What does it look like to speak up and to teach people how you want to be treated and or spoken to? You can set healthy boundaries.
Kidneys: Small But Mighty
By LaKeshia N. Myers Did you know March is National Kidney Month? Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a serious condition that affect more than thirty million adults in the United States. According to the National Kidney Foundation, Chronic kidney disease (CKD) means your kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood the way they should. The […]
The Disturbing State of the Union
We have a bitter and highly partisan Congress. We have a disunion, rife with too many separate factions and interests.
Senator Tammy Baldwin and Colleagues Introduce the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act
By Karen Stokes U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, legislation to stop state voter suppression efforts, safeguard critical voting rights protections, and restore and enhance the Voting Rights Act. “We are just reintroducing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act this week. This is named […]
Supervision is the Key to Address Mass Incarceration
There are several policies we need to push in order to address the mass incarceration in Wisconsin.
Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Want To End Social Security and Medicare As We Know Them
DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: “Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans have a yearslong history of trying to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them – Trump even pushed cuts to these critical earned benefits in every single one of his budgets while in office. Trump and the GOP […]
Taking Charge of Our Destiny
BlackEconomics.org® There is little-to-no dispute about the state of Black America’s socioeconomic affairs. We stand at or near the bottom of the US hierarchy. However, there is much ongoing debate about how to motivate change in this long-standing state. Perhaps the most important barrier to improving our state is an absence of Black American unity […]
Instead of Doing Right, They’d Rather See Us Gone
By LaKeshia N. Myers Mississippi has three public historically Black colleges—Alcorn State University (1871), Jackson State University (1877), and Mississippi Valley State University (1950). Each of them was created to educate the children of the formerly enslaved. Each serves a distinct geographical area of the state. Each of them is at risk of closure by […]
Reversal of Fortune: The Attack on HBCU’s
I remember the first time I learned an important truth: many famed Black institutions were found in part or whole, by white benefactors.
Trump Wants a National Abortion Ban; Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will Protect Choice and Freedom
Trump is running to roll back our rights, while President Biden and Vice President Harris are running to restore them. Period.