By Alex Lasry I do not need to waste your time outlining every racist, insensitive and out-of-touch thing Sen. Ron Johnson has said and done recently. We already know all of this. What I do want to focus on is Johnson’s affinity for the word “no” when it comes to desperately needed legislation. Johnson recently […]
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Doubling Down on the Big Lie
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Wisconsin GOP Moves Bad Voting Bills This week, Wisconsin Republicans doubled down on foolishness. Introducing legislation, holding hearings and voting on a number of bills that seek to diminish the rights of others, they have been on a roll. Working to roll back voting protections, roll back voter […]
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‘LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites Are A Critical Part of the State’: Honoring Pride Month
By Alex Lasry With more than an estimated 207,000 members of the LGBTQ+ community calling Wisconsin home, LGBTQ+ individuals are our friends, our neighbors and members of our family. LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites are a critical part of who we are as a state, and they make Wisconsin a better place to live and work. While Pride […]
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On the 65th Anniversary of the Tallahassee Bus Boycott, What Lessons Can We Learn About Standing in Solidarity with Young Leaders Fighting for Justice?
By Cendi Tena We just passed the 65th anniversary of the Tallahassee Bus Boycott. Though less well known than its contemporary counterpart, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Tallahassee action lasted from May through December 1956, ending when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on city buses was unconstitutional. On May 26, 1956, Wilhelmina Jakes and […]
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Training Day: This Isn’t A Movie
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This year marks the 20th anniversary of Denzel Washington’s movie “Training Day.” Just let that marinate for a minute. The movie followed Washington’s character, a highly decorated narcotics detective, as he spent a day assessing and training an officer who was up for a promotion. In those 24 […]
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White Fragility: The Essence of America’s Fear of Critical Race Theory
By LaKeshia N. Myers A century ago, African American citizens of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had their community decimated within the span of 18 hours. Spurred by a rumor of an alleged sexual assault of a white female by a Black teenager in an elevator, the Black neighborhood was under siege by a […]
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It’s Time to Demilitarize the Police
By Alex Lasry Tuesday marked one year since the murder of George Floyd. In the last year, we’ve seen some incremental steps forward toward a more equitable society. But it is not enough. We need to continue to fight against systemic racism and make real progress toward meaningful police reform. There are steps that can […]
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Policing Reform Bills
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor A Chance to Get It Right on the Front End It’s estimated that more than 90% of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. require psychological screening of their applicants, either before or after receiving a conditional offer of employment. The Wisconsin State Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and […]
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: It’s Time for Equity in Women’s Sports
By LaKeshia N. Myers All my life I have been immersed in and around sports. Whether watching on television or participating in team sports as a student, I’m very thankful that my parents made it their business to introduce me to various sports to develop athleticism, camaraderie and leadership skills—skills that I continue to use […]
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O Say, Can’t You See? — Why Legislating American Patriotism is a Slippery Slope
By LaKeshia N. Myers Before anyone decides to draw their own misinformed conclusions about me (or the title of this article), let me set the record straight: I am very patriotic. Being the niece and cousin of veterans who have served in every military action since the Korean War, my love for service members and […]
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