By LaKeshia Myers I am one of the forty-five million Americans that have student loan debt. Having earned my undergraduate degree virtually debt-free, my masters, education specialist, and doctoral degrees left me with roughly $280,000 owed. While this number is certainly shocking, it is not abnormal. For many of my contemporaries, borrowing to fund our […]
Thinking Globally
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This Saturday, the Africans in Milwaukee Inc. will be hosting their Cultural Festival in Brown Deer Park. As we join in this celebration of good food, community and culture, it is important to remember that there are implications of events like this […]
Mental Health Stigma Still Affecting African Americans
The NNPA is taking a closer look at the stigma of mental illness in the African American community. This is the first in a series. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Historically, seeking psychotherapy has been difficult for African Americans, said Dr. Viola Drancoli, a licensed clinical psychologist who wrote a master thesis […]
America’s Real Legacy
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” If you are like most people, you can’t hear the above referenced passage […]
“We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident”
An Introspective Look at American Independence By LaKeshia Myers For me, America’s Independence Day has always been an interesting confluence of mixed emotions. As a child, the day was mainly consumed with family reunions, fireworks, and barbecue but as I grew older, I began to fully appreciate and understand the nuanced plight of the American […]
Where Do We Go From Here?
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This past week, Milwaukee County made a great step in the right direction on the issue of Youth Justice Reform. In submitting a proposal to the State of Wisconsin for their Secure Residential Care Centers for Children and Youth, they have embodied […]
Ensuring Our Future By Protecting the Environment
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Many issues are being debated in the national political arena right now. Among them is the urgent issue of Climate Change. The Green New Deal proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey brought the issue to the forefront, and since […]
Throwing Rocks and Hiding Their Hands: Republican Crafted Budget Stiffs Milwaukee County
By LaKeshia Myers While sitting in the assembly chamber last week, my colleagues and I debated for over nine hours on the Republican-crafted biennial budget. While both sides debated ad nauseum the many details of the bill, it occurred to me that the Republican budget not only fell short in fostering the goals of Governor […]
One State Budget, Two Tylenol
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This month, the Wisconsin State Legislature took up the state budget. Ironically, June is also “Migraine and Headache Awareness Month”. While sitting in the Senate Chambers debating the merits of the budget sent to the legislature by the Joint Committee on Finance, these two events seemed related. I […]
Trump Did the Right Thing
By Jesse Jackson In the last week, President Donald Trump suddenly reversed two major decisions. He announced he would not begin mass deportations of those who are living in the country illegally, which he previously threatened to do, and he pulled the plug on a bombing attack on Iran, even as the military jets were […]
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