By Priscilla Bort Monday evening brought the terrible question of sending people to the polls or telling them to stay home. For many people, it wasn’t a question at all. Those who were more at risk — the elderly, the sick, Black and brown folks and low-income families — were shut out completely. For others, […]
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Online Learning Tips from A Long Time Online Learner
By Hayley Crandall As the COVID-19 continues to effect daily life, many schools across Wisconsin have been forced to turn to online learning and suspend extracurricular activities. Due to Gov. Tony Evers’ “Safer At Home” order, Wisconsin schools have to utilize virtual classrooms until at least April 24th, when the order is set to expire. […]
Community Heroes: ‘Sometimes People Need Help’: How One Woman Stepped Up to Help Feed The Community During The Coronavirus
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Editor’s note: At the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, we intentionally celebrate ordinary people who do extraordinary things. We are especially interested in our […]
Homeowners have options for postponing mortgage payments during COVID-19
By Dylan Deprey While social distancing has worked to flatten the curve, it has also left people scrambling for work. For some, the bills and the mortgage payment have been on time for years, and in an instance they’re anxiously trying to pay what they can. According to the recently passed CARES Act, lenders cannot […]
Match Day 2020 Marisa Román’s Journey to Residency
By Hayley Crandall For many of those out there pursing higher education, figuring out what they want to spend the rest of their life doing can be pretty daunting. The number of paths and topics one person can pursue is seemingly never ending. In the case of Marisa Román, she had the topic down but […]
Democratic National Convention Pushed Back to August
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to adapt to its agenda. Since quarantine began, organizations began cancelling and rescheduling events. Summerfest was pushed back to September, the Milwaukee Public Library went virtual, even the Tokyo Olympics were cancelled, it was only a matter of time before the Democratic National […]
Progressive Women Bond to Build Power of Women at the Voting Booth
By Karen Stokes Supermajority is a group of women dedicated to achieving true gender equality and providing information, tools and training for women of all ages, races and backgrounds to help make real change in their communities. The organization was co-founded by Ai-jen Poo, Cecile Richards, Katherine Grainger, Jess Morales Rocketto, Dierdre Schifeling and Alicia […]
New Immigration Law Makes American Dream Difficult
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Gloria J. Browne-Marshall: For centuries, poor people have come to America. We’re going to discuss the public charge rule and U.S Supreme Court case of Wolf v Cook County, Illinois. With me is Alan Wernick, director of the CUNY Citizenship Now. Alan Wernick: Thank you for having me. It’s an honor […]
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The Revolution is Live
By LaKeshia Myers The Lenten season has always been an important time for me. It is a time after the winter holidays where my family and I can pause and reset ourselves mentally, physically and spiritually as we prepare for spring. In the religious context, lent is observed from Ash Wednesday through Good Friday and […]
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When America Gets a Cold, Black America Catches the Flu
By LaKeshia Myers Whenever tragedy strikes in the United States, people of color worry just a tad bit more than white Americans. Why? Because disasters and tragedies have the nasty habit of being layered atop institutional policies that traditionally have kept many minority groups behind the eight ball. For black Americans, a crisis can be […]
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