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Wisconsin will keep its Congressional seats after U.S. Census Bureau reports state population up 4%
Wisconsin’s population remained mostly steady over the past 10 years, so it will not lose any seats in Congress during the upcoming redistricting process, the U.S. Census Bureau announced on April 26. The state’s population increased about 4 percent between 2010...
Population Realignment: Census results will impact upcoming elections with a shift of political power
By Dudley L. Poston Jr., Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University New data from the 2020 U.S. census released April 26, 2021, indicates that starting in 2023, after the next congressional elections, seven states will have fewer seats in Congress than they do...
Stop using White discomfort to silence the truth: An open letter to Brett Favre and Tommy Tubberville
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of...
True faith does not bully: An open letter to church leaders regarding LGBTQ Youth
Dear Church Leaders, Over the past two decades I’ve been a pastor to students. It has been the greatest joy of my life to be allowed into the trenches of young people’s lives: to have access to their stories and share proximity to their pain. I’ve sat with and...
Gender Dysphoria: How social support and affirming medical care can improve lives of transgender youth
By Mandy Coles, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and co-director of the Child and Adolescent Trans/Gender Center for Health, Boston University When Charlie, a 10-year-old boy, came in for his first visit, he did not look at me or my colleague. Angry and...
A May Day 2021 Message from Milwaukee: It is time for leaders to deliver on promised immigration reforms
By Christine Neumann-Ortiz • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service May Day, observed on May 1, is recognized around the world as a day to honor the dignity and struggles of working people. The tradition has its roots in 1886, when the day was chosen to commemorate the...
Multigenerational homes in Wisconsin face a higher risk of infection and death from COVID-19
For many years, Cassilyn Brown’s home in Madison has housed three generations, including her husband, three children and father-in-law. Since COVID-19 hit, her concerns about her family have grown as their multigenerational household works to stay safe from the...
Investing in Families: Why America has lacked a paid maternity leave that benefits workers and employers
By Chris Knoester, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Petts, Professor of Sociology, Ball State University; and Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst The United States is the...
A message to White men who fear talking about race and racism
Let me begin by saying this to you. I’m told that you are afraid to talk about race and racism. I’m told that you feel blamed too much in these conversations. I’m told that you fear being called racist in these spaces. I’m told that you are guilted too much in this...
A reckoning with hate: How White silence continues to enable America’s racism
Racism is a prolific and creative killer. It is entrepreneurial in its malice and it will use whatever means necessary to eliminate those it is threatened by and fearful of. The breadth of its arsenal and the scope of its tactics are staggering. It will execute young...
The Power of Maps: How Black cartographers helped visualize geographic strongholds of racism in America
By Derek H. Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee; and Joshua F.J. Inwood, Associate Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black...
Game On, Milwaukee: Genshin Impact is the immersive Anime adventure I dreamed of in my childhood
After spending the winter months virtually traveling over half of Japan from the confines of a home treadmill (read In step with Rambalac: How I walked 1,000 miles across Japan during a pandemic without leaving Milwaukee), the mobile game Genshin Impact offered...
