By LaKeshia N. Myers I recently had a sofa shipped from an auction house in Los Angeles to Milwaukee. While this detail may seem trivial, understand that this was no ordinary sofa. This sofa belonged to the late Diahann Carroll—yes, that Diahann Carroll. The same Diahann Carroll who was noted for being the first African […]
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How to Help Your Family Get Through the Germiest Times of the Year
Pharmacist and healthy living expert Dr. Lisa Leslie-Williams explains how to write your own prescription for health and wellness By Dr. Lisa Leslie-Williams Moms, no matter how diligent you are, you can’t supervise what your kids touch, breathe or swallow 24/7. No one knows this better than pharmacist-turned healthy lifestyle expert Lisa Leslie-Williams, BS, PharmD. […]
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes and Discusses What’s at Stake in the 2020 Election
By Karen Stokes It’s been said that the 2020 election will be the most important election of our lifetime. Wisconsin is a pivotal battleground state with key state elections also on the ballot. Our voices need to be heard. To vote in Wisconsin there are a few options: absentee mail-in voting, in-person absentee early voting […]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Hosts Fourth Annual On the Table
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’s been an unprecedented year. The pandemic has brought devastation to the economy, people’s lives and more. It also uncovered the racial and health disparities that have long been prevalent and ignored in cities across the nation such as in Milwaukee. It makes sense then, that the Greater Milwaukee Foundation chose to […]
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SCOTUS Pick: Receiver of Stolen Goods
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor By the time you read this, Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be picking out drapes for her new office at One First Street, NE, in Washington, D.C. For those that don’t know, that is the address and permanent home of the United States Supreme Court. The problem is […]
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A Nod to New School Revolutionaries
By LaKeshia N. Myers “Revolution is about the need to revolve political, economic, and social justice and power back into the hands of the people, preferably through legislation and policies that make human sense. That’s what revolution is about.” ~Bobby Seale, Founder Black Panther Party Within every iteration of the civil rights movement (yes, there […]
The MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary is Seeking Donations for a New Entrance
Please help meet the goal of $80K for this to be built. This entrance will be a light at the end of a tunnel. It will evolve into how countless Milwaukeeans stuck in passages of poverty and homelessness get a chance to take part in the glory of living. This will be the entrance to our Welcome Center–the first […]
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No Justice, No Peace
By LaKeshia N. Myers As a teacher of American history, I teach my students that protest is an American concept. In fact, the power of protest is embedded in the fabric of our culture, so much so, that it has been used as a tactic in every social justice campaign since our country’s founding. However, […]
Wisconsin Voting Deadlines and Facts for November 2020
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters and election officials have plans in place for the Presidential Election on November 3, 2020. “We want to make sure every voter who is eligible to vote this fall can do so safely and securely,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “We learned a great deal from […]
Milwaukee Election Commission Director Speaks on Election Safety, Preparations, and More
By Hayley Crandall Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, Claire Woodall-Vogg, discussed the upcoming general election, from safety to early voting changes, during the Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Lunch Hour, in partnership with WisPolitics, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Coming off the recent news that Miller Park and Fiserv Forum would no longer be readily […]
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