By LaKeshia N. Myers Admittedly, I have never struggled with alcohol addiction, but I know individuals who have. When speaking to them, they all told me, “The first step is admitting you have a … [Read more...]
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White Fragility: The Essence of America’s Fear of Critical Race Theory
By LaKeshia N. Myers A century ago, African American citizens of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had their community decimated within the span of 18 hours. Spurred by a rumor of an … [Read more...]
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: It’s Time for Equity in Women’s Sports
By LaKeshia N. Myers All my life I have been immersed in and around sports. Whether watching on television or participating in team sports as a student, I’m very thankful that my parents made … [Read more...]
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O Say, Can’t You See? — Why Legislating American Patriotism is a Slippery Slope
By LaKeshia N. Myers Before anyone decides to draw their own misinformed conclusions about me (or the title of this article), let me set the record straight: I am very patriotic. Being the … [Read more...]
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The Mis-education of Wisconsin Republicans
By LaKeshia N. Myers Budgets are blueprints for an organization’s priorities. In the state of Wisconsin, our budget shows the people of the state what our leaders’ value—and with the latest … [Read more...]
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A Natural Fact: The Politics of Black Hair
By LaKeshia N. Myers What type of hair do you have? It is okay if you don’t know—I didn’t either until a cosmetologist told me. After explaining to me the natural hair typing system created by … [Read more...]
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All Politics are Local: Politicizing the Education Landscape in Wisconsin
By LaKeshia N. Myers There’s an old adage that says, “all politics are local”—this is true, especially during spring election season in Wisconsin. While gubernatorial, state legislative and … [Read more...]
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Time is Money: Exploring the 21st Century Poll Tax Levied by the Georgia G.O.P.
By LaKeshia N. Myers When I was a classroom teacher, to explain the inequity of poll taxes and other ballot-blocking measures that were used in the Jim Crow south, I would give my students the … [Read more...]
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Are Your Edges on Life Support?: Weaving Our Way into a World of Trouble
Last week, the state assembly passed Assembly Bill 12, which specifies that a person does not need to obtain a barbering or cosmetology license in order to perform natural hair braiding; something … [Read more...]
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In Times like These, We Need Common Sense
Having grown up in the Baptist church, I have an affinity for music from the “golden age” of gospel. As a child, my mother and grandmother, would listen to the music of Clara Ward, Sister Rosetta … [Read more...]
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