By LaKeshia N. Myers Budgets are blueprints for an organization’s priorities. In the state of Wisconsin, our budget shows the people of the state what our leaders’ value—and with the latest … [Read more...]
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines
Black Women: Voices for Our Victory Over the Covid-19 Virus and the Variants By Darryl Sellers As the primary health officers of the African American family, Black women make up to 79% of the … [Read more...]
Patents Don’t Impede Patients’ Access to Drugs and Vaccines
By Jon Soderstrom Intellectual property rights are under assault overseas – and here at home. These attacks could prevent the creation of dozens of lifesaving medicines. That should worry every … [Read more...]
Connecting High-Risk Wisconsinites to the Much-Needed COVID-19 Vaccine
By Acting FEMA Region 5 Administrator Kevin M. Sligh Sr. It’s about accessibility, confidence and equity. FEMA’s focus for the last three months has been on reaching Wisconsin’s underserved … [Read more...]
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know about COVID-19, the Variants and the Vaccines
Establishing Public Health through the Black Church: The Road to Vaccination for All By Josephine Reid Local health departments play a vital role in providing many important public health services … [Read more...]
Puff, Puff, Stop
Legislatively Speaking Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and the Black Community When you don’t smoke, it seems extremely weird to see people smoking in public. At first glance, second-hand smoke has … [Read more...]
Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis
By Rep. Robyn Vining Gun violence is a public health crisis. Nearly 20,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2020 – more than any other year in decades. This dangerous trend continues in … [Read more...]
Mean Green
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor April 22 was Earth Day. First observed in 1970, the day was created to highlight the importance of educating the public about the need for … [Read more...]
A Natural Fact: The Politics of Black Hair
By LaKeshia N. Myers What type of hair do you have? It is okay if you don’t know—I didn’t either until a cosmetologist told me. After explaining to me the natural hair typing system created by … [Read more...]
Black Maternal Health Week
By Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. Last week, yet another young Black parent was taken away from us by gun violence. Just 10 miles away from where Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, Daunte … [Read more...]
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