By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) With buzz building for months, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery recently unveiled the official portraits of President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in Washington D.C. New York City-based artist Kehinde Wiley created the portrait of President Obama and Baltimore artist Amy Sherald was selected to […]
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The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just undercut the Voting Rights Act again. Having gutted the section that required pre-approval of state voting laws to protect the rights of minorities to vote in Shelby v. Holder, Republican-appointed justices now have castrated the backup clause — Section 2 — […]
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How to Avoid a Looming Homelessness Crisis
By Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden Homelessness is a growing problem in virtually every state. Nowhere is it more pressing than in California, which in the past three years spent more than $13 billion, roughly $30,000 annually for each homeless person, to address it. Tragically, its “housing first” approach is a colossal failure. Overall, says […]
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Same Facts, Different Outcomes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Does Expanding the U.S. Supreme Court Really Change Anything? Just the facts, mam. This is a movie line I remember all too well from the remake of “Dragnet,” featuring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. It represented a clean and clear way to solve a case, get at the […]
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: Black History in Science: Remembering Dr. George Carruthers
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia He built his first telescope at the age of 10, and at age 25, George Carruthers earned a Ph.D. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. Upon graduating from the University of Illinois, Dr. Carruthers started work at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. His telescope and image […]
Black Americans Are Being Vaccinated at Far Lower Rates
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African Americans would accept vaccination. The rollout of the medicine from Pfizer and Moderna featured heavy promotion. High-profile African Americans like former President Barack Obama, […]
General Lloyd Austin Is First Black U.S. Secretary of Defense
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Retired African American General Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Friday, Jan. 22, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick, making Austin the first African American to serve in that key strategic federal government leadership […]
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When the Chickens Come Home to Roost: Donald Trump, Insurrection and the Death of the Grand Old Party
By LaKeshia N. Myers I wondered when enough would be enough. Publicly mocking a disabled reporter didn’t do it; neither did calling white supremacists in Charlottesville ‘very fine people’; and it most definitely wasn’t the blatant disrespect for women. It wasn’t even enough after making 29,508 verifiably false or misleading statements. But it seems as […]
How High School Seniors Can Get the Cash They Need to Afford College
By Sam Woods Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 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. While you may have heard of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, there are lots of other ways to get […]
Will.i.am Encourages Milwaukee to Get Out and Vote
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to elections, the campaign doesn’t end until the final vote is counted. With the November election just days away, campaigns are going harder than ever to only secure votes but to encourage everyone to vote. Historically, Milwaukee’s voter turnout hasn’t always been stellar and while part of that can […]
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