One of the most disturbing things that I have learned is that African American babies in Southeastern Wisconsin die at higher rates than babies born in Panama and Botswana. Learning that our African … [Read more...]
Walker Budget devastating for Wisconsin middle class families
By Sen. Mark Miller and Rep. Peter Barca, Democratic Minority Leaders Gov. Walker, in a recent opinion column, states he wants to protect the middle class and hold the line on taxes. At first … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s baseless challenge to Obama’s U.S. Citizenship
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Donald Trump, who is again flirting with the possibility of running for president on the Republican ticket, has garnered widespread publicity by … [Read more...]
A Black American Earth Day
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Forty-one years ago Earth Day was established by the global community and now literally hundreds of millions of people throughout the world … [Read more...]
Budgets reflect our priorities and values
A guest editorial by State Superintendent Tony Evers During these tough economic times, we cannot balance our state budget on the backs of our children. The 2011-13 state budget awaiting action … [Read more...]
Merger will benefit Wisconsin
The recent news of AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA is exciting for Wisconsin. On March 20, AT&T announced its plans to acquire the German- owned telecommunications company in a deal that … [Read more...]
To Be Equal
By Marc H. Morial National Urban League trains African Americans for Corporate Boards What do American Express, Merck, Xerox, Darden Restaurants, and Citibank have in common? All are … [Read more...]
What I NOW know about tobacco
By Michael Campbell For 35 years, I’ve lived with tobacco. I read the warnings, I was aware of its negative effects on my health, and I knew it was the leading cause of lung cancer. I saw the … [Read more...]
Connecting the Dots… Sharing the Pain
By Donald Sykes The state and federal massive budget cuts are the result of trends started decades ago. For at least 30 years there has been political pressure to cut taxes for corporations and … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor
As a member of the African American Male Unemployment Task Force, I was very pleased when the City of Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously to approve our recommendation that Growing Power … [Read more...]
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