A statue of Vel Phillips stands at the corner of Main and Carroll streets in Madison — the only statue of a Black woman on any United States Capitol grounds.

PHILLIPS, Wis (WJFW) ­­— Spaghetti Joe’s Pasta House opened in Phillips at the beginning of February. While the owners of the restaurant have lived in Northern Wisconsin for years, their origin starts ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 1,000 people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol. Workers lowered the shrouded statue ...

MADISON — A statue honoring Vel Phillips, the state's first Black statewide elected official, will be unveiled in June after a four-year effort by elected officials, community leaders and the civil ...

The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus celebrated Tuesday what would’ve been Vel Phillips’ 101st birthday at the Wisconsin State Capitol’s Assembly Parlor. Vel Phillips was a pioneer in many ways— the ...

MADISON (WKOW) — A new bill proposes honoring February 18 as a special observance day for Vel Phillips in Wisconsin schools. The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus introduced the bill in a news ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin civil rights trailblazer Vel Phillips is now memorialized on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol. The bronze statue of Phillips was installed on Tuesday and will be ...

The Vel Phillips monument in front of the capital in Madison, WI. Milwaukee politician Vel Phillips died in 2018 at age 94. Six years after her death, recognition of her monumental impact on Milwaukee ...

Democratic presidential primary candidate Dean Phillips celebrated a Wisconsin Supreme Court order to let him on the Badger State’s Democratic primary ballot Friday. “Thank goodness democracy is being ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that state elections officials must include longshot presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) on the state’s Democratic primary ballot. In a ...