By Karen Stokes According to the Versiti Blood Center webpage, Sickle Cell is an inherited condition that affects 1 out of every 400 African American births. It is caused by an abnormal type of hemoglobin (blood protein) that creates red blood cells that have an abnormal “sickle” shape instead of a normal disc shape. Sickle […]
Secretary Fudge Discusses Housing Accomplishments for Communities of Color
By Karen Stokes The Biden-Harris Administration has made many accomplishments on housing specifically for communities of color. In a press call, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge outlined many of the Administration’s successes. “I’m trying to talk about what has happened during the Biden Harris Administration as it relates to housing,” Secretary Fudge […]
Trump’s Project 2025 for Black America: Racism, High Costs, Less Jobs, Ripping Away Health Care, and Cutting Social Security and Medicare
Donald Trump has spent his life degrading and discriminating against Black people. Trump was sued by the Justice Department for refusing to rent apartments to Black tenants, his rise in Republican politics started when he spread the racist conspiracy theory that Barack Obama wasn’t born in America, he has praised KKK members, and he […]
The State of the Economy for Black Americans
By Karen Stokes Since before the pandemic, Black Americans have seen an improvement in a host of financial indicators including the unemployment rate, evictions, wages, and wealth. The Black-white wealth gap has narrowed, and rates of business ownership have increased. “When the Administration started, during a global pandemic that had a disproportionate impact on the […]
The 2024 Black History Month Theme Focuses on African Americans and the Arts
By Karen Stokes Each year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) chooses a different theme for Black History Month. This year, the theme is “African Americans and the Arts.” “African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment,” the ASALH says […]
Biden-Harris Administration Approves $1.2 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for Over 150,000 SAVE Plan Borrowers
By Karen Stokes The Biden-Harris Administration announced that it will automatically discharge $1.2 billion in loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers who are eligible for the shortened time to forgiveness benefit under President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. There are 7.5 million borrowers who are now enrolled in SAVE, 4.3 million of whom […]
Wisconsin Democrats Highlight Importance of NATO in Face of Trump’s Dangerous Comments
By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, former OSCE Ambassador Daniel Baer, Navy Veteran Tracey Sperko, Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, and former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller held a virtual press call highlighting the danger Donald Trump poses to democracy worldwide. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created in 1949 by the United […]
Biden-Harris Administration is Working to Ensure the Promise of America for Black Americans
By Karen Stokes Over the past three years, President Biden and Vice President Harris have leveraged the full force of the Federal Government to advance racial justice and equity and ensure the promise of America for all communities, including Black Americans, across the country. With the support of these efforts, Black Americans are starting new […]
High-Speed Internet Connection for Millions Requires Continued Support from Congress
By Karen Stokes The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides free high speed internet to working families across the country including Black and Latino households will be running out of funds this April if Congress doesn’t act soon. “In the 21st century, affordable reliable high speed internet is a key to opportunity. High speed internet […]
The Working Families Party Makes Issues Once Politically Improbable to Politically Possible
By Karen Stokes The Working Families Party (WFP) is a left-wing minor political party in the United States, founded in New York in 1998 by Dan Cantor. WFP has roots in Wisconsin. The party first known as New Party started by Cantor and Joel Rogers who is currently a professor at UW-Madison. There are active […]
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