By LaKeshia N. Myers Dear Residents, By now you probably know there was an important conversation regarding non-partisan redistricting that took place in the state assembly last week. The … [Read more...]
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What About the Children?: Why Childcare Funding Does Matter
By LaKeshia N. Myers Reputable (and affordable) childcare is scarce. It is apparently so scarce, according to the Center for American Progress (CAP), 54% of people in Wisconsin live in a child … [Read more...]
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High Speed Internet Access is Necessary
By LaKeshia N. Myers In our digital age, having internet access is merely square one. As the tech industry flourishes, so do the technological resources received by school districts and … [Read more...]
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Why Being “Woke” Without Doing the Work Is Detrimental
By LaKeshia N. Myers I am admittedly an “old millennial.” My contemporaries and I are part of a hybrid generation that lived before the advent of readily accessible technology, but we are also … [Read more...]
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Rep. Myers’ Summer Reading List #3: The ‘Girl Power’ Edition
By LaKeshia N. Myers Women are fifty percent of the American population, yet their perspectives have historically been ignored. In my quest to ramp up my reading this summer, I chose to focus … [Read more...]
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Rep. Myers’ Summer Book Review: The Shattering
By LaKeshia N. Myers As promised, I am sharing reviews of some of the books I’m reading this summer. As a historian, I took interest in a book called The Shattering. The Shattering chronicles … [Read more...]
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Rep. Myers’ Summer Reading Review: Selma of the North
By LaKeshia N. Myers This summer, I have committed to reading at least five new books. While the assembly is on recess, I decided to share with the public a review of the books I have chosen to … [Read more...]
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No, Governor DeSantis, Slavery Did Not Benefit Black People
By Representative LaKeshia Myers In this week’s rampant retelling of revisionist history, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis applauded new education curriculum that teaches Florida students that … [Read more...]
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The Judicial Failures of School Desegregation in the United States (Part Two)
By LaKeshia N. Myers As we all take time to digest the recent Supreme Court decision that rolled back affirmative action provisions in higher education admissions, we must look to the aftermath … [Read more...]
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The Judicial Failures of School Desegregation in the United States (Part One)
By LaKeshia N. Myers I have always been fascinated with the colloquialism of “Midwest nice”—I think it is one that has clothed the Midwest with a sense of entitlement. Historically, when one … [Read more...]
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