National Urban League says democracy for Black Americans is undermined by extremist political leaders
Extreme views adopted by some local, state and federal political leaders who try to limit what history can be taught in schools and seek to undermine how Black officials perform their jobs are among the top threats to democracy for Black Americans, the National Urban...
Celebrating Insurrection: Why the Confederate legacy still weigh heavily over White Tennessee lawmakers
By Daniel Feller, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Tennessee Justin Jones, one of two Black members expelled from the state’s House of Representatives in April 2023, had run afoul of House leadership before. In 2019, as a private citizen, he was arrested...
Pride at play: How mainstream video games are successfully embracing openly queer characters
By Xavier Ho, Lecturer in Interaction Design, Monash University Mainstream games are embracing openly queer characters, and so are many of their players and fans. The Last of Us, the prestige HBO adaptation of the critically lauded game, has been celebrated (and...
The bus is for all of us: Milwaukee County’s 2023 Pride Month kicks off with new MCTS Pride Bus design
County Executive David Crowley, Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, and Supervisor Peter Burgelis, in partnership with the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), hosted a special kick off celebration for 2023 Pride Month in Milwaukee County at Cathedral Square Park on May...
Relationship Euphoria: Why the joys of Transgender families are lost in media coverage of anti-trans issues
By Derek P. Siegel, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, UMass Amherst Since the beginning of 2023, 49 U.S. state legislatures have introduced over 500 anti-trans bills. While mainstream media increasingly cover violence and legislative attacks against trans people, many...
Wisconsin and other Presidential battleground states consider more election funding ahead of 2024
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, officials in several battleground states have proposed boosting funding to add staff, enhance security and expand training within election offices that are facing heavier workloads and heightened public scrutiny. The potential...
A Field of Flags 2023: Milwaukee’s War Memorial Center honors fallen soldiers with 15,015 U.S. flags
A special Memorial Day tribute took place on May 29 at Milwaukee’s Veterans Park, where the Milwaukee War Memorial Center hosted its 4th Annual Field of Flags. This year the event featured 15,015 U.S. flags, each representing a Wisconsinite who was killed in action...
2021 saw highest number of traffic deaths in 16 years due to distractions, speeding, and alcohol
Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final numbers, released in April by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
Forgotten Civil War veterans buried in County’s Poor Farm Cemetery finally honored on Memorial Day 2023
Memorial Day 2023 decorations at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery #3 marks what is thought to be the first time three Civil War veterans buried in cemeteries on County Grounds were honorably recognized with a Memorial Day flag for their service to the nation....
Quality of life provider and local development firm continue partnership in support of Veterans
Center for Veterans Issues (CVI) and The Alexander Company have partnered to rehabilitate and expand Vets Place Central, a longstanding, supportive, veterans housing facility in Milwaukee. Located at 3330 W. Wells Street in Milwaukee, the project aims to enhance the...
Modern Slavery: How American consumers enable global supply chains to exploit child workers
By Stuart Milligan, Associate Teaching Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University; and Nancy Southin, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University Even though the practice of slavery has been formally abolished, an...
Reggie Jackson: Remembering that the Declaration of Independence was a “Woke” Manifesto
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of...
