By LaKeshia N. Myers As a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, I learned the saying, “proper preparation prevents poor performance”—a prudent reminder that one must prepare well to ensure a hopeful … [Read more...]
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Vote Like Your Life Depends on It (Because it really Matters)
By LaKeshia N. Myers At age thirty-eight, I am among the first generation in my family who was born with unencumbered voting rights. My parents, both born in the 1950s, to waited patiently to … [Read more...]
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Breast Cancer: Not Just a Female Problem
By LaKeshia N. Myers In 1993, Richard Roundtree was diagnosed with breast cancer. The actor who had personified the role of “Shaft” in the 1970s, says he was shocked when he received the … [Read more...]
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More than Cats in Trees: Firefighters Fight for Livelihood in Milwaukee
By LaKeshia N. Myers Milwaukee is in a budget crisis. Political insiders have known for years that the city of Milwaukee was on the verge of a fiscal cliff (read bankruptcy). For decades the … [Read more...]
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The Rubber Meets The Road: Biden’s Executive Mandate on Marijuana Offers Hope
By LaKeshia N. Myers Much of politics is posturing. Whether it comes in the form of messaging bills (that have no real chance of being passed) or eloquently written press releases that can … [Read more...]
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Everyone Can Help: Blood Donation Saves Lives
By LaKeshia N. Myers September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Every September, people living with sickle cell disease, their caregivers, advocates, healthcare providers, and others come … [Read more...]
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Pain in Plain Sight: Domestic Violence & the Judicial Silencing of Women (Part 2)
By LaKeshia N. Myers On June 5, 2018, Chrystul Kizer shot and killed Randall Volar. Kizer, who was then seventeen years old, alleged that Volar began trafficking her using the website Backpage. … [Read more...]
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Pain in Plain Sight: Domestic Violence & the Judicial Silencing of Women (Part 1)
By LaKeshia N. Myers Zora Neale Hurston once said, “if you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” Over the past two years, violent crimes have increased across … [Read more...]
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The Era of George Jetson Is Upon Us: How California’s Ban on Gas Cars Moves Us Toward the Future
By LaKeshia N. Myers As a child, one of my favorite cartoons was The Jetsons—a show about a family living in the future. The family drove flying cars, had a robot housekeeper, and all sorts of … [Read more...]
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Buying Black: Black Businesses Fuel the American Economy
By LaKeshia N. Myers August is Black Business Month, a time to celebrate and cherish the many African American owned businesses across the country. In 2019, there were 134,567 Black-owned … [Read more...]
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