Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the things that make our country great, and just as importantly the things that don’t. Although I’ve … Read Full Article
Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Milwaukee Sunday, September 16 at Henry Maier Festival Park
Compiled By Milwaukee Courier Staff The 25th annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Milwaukee County—the 12th largest event of its kind in the nation—will be held on Sunday, September 16 at Henry Maier … Read Full Article
Commentary: There is A Black Wave Sweeping Across the State of Florida
By Roger Caldwell NNPA Newswire Contributor Many political experts and pundits will admit that their polls were wrong, when they discuss which Democratic candidate would win the Florida … Read Full Article
Has Foxconn Changed its Business Stripes?
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young On its face, it looks like an extraordinary generous gift and would be the largest investment from a research partner in the University of … Read Full Article
When Talking About Suicide Awareness, Hope Matters
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Young people around the country sharpened their pencils and strapped their backpacks on for the start of another exciting school year. As I … Read Full Article
Senator Baldwin Announces New Coalition
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last week, Senator Tammy Baldwin announced her new coalition: Business Leaders for Tammy. This recently formed alliance includes over 100 businesses across the state of … Read Full Article
We Are Witnessing History
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor In the 242 years of this country’s history, we have only seen four African-Americans hold the seat of Governor. Pinckney Benton Stewart … Read Full Article
Automatic Voter Registration: It’s a No-brainer
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Automatic (or automated) voter registration can be seen as new, or it can be seen as an updated version of processes put in place by the … Read Full Article
Proposed EPA Roll-Backs Have Air of Injustice
By Felicia M. Davis Director of the HBCU Green Fund and on the boards of Green 2.0 and The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. President Trump visiting West Virginia to announce a … Read Full Article
UWM Serves as a Partner on the Path to Pursuing Your Career
By Kathy Quirk Dianna Herron knew making the career change would be a challenge, but following her passion meant that challenge was worth it. Herron, a senior at the University of … Read Full Article
What’s Out, What’s In to Manage Snoring
Compiled by Milwaukee Courier Staff Most of us are familiar with the concept of sleep hygiene: creating the right conditions and habits to promote better sleep. Now there’s also snore hygiene: good … Read Full Article
“Hidden Figures” Katherine Johnson Turns 100
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Katherine Johnson, who hand-crunched the numbers for America’s first manned space flight–a feat that finally got its Big Screen acknowledgement just … Read Full Article
Trump’s Ongoing Scandals Mask a Radical Agenda that Hurts Everyday People
By Jesse Jackson Trump’s serial scandals—Stormy Daniels, the Russia investigation, the Paul Manafort verdict, the Cohen guilty plea, the juvenile tweets—fill the headlines. Beneath the noise, … Read Full Article
Milwaukee’s Addiction Crisis Hits Close to Home for All of Us
By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Earlier this year, I decided to tell a very personal story that I hadn’t shared with many people before. I often talk about being raised by my grandparents, … Read Full Article
Verizon Slows Internet While Firefighters Needed it to Save Lives
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Social Implications of Trump’s Changes to Internet Access In May, I joined my Democratic colleagues on the state and federal level in … Read Full Article
The Valuable Insight Project is Preparing Our Youth to be Leaders
By Nyesha Stone As we grow through life, we experience it all from happiness to downfalls, and as we learn from each of these experiences, we must share and educate those younger than us. Two … Read Full Article
Ask Dr. Kevin: Out with the Old, In with a New Understanding to Improve SCD Care
By Dr. Kevin Williams (Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Rare Disease Unit) The “Ask Dr. Kevin” series is brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in collaboration with the National Newspaper … Read Full Article
A Review of All the Women in My Family Sing: Women of Color Share Their Stories in a Book of Essays
By Nyesha Stone Being a woman isn’t something that’s easily defined, yet society tends to put all women into one box—with the assumption we all share the same experience. As women, we’ve been … Read Full Article
Three African-Americans Claim Rare Engineering Accomplishment
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor The National Academy of Engineering has 83 new members this year, including a rare three African-Americans who are scheduled to be inducted in a … Read Full Article
Fighting Hunger and Improving our Community’s Health through Collaboration
By David Lee Executive Director, Feeding Wisconsin We’ve all heard the staggering numbers before. One in 10 people in Wisconsin face hunger, and far too many hardworking families have to make … Read Full Article