By Charlene Crowell According to the National Association of Home Builders, nearly 75 percent of families – 100.6 million households – cannot afford a median priced new home in 2025. With a price tag of $459,826 and an accompanying 30-year mortgage rate of about 6.5 percent, it’s no surprise that both families and government are […]
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MPD Pushes for More Facial Recognition Technology as a Federal Report Shows Persistent Bias
By Devin Blake 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. As the Milwaukee Police Department moves to expand its use of facial recognition technology, a June report from the federal government finds this technology continues to disproportionately […]
Lawmakers Seek to Expand Alternatives to Incarceration for People with Mental Illness
By Devin Blake 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. As Wisconsin’s prison population climbs toward pre-pandemic levels, Senate Bill 153 seeks to expand alternatives to incarceration. Wisconsin’s Treatment Alternatives and Diversion program was established in 2005 […]
Wisconsin Proposal to Require Simple Explanations of Ballot Questions Needs Work, Critics Say
The bill has broad support, but some worry that a lack of standards and a risk of partisanship could undermine its impact. By Alexander Shur Votebeat This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. Wisconsin Republicans want to require that all […]
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ACT (Part IV)
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is simple and nuanced. It’s a personal journey, but a walk with others to help guide and support us through that journey. As we enter the second half of this six-stage philosophy, we will shift to the concept of “Self as Context.” At this […]
Senate Finance Committee Bill Text Would Hike Energy Costs, Destroy Jobs
Washington, D.C. — Republican members of the Senate Committee on Finance released their text for the budget reconciliation bill, which would raise energy costs and destroy manufacturing jobs in their own states and across the country. Attacks on clean energy have already threatened or canceled more than 90,000 jobs, and with this proposal, 400,000 more […]
Versiti on King Hosts First KidneyCARE for Community Day
Versiti Organ and Tissue, in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation and the Cream City Chapter of the Links, Inc., hosted the first ever KidneyCARE for Community Day on Thursday, June 12 starting at 3 p.m. at ThriveOn King. KidneyCARE for Community Day is meant to address chronic kidney disease on a local level by […]
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Give Students a Voice: State Law Is Necessary to Expedite Student Board Membership
By Dr. LaKeshia N. Myers The Milwaukee Public Schools district has taken a commendable step forward by expressing intent to include a student board member on its governing body. This move represents more than symbolic progress—it’s a necessary evolution toward authentic student representation in educational decision-making. However, good intentions alone are insufficient. Wisconsin must follow […]
Black Soldiers to Be Celebrated at African American Civil War Memorial on Juneteenth
June 19th to begin steps toward grand opening of new museum By Hazel Trice Edney Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for African-Americans, comes this year amidst diminishing respect for the contributions of enslaved people and their descendants. But leading historians around the nation are […]
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Honoring Legacy: The Imperative of Succession in Black Business
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant Jerrel Jones, the visionary founder of Courier Communications, whose groundbreaking work in Black media has left an indelible mark in Milwaukee and beyond. As the owner of both a prominent community newspaper and a radio station, Jones created platforms that amplified Black voices, told Black stories, and addressed the […]