Milwaukee Common Council approves measure to rename street in honor of Vel Phillips
Posted: May 8, 2018 1:48 PM CST
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Vel Phillips was a pioneering civil rights leader and woman of many firsts including the first African American woman to graduate from the UW Law School, sit on the Milwaukee Common Council, serve as a Milwaukee County Judge, and be elected to a statewide office.
Phillips passed away April 17 at the age of 95.