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I Can’t Breathe: Systemic Racism Is Killing Us

September 3, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 2014, Eric Garner struggled to utter the words “I can’t breathe”, as a New York police officer held him in a chokehold. Accused of selling … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Racism, Systemic Racism

Burlington Area School District (BASD) Mishandling Additional Reports of Racism In the Wake of Scathing DPI Ruling

May 8, 2021

The Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR) Urges the District to Bring POC To the Table In Creating Their Corrective Action Plan (CAP), While Sharing Its Own Recommendations for the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Burlington Area School District, Institutional Racism, Racism, Systemic Racism, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Racism Against the AAPI Community Isn’t New, But It is Rising

March 26, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Racism toward the Asian American and Pacific Islander community is nothing new. History shows that discrimination against this group has always existed, but in the past … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: AAPI Coalition of Wisconsin, Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Asian American and Pacific Islander Community, Jessica Boling, Racism

Should Americans Be Embarrassed By Our Racism?

November 21, 2020

After more than a decade of research, author Kathleen Brush, Ph.D. MBA confirms that the U.S. is the world’s least racist society By Media Relations, Inc How does the United States compare … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Kathleen Brush, Racism

The Mental Health Toll of Current Events

June 19, 2020

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Mental health. Those two words carry a lot of weight. For many years, there was a stigma associated with them and while the stigma still exists, it has diminished over … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Mental Health, Racism

Black in Nature

June 10, 2020

A #BlackBirdersWeek Conversation By Alexus Roberts and Shaz Zamore For many nature lovers, a good day in the field means successful observations: spotting their favorite organism, or witnessing a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alexus Roberts, Black Birders Week, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Shaz Zamore, STEM

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RACISM KILLS: The Real Mental Health Problem

May 9, 2020

By Kweku Ramel Akyirefi Smith, PhD The Black community did not need the novel coronavirus to shed light on how our community is continually, disproportionately and negatively affected by … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Kweku Ramel Akyirefi Smith, Racism

Mayor Tom Barrett says “This Virus Knows No Borders,” Condemns Hate

April 4, 2020

By Milwaukee Courier Staff Mayor Tom Barrett is condemning hate and encouraging us to come together and be of service to each other during this crisis. Using racist terms for the coronavirus … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Compiled By Courier Staff, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Racism, Racist Language, Tom Barrett

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When Racism is the Root

February 29, 2020

By LaKeshia Myers Its stain is as old as America itself. It is imbued in the fabric of our society. While some thought it to be dead—it is a cancer that refuses to die. It hangs on for dear … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: LaKeshia N. Myers, Racism

Chris Abele Declares Racism as a Public Health Crisis

May 24, 2019

By Nyesha Stone To fix the issues going on in Milwaukee we first have to admit that they exist and that’s what County Executive Chris Abele did. Recently, Abele declared racism as a public … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chris Abele, Nyesha Stone, Public Health, Racism

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