By LaKeshia N. Myers On June 5, 2018, Chrystul Kizer shot and killed Randall Volar. Kizer, who was then seventeen years old, alleged that Volar began trafficking her using the website Backpage. Volar was previously arrested in 2017 after a fifteen year-old girl reported him to police for giving her drugs and threatening to kill […]
I Can’t Breathe: Systemic Racism Is Killing Us
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 2014, Eric Garner struggled to utter the words “I can’t breathe”, as a New York police officer held him in a chokehold. Accused of selling loose cigarettes, the NYPD officer wrestled Garner to the ground, with his arm firmly around his neck. At least 11 times, the […]
Student Loan Forgiveness Alleviates Financial Stress of College, a Process Largely Unfamiliar to Black Students.
By Myron Edwards Deputy Field Director at For Our Future Wisconsin Growing up, college was not something I had ever seriously envisioned for my future–but I can proudly say I am the first in my family to earn a Bachelor’s Degree. I attended Wauwatosa West High School which was extremely segregated, from the buses and […]
Statement from Steven Webb, Executive Director, PPAWI on Tim Michels’ Support for Anti-Abortion & Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin understands how vital this upcoming general election is to the freedoms of Wisconsinites. Republican gubernatorial candidate, Tim Michels has a long history with the anti-abortion movement from supporting extreme policies like the 1849 criminal abortion ban to funding the most radical groups who seek to ban abortion without exception for […]
When We’ll Know Our Schools are Safe
In this guest editorial, a Wisconsin family calls for gun law reform as the school year starts Back to school season is here, and we’re preparing our sons for their first day. We wish that just meant buying their school supplies (which we haven’t started yet), but this year, it also means a lot of […]
The Era of George Jetson Is Upon Us: How California’s Ban on Gas Cars Moves Us Toward the Future
By LaKeshia N. Myers As a child, one of my favorite cartoons was The Jetsons—a show about a family living in the future. The family drove flying cars, had a robot housekeeper, and all sorts of helpful gadgets to make life easier. According to the cartoon’s storyline, George Jetson, the protagonist, is forty years old […]
Republican Attacks on Abortion Threaten Wisconsinites’ Health
By Samantha Crowley MD Candidate – Class of 2025 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health As a medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, I have committed to furthering my education so that I can provide my future patients with the best care possible. Through years […]
Perception Doesn’t Equal Reality
Legislatively Speaking Biden Administration Racking Up Wins for Americans If you watch local news, listen to a national political pundit, or ask any number of lay people, the U.S. government isn’t working right now. Simultaneously, President Joe Biden’s job performance approval ratings have been low. Many would draw a straight line between how folks think […]
Buying Black: Black Businesses Fuel the American Economy
By LaKeshia N. Myers August is Black Business Month, a time to celebrate and cherish the many African American owned businesses across the country. In 2019, there were 134,567 Black-owned employer businesses (businesses with more than one employee) in all sectors of the U.S. economy, an 8% hike from the 124,551 Black-owned employer businesses in […]
Don’t Look to California for Ideas on Addressing Homelessness
By Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson No matter how bad the homelessness problem looks in other metropolitan areas, they pale compared to California’s. While the state accounts for not quite 12% of the U.S. population, roughly 28% of the nation’s homeless are in California. The lesson: Don’t copy the Golden State’s policies for mitigating homelessness […]
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