By LaKeshia N. Myers Every year on February 14th while many celebrate Valentine’s Day, another equally important observance takes place – National Donor Day. This day serves as a crucial reminder of the gift of life that organ, eye, tissue, and blood donors provide to thousands of Americans waiting for life-saving transplants. I truly count […]
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Concerns About New MPS Superintendent and HYA Search Firm
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant The recruitment and selection of a new superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is nearly complete and I must admit: I’m looking sideways at the MPS School Board, likely the new MPS Superintendent, and at the Search firm that led the selection process to assist the district’s children. No […]
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Black American (Afrodescendant) Labor: A Problematic Past and Favorable Future
BlackEconomics.org® This is a special African American (Afrodescendant) History Month (AAHM) release from BlackEconomoics.org. It was invited by the Jackson Advocate of Jackson (MedgarEversville), Mississippi. The Jackson Advocate is an 87-year-old Black newspaper known as “The Voice of Black Mississippians.” We extend our deep appreciation to the Advocate’s Editor Emeritus, Mrs. Alice Tisdale, who invited […]
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Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda
Americans Reeling from Trump Executive Orders
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All Skinfolk Ain’t Yo KinFolk (Part I)
What does it mean to be Black in America? There is no one way to be “Black” because this group of people is not monolithic.
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How Does It Work?
BlackEconomics.org® We will flash numbers in this brief analytical essay. However, please do not run away without reading it if you believe that you are “not a numbers person.” We mainly cite important statistics and perform no sophisticated calculations. We are concerned with how “business” works in the US with an intent to clarify why […]
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Hail To The Chief
By Charles Collier On Sunday, February 9, 2025, Pat Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will attempt to make NFL history. The Philadelphia Eagles are all that stand between the Chiefs and greatness. If the Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIX, they will be the first team in NFL history to win three straight […]
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Merit Vs DEI
By April Ryan “He [President Trump] is sanctioning…employment discrimination,” says Marc Morial the President and CEO of the National Urban League. Morial said he has talked to McDonald’s executives who recently dropped their DEI efforts as well as Walmart and he stepped off an unofficial board of Facebook as they moved to end DEI without […]
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Education is the Next Civil Rights Frontier: Wisconsin Must Act Now
By Dr. LaKeshia N. Myers As an educator and advocate for educational equity, I’ve witnessed firsthand the stark reality of Wisconsin’s educational landscape. Our state maintains one of the largest achievement gaps between Black and white students in the nation – a crisis that demands immediate attention and action. The recently released National Assessment of […]
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The Urgency of Educational Leadership
Why the DPI Superintendent Race Matters for Black Students in Wisconsin Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant As we approach the February primary for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) superintendent race, the stakes for our children—particularly Black students—could not be higher. Recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred […]
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