By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On the morning of July 27, President Trump launched another racist attack on an African American member of Congress and the people he … [Read more...]
Unlock the Vote: A Call for Inclusion and Equity
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 2016, roughly six million Americans or one in every forty adults were disenfranchised due to a felony conviction. According to a recent … [Read more...]
Family Ties: A Look at Familial Connections in Adoption & Child Welfare
By LaKeshia Myers Two of the most influential people in my life (with the exception of my parents) have been my aunts, Kaye and Thelma. They have been present for every major event in my life; … [Read more...]
Be the Change
"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This past Friday, I was proud to participate in the Rites of Passage bonding event for the Be … [Read more...]
South Carolina Heads Down a Dead-End Street in Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
By Jesse Jackson South Carolina’s James Louis Petigru was a Civil War-era lawyer, judge, congressman and most notably the attorney general who opposed South Carolina’s use of nullification of … [Read more...]
Earned Income Tax Credit Reduces Taxes for Low- and Moderate-Income Wage Earners
By Christopher G. Cox publisher and managing editor www.realesavvy.com “The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is probably the number one cash benefit program for low income families in the … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Is U.S. Marching Steadily to War with Iran?
By Askia Muhammad Senior Editor, The Final Call @askiaphotojourn President Donald J. Trump seems to want war with Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is beating the drum for war with Iran. … [Read more...]
The Real Impact of Hosting the DNC
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This week, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Tom Perez made the rounds in Wisconsin. From facility tours to meeting with … [Read more...]
Enemies of the State: Children at the Border
By LaKeshia Myers Children are under siege. Many in states that border Mexico have been ripped from their parents’ arms and held in detention camps for months. Reports of malnutrition, … [Read more...]
Thank you LULAC
"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This past week, Milwaukee had the honor and privilege of hosting the 90th Anniversary LULAC … [Read more...]
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