Hunger Relief: How food banks help families who are struggling under the pandemic get enough to eat
By David Himmelgreen, Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida; and Jacquelyn Heuer, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology and Public Health Education, University of South Florida Food banks, nonprofits that collect and distribute food to hunger relief...
How not to be an ally: A list of rules for Anti-Racist advocacy
In the last year America has had an awakening about the extent of racism in this country’s past and present. Dozens of books, podcasts and articles have been written about being an ally in the fight against racism. They tell you how to be a good ally but they miss out...
The Good Lord Bird: Re-examining abolitionist John Brown’s moral crusade to end slavery
By Adam Seagrave, Associate Professor of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, Arizona State University One of the most under-appreciated figures in the nation’s history, John Brown, has been introduced to Americans by the recent Showtime series “The Good Lord...
The Big Lie: Wisconsin Republicans use Trump’s propaganda to extend voter suppression across state
It did not take Wisconsin Republicans long to try to capitalize on the Big Lie. On February 22, State Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Saukville), along with State Senator Alberta Darling (R- River Hills), and State Representatives Cindi Duchow (R-Town of Delafield) and Ken...
Calls grows for investigation into Electoral College imposters who tried to usurp Wisconsin’s certification
On February 15, Law Forward formally requested an investigation of ten individuals — fraudulent presidential electors — who attempted to hijack the results of Wisconsin’s November election. On behalf of the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU’s) Wisconsin...
Why journalism continues to struggle against the disproportionate influence of social media companies
By Vanessa Freije, Assistant Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington Facebook barred Australians from finding or sharing news on its platform, in response to an Australian government proposal to require social media...
John Ridley launches Nō Studios Artist Grant Program to help Wisconsin’s creatives during the pandemic
Nō Studios founder John Ridley announced on February 22 that the organization had established the Nō Studios Artist Grant Program. The program, entirely self-funded by the Nō Studios collaborative, has pledged to give up to $100,000 annually to support Wisconsin...
On Healing America: Using our anger to build bridges instead of burning them
President Biden campaigned on “restoring the soul” of America. His campaign slogan, “Build back better,” promised an end to deeply entrenched partisanship. Days before his monumental inauguration to the presidency, millions of Americans were praying that this toxicity...
A lifelong family bond: How Black Sororities have led Black achievements for more than a century
By Tamara L. Brown, Executive Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of North Texas In her speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention Kamala Harris saluted seven women who “inspired us to pick up the torch and fight on.” All but two of them, one of whom...
To grieve the enormity of a half million lost American lives includes being better neighbors to the living
500,000 people in a year, gone. 6.25 full Lambeau Fields. 192 September 11 attacks. 8.6 Vietnam Wars. 500,000 lives in 12 months. 500,000 mothers, best friends, favorite uncles, beloved teachers, helpful neighbors, papas, grandmas, first loves, only children, soul...
Health commission finds 40% of COVID-19 deaths could be attributed to Trump’s failed pandemic policy
The United States could have averted 40% of the deaths from COVID-19, had the country’s death rates corresponded with the rates in other high-income G7 countries, according to a Lancet commission tasked with assessing Donald Trump’s health policy record. Almost...
Vaccine Availability: How internet access can determine the health of minorities
By Tamra Burns Loeb, Adjunct Associate Professor – Interim; UCLA Center for Culture, Trauma, and Mental Health Disparities, University of California, Los Angeles; AJ Adkins-Jackson, Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,...
