By Representative LaKeshia Myers In 2005, I was sitting in my dorm room in Mississippi, when the campus lost power. On our campus trees were decimated, shingles flew off the roof of the gym and … [Read more...]
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Equity on the Frontlines: Nursing Assistants Deserve More
By Representative LaKeshia Myers It is no secret that the United States faces a nursing shortage. There is a desperate need for both registered nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNA). … [Read more...]
State Representative LaKeshia Myers Seeking Interns for Summer
By Ethan Duran State Representative LaKeshia Myers is looking for high school, college graduates and undergraduate students to intern in her Madison office over the summer. Interns will work in … [Read more...]
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You Get What You Pay For: Putting Our Money Where Our Values Are
By LaKeshia N. Myers Growing up, my parents often told me, “you get out of it what you put into it”—the “it” could be a variety of things: school, sports, or overall effort in one’s life. But … [Read more...]
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Working Twice as Hard to Get Half as Much: A Requiem for Education
By Representative LaKeshia N. Myers This has been a tough week for education in the United States. First, Argosy University closed its doors leaving hundreds of students in academic limbo. … [Read more...]
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Kidneys: Small but Mighty
By Representative LaKeshia N. Myers Did you know March is National Kidney Month? Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a serious condition that affect more than thirty million adults in the United … [Read more...]
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Trade and Technical Education: Keys to The Future
By Representative LaKeshia N. Myers When I was in middle school, I took a class called “tech ed” (which was a fancy name for woodshop), my teacher was Mr. Douglas Yarn. Mr. Yarn was a master … [Read more...]
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Alzheimer’s: A Silent Killer
By Representative LaKeshia N. Myers Growing up, I was an avid women’s basketball fan. Some (my mother) might actually have classified me as a “super fan.” But among all of the posters of Lisa … [Read more...]
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If You See a Good Fight, Get In It
By Representative LaKeshia N. Myers Dr. Vernon Johns, former pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Montgomery, AL), once said, “If you see a good fight, get in it.” For him, and many of his … [Read more...]
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Removing the Stigma of HIV /AIDS
By Representative LaKeshia Myers February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which is a day to increase awareness about HIV among African Americans and to encourage people to … [Read more...]