By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) There has been a strange response by many White conservatives to the separation of migrant children from their parents. Whether we are discussing undocumented migrants or those requesting asylum, there has been rightwing pushback to the larger chorus of condemnation of the Trump administration for its zero tolerance. […]
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Accessible Healthcare Can’t Wait
By Kurt Kober Candidate for Lieutenant Governor No Wisconsinite should have to choose between paying for a doctor’s visit or feeding their family, and yet, it’s a choice too many families have to make. It’s a choice my mother was faced with when I was young. When I was in middle school my father was […]
Ascension Wisconsin Receives Grant for Opioid Treatment Program
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Over recent years, the use of opioids in Milwaukee has become a city-wide crisis. With the number of overdoses and deaths on the rise due to the use of narcotics, Ascension Wisconsin will be implementing a pilot program to combat the issue. Last month, Ascension Wisconsin announced at the City-County Heroin, Opioid […]
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Trump’s Putin America in A Bad Place
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Across the country, a rising number of people, both Republicans and Democrats are starting to question the President’s relationship with Russia, in particular, his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Let’s be clear, nobody should have mixed feelings about Putin or the actions of Russia. In the past […]
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Trump Won’t Protect Our Elections, So States Must Step Up
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Russian President Vladimir Putin came late to the Helsinki Summit with Donald Trump on Monday and spoke first at the news conference afterward. He handed Trump a soccer ball from the World Cup, but he clearly walked away with the trophy for the World Cup of politics, largely because Trump, […]
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Parents’ Day: Helping Parents Work, So Children Can Succeed
Raising child care subsidy rates helps parents working to improve their family’s lives By Secretary Eloise Anderson Wisconsin Department of Children and Families This past Mother’s Day about $1.9 billion dollars’ worth of flowers and $2.2 billion dollars in ties and other clothing items were spent to purchase gifts on Father’s Day. So, why is […]
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You Don’t Have to Break the Bank to Give Back
By Dr. Harry L. Williams (President & CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund) Earlier this year, a man named Jack Weldon Patrick passed away in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. A long-time lawyer, Patrick was remembered as a family man, an advocate for social justice, and a respected community leader. One day a check arrived by mail for […]
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The President King
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Last week the nation observed the 242nd anniversary of the founding of this nation. America has long prided itself as the sterling example of a free and robust Democracy. A democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and […]
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The Future of Urban Hospitals
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor A growing number of hospitals around the country are continuing the trend of relocating full service hospitals to wealthier communities. Often facing financial dilemmas due to treating an increased number of low income, underinsured or uninsured patients, far too many urban hospitals are limiting their services. Others are […]
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Americans Should Never Accept the Human Rights Catastrophe on Our Border
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Around the world our attention is riveted on the plight of the boys and the coach of the Wild Boars soccer team trapped in a cave in northern Thailand. As of this writing, eight have been saved. Courageous scuba divers volunteer at no small risk to their lives. One was […]
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