By LaKeshia N. Myers What type of hair do you have? Its okay if you don’t know—I didn’t either until a cosmetologist told me. After explaining to me the natural hair typing system created by celebrity stylist Andre Walker in the 1990s, I was told I have a 4a hair type. This is important because […]
I’m Running For Reelection to Continue Working for Wisconsin Families
By Tammy Baldwin When I travel across our state and across Milwaukee, I hear from working families that they need a fighter on their side. The big corporate special interests and the super-wealthy have it easy making their voices heard, but our workers, our neighbors, and our families need someone speaking up for them. Every […]
“Baby Blues” or Something More
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Next week is Black Maternal Health Week. It is a lead up to International Maternal Mental Health Month, which is observed during the month of May. And if I am honest, as a young mother I don’t know if I ever thought about either. My only child is […]
UMOS, Partners Launch New Effort to Stop Labor Trafficking in Wisconsin
By Edgar Mendez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. At some restaurant in the city, a victim of human labor trafficking could be preparing or serving your next meal. “Human labor trafficking is absolutely happening in […]
With Women Imprisonment Rising, Black Females Still Feel the Brunt of America’s Mass Incarceration
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia America imprisons many more of its citizens than any other developed nation, with men comprising most of the incarcerated. But the rate of growth for female imprisonment has been twice as high as that of men since 1980, according to The Sentencing Project, which estimates […]
Legislature has Opportunity for Massive Impact on Economy and Families
By Ellen M. Gilligan and Vincent Lyles With a single investment, Wisconsin leaders have an opportunity to fortify the statewide workforce over the next two years while easing unprecedented strain on a system that parents everywhere rely on to support their families and their futures. Early childhood education is the workforce behind our workforce. It […]
Tennessee Is Our New Old Normal
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Race. Power. Money. Writer and philosopher George Santayana said “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Well, it seems like Tennessee’s Republican state legislators are either too indolent, oblivious, or willfully resistant to understanding the state’s mistakes of old. Some of those errors include […]
Milwaukee Public Library Director how Libraries Help Empower Communities
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee native Joan Johnson is the 12th director of the Milwaukee Public Library’s 142nd year history. Johnson is the fourth woman and first African American in the position. “I worked in libraries through most of college and in summer and all through high school. I went to West Division High School and […]
Carvd N Stone announces $1000 Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship
By Karen Stokes Carvd N Stone (CNS), a positive media company and marketing agency – announced their second annual CNS Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship. CNS will award $1,000 to a Milwaukee writer based on the essay theme: “If you could travel to one place you’ve never been, where would it be and why?” […]
Dear Republicans, Your Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost
By LaKeshia N. Myers There are some days when I want to just, “throw it all away” and start over—the world that is. Because its too much; and after this week, its safe to say Republicans have lost their damned minds. And collectively (and ideologically) the deep end is where they reside. If you don’t […]
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