By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent America is no longer drifting toward authoritarianism. It is living it. Project 2025 has been instituted, and the results are clear. Donald Trump has put forth racist policies that strip away protections, empower white supremacists, and turn Washington, D.C., into a militarized zone. His followers […]
Mental Illness Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk and Shorter Lives
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent A sweeping review published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe has drawn a direct line between mental health disorders and cardiovascular disease (CVD), showing that individuals living with psychiatric conditions face not only a higher risk of heart problems but also a shorter life expectancy. The […]
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A Dose of History
Say Something Real Florida Surgeon General Needs A History Lesson By Michelle Bryant I knew it was coming. The negative rhetoric surrounding vaccines has been building. Rolling across state legislatures, health agencies, and the U.S. Health and Human Services department, like a black cloud intended to obscure all daylight, the antivaxxers are gaining ground. Their […]
Remembering Katrina
By April Ryan Twenty years ago, George W. Bush was president of the United States, and Ray Nagin was the mayor of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina barreled into the Gulf Coast, creating one of the worst natural disasters in the nation’s history. “Today is a bittersweet day for the people of New Orleans. We […]
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Names Edgar Mendez Managing Editor Following National Search
A longtime NNS reporter and Milwaukee native, Mendez brings deep community connections and editorial leadership to his new role. 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. MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (NNS), the nonprofit newsroom dedicated […]
Community Pushes Back Against MATC’s Multicultural Service Cuts
By Alex Klaus 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. Every time third-year Milwaukee Area Technical College student Devin Hayden comes to the Office of Multicultural Services, student service specialists welcome her with open arms. “It’s literally […]
Trump Threatens to Cut Money for Baltimore Bridge Collapse Allocated Under President Biden
By Lauren Burke On March 26, 2024, a container ship the size of three football fields named Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore. The catastrophe shut thirteen percent of Maryland’s economy, according to officials, and six people were killed. The cost to replace the Francis […]
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later the Diaspora Still Suffers
The Transatlantic Slave Trade is not just Black history—it is American history, and Black Americans lived it. Their ancestors were violently torn from their homes, forced into brutal labor, and stripped of basic humanity. That legacy of injustice echoes loudly in every aspect of our society—because the slave trade wasn’t just cruel, it was foundational. […]
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The Costly Illusion of Quick Fixes
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant When the Trump administration dispatched the National Guard into American cities under the banner of “fighting crime,” the move was hailed by some as a strong, decisive response to surging violence. The image of uniformed troops patrolling city streets may have reassured certain segments of the public, but history—and […]
Dual Enrollment Helps MPS Students Prepare for College Success. Why are Participation Rates low?
By Alex Klaus 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. Jesús Daniel Ruiz Villamil wanted to be proactive, so before he started his junior year at South Division High School, he asked his counselors about courses beyond […]
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