By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor In 2010 in New York City, 601,285 people were stopped-and-frisked by the New York City Police and 315,083 of them were Black. In 2011, 685,724 individuals were stopped and 350,743 were Black. Over 90 percent of those stopped by police where African American or Hispanic. Michael Bloomberg was […]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
The Affordable Care Act: Still Standing
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor It’s hard to believe it’s been two and a half years since Congressional Republicans trotted out their American Health Care Act. Introduced in early 2017, the act was going to be the long-awaited replacement in their promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposal was short-lived, […]
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Thank you, Kamala!
By Amelia Ashley-Ward Publisher of Sun Reporter We were saddened when United States Sen. Kamala Harris announced the end to her 2020 United States Presidential bid this week. When we see a brilliant female freedom for all fighter, who looks like us, we are hungry and excited for spirited competition. We believed like Harris, that […]
Mayor Barrett to Allocate $2.2. Million to Combat Lead Crisis
By Mrinal Gokhale It is well known that Milwaukee has a lead problem and that paint and laterals are the main sources of contamination in households. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to add $2.2 million dollars to the city’s lead elimination budget for the year 2020. He announced his plan at a press conference on […]
Milwaukee DNC Panel Talks Underserved Communities and Capital Access
By Mrinal Gokhale Obtaining funds to start a business is difficult for many, so how do underrepresented communities navigate the challenge? This question was discussed during the “Access to Capital” panel as part of the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee and Northwestern Mutual 3E Summit. The 3E includes three summits organized before the four-day Democratic National […]
Family Health History Matters Considering the Future of Your Health
By Karen Stokes Gwen Washington, a former Milwaukee Public School educator, believes in staying healthy. She faithfully attends her annual physicals and she’s been in good health. Recently, her latest blood work revealed something unexpected, Gwen was prediabetic. “My primary care doctor told me that there were concerns about diabetes and cholesterol, it was very […]
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“This Right Here”
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Zimmerman’s Twisted Dance With Justice You may not know the name of them, but if you use social media, you have definitely seen a “GIF”. In its simplest form, a GIF is a still image. However, the GIF format has a special feature that can also be used […]
End of Kamala Harris’ White House Campaign Ignites Discussion on Treatment
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On Dec. 3, Senator Kamala Harris of California suspended her campaign for the White House. Harris’ decision was announced by video after four straight weeks of negative media coverage regarding her campaign organization and strategy. Harris’s campaign started with a bang and a ton of media attention. She […]
Rep. LaKeshia Myers Is Ready For her Second Year in Office
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Rep. LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) recently finished her first year as state representative for Assembly District 12. As a freshman legislator, Myers entered the assembly ready to fight for her district and it’s a fight she plans to continue into her second year. Although Myers is new to the assembly, she was no […]
SeeMe4Me Gives a Voice to the Misjudged
By Mrinal Gokhale From being ridiculed for his West African heritage to being called a “Carlton Banks,” Ed Davies learned what it meant to be discriminated against at an early age. That is why he has started the SeeMe4Me campaign. SeeMe4Me launched on Thursday, Nov. 21 at No Studios, 1037 W. McKinley Ave. The event […]
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