By: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO It is a serious financial problem that far too many African Americans – from impoverished … [Read more...]
Bloomberg Takes Lead On Immigration
America’s legal immigration system has not been overhauled in 30 years and it is no secret that our system no longer meets the needs of our economy and our communities. According to a 2019 report from … [Read more...]
Mayor Tom Barrett Unifies Our City
By Milwaukee Courier Staff This past week Mayor Tom Barrett came one step closer to his next term as Mayor of Milwaukee. The Mayor won with over 50% of the vote, 2,912 more votes than the … [Read more...]
UWM Coach Pat Baldwin Writes about the Process of Overcoming Adversity
By Pat Baldwin Men’s basketball coach University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee One of the more popular catchphrases in sports today – you hear it all the time from coaches and athletes – is “trust … [Read more...]
FY 2021 White House Budget Proposal Cuts $66.6 Billion from Education More Than $2 Billion Directed to Short-Term Career and Technical Training
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Contributor For consumers, businesses, organizations and governments alike, annual budgets typically reflect not only line items but priorities as well. As A. … [Read more...]
In the Line of Fire: An Encomium for Independent Thinking
By LaKeshia Myers My former track coach used to tell us, “opinions are like noses—everybody has one; the only time yours matters is when it can be backed up by fact.” His point in saying this … [Read more...]
For People of Color, Gentrification is More a Curse than a Blessing
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia From a dowdy provincial city in the 1980s, Philadelphia has become a world-class urban center through gentrification – … [Read more...]
2020 Could Be the Year for High Voter Turnout
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The right to vote has a complicated history in the United States. Initially, only white men who were property owners were allowed to cast a ballot. Eventually, other … [Read more...]
The Ongoing Controversy in the Race for County Executive
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When Chris Abele, the current Milwaukee County Executive, announced he was no longer running for re-election, the race for Milwaukee County Executive got a lot more … [Read more...]
The Real State of the City Address
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to attend Milwaukee’s State of the City address. The picture that was painted was both incomplete and … [Read more...]
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