By Allyson Y. Schwartz and Martha A. Dawson News about the novel coronavirus, which has now claimed over 100,000 American lives, is all around us. A subtext told in this reporting is the … [Read more...]
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Our March for Racial Justice
By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Systemic racism has plagued our country for far too long and those that deny it can do so no longer. Despite the best intentions of many who work within our … [Read more...]
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George Floyd: Today’s Truth
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor “I will fight for my country, but I will not lie for her.” -Zora Neale Hurston In 1941, Zora Neale Hurston was working on her autobiography … [Read more...]
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When Race and Poverty Collide
By LaKeshia Myers James Baldwin once said, “If we were white, our heroes would be your heroes too. Malcolm X would still be alive…when the Israelis or the Poles pick up guns and say ‘Give me … [Read more...]
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George Floyd: Protests, Police, and Prosecutors
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Gloria J. Browne-Marshall: This is “Law of the Land.” The relationship between the prosecutor and the police department is so close. That same prosecutor who is so … [Read more...]
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Now is The Time for Racial Justice
By Ellen M. Gilligan President and CEO, Greater Milwaukee Foundation There are two public health crises in America right now. One is quite recent. One has been afflicting us for … [Read more...]
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Banks Closing During an Emergency: We Need A Plan For That!
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor It usually takes a crisis for you to realize what you don’t have…batteries, a fire extinguisher, money. After all, in 2005, it was the lack of … [Read more...]
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The Time is Always Right to Do Right
By LaKeshia Myers “Welcome to the struggle”—this was the simple yet most profound answer I was able to give to some of my Caucasian colleagues when they asked me to reflect on the national … [Read more...]
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‘I Can’t Breathe – The Murder of George Floyd was a Lynching in Broad Daylight.’
The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don’t seem to agree. By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. President and Founder - Rainbow … [Read more...]
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County Executive David Crowley Releases Statement Following Continuing Civil Unrest in Milwaukee County
County Executive David Crowley released the following statement concerning the multiple days of protests and unrest surrounding the murder of George Floyd and the continued brutalization of black men … [Read more...]