Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This month, the Wisconsin State Legislature took up the state budget. Ironically, June is also “Migraine and Headache Awareness Month”. While sitting in the Senate Chambers debating the merits of the budget sent to the legislature by the Joint Committee on Finance, these two events seemed related. I […]
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Trump Did the Right Thing
By Jesse Jackson In the last week, President Donald Trump suddenly reversed two major decisions. He announced he would not begin mass deportations of those who are living in the country illegally, which he previously threatened to do, and he pulled the plug on a bombing attack on Iran, even as the military jets were […]
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Juneteenth: Calculating the Price of Freedom
By LaKeshia Myers June 19, 2019, marked the one hundred fifty-fourth anniversary of formerly enslaved people getting notice of their emancipation in the state of Texas. It is in remembrance of this day that we celebrate Juneteenth (a combination of “June” and “nineteenth”). I can only imagine how good freedom felt for the formerly enslaved, […]
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The Time Is Always Right to Discuss Reparations
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor On the same day we celebrated Juneteenth Day in Milwaukee this year, a congressional hearing on H.R. 40 was being hosted by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Houston) has put forth a resolution that would call for […]
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Wisconsin Roads are Paved with Republican Bologna
By LaKeshia Myers Saint Bernard of Clairvaux is credited with originating the idiom, “the road to hell is paved with good intention”. When looking (and feeling) the condition of Wisconsin’s roads and overall transportation infrastructure, I second Saint Bernard’s emotion because we are truly headed in the wrong direction. In Governor Evers’ proposed budget he […]
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Stop and Look in The Mirror
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee On Sunday, Milwaukee was given the opportunity to stop and look in the mirror. What we saw was a reflection of something we’ve seen for far too long, an image that has remained unchanged and unchecked. That proverbial mirror, provided by CNN’s […]
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COMMENTARY: Watching a Father & Son
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Newswire Contributor You must have seen this video. A father speaking with his pre-verbal son about the season finale of Empire. The video went viral at warp speed and DJ Pryor—the father—was overwhelmed by the outpouring of emotion that the interaction with his son evoked. I have watched the video […]
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Hemp History Week: An Education for All
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor CBD, cannabis, marijuana, and hemp represent words that are new and unfamiliar, yet old at the same time. This week gives us an opportunity to better understand the vocabulary and industry that dates back to 8,000 BC. Hemp is believed to be one of the earliest plants cultivated […]
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When The Face of Poverty Is White
By LaKeshia Myers If one were to think back to their high school history class, you may remember seeing photos taken during the Great Depression. Most often you will recall photos of hungry children, destitute families, and somber pictures of men standing in soup or bread lines awaiting their next meal. What you might not […]
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When They See Us
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee In today’s society many will argue that our treatment of youth of color is unbiased. But there is far too much evidence to the contrary. We are not the unprejudiced society that allows for its youth of color the same consideration, concern […]
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