Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Recently, I congratulated TeKema Balentine for winning the coveted title of Ms. Black USA. TaKema is a native of Madison, Wisconsin and represented our state in the national pageant, after being crowned Ms. Black Wisconsin. It was with great pride that I wanted to acknowledge the hard work […]
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‘Weeping Time’ Author, Historian Anne C. Bailey Discusses Slave Auctions and her Involvement in NY Times’ 1619 Project
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Binghamton University Historian Anne C. Bailey has studied slavery and the plight of African Americans for quite some time. She has read books about the history of slavery and watched the 1970s television mini-series, “Roots,” the story of author Alex Haley’s enslaved ancestors. As commemorations of the […]
Milwaukee DNC 2020 Host Committee Announced New Hire for Diversity Inclusion
By Nyesha Stone With the Democratic National Convention being less than a year away, a lot of local businesses are still wondering how they can get involved. As the president of the local organizing committee for the 2020 DNC, Liz Gilbert has repeatedly stated that the host committee is committed to making sure the DNC […]
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The Right to Bear Arms — Within Reason
By LaKeshia Myers Sixty-two. The number of individuals killed in mass shootings in 2019. We have a little over four months remaining in the year and according to Time magazine, we have had eight mass shootings this year. I am tired of the “stand with (insert city here)” hashtags and the standard “thoughts and prayers” […]
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Preparing for a Successful School Year
“The President’s Perspective” By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Right now in Milwaukee, many families across the City are sending their young people back to school. As we think about the upcoming school year and how to make it a successful one for all of our students, it is important to […]
Three Day Event Planned to Commemorate First African Landing in Virginia
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In August 1619, more than 20 Africans landed at Old Point Comfort, the present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., and were forced into labor as slaves. That was the beginning of the slave trade in America. This month, 400 years after that humiliating and disgraceful day, the […]
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Housing Navigators Could Help Homelessness
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Due to the size and layout of Milwaukee, it is possible to rarely see homeless individuals sleeping on city streets overnight. Although the issue exists, often, it is a problem hidden in plain sight. Whether under bridges or low hanging trees, the homeless are shielded from passing cars […]
All of Us Brought their Journey Bus to Milwaukee to Engage with the Community on the Future of Precision Medicine
By Nyesha Stone Historically, minorities have been left out of research because the “average individual” is seen to be a white male, even though we all know the world is more diverse than that. During Barack Obama’s presidency in his 2015 State of Union address, he launched the Precision Medicine Initiative. Most medicine, is tailored […]
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Coiffures of Courage: African American Hair in the Workplace
By LaKeshia Myers For the majority of my life, I have worn my natural hair, meaning it was absent of any chemicals. As a child, my mother, aunt, and I engaged in the bi-weekly ritual of shampooing and blow drying my hair; after which I would, for what seemed like hours, sit in front of […]
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Red Flag for America
Legislatively Speaking In the United States we’ve been taught that the color red can mean danger. A flashing red light signals a need to stop. Most of us sense internal red flags that let us know that something may be wrong. In Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul is seeking legislation often referred to as the […]
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