By LaKeshia N. Myers April 21, 2016, is a date that I will never forget, it was the day “His Royal Badness”, Prince, passed away. While I was sorrowful that one of my favorite music artists had transitioned, I was even more saddened to learn the cause of his death, accidental overdose. According to the […]
Let Us Finally Do Something
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Still reeling from the mass shootings of the past week, we have been inundated with even more stories of gun-related murders and injuries. According to the Gun Violence Archive, an online site that collects gun related data daily from over 7500 sources, there have already been 17 U.S. […]
Carmen Navarro Gercone: Our laws and Access to High-Powered Weapons Don’t Allow Us to Stop Tragedies Like Uvalde
By Carmen Navarro Gercone My husband and I currently have custody and are raising our grandsons, ages 6 and 8. My initial response to the atrocity in Uvalde, Texas, was as a law enforcement officer. I pored over every detail as it was released and contemplated how I could prevent or mitigate this from ever […]
Charge Buffalo Massacre Defendant Under Anti-Lynching Law
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall John Jay College of Criminal Justice George Floyd was a victim of lynching two years ago. The mass murder of African Americans in Buffalo, N.Y., was also a lynching, says Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at John Jay College (CUNY). Our nation must accept that lynching continues and use […]
Up Above My Head There’s Music in the air
By LaKeshia N. Myers “Up above my head, I hear music n the air; up above my head, I hear music in the air; I really do believe there’s a heaven somewhere.” -Sister Rosetta Tharpe The month of June is special, not only so we celebrate fathers, pride, and Caribbean heritage, it is Black Music […]
It’s Policy That Counts: Politicians’ Role in Gun Control Debate
By LaKeshia N. Myers Whenever there is a shooting—a mass shooting like the one we just experienced in Uvalde, Texas, or a community shooting, which seems to be happening more frequently in the City of Milwaukee—one of the first things people do is ask, “where are the elected officials?” And without fail, there will be […]
AR-15’s and the 2nd Amendment: It’s A Sham
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 assault weapons. This rifle has been the armament of choice in a number of large-scale shootings recently. While ranging in price from $400 – $2000, gunman, as […]
Waiving Patent Rights Will Make Us Less Prepared for the Next Pandemic
By Frank Samolis The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently released the text of a proposal to suspend patents on COVID-19 vaccines. All WTO members will vote on the proposal in June. The text won’t take effect unless all 164 members sign on. But if it is approved, companies in developing nations will be allowed to […]
The Republican Party’s Anti-Senior Agenda
By Richard Sicchio For over three decades, I worked for the Northern Area Agency on Aging. For 19 of those years, I served as its executive director. During that time, I was charged to oversee the operations of 22 county and seven Tribal aging offices. The mission of the Northern Area Agency on Aging – […]
Governor Evers is Investing in Milwaukee
By State Representative Dora Drake Milwaukee is a city of champions, smarts, creativity, grit, and Midwest hospitality. But we also have lead pipes, potholes, reckless driving, and the list goes on. Many of you wonder when we are getting our piece of the pie? In our city, we know that safe and reliable infrastructure is […]
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