The past two years have been marked by major progress despite massive challenges, and a worrying resurgence of far-right activity, urging massive resistance to our momentum. We must keep pushing … [Read more...]
President Obama’s Laborfest remarks in Milwaukee
Hello, Milwaukee! Hello, Milwaukee! Thank you. It is good to be back in Milwaukee. It is good to be -- I’m almost home. I just hop on the 94 and I’m home. Take it all the way to the South Side. It … [Read more...]
Obama’s Iraq withdrawal is cause for great cheer
Commentary By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Many pundits and politicians critical of Obama have been saying that the scheduled Iraq withdrawal is much less than meets the eye. Their points of criticism are … [Read more...]
Funding needed to continue pilot program
Wisconsin is host to the nation’s highest Black incarceration rate. It also has one the highest recidivism rates. Many experts agree the lack of employment opportunities is a thread between those two … [Read more...]
Welcome to a new school year
A back-to-school editorial by State Superintendent Tony Evers The new school year is an exciting time. Students meet new teachers, reconnect with friends, and have an opportunity to learn the … [Read more...]
Alderman Davis speaks out on flood
As I have been patiently gathering information on the storm events that occurred on July 16th & 22nd, there is information that I’m compelled to release concerning the unfortunate personal loss of … [Read more...]
State Republican candidates show no respect on President Obama’s visit
Yes indeed it is campaign season, and yes, politics can get ugly, and that is just what some state Republican candidates did on Monday, when President Obama visited Milwaukee. Their campaign tactics … [Read more...]
How to improve justice in Milwaukee County
By Chris Moews If you haven’t heard, I am currently running for Milwaukee County Sheriff against David Clarke in the upcoming Democratic primary election. Should I have the honor to be your … [Read more...]
Let’s ‘Reclaim the Dream’ on Aug. 28th
by Rev. Al Sharpton (NNPA) - Forty-seven years ago, our nation was in the midst of uncertainty, trepidation, fear, frustration, anger and unrest. Forty-seven years ago, we were simultaneously … [Read more...]
Education as opportunity
By Marian Wright Edelman (NNPA) - African Americans have always seen education as a key to life and freedom. In his autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, … [Read more...]
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