By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Milwaukee is a racially divided city. Beyond the segregation and discrimination that residents face, there’s also an unbalance when it comes to aspects such as education, transportation and the economy. Earlier this week, the Institute for Policy Studies, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the National Community Reinvestment […]
Disney, Stiglitz and Others Criticize Excesses of Billionaires and Uber-Wealthy
By Barrington M. Salmon NNPA Newswire Contributor Disney Heiress Abigail Disney is the latest critic of the vast disparity between workers and business executives to level intense and passionate criticism at a system that allows CEOs to rake in unbelievable amounts of cash, stock options and benefits while ordinary workers languish in stagnation. In tweets […]
Government Agency Hits Wells Fargo with $500 Million Penalty
By Dr. John E. Warren (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member) As federal agencies expand their investigation into the business practices of Wells Fargo & Company, the fines and penalties for the financial services institution, with $1.9 trillion in assets, continue to rise. While many saw the news about the $1 billion fine against Wells […]
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Pension Security Equals Retirement Security
By Barbara Toles A lack of retirement security can make the golden years of life anything but golden. Sadly, many people who have worked their entire lives find themselves struggling financially in retirement. When planning for my retirement, I thought about what I would do next (considering all I had ever done was work), and […]
Dream Deferred: Despite Incomes, Black Families Still Denied Access to Home Loans
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Columnist In recent weeks, a spate of news coverage has referred to America’s “inner cities.” Some may even interpret it as a new code word for minorities, usually referring to Blacks and Latinos. Yet today, according to Richard Rothstein, a research associate with the Economic Policy Institute, the inner city […]
Johnson Puts Faith In Church-Based Solutions To Poverty
Feingold Says Additional Options Are Needed By Chuck Quirmbach Wisconsin’s major party U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican incumbent Ron Johnson, disagree over whether a faith-based jobs program is the best remedy for poverty in Milwaukee. Johnson is promoting the Joseph Project, an initiative that he helped create, in which a Milwaukee African-American […]
Average Student Loan Debt Rises 4 Percent For Class Of 2015, New Report Says
Wisconsin’s Average Debt For 4-Year Public, Private 2015 Graduate Is $29,460 By Ross Terrell The average student loan debt for 2015 Wisconsin graduates of four-year public or nonprofit private institutions was $29,460, according to a new report from the Institute for College Access and Success. Across the United States, the average student debt for 2015 […]
GOP State Lawmakers Look To Address Projected Health Care Worker Shortage
Rep. Ed Brooks Among 23 Republicans Planning To Introduce Package Of Bills Totaling $3.5M By Shamane Mills The number of older residents in Wisconsin is high compared to other states; that means the demand for health care is expected to rise at a time when the number of medical professionals is dwindling. Rep. Ed Brooks, […]
Engineer’s ‘Hustle’ Becomes Successful Construction Company
Avis Thomas-Lester Urban News Service Brunson L. Cooper dreamed of starting his own construction firm–but he had no money, no investors, and no connections. He decided to become his own rich uncle. The engineer spent 16 years working at Turner Construction, one of America’s largest builders. He always lived below his means and saved what […]
Black Farmer Fights to Kill Death Tax
by Avis Thomas Lester Urban News Service John Wesley Boyd, Jr., lives off the land raising cows and growing soybeans and corn on 400 acres he owns in rural Baskerville, Virginia. He works alongside his father, John Wesley Boyd, Sr., 75, who farms 117 acres nearby that he inherited from his own father. Together they’ve […]
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