By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Last week, as Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., convened a House Financial Services Committee hearing, featuring the CEOs of Wall Street’s biggest banks, the financial watchdog group Better Markets released a stunning report on the banks’ criminal records: Wall Street’s Six Biggest Bailed-Out Banks: Their RAP Sheets and Their Ongoing Crime […]
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“Loosies” Are Killing Us
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Loose Cigarette Sales Must Stop The first time most people really thought about the illegal nature of selling single or loose cigarettes from a pack was likely five years ago. In 2014, Eric Garner died in New York City after a police officer placed him in a chokehold, […]
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Dreams Are Free, But The “Hussle” is Sold Separately
By Representative LaKeshia Myers This week the music world mourned the untimely passing of hip-hop artist and entrepreneur Ermias Asghedom; popularly known by his nom de plume, Nipsey Hussle. Asghedom was known as a prolific musical artist who prided himself on taking an unconventional route to stardom in the music industry. Hussle chose not to […]
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The Politics Behind Donald Trump’s Empty Threats on Mexico Border
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Donald Trump’s flailing on immigration and the Mexican border continue to spiral into chaos. First, he threatened to close the border with Mexico. One week later, he walked that back. He declares a national emergency about the “invasion” of people seeking asylum from Central American countries, and then says he’s […]
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Milwaukee, a City of Promise
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Promise. The word seems to be everywhere in our City. It is part of a persistent message that permeates every space that deals with community development and revitalization. For example, the MATC Promise is a commitment to provide tuition free college to […]
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Student Loan Debt is a Crisis!
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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