Kweku’s Korner By Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CMPC Growing up, there was a lot of messaging and images in the media that assumed social workers only help children or families in crisis. There’s a stereotype that social workers simply give advice or hand out resources. The truth is, we do so much more. Social work […]
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The Bucks have a 7-5 Record at the Beginning of the 2025-2026 Season
By Charles Collier The Bucks have had an underwhelming beginning to the 2025-26 NBA season, highlighted by a loss to the Charlotte Hornets on November 12, 2025. It was the Hornets’ first win in 10 days. Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was sidelined due to a knee injury. Antetokounmpo has been a dominant force, averaging 33.4 […]
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Commentary “Culturally Competent Sport Social Work: A Practice Perspective”
Kweku’s Korner By M. Daniel Bennett, Jr. Ph.D., MSW In this commentary, I advocate for the integration of cultural competency into sport social work. It is my position that culturally competent practice is essential for understanding and addressing the complex social, psychological, and institutional challenges faced by diverse athlete populations—particularly African American student-athletes at predominantly […]
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Trump Officials Are Moving Into Residences on Military Bases
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant In October, a number of media outlets began reporting that at least six senior Trump administration officials, including Stephen Miller, are living in housing on military bases. Miller, along with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense (War) Pete Hegseth, Army Secretary Dan […]
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month: Know Your Numbers, Wisconsin
By LaKeshia N. Myers November marks Diabetes Awareness Month, and this year, I’m compelled to sound the alarm about a public health crisis that’s hitting our community particularly hard. The numbers tell a sobering story that demands our immediate attention and action. Milwaukee County has the highest rate of diabetes in Wisconsin, with 9.7% of […]
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Data Center Secrecy is Unacceptable
By Tom Content All too often, secrecy and confidentiality carry the day in proceedings of state and local government. In one recent case, the name “Microsoft” on a state Public Service Commission filing was redacted – blocked from public view – along with pages and pages of other information. The redactions served no purpose, as […]
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Revisiting Economics Before Education?
Purpose: To further refine Dr. Claud Anderson’s excellent conceptualization and visualization of a framework for Black American (Afrodescendant) Socioeconomic development. In April 2023, BlackEconomics.org released an Analysis Brief entitled, “Economics Before Education?”i It featured discussion of the venerable Dr. Claud Anderson’s characterization of Black Americans’ (Afrodescendants’) prospective future economic and social development as hierarchical floors […]
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Making Wisconsin Work for Working Families
By David Crowley Last month, I stood alongside local and federal leaders surveying the flood damage that devastated neighborhoods across Milwaukee in August. Families were hauling soaked furniture out of their basements. Small businesses were sweeping mud from their floors, trying to salvage what they could. As I talked with people who had lost so […]
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After a Year of Extreme Weather, Trump’s Cuts & Government Shutdown Leave Wisconsinites Even More Vulnerable
This year, Wisconsin has been hammered by one extreme weather event after another, from fires to floods to extreme heat. Wildfires, hurricanes, and floods are becoming more frequent, severe, and expensive—raising home insurance rates, forcing massive taxpayer-funded disaster aid spending, and disrupting communities across the country. Yet instead of protecting Wisconsinites, the Trump administration just […]
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The Hunger Line: America’s Most Vulnerable Face a Crisis of Cruelty
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent There are moments when a nation shows its soul. This is one of them. Across America, millions are waiting for food assistance that will not come. The Trump administration’s refusal to release federal contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — known as SNAP […]