By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin As Wisconsinites head to the polls to vote early this fall, we’re voting on the issues that affect our everyday lives and the futures of our family, friends and … Read Full Article
The Common Misconceptions of HIV and AIDS
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to sexual health, there’s a lot to learn. Most people received the sex talk or some sort of equivalent during middle school or high school health class. They … Read Full Article
Michelle Obama Co-Chairs ‘When We All Vote’: New Ad Campaign Announces 2,000 Events
By the NNPA When We All Vote, a non-partisan organization inspiring voter turnout in the run up to Election Day in November, is working on a National Week of Action. Former First Lady Michelle … Read Full Article
We Can Do Better Than This
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Treatment of principles in Kavanaugh Hearings is Unconscionable Last year, in large part as a result of the #MeToo movement, the focus of … Read Full Article
Scurrilous Accusation
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Scott Walker and his band of minions are apparently feeling the political heat. According to the latest Marquette University Law School … Read Full Article
Tealology Takeover Talks Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Women’s Health
By Dylan Deprey Whenever Chante Caldwell told somebody she was battling Cancer, they usually assumed it was Breast Cancer. Once she acknowledged that she was actually battling Ovarian Cancer, they … Read Full Article
X Prize Wants to Increase the Adult Literacy Rate in Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In the United States alone, there are 36 million low literate adults. Of that, only 5 percent have access to education which leaves a remaining 34 million left to their own … Read Full Article
Past U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Candidate for WI Governor Tony Evers, and Candidate for WI Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Discuss Criminal Justice Reform
By Nyesha Stone I’m sure if you’re Black then you know at least one other Black person that’s in jail, especially if you live in the city of Milwaukee. According to City on a Hill, Inc.’s … Read Full Article
Make No Mistake, This Is Wrong
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Senate Judiciary Committee Unfair to Blasey Ford If you are like most folks, you are watching the Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court … Read Full Article
No Shame in the GOP’s Game
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young The Senate is called on by the Constitution to provide “advice and consent” regarding presidential nominations of “judges of the Supreme … Read Full Article
UW-Milwaukee Excited to Welcome Two Satellite Campuses
By Mark A. Mone Chancellor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee While many consider New Year’s Day to be the time to make life changes, fall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is all about … Read Full Article
Victory Garden Initiative Unveils “Mother Earth” Mural
By Mrinal Gokhale Uihlein Architects has built about 20 buildings in the Milwaukee area. Only one of these commercial spaces has a giant, vibrant mural that celebrates womanhood, located at … Read Full Article
The Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and What to Do Next
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease there’s a lot that remains unknown. As of yet, there’s no known cure and researchers aren’t sure why some cases are sporadic and why … Read Full Article
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Celebrates 25 Years
By Nyesha Stone Joe Johnson served in the U.S. Army for 23 ½ years and said his disabilities directly stem from his time spent serving for others. Johnson is 100 percent disabled and is … Read Full Article
Tammy Baldwin Meets with Milwaukee’s Young Black Emerging Leaders at NAACP Office
By Nyesha Stone Last Friday, Sept. 14, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin came to Milwaukee to visit NAACP’s Office. While there, she sat down and spoke with the young Black leaders impacting Milwaukee … Read Full Article
What this Election Means for Wisconsinites’ Health Care
By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Last month, Vice President Mike Pence visited Wisconsin. Moments after landing in Milwaukee, he was asked about my new legislation to protect the over 2 million … Read Full Article
Health, Housing, and the Fight for Basic Human Rights
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the things that make our country great, and just as importantly the things that don’t. Although I’ve … Read Full Article
Education Chief DeVos: Failing to Make the Grade
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Before she was even sworn in as Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos emerged as one of the most controversial members of the Trump … Read Full Article
Trump’s Mutterings are Stark Contrast to Lincoln’s Eloquence
By Jesse Jackson Last week, President Trump, in a rambling stump speech in Montana, bizarrely compared his oratory to that of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, arguing (incorrectly) that … Read Full Article
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks about “Becoming Kareem” at Marcus Theater
By Ethan Duran Last Friday night, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrived at the Marcus Theater of the Performing Arts to speak to over 100 Milwaukee residents in his interview about … Read Full Article