By LaKeshia Myers Sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, March is National Nutrition Awareness Month. As part of its annual campaign, it invites the public to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. This year’s theme is “Eat Right, Bite by Bite”. As […]
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Milwaukee Legislators Argue for Additional Revenues
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Local Milwaukee legislators testified in front of the State Assembly Ways and Means committee this week to make the case for why the State Legislature should give Milwaukee County voters the power to decide if Milwaukee County should increase its sales tax by 1% to provide property tax relief, while adequately […]
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Bloomberg Takes Lead On Immigration
America’s legal immigration system has not been overhauled in 30 years and it is no secret that our system no longer meets the needs of our economy and our communities. According to a 2019 report from the Migration Policy Institute, federal dollars spent on immigration enforcement — including detention and deportation — now outpaces spending […]
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When Racism is the Root
By LaKeshia Myers Its stain is as old as America itself. It is imbued in the fabric of our society. While some thought it to be dead—it is a cancer that refuses to die. It hangs on for dear life through the use of treasonous flags, institutional discrimination, and by the mere fact that it […]
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Reckless Driving has Gone too Far Action is Needed Now
By: Milwaukee Courier Staff Now, more than ever, residents are fed up with the reckless driving happening on Milwaukee County streets. It doesn’t matter where you are driving in the county, you’ll see motorists running red lights, passing in turn lanes, swerving through traffic and sometimes worse. What’s the result? Over the last five years, […]
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FY 2021 White House Budget Proposal Cuts $66.6 Billion from Education More Than $2 Billion Directed to Short-Term Career and Technical Training
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Contributor For consumers, businesses, organizations and governments alike, annual budgets typically reflect not only line items but priorities as well. As A. Philip Randolph reminded us more than 50 years ago with the release of the “Freedom Budget,” such documents reflect the morals of our nation. Especially when they show […]
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In the Line of Fire: An Encomium for Independent Thinking
By LaKeshia Myers My former track coach used to tell us, “opinions are like noses—everybody has one; the only time yours matters is when it can be backed up by fact.” His point in saying this was to remind us to be wary of emotional reactions as emotion can cloud one’s judgment. I was reminded […]
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For People of Color, Gentrification is More a Curse than a Blessing
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia From a dowdy provincial city in the 1980s, Philadelphia has become a world-class urban center through gentrification – primarily through landmark architecture that now sets the city center and University City, apart. “[Persons] Over 50, and retirees, are moving back from the suburbs where they raised […]
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“The Lion King” musical: Is it worth the hype?
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Disney’s “The Lion King” is considered the world’s number one musical, according to the playbill at least. The animated 1993 version is one of the most beloved films even if the 2019 live-action film is less than subpar. Given the love surrounding the musical, it begs the question: does the stage performance […]
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Remembering Stephanie
By LaKeshia Myers I met her on the first day of school in August 2016. I was handing out schedules to all of the students who entered the doors of Groppi High School; they each arrived with the anticipation that comes with the first day of school. Showing off new outfits, talking about what happened […]
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