An Introspective Look at American Independence By LaKeshia Myers For me, America’s Independence Day has always been an interesting confluence of mixed emotions. As a child, the day was mainly … [Read more...]
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Where Do We Go From Here?
"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This past week, Milwaukee County made a great step in the right direction on the issue of … [Read more...]
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The Storied History of the Black Press Part II
Purveyors of news and information. Agents of social change. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Ida B. Wells Barnett, Langston … [Read more...]
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Happy Juneteenth? …No Check?!
Quit Playin’ By Vincent L. Hall Activist, author award-winning writer, Texas Metro News In talking with Dallas’ first and only Black Commissioner I have come to know that the story broke like … [Read more...]
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One State Budget, Two Tylenol
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This month, the Wisconsin State Legislature took up the state budget. Ironically, June is also “Migraine and Headache Awareness Month”. While … [Read more...]
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Throwing Rocks and Hiding Their Hands: Republican Crafted Budget Stiffs Milwaukee County
By LaKeshia Myers While sitting in the assembly chamber last week, my colleagues and I debated for over nine hours on the Republican-crafted biennial budget. While both sides debated ad nauseum … [Read more...]
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Ensuring Our Future By Protecting the Environment
"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Many issues are being debated in the national political arena right now. Among them is the … [Read more...]
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Trump Did the Right Thing
By Jesse Jackson In the last week, President Donald Trump suddenly reversed two major decisions. He announced he would not begin mass deportations of those who are living in the country … [Read more...]
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The Time Is Always Right to Discuss Reparations
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor On the same day we celebrated Juneteenth Day in Milwaukee this year, a congressional hearing on H.R. 40 was being hosted by the House Judiciary … [Read more...]
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Juneteenth: Calculating the Price of Freedom
By LaKeshia Myers June 19, 2019, marked the one hundred fifty-fourth anniversary of formerly enslaved people getting notice of their emancipation in the state of Texas. It is in remembrance of … [Read more...]
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