By LaKeshia N. Myers “The truth doesn’t cost anything, but a lie can cost you everything,” my mother said as she scolded me for lying about cutting my hair. I was seven years old and had come … [Read more...]
Racial Equity
By: Nadiyah Johnson This week, we learned from reports that Donald Trump downplayed the threat of COVID-19. Black Wisconsinites have borne the brunt of the the pandemic’s infections and deaths … [Read more...]
If It Walks Like A Duck, Then……
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor By now, many of us are simply overwhelmed. Wisconsin has been at the center of media coverage around the nation and across the seas. Be it CNN … [Read more...]
Have You Seen My Childhood? The Silent Epidemic of Rapid Adultification of Black Males
By LaKeshia N. Myers “I just don’t know what to do, he’s so big,” I was stunned when she said it. Matter-of-fact, I was rendered temporarily speechless by the statement. I was acting as a new … [Read more...]
Trump’s Socialist Attack on Americans’ Health and Medical Innovations Must be Stopped
By Drew Johnson Imagine if Barack Obama signed an executive order implementing socialist price controls on prescription drugs. And suppose that decision limited the drugs available to patients, … [Read more...]
She Will Answer
By Amelia Ashley-Ward Publisher, San Francisco Sun Reporter Newspaper I reached out to congratulate my friend Kamala Harris shortly after she accepted the nomination to become the Democratic … [Read more...]
If Not Now, Then When?
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor We Don’t Have the Luxury of Waiting to Make Real Institutional Change This week marks the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The … [Read more...]
Virginia Wasn’t Slim and We’ve Still Got a Way to Go
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Kamala’s Moment Belonged to All of Us Dating myself, I remember one of the most successful and twisted advertising campaigns of all time. … [Read more...]
When Religion is the Weapon: Affirming Black Lives through a Religious Lens
By LaKeshia N. Myers My faith in God has been constant since I was a child. Attending church every Sunday was not a choice—it was required by my parents—because they felt my spiritual formation … [Read more...]
Kamala Harris: Making History While Remembering Her-story
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Kamala D. Harris is the Democratic nominee for Vice-President of the United States. Her acceptance speech was laced with reflections about her late South-Asian … [Read more...]
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