By Alex Lasry We all held our breath this week as we waited for the jury to reach its verdict in Minneapolis. On the rare occasion that charges have been filed in cases like these, too many times, jurors have failed to hold police officers accountable. Not this week. The three guilty verdicts moved us […]
Black Maternal Health Week
By Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. Last week, yet another young Black parent was taken away from us by gun violence. Just 10 miles away from where Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, Daunte Wright was shot and killed during a traffic stop. The shooting was preventable. There was no reason Daunte Wright had to die, […]
Our Path Forward to Advance Racial Equity
By Brian Lamb Brian Lamb is Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at JPMorgan Chase & Co. SPONSORED CONTENT The past year has been one of the most tumultuous chapters in recent history for Black Americans, with numerous reminders that systemic racism brings devastating consequences for individuals, families and communities. The COVID-19 pandemic is tearing […]
Same Facts, Different Outcomes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Does Expanding the U.S. Supreme Court Really Change Anything? Just the facts, mam. This is a movie line I remember all too well from the remake of “Dragnet,” featuring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. It represented a clean and clear way to solve a case, get at the […]
People With Disabilities Could Soon Face Health Care Discrimination
By Angela F. Williams Patients with disabilities are 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than their able-bodied peers. That’s a sobering statistic. And it is why public health officials have prioritized these vulnerable patients for vaccinations. Unfortunately, when it comes to non-COVID matters, society doesn’t always show the same concern. In fact, many […]
All Politics are Local: Politicizing the Education Landscape in Wisconsin
By LaKeshia N. Myers There’s an old adage that says, “all politics are local”—this is true, especially during spring election season in Wisconsin. While gubernatorial, state legislative and federal races are always fall elections (with the exception of the occasional special election), most elected officials focus on doing the work associated with their respective offices […]
Trump’s Final Blow to Patients With HIV
By Guy Anthony The day before Donald Trump left the White House, his administration dealt one final, brutal blow to some of America’s most vulnerable patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a policy that, if implemented, will put numerous lifesaving drugs off-limits to Medicare recipients. Medicare provides health insurance to 63 million […]
Milwaukee Jewish Community Relations Council Hosts Virtual Discussion, Highlights Relationship Between Antisemitism and White Nationalism
By Hayley Crandall Eric Ward, activist and executive director at the Western States Center, shared his expertise on the relationship between white nationalism and antisemitism during the Milwaukee Jewish Community Relations Council “Deconstructing White Supremacy” virtual discussion last week. “In short, if white supremacy was built upon the paper of racism in America, white nationalism […]
Time is Money: Exploring the 21st Century Poll Tax Levied by the Georgia G.O.P.
By LaKeshia N. Myers When I was a classroom teacher, to explain the inequity of poll taxes and other ballot-blocking measures that were used in the Jim Crow south, I would give my students the Louisiana voter literacy test. Students had 10 minutes to answer the questions and undoubtedly all of them would fail—because the […]
To Filibuster or Not to Filibuster?
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Should This Still Be A Question If you turn on any local or cable news show right now, you’re likely to hear people talking about the “filibuster.” The word, which is derived from a Dutch term for “freebooter” and the Spanish “filibusteros,” which is used to define the […]
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