By LaKeshia N. Myers I recently had a sofa shipped from an auction house in Los Angeles to Milwaukee. While this detail may seem trivial, understand that this was no ordinary sofa. This sofa belonged to the late Diahann Carroll—yes, that Diahann Carroll. The same Diahann Carroll who was noted for being the first African […]
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Joe Biden’s Health Care Plan Puts People Over Politics
By Dr. Lyah Holmes Nurse practitioner and public health advocate in Milwaukee This week, Wisconsin surpassed 150,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,500 lives lost to the virus–– shocking and sobering numbers. As Wisconsin activates a field hospital to manage the surge of cases and struggles to restock personal protective equipment, Donald Trump continues to downplay […]
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SCOTUS Pick: Receiver of Stolen Goods
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor By the time you read this, Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be picking out drapes for her new office at One First Street, NE, in Washington, D.C. For those that don’t know, that is the address and permanent home of the United States Supreme Court. The problem is […]
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A Nod to New School Revolutionaries
By LaKeshia N. Myers “Revolution is about the need to revolve political, economic, and social justice and power back into the hands of the people, preferably through legislation and policies that make human sense. That’s what revolution is about.” ~Bobby Seale, Founder Black Panther Party Within every iteration of the civil rights movement (yes, there […]
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Crime Prevention Starts with Economic Opportunity
By Dr. Carl Wesley I have dedicated my life to fighting for Milwaukee families to gain equitable access to the American dream. For many Black and brown families of Milwaukee this dream will remain on perpetual hold until there is sweeping policy driven criminal justice reform throughout the United States. The longer we wait to […]
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No Justice, No Peace
By LaKeshia N. Myers As a teacher of American history, I teach my students that protest is an American concept. In fact, the power of protest is embedded in the fabric of our culture, so much so, that it has been used as a tactic in every social justice campaign since our country’s founding. However, […]
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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Statement on Officer Joseph Mensah Decision
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm issued a decision to not pursue criminal charges for Wauwatosa Police Officer, Joseph Mensah, in the fatal February shooting of Alvin Cole. The following is the statement of Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in response: “Our hearts and prayers remain with the Cole family as […]
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As They Stand By, We Need to Stand Up
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Yeah, he said it. Doesn’t matter how many times you pressed rewind, the words were clear as day, “Stand back and stand by.” This statement, from Donald Trump, during the first 2020 presidential debate has hung around like the nooses of the old south. Swinging, from the POTUS’s […]
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Joe Biden Will Build on Obamacare — Trump Will Repeal It
By State Senator LaTonya Johnson Represents Wisconsin’s 6th Senate District and lives in Milwaukee COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in Wisconsin. Our hospitals are almost at full capacity. The economy is in shambles. And Black and brown communities are being hit the hardest. It didn’t have to be this bad. For months, President Donald Trump downplayed […]
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We Need a Plan for Black America
By Joanne Sabir Co-Founder of the Sherman Phoenix and was recently named one of Milwaukee Business Journal’s “Community Executives of the Year” and “2020 Women of Influence.” She and her husband, Maanaan, own and operate The Shindig, LLC. Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Sen. Kamala Harris to discuss challenges […]
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