"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee Next month, the City will start its annual budget process. As the Council reviews the Mayor’s … [Read more...]
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Who Cares About Fair Elections?
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor The US House of Representatives passed the Securing America’s Fair Elections (SAFE) Act in June by a nearly totally partisan vote of 225-184 in late … [Read more...]
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All 12 Federal Appropriations Committees Adopt Norton’s Minority Ad Spending Measure
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Beginning later this year when federal agencies submit proposed budgets to one or more of the 12 Appropriations Committees, … [Read more...]
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Clean Water a Deliberate Policy Choice
In past years, the safety of our drinking water has come to the forefront of Wisconsin’s political landscape. Extensive studies have shown not only the scale, but the drastic health consequences … [Read more...]
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Compete, Don’t Cheat
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor “How can it be that successful, distinguished people—take [former New York State Gov.] Eliot Spitzer, who I think was a true civil servant when … [Read more...]
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How Much Is That Doggie in The Window?
By LaKeshia Myers In 1953, singer Patti Page recorded a novelty song that asked the question, “How much is that doggie in the window?” In the song, Page wanted to purchase a dog so that her … [Read more...]
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Gentrification and Displacement: A Call to Preserve Community
"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee “Brooklyn isn’t Brooklyn anymore” is a refrain that you will hear from many native residents … [Read more...]
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America’s Democracy Facing Multiple Threats
By Jesse Jackson Our democracy is in peril, but we the people can preserve it. The Senate Intelligence Committee last week startled the nation with a democracy shaking report entitled … [Read more...]
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Black Women Taking on the Fight Against Diabetes
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH President and CEO Black Women’s Health Imperative The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or … [Read more...]
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Trump’s Latest Racist Attack Hits Baltimore as He Continues to Build Steady Narrative of Hate
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...]