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African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin gets state grant for Milwaukee office renovation
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes joined Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AACCW) CEO Ossie Kendrix Jr. and other leaders on September 25 to announce a new...
Art lovers will remain unaware of Milwaukee’s Black artists until they make an effort to find them
By Della Wells • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Over the years, I and other African American artists in Milwaukee have been approached countless times by people, particularly from the white community, wanting to help Black artists or to increase diversity in the...
Voice the Vote: Milwaukee nonprofits work to make voting more accessible for people of color
Wisconsin Conservation Voices and their partners held a “Voice the Vote” press conference on National Voter Registration Day to bring awareness to the work they are doing in helping communities of color and young people around Milwaukee register to vote....
The many benefits of voting by mail are still subject to numerous logistical difficulties
By Luke Perry, Professor of Government, Utica College More than 8 in 10 Americans – all voters in 43 states – will be able to vote by mail in the 2020 presidential election, the most ever. And more than 1 in 3 voters plan to actually do so. Voting by mail can help...
Making ballots legitimate: The security features that protect mail-in votes from fraud
By Charlotte Hill, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley; and Jake Grumbach, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Washington Voter fraud is very rare, whether people vote in-person or by mail. That much is clear from a...
Podcast: Voices in Union – Episode 092520
Voices in Union: with Reggie Jackson and Maria Hamilton – is a weekly podcast that focuses on the African American Diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It connects local concerns to national trends on social justice, and educates the general population on the...
Reggie Jackson: If talking about racism is political, then so be it
Political Definition: (adjective) of, relating to, or concerned with politics: exercising or seeking power in the governmental or public affairs of a state, municipality, etc. Partisan Definition: (adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to...
Trump incites Civil War over his desire for dictatorship with no commitment to a peaceful transfer of power
Breaking with the tradition at the foundation of American democracy and two centuries of his predecessors, President Donald Trump again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the November 3 presidential election. “We’re going to have to see...
Critics charge Senator Ron Johnson of betraying his stated 2016 principle to not vote on SCOTUS nominee
Four years ago, Johnson said he opposed confirming justices until after a new president and senate were elected. Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson said on September 19 that he supported confirming a new Supreme Court justice this year, an...
From Emmett Till to Breonna Taylor: America continues to sanction the murdering of Blacks
“We want Justice for Breonna yet justice was met for her neighbors apartment walls and not her beautiful life.” – Lebron James, NBA star On the 65th anniversary of the acquittal of the men who murdered 14-year-old Emmett “Bobo” Till, Black America suffered...
Surge in youth related COVID-19 infections causes Wisconsin to extend statewide mask mandate
Governor Tony Evers declared a new public health emergency in Wisconsin on September 22 due to recent surge in cases among young people and issued a new face coverings order effective immediately. Executive Order #90 and Emergency Order #1 went into immediate effect...
Trump’s Pandemic: A modern-day American genocide that “affects virtually nobody“
Donald Trump said in a rally last night that the coronavirus, “Affects virtually nobody.” Apparently “virtually nobody” means 200,000 dead Americans, ranging in age from the elderly to infants. Apparently he hasn’t noticed the damage his lack...
