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Vol. 37 • No. 44 • Thurs., Nov. 08, 2018 - Wed., Nov. 14, 2018 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 75¢
Changing of the guard during Wisconsin mid-term elections
Gov.-elect Tony Evers
Lt. Gov.-elect Mandela Barnes
Senator Tammy Baldwin
Congresswoman Gwen Moore
Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas
An eight-year reign of Republican dominance and political muscle in Wisconsin came to an end Tuesday, November 6, 2018, when Democrat Tony Evers defeated Republican Gov. Scott Walker, the central figure in Wisconsin politics for more than a decade. And his running mate, former state Rep. Mandela Barnes, will become the state's first African American lieutenant governor when
the two are sworn in in January. On a night when Democrats retook the U.S. House and both parties piled up striking wins and equally striking losses, voters in Wisconsin turned the page on one of the nation's bestknown and most polarizing governors. They did so by a very small margin, when a late tally of absentee ballots from Mil-
waukee County put the race out of reach for Walker. In the other marquee race in Wisconsin, Democratic U.S. Senate incumbent Tammy Baldwin won her own re-election bid handily against Republican Leah Vukmir. Turnout in Wisconsin was remarkable across the state. More than 2.6 million people voted, far more than in any past midterm, more than in
the 2012 recall election, and equal to roughly 59 percent of the state's voting-age population. That is more than the turnout rate that many states achieved in the 2016 presidential race. Across the nation, voters delivered their midterm verdicts Tuesday on a president they elected two years ago, Donald Trump, and his party's control of Congress. It was a good night for
Democrats nationally, but it fell short of their highest hopes and was punctuated by some major disappointments. It was not a tsunami. Democrats captured the U.S. House. They lost ground in the Senate in a year when many contests were fought on very Republican turf. The results around the country appeared to reflect growing geographic and (Continued on pg. 17)
Wisconsin Black Historical Society hosts 30th anniversary gala
Photo by Yvonne Kemp
On Saturday, November 3, 2018, the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a gala in the museum's historic Bernice Lindsey Hall, 2060 West Center Street. For the last three decades the Museum has had the mission of preserving African American history here in Milwaukee and abroad. Special guests from Milwaukee's diverse communities attended to give praise to the museum and its founder and Executive Director Clayborn Benson, III(left). The event was hosted by Attorney John Daniels, Jr. and Irma Daniels as the gala's hosts, and former TMJ4 News Anchor Bill Taylor served as the keynote speaker. As part of the evening's festivities the museum handed out special honors to those in the community who have been leaders and visionaries as well as supporters, including naming a research room after local activist Reuben Harpole (right).
"Congratulations WBHSM on Your 30th Anniversary"
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Ko-Thi Dance Company celebrates 50 years
Photo by Yvonne Kemp
On Sunday, November 4, 2018, the legendary Ko-Thi Dance Company celebrated 50 years of bringing African dance and music to the world with a performance of "Ujima" at UWM's Zelazo Center - Bader Auditorium, 2419 East Kenwood Blvd. "Ujima: Collective Work & Responsibility," is a full-length performance of a West African village during the preparation for a harvest and celebration of their bounty. The collaborative ballet was choreographed by DeMar Walker; Sonya Thompson; Ko-Thi founder Ferne Caulker (inset); Muntu Dance Theater's Amaniyea Payne; orchestration by Kumasi Allen and a premiere work by master artist M'Bemba Bangoura from Guinea, West Africa. "Ujima" was a stimulating celebration that inspired the audience to join with them. An NCON Communications Publication