By Delmonte Jefferson The Center for Black Health & Equity in partnership with the Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and at The Center for Black Health & Equity (The Center), May is also No Menthol Sunday Month. The fight against menthol is one that has had numerous forces […]
Senator Agard’s “Grass Routes” Tour Stops in Wauwatosa to Discuss Cannabis Legalization
By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, May 10, Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard along with special guest Representative Robyn Vining hosted a town hall as part of Senator Agard’s “Grass Routes” Tour discussing the current landscape of cannabis legalization in Wisconsin. Agard, a Democrat of Madison, has long made legalization her key issue. She first introduced […]
President Biden Meets with Congressional Leadership on Debt Limit Discussion
By Karen Stokes President Biden met with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Leader Chuck Schumer, and Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday afternoon at the White House to discuss the debt limit. The hour-long meeting in the Oval Office garnered little to show that they moved toward a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Republicans are […]
Biden-Harris Administration Calls on Colleges, Universities, and Schools to Partner in Addressing K-12 Learning Loss
On May 10th, the U.S. Department of Education released a Dear Colleague Letter calling on colleges, universities, and school districts to work together to use Federal Work Study (FWS) or other resources to increase the number of college students supporting school-aged children and youth in our nation’s K-12 schools and out-of-school time programs. With this […]
False Choice: Wisconsin Taxpayers Support Schools That Can Discriminate
Dozens of voucher schools have policies that allow them to exclude LGBTQ+ students or those with disabilities. In many cases, it’s legal. By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch In 2022, the two Fox Valley Lutheran High School students were a few months from graduating when they got called into the dean’s office. One was the cheerleading […]
Wisconsin’s Only Black-0wned Bank Celebrates Its 98th Annual Meeting, Largest in More Than 40 Years
(Milwaukee)—Columbia Savings & Loan Association held its Ninety-Eighth Annual Meeting with more than 60 members and guests attending, making it the savings and loan’s largest Annual Meeting in decades. Attendance was so great that Columbia had to rent space at a much larger facility to accommodate all the participants. Lafayette McKinney reflected on t he […]
Study Shows That Heart Failure Care is Equitable Between Black and White Patients
By Karen Stokes Even though Black adults with heart failure are more likely to die than white adults with the same condition, a new study found that the care is equitable. A study published in JAMA Cardiology used the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure registry data. Quality and outcomes […]
Why Odds are Stacked in Favor of Bad Landlords in Wisconsin
The alleged violations included allowing illegal provisions in leases; illegally charging tenants late rent and court fees
Voting has Gotten Harder in Wisconsin. Organizers Have Found Ways to Help
Two different research initiatives have documented the ways it’s now more difficult to vote in Wisconsin, from disparities in access to added barriers. by Matt Mencarini Wisconsin Watch Around noon on an overcast April Election Day, dozens of canvassers returned to a second-floor conference room of the Greater Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church on Milwaukee’s […]
Chinese prisoners: We were forced to make Milwaukee Tool gloves for cents each day
Chishan prisoners report being forced to produce work gloves for the Brookfield, Wis.-based tool company, which did not answer specific questions. by Zhen Wang Wisconsin Watch Editor’s Note: In Chinese culture, people typically list their family name first, followed by their given name. On second-references to Chinese people quoted in this story, Wisconsin Watch is […]
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