By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist During the last 50 years, there has been a constant internal debate in Black America. The debate has been in the format of various African … [Read more...]
CAPITOL REPORT – Supreme Strife
By State Representative, Leon D. Young One would have to be deaf, blind and damn near dead to be oblivious to the political turmoil that has ensued since Scott Walker took office. In many … [Read more...]
Ostracizing Black leaders who criticize Obama
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The Bible is filled with characters who started out on shaky ground – Paul, David and Solomon, among them – before being transformed into epic figures. But … [Read more...]
NAACP and others urge FCC to approve AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA
A coalition of advocacy groups, including the NAACP, Black Leadership Forum, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the National Council of Negro Women among others, encouraged the Federal … [Read more...]
State legislators continue to be out of touch with the needs of working and middle-class families
Complied by Courier Staff State legislators continue to work on a path that dismisses the needs of working and middle class families in Wisconsin. These legislators are consumed with “all things … [Read more...]
Broadband bridges the urban divide
By Thad Nation Making the case for improved broadband access often turns the spotlight on America’s more rural areas. But a closer look at the numbers also shows that there’s another subset of the … [Read more...]
CAPITOL REPORT – It’s all about jobs!
Talk to any politicians these days and invariably the hot-button issues of economic development and job creation become part of the discussion. It’s no secret that the nation’s economic recovery has … [Read more...]
The Bush tax cuts: 10 years of economic disaster
By Dr. William Barclay This month marks the tenth anniversary of the first of the two tax cuts sought by the President George Bush. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act was enacted … [Read more...]
CAPITOL REPORT: Capitol Siege… Again!
This week the State Assembly began deliberations on Scott Walker’s 2011-13 biennial budget. A document that is so draconian and horrendous in its content that it’s almost impossible to quantify the … [Read more...]
When will the assault on Milwaukee taxpayers end
Republicans vote to reinstate pay for fired police officers Representative Barbara Toles (D-Milwaukee) expressed dismay over what amounts to constant assaults on Milwaukee taxpayers in the … [Read more...]
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