By LaKeshia N. Myers Fifty-six years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, which ended the deleterious practices of poll taxes, literacy tests, questionnaires … [Read more...]
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Milwaukee: My Hometown, En Vogue
By LaKeshia N. Myers What a time to live in Milwaukee and what a time to be alive! The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship last week and in the midst of the euphoric experience of the NBA … [Read more...]
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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize, Hold On
By LaKeshia N. Myers January 6, 2021—hundreds storm the United States capitol building. All security perimeters were breached; windows were broken, Capitol Police Officers were sprayed with … [Read more...]
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Black in the Ivory Tower: High Stakes & Even Higher Expectations
By LaKeshia N. Myers According to the U.S. Census, 1.68 percent of Americans over the age of 25 have a PhD. This equates to approximately 2.5 million people (U.S. Census, 2013). Americans with … [Read more...]
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The Enemy within the State: How the GOP-Led State Legislature Continues to Malign Milwaukee
By LaKeshia N. Myers When faced with necessary encounters, war must always be considered a viable option to challenge one’s enemy. While I believe it shouldn’t be used as a first level defense, … [Read more...]
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Milwaukee vs. Everybody: An Inconvenient Truth
By LaKeshia N. Myers Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the largest and most racially diverse city in the state of Wisconsin. Comprised of nearly 600,000 residents, the City of Milwaukee and the … [Read more...]
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The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem: Why Officially Acknowledging Juneteenth Means Something
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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