By LaKeshia N. Myers “The truth doesn’t cost anything, but a lie can cost you everything,” my mother said as she scolded me for lying about cutting my hair. I was seven years old and had come … [Read more...]
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First Member of Congress Calls for Trump’s Resignation Amid Month of Chaos
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On Christmas Eve, Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore became the first sitting member of Congress to demand that President Donald Trump resign … [Read more...]
Love it or Hate it, 2017 Will Be a Year Not Soon Forgotten.
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Barack Obama, a constitutional law professor, Nobel Peace Prize winner and the nation’s first Black president, graciously handed the keys to the … [Read more...]
CBC Members Call Trump Presence at Museum Opening an Insult John Lewis and Bennie Thompson Spar with President Trump Over Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Dedication
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) When two members of the Congressional Black Caucus, longtime Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and civil rights legend … [Read more...]
Public Safety Committee Invites Trump to Milwaukee
By Dylan Deprey As the New Year rang in, so did the final count for Chicago’s horrifying murder rate. No man, woman or child was safe. The sound of semi-automatic weaponry sung children to sleep, … [Read more...]
Hillary for America Statement on Bombshell Report About Trump Aide’s Chilling Ties To Kremlin
Friday, HFA senior national spokesperson Glen Caplin released the following statement in response to the new bombshell report that Trump's foreign policy adviser is being probed for suspected meetings … [Read more...]
New Analysis: Wisconsin Could Add 187,000 Jobs Under Clinton, Lose 61,000 Jobs Under Trump
Findings Emphasize Contrast Between Clinton's Economic Agenda and Trump's Career Record of Outsourcing, Stiffing Workers Hillary for Wisconsin today is announcing new analysis that shows Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Protesters’ Calls for Minimum Wage Increase Ignored by GOP Candidates
By Ariele Vaccaro Milwaukee protesters’ requests for a minimum wage hike up to $15 fell on deaf ears on Tuesday evening. The group Fight for 15 picketed outside the Milwaukee Theater -- the … [Read more...]
Insurgents Trump and Sanders Send a Message
By Jesse Jackson This has been insurgent summer in presidential politics. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have soared. They are raising issues that politicians in both parties can no … [Read more...]