Madison – On July 2nd, Senator Dora Drake of the 4th Senate District votes against the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. Senator Drake has provided the following statement: “After months of chaos and years of ineffective governance, Legislative Republicans have failed to secure votes in their own caucus and came to us in the midnight hour for […]
The Echo of History: Douglass’s Question Resonates in Trump’s America
By LaKeshia N. Myers When Frederick Douglass stood before a Rochester audience on July 5, 1852, and delivered his searing critique “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, he exposed the fundamental contradiction at the heart of American democracy. His words cut through the celebratory veneer of Independence Day to reveal a nation […]
No One Should Ever Accuse Trump of Acting Like a Daddy
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte has repeatedly called Trump “daddy” during and since the organization’s recent summit in The Hague. Most Republicans, at every level of government, certainly act like Trump is their father. Afraid to speak up, talk back, or challenge the U.S. President, many GOP men come […]
4th of U Lie
Kweku’s Korner By Kweku Amoasi & Noah Smith The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, and “signed on August 2, 1776. The words penned by the founding fathers of this nation were aspirational and unprecedented. They boldly declared “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and […]
Baldwin Statement on House Passage of Republicans’ Budget Bill That Guts Medicaid, Raises Costs for Families
In Wisconsin, the bill will terminate at least 250,000 people’s health care, reduce or eliminate 90,000 Wisconsinites’ food assistance, and threaten to close rural hospitals WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 3rd, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after House Republicans passed their budget bill: “Today, Republicans chose to put their super-rich friends over […]
Economic What Ifs: Premature Deaths of Actual and a Failure to Materialize Hypothetical Black Personalities
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction For a couple of months now, the subject topic has been on our mind. The initial thought was to only deal with the first half of the topic: Premature deaths of important Black personalities in our history. However, we must never forget that if we focus on the past, then we risk living […]
Brewers Are Playing Inspiring Baseball
By Charles Collier The Brewers are playing inspiring baseball under the tutelage of second-year skipper Pat Murphy. Murphy, who was the NL manager of the year last season led the Brewers to their third Major League Baseball National League Central title in four years. The Brewers have an excellent chance of winning the MLB NL […]
NY Mayoral Race Raises Questions for Black Voters
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant Following the recent results of the New York mayoral race, some voters have likely found themselves between a rock and a hard place. With the emergence of State Representative Zohran Mamdani as the frontrunner in the Democratic primary, no one can deny that there is both excitement and trepidation […]
Milwaukee County Executive Crowley’s Statement on County Board of Supervisors’ Vote to Not Approve McGovern Park Senior Center Redevelopment
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley issued the following statement after the County Board of Supervisors voted not to approve the proposed redevelopment of the McGovern Park Senior Center: “My administration’s proposal to reimagine the McGovern Park Senior Center was a good-faith effort to deliver a sustainable future for a critical community asset. I […]
ACT (V of V)
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi This series on (ACT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ends on the most powerful of notes. The note of doing. The note of executing. While taking drivers education class, our teacher informed us how to be great defensive drivers. He said the first step is to identify the situation […]
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