By Samantha Crowley MD Candidate – Class of 2025 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health As a medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, I have committed to furthering my education so that I can provide my future patients with the best care possible. Through years […]
Search Results for: "gwen moore"
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Alex Lasry Lines Up Support from Key Black Leaders Ahead of Primary
By Milwaukee Courier Staff With the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate quickly approaching, voters are making their final decision on who they will choose to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson this fall. As the race comes into its final stretch, candidates are releasing their slates of endorsements and making their case to voters across […]
Democrats Blast Republicans on Lack of Response to Baby Formula Crisis
At a press conference on Wednesday June 1, four Milwaukee area legislators blasted Republicans in Congress including Representatives Steil, Fitzgerald, Grothman, Tiffany, and Gallagher for voting against emergency funding for baby formula distribution. The lack of action from Republicans failed Wisconsin parents amid a national shortage. “As someone who was elected to public office and […]
A Legacy of Past Choices: Milwaukee’s Housing Crisis Explained
By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Rising rent, stagnant wages and a lack of available units have left Milwaukeeans navigating an affordable housing crisis. This crisis, say local housing experts, is a legacy […]
Congressional Committee Hears About Milwaukee’s Housing Inequities — And How to Fix Them
By PrincessSafiya Byers 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. Rent caps, support for emerging developers and direct financial support for proven housing agencies were just a few solutions to housing inequities presented […]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Congratulations Mayor Cavalier Johnson
By Alex Lasry Milwaukee made history last Tuesday night by electing Cavalier Johnson mayor in a landslide victory, earning an impressive 72% of the vote. Being in the room at his victory party, I was struck by the broad coalition of support from all parts of the city that were present. The crowd was electric […]
The Vision Continues: America’s Black Holocaust Museum Reopens
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It was 2008 and Virgil Cameron, Reggie Jackson and two volunteers were packing up artifacts that had once been displayed in America’s Black Holocaust Museum. After being open for nearly 14 years, the museum was closing. “That was a traumatic day,” Cameron said. “We were talking and wondering how we were going […]
Eliminating Lead Exposure Must Be a Priority Vice President Harris Says
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Several years ago, Deanna Branch’s future looked grim. Doctors had told her she may never walk again, that she’d have to be put on dialysis, that she needed a voice box removed and more. But that is not where Branch’s story ends. “I’m here,” Branch said. “I’m standing. I’m talking; I have […]
Wisconsin Leaders Comment on the Passing of the Infrastructure Bill
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The digital divide has long existed in this country. While rural Americans were once thought to be the ones left behind, last year’s pandemic showed that urban families were also part of the divide. Stacy Clark, the vice for the Wisconsin Democratic Party Black Caucus, said that Black families are 9% less […]
EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
When Lip Service Is Not Enough: The White Moderate & “Midwestern Nice”
By LaKeshia N. Myers Martin Luther King once said, “I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 7
- Next Page »