Category: Reggie Jackson
The Juneteenth Day Backstory and the Power of Controlling Its Narrative
Black people in Milwaukee and across the country will celebrate Juneteenth Day on June 19th. The...
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America’s legacy of slavery seen in Trump policy separating children and families
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke There has been a...
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We dishonor the sacrifices of veterans when the freedom they fought for is denied at home
I served six years in the United States Navy, most of that time aboard the Iowa-class battleship...
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Scared While White: Hysteria about People of Color due to paranoid fear of retribution
There appears to be a nearly daily occurrence, somewhere in the country, where white people are...
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The Starbucks Arrest, Dontre Hamilton’s Death, and Sitting in Public While Black
The recent incident at a Philadelphia Starbucks has brought the issue of unconscious bias onto the...
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The Limits of Progress: Still separate and unequal after five decades of Civil Rights backlash
“If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet...
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Social Alexithymia and why empathy is not built from a distance
In recent months, I have had the privilege of traveling to places in Southeast Wisconsin that I...
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The origins of Wisconsin’s Prison Industrial Complex
This article is a prelude to an upcoming written series and public presentation by Reggie Jackson...
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Black Panther movie is a positive affirmation of strength for people of color
Imagine a world where the most highly anticipated movie in the country is about a black superhero....
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An aversion to diversity keeps immigration battles going for 228 years and counting
As a city that was completely founded by immigrants, Milwaukee has been swept up in the recent...
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We have been sleepwalking through Dr. King’s dream
Milwaukee joins America in celebrating what should be the 89th birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin...
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Open Letter to Red Cross for refusing to help some Milwaukee Residents
“This is where we’re implementing it now. It’s been across the entire area, so outside of...
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