Stifling free speech: Blacks targeted with curfew tickets in wake of Wisconsin’s racial justice protests
The envelope looked like any other that arrived in the mail, but Jared Cain said he felt violated after looking inside. He saw a ticket for breaking the curfew Milwaukee adopted to regulate protests after a May 25 murder in Minneapolis seen around the world: When...
Wausau’s refusal to deal with racism is just the latest example that hate does have a place in America
“Hate has no place in America.” So tweeted President Joe Biden, when he announced that he would sign new legislation to address the rising tide of racist hate crimes against people of Asian descent in the United States. Biden’s claim is, of course, a fantasy – or,...
Transgender youth struggled for access to treatment decades before the political obstacles of today
By Jules Gill-Peterson, Associate Professor of English and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, University of Pittsburgh In 1942, a 17-year-old transgender girl named Lane visited a doctor in her Missouri hometown with her parents. Lane had known that she was...
An Anti-Hate Anthem: The Linda Lindas go viral with their teen punk song “Racist, Sexist Boy”
The Los Angeles Public Library kicked off its celebration of AAPI Heritage Month on May 4, featuring its “TEENtastic Tuesdays” with a performance from a local youth band The Linda Lindas. But it was not until a couple weeks later that their set exploded over social...
Living military veterans continue to face deadly risks that have nothing to do with war
By Jamie Rowen, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst As the nation takes a day to memorialize its military dead, living military veterans are facing a deadly risk that has nothing to do with war or conflict:...
Lessons from my grandfather: How White jealousy of Black wealth triggered the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
By Gregory B. Fairchild, Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia When Viola Fletcher, 107, appeared before Congress in May 2021, she called for the nation to officially acknowledge the Tulsa race riot of 1921. I know that place and year...
A National Threat: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declares racism a public health crisis
By Paul K. Halverson, Dean, Fairbanks School of Public Health, IUPUI The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined hundreds of cities and counties across the country in declaring racism a public health threat. On April 8, 2021, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P....
Political backlash over critical race theory exposes a racist ideology that denies America’s racist history
From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term. Experts in critical race theory say it is about acknowledging how racial disparities are embedded in...
The color of education: Black students in Wisconsin face uncertainty over how to pay for college
When Clint Myrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2010, he left with two consequential pieces of paper: a diploma for a bachelor’s degree in music education — and an eye-popping student loan bill. The Milwaukee native was one of the first in...
Students across Wisconsin want more mental health services to help them adjust after pandemic isolation
After attending school virtually or semi-virtually for the past year, students in communities across Wisconsin said they found ways to cope with being away from teachers and friends but looked forward to getting back to regular in-person classes. Students also spoke...
New report details how corporations inflated the pandemic pay of executives while workers suffered
Dozens of the largest low-wage employers in the United States manipulated their own rules during the coronavirus pandemic to hand wealthy CEOs substantial raises while their vulnerable frontline workers struggled to get by with inadequate paychecks, meager benefits,...
The restaurant industry faces a shortage of workers because of its failure to offer a livable wage
Among the things Americans say they are looking forward to most when pandemic-related restrictions ends is “having dinner in a restaurant with friends.” But if the restaurant industry does not support higher wages, there will be fewer restaurants for customers to...
