By Harry L. Williams Thurgood Marshall College Fund There has been a lot of talk about whether or not there is a crisis on the border. I will leave that debate to the politicians. However, there is no debate about whether or not America has a crisis hitting all 50 states and over 40 million […]
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Sistas Are Doing It for Themselves
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor From the mother of slain 18-year old Michael Brown of Ferguson, MO to a former federal prosecutor, and every conceivable background in between, women from every walk of life decided to take their communities into their own hands. The recent spring election appears to be a continuation of […]
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When the “Least of These” Is You & Me
By Representative LaKeshia Myers In 2005, I was sitting in my dorm room in Mississippi, when the campus lost power. On our campus trees were decimated, shingles flew off the roof of the gym and downed power lines caused an electrical fire that was quickly put out. This was the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and […]
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Donald Trump’s Big Lie about Health Care
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Donald Trump’s madcap presidency is now seeking to strip 20 million Americans of their health care coverage. He has instructed the Justice Department to join the lawsuit seeking to declare the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. He then proclaimed that Republicans would offer a far better alternative, tweeting they’ll become the […]
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Remember to Vote: April 2 is Election Day
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Let’s face it, when it comes to political elections all the hype goes to the presidential one. It makes sense, for better or worse, the president is not only the leader of the country but the face of it. But for all the attention that the national election receives, state and county […]
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Legal Marijuana: “Mo Money, Mo Problems”
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor The Notorious B.I.G. said it best, in his Grammy nominated Rap track, “Mo Money, Mo Problems”. The hook, or chorus in the popular single, famously lamented, “I don’t know what they want from me. It’s like the more money we come across, the more problems we see.” Ironically, […]
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Equity on the Frontlines: Nursing Assistants Deserve More
By Representative LaKeshia Myers It is no secret that the United States faces a nursing shortage. There is a desperate need for both registered nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNA). According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association, several Wisconsin hospitals and other skilled nursing facilities are operating with dozens of vacant positions. The WHA also stated […]
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Everyone Must Condemn Trump’s Sly Encouragement of Lawless Violence
By Jesse Jackson Racism is not natural. Babies—black, brown, white—explore the world and each other with wonder, not hate. Racism has to be taught. It is learned behavior. To assume that a person is inherently superior or inferior to another based upon race is unnatural and ungodly. Racism is used for political manipulation and economic […]
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Global Terror Requires New Approaches
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Racial, Ethnic and Religious Discrimination On the Rise If you are like most Americans, you don’t think much about New Zealand. Aside from what was learned in a geography class, you may know very little about the country. Some of that changed on March 15, with the recent […]
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Building Trust through Process
The President’s Perspective By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Last week, I had the opportunity to host a very passionate meeting between community residents, Secretary Carr of the State Department of Corrections, Mayor Barrett and a number of State and Local officials about the Type 1 Youth Justice Facility proposed for […]
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