George in 2003, over his opposition to a bill supporting the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino.[5][6] The newspaper was also known for having a 102-year-old writer, Mattiebelle Woods, who wrote a social column for the newspaper.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Milwaukee Courier. Courier Communications. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ivey, Mike (7 December 2014). "Madison Times newspaper sold to Milwaukee's Courier Communications". madison.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  3. ^ DeWitt, Karen (Sep 1974). "The Economics of Black Media". Black Enterprise: 19.
  4. ^ Ivey, Mike (November 27, 2013). "Weekly Papers, a Tale of Two Wisconsin Cities". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 8. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ Spivak, Cary; Bice, Dan (March 21, 2003). "Papers rip George over casino stance". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. ProQuest 261740416.
  6. ^ "Downfall". Milwaukee Magazine. January 25, 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Legendary Milwaukee Journalist Turns 102 and still Wtites Weekly Newspaper Column". Jet: 60. November 15, 2004.
  8. ^ "Nation's Oldest Reporter Dies in Milwaukee". Kenosha Times. February 19, 2005. p. C4. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2020.