By Darryl Davidson I’m writing to express my opposition to the Wisconsin Assembly/Senate Bill 211, otherwise known as the Tobacco Bar Bill. The bill would allow new tobacco bars to open in Wisconsin and indoor smoking. I feel that the bill is inconsistent with what the state says it values. Wisconsin’s State Health Improvement Plan […]
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Shutdown and Shutout: No Longer A Government By the People
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant With every passing day, the Trump administration’s disregard for democratic norms grows more audacious, and the consequences for ordinary Americans become more severe. What once felt like overblown warnings from political rivals or pundits is now our lived reality: a government shutdown that doesn’t just inconvenience, but fundamentally endangers […]
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Healthcare Crisis: Government Shutdown Exposes America’s Moral Failure
By LaKeshia N. Myers As federal workers miss their paychecks and families wonder how they’ll feed their children this week, we must ask ourselves: How did we arrive at this moment? The government shutdown—now in its third week—centers on a dispute that should shame us all. While lawmakers bicker over healthcare subsidies in Washington, D.C., […]
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More Than A Game: Changing the Playbook On Athlete Well-Being
Kweku’s Korner By Tiffany Taylor, LCSW BCD For the past eight years, I’ve spent countless hours on the sidelines, not as a clinician or scholar, but as a sports mom. I’ve watched my child wrestle with anxiety before a big game, carry the weight of expectations, and navigate the highs and lows of performing under […]
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How the Federal Shutdown Threatens Our Most Vulnerable
By Senator Dora Drake As the federal government shutdown drags on, its consequences are not just a matter of politics—they are a matter of survival for thousands of Wisconsin families. What started as a debate around making healthcare more affordable by permanently extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies has rippled over to additional programs meant […]
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Reversing the Pointed Finger
BlackEconomics.org® Purpose: To motivate Black Americans (Afrodescendants) to redirect a considerable amount of energy from naming, blaming, and shaming to analyzing, planning, and executing. This essay is a puzzle for your consideration, contemplation, and decision-making. It reflects a minimum amount of analysis. It discusses pieces of the puzzle that you will pick up, scrutinize, flip […]
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We Can’t Afford to Lose in 2026 – And We Can’t Risk Another Mandela Barnes Loss
By Milwaukee Courier Staff In 2022, Mandela Barnes had his shot. He was our Lieutenant Governor. He had every advantage. The primary field cleared for him to be the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. And still—he lost. By just over 26,000 votes. That alone might be forgivable. But let’s not forget the part that too […]
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When the Government Shuts Down, Black Women Pay the Price
By LaKeshia N. Myers The ongoing federal government shutdown is not just a Washington crisis—it’s a family crisis, a community crisis, and most acutely, a Black women’s crisis. As Congress remains deadlocked and the Trump administration uses federal workers as political pawns, the human toll continues to mount. And once again, Black women are bearing […]
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Trump’s “Beautiful Black Women” Lie and the Complicity That Betrays Us
Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s claim that “beautiful Black women” were begging him to come to Chicago was not flattery. It was a lie that weaponized race and gender to mask a long record of cruelty and contempt. It was a performance designed to seduce the uninformed and comfort those willing to […]
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You Deserve to Win
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi One of my favorite Old Testament stories includes the great Commander Naaman. Naaman was a great man, but he suffered from Leprosy. So, regardless of his earthly gains, his physical health prevented him from enjoying life to the fullest. There was a little servant girl in his house […]
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