Vel Phillips

Committee To Consider Statue of Vel Phillips, Wisconsin's First Black Secretary Of State

Associated Press

The board in charge of decorations at the state Capitol voted Monday to create a subcommittee to study the prospect of placing a statue of Wisconsin's…

News

Honoring the Memory of Vel Phillips; A 'Giant' in the Civil Rights Movement

Teran Powell

The Milwaukee community is remembering the late civil rights leader Vel Phillips who passed away Tuesday. She was 94 years old.Phillips broke a number of…

Regional

Vel Phillips, Local Civil Rights Icon and Trailblazer, Passes Away

Ann-Elise Henzl

Milwaukee civil rights icon Vel Phillips has passed away. Phillips was the first African American woman on the Common Council, where she pushed -- for…