101.7 The Truth and The Milwaukee Courier are now united under the Milwaukee Black Media Trust, a new community ownership structure that ensures these historic Black media institutions will remain independent, community-accountable, and in service of Milwaukee’s Black community.
The Trust was established by Civic Media, Inc., which acquired the Milwaukee Courier in late 2025 and is awaiting FCC approval to finalize the purchase of WNOV 860 The Voice. Rather than retain ownership of these historically Black-owned media properties, Civic Media has created the Milwaukee Black Media Trust, a structure in which no individual or corporation can sell, consolidate, or redirect these institutions away from the community they serve.