Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor “How can it be that successful, distinguished people—take [former New York State Gov.] Eliot Spitzer, who I think was a true civil servant when … [Read more...]
How Much Is That Doggie in The Window?
By LaKeshia Myers In 1953, singer Patti Page recorded a novelty song that asked the question, “How much is that doggie in the window?” In the song, Page wanted to purchase a dog so that her … [Read more...]
Gentrification and Displacement: A Call to Preserve Community
"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee “Brooklyn isn’t Brooklyn anymore” is a refrain that you will hear from many native residents … [Read more...]
America’s Democracy Facing Multiple Threats
By Jesse Jackson Our democracy is in peril, but we the people can preserve it. The Senate Intelligence Committee last week startled the nation with a democracy shaking report entitled … [Read more...]
Black Women Taking on the Fight Against Diabetes
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH President and CEO Black Women’s Health Imperative The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or … [Read more...]
Trump’s Latest Racist Attack Hits Baltimore as He Continues to Build Steady Narrative of Hate
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On the morning of July 27, President Trump launched another racist attack on an African American member of Congress and the people he … [Read more...]
Unlock the Vote: A Call for Inclusion and Equity
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 2016, roughly six million Americans or one in every forty adults were disenfranchised due to a felony conviction. According to a recent … [Read more...]
Family Ties: A Look at Familial Connections in Adoption & Child Welfare
By LaKeshia Myers Two of the most influential people in my life (with the exception of my parents) have been my aunts, Kaye and Thelma. They have been present for every major event in my life; … [Read more...]
Be the Change
"The President's Perspective" By Alderman Ashanti Hamilton Common Council President City of Milwaukee This past Friday, I was proud to participate in the Rites of Passage bonding event for the Be … [Read more...]
South Carolina Heads Down a Dead-End Street in Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
By Jesse Jackson South Carolina’s James Louis Petigru was a Civil War-era lawyer, judge, congressman and most notably the attorney general who opposed South Carolina’s use of nullification of … [Read more...]
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