By LaKeshia N. Myers Wisconsin’s K-12 schools continue to face significant financial challenges as state funding fails to keep pace with rising educational costs. In 2024, a record 241school districts across our state turned to local taxpayers through referenda to fund basic operational expenses—a troubling trend that highlights the critical funding gap created by the […]
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Education is the Next Civil Rights Frontier: Wisconsin Must Act Now
By Dr. LaKeshia N. Myers As an educator and advocate for educational equity, I’ve witnessed firsthand the stark reality of Wisconsin’s educational landscape. Our state maintains one of the largest achievement gaps between Black and white students in the nation – a crisis that demands immediate attention and action. The recently released National Assessment of […]
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The Urgency of Educational Leadership
Why the DPI Superintendent Race Matters for Black Students in Wisconsin Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant As we approach the February primary for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) superintendent race, the stakes for our children—particularly Black students—could not be higher. Recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred […]
Racial Disparities Highlighted as October Breaks Global Temperature Records
Weather officials and experts have confirmed that last month was the hottest October ever globally.
NAREB Wants Special Purpose Credit Programs to Bridge Black-White Homeownership Gap
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The median net worth for Black households is an embarrassingly low $24,000 compared to $188,000 for white families. And that’s one reason only 45.3% of Black Americans owned their homes in 2022, compared to 74.6% of white people, according to the National Association of Real […]
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We Just Want To Live
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Whether Abroad or At Home, Being Black Is A Problem Shortly after the murder of George Floyd, another video emerged that sent chills through the spines of Black folks. The viral depiction of a young Black boy, Keedron Bryant, belting out the song’s title lyrics “I Just Want […]
MPS Disproportionately Suspending Black Students at Similar Rates to 10 years ago, New MPS Data Reveals
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. Despite making up 50% of the MPS student body, Black students have received 81% of suspensions this school year, according to data MPS […]
Wisconsin Imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No State Has a Higher Rate.
By Clare Amari (Wisconsin Watch) 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. Wisconsin imprisons Black residents at a higher rate than any other state in the country, a new report found, highlighting long-standing […]
DHS Adds COVID-19 Vaccination Data to Existing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Dashboard
Data show higher case rates and lower vaccination rates among Wisconsin’s Black, Indigenous, and people of color The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities page has been updated to include vaccination data in addition to existing data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by group. The data […]
County Executive David Crowley Discusses Journey to Racial Equity
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has lofty goals for the county and for communities of color. He has bold ideas for reaching those goals but his number one priority is getting through the pandemic. Crowley is the first Black man elected to the county executive position. Prior to Crowley, Lee Holloway and […]