By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As the historic launch on January 6, 2020, of the Black News Channel (BNC) approaches, officials can count members of Congress among those eagerly anticipating the new platform. Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, the chair of […]
It’s Open Enrollment Time!
Ascension Wisconsin Encourages our Community to Enroll in Health Insurance Beginning Nov. 1. Ascension Wisconsin encourages our community to enroll in health insurance beginning Nov. 1. Unfortunately, accidents and unexpected medical procedures do occur. Having a health insurance helps pay for some of those unforeseen costs and provides financial protection against ongoing large medical bills. Throughout the month […]
As Arguments Begin, Civil Rights Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Uphold One of the Nation’s Oldest Anti-Discrimination Statutes
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments that pit Comcast (CMCSA), America’s biggest cable provider, against National Association of African American-Owned Media and Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc., and more importantly one of the Nation’s oldest anti-discrimination statutes, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Section 1981 prohibits intentional race discrimination in contracting and […]
Interactive Comprehensive Map Shows Thousands of Lynchings Throughout American History
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In the century following the Civil War, as many as 5,000 people of color were murdered by mobs who believed in the cause of white supremacy. On average, mobs killed nine people per month during the 1890s. Over the next 20 years, seven people each month […]
‘Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools’
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Black girls who have been subject to punitive school policies and practices are at an increased risk of coming into contact with the juvenile and criminal courts and leaving school altogether, ultimately impeding their ability to achieve future success and lead successful and healthy lives, according to […]
Bird Protection Fund Announces Plans to Support Wisconsin Birds in 2020
With declining bird populations across the U.S. and Canada, the Bird Protection Fund takes action on Wisconsin bird conservation The flutelike song of a wood thrush at dawn, a glimpse of the striking black and orange Baltimore oriole darting through the treetops, the haunting call of a whip-poor-will on a warm summer night . . […]
INTERVIEW: One-on-One with Judge Tammy Kemp — Amber Guyger Murder Trial
By Cheryl Smith Publisher of Texas Metro News/I Messenger Media L.L.C. I Messenger Media (Texas Metro News/Garland Journal/I Messenger) sat down recently with Judge Tammy Kemp to discuss criticism she has received as a result of her actions following the conclusion of the Amber Guyger murder trial last week. On Oct. 1, 2019, Ms. Guyger, […]
Environmental Justice Advocates Say Climate Change Isn’t a ‘White Thing’
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The climate crisis is real. From the devastating extreme weather events made worse by climate change to the public health implications of increased pollution like heightened asthma attacks, communities are feeling the impacts of this crisis first and worst. Experts said real solutions to the climate crisis […]
Senate Education Chair Blocks Bipartisan Bill to Extend HBCU Funding
By Charlene Crowell Deputy Communications Director for the Center for Responsible Lending Each year as families beam with pride at seeing a son, daughter or another relative graduate from college, that achievement is nearly always the result of a family’s commitment to higher education. And when these institutions are among the more than 100 Historically […]
Local Students Participate in ACLU’s Advocacy Institute’s Summer Advocacy Program
High schools from across the nation traveled to the nation’s capital recently to participate in the ACLU’s Advocacy Institute’s Summer Advocacy Program. Among them were Kayla McPike and TaNiya Robinson, local members of FACT, Wisconsin’s Youth-Led Tobacco Prevention Movement. The program brought together the teens for a week long program aimed at creating the next […]
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