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Where there is Weed, there is a Way: Why Marijuana Legalization Matters | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers If ever there was a state that was ‘tardy for the party’, it would be Wisconsin. Wisconsin is an island unto itself, surrounded by Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota—states that have legalized medical or recreational marijuana. States that have generated over $1 billion in
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The Oil Crisis: Africa Ignored | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers It has been said that the continent of Africa is the only continent that could sustain itself. The continent is rich with natural resources—oil, diamonds, gold, cocoa, and rubber, but due to colonization, many of the countries on the continent lack the ability to become a major
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If You’ve Got Time, Lets Discuss Beer | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Growing up in Milwaukee, Miller beer was everywhere. On billboards, on tv, and on all sorts of promotional materials. Miller was the beer of Wisconsin, and it was based in Milwaukee, a hometown product that we were very proud of. That sense of pride has been waning over the
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An Open Letter to the Milwaukee Public Schools Community | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Dear Board of Directors, Administrators, Employees, Parents, Students, & Community: As a member of the Wisconsin state legislature, I write to you with grave concern and consternation regarding a bill passed by the legislature this session regarding the dissolution of Milwaukee
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African American Roundtable Supports a Participatory Budgeting Process in Milwaukee - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
By Karen Stokes The African American Roundtable (AART) released a statement on Milwaukee’s proposed 2023 budget. “While the Milwaukee Common Council decided against cuts to libraries and the fire department, it increased the Milwaukee Police Department’s budget by $20 million. This status quo
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Jim Crow 2.0: Why Congress Must Pass the For the People Act | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Fifty-six years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, which ended the deleterious practices of poll taxes, literacy tests, questionnaires and violence used to bar African Americans from the ballot box. In many southern states, egregious
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Sickle Cell Anemia: A Clarion Call - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
… and about 1 in 13 African American babies is born with sickle …
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Giving Us The Best That They’ve Got: The Embarrassment, Michael Gableman | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers In her 1988 hit, “Giving You the Best That I Got”, Anita Baker asks the question, “Ain’t there something I can give you, in exchange for everything you give to me?” I thought about this song and pondered this question when looking at our most recent cause of national
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I Refuse; I Won’t Let Nobody Steal My Joy | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Having grown up in the Baptist church, hearing the music of gospel quartets is just as normal as celebrating Christmas. The songs, most often sung by male choruses, are rich in four-part harmonies and often tell stories of overcoming adversity, hope and salvation. According to
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Get Your House in Order: Estate Planning Is Essential - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
By LaKeshia N. Myers The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every [a]purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a […]
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Dear America, Banning Books Is Not the Answer | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Dear America, you’ve got to stop this foolishness. Banning books that tell the stories of Americans is just silly, plain and simple. By banning the stories of the enslaved, religiously persecuted, interred, or otherwise mistreated, you fail to teach the true history of this
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Moving America: Why We Need Railroad Workers - The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Over the road transportation is how most goods are transported in the United States—either through trucking or railroad. That is why the U.S. Senate adopted a measure that forces a deal between warring national freight railroads and their unions, averting a potential December
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A Charge to Keep I Have | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers “A charge to keep, I have; a God to glorify! A never dying soul to save and fitted for the sky.” To serve the present age, My calling to fulfill; Oh, may it all my pow’rs engage To do my Master’s will!” I was reminded of that old Dr. Watts
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Up Above My Head There’s Music in the air | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers “Up above my head, I hear music n the air; up above my head, I hear music in the air; I really do believe there’s a heaven somewhere.” -Sister Rosetta Tharpe The month of June is special, not only so we celebrate fathers, pride, and Caribbean heritage, it is Black Music
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An Ode to ‘Soul Sisters’: African American Religious Women & Their Impact on the Church - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
By LaKeshia N. Myers In the Christian tradition, Lent is a solemn religious observance commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, during which he endured temptation. It is a time of reflection and often coincides with one’s abstinence …
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Black History is American History: Why Comprehensive Curricula is Necessary - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… especially, understand that African American history is American … the oppression that African Americans endured during … society for African Americans. The African American History Education … superintendent to incorporate African American history instruction …
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Measurement or Manipulation: How Standardized Tests Only Tell a Partial Story | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers When it comes to measuring student achievement or the success of a school, most people look to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) school and district report cards. According to the Wisconsin DPI, “as part of the state accountability system, the Department of
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The Enemy within the State: How the GOP-Led State Legislature Continues to Malign Milwaukee | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers When faced with necessary encounters, war must always be considered a viable option to challenge one’s enemy. While I believe it shouldn’t be used as a first level defense, it should be viewed as a strategic option in one’s arsenal. Last week, while debating the Republican
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New News Regarding Student Loan Debt | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers I am one of 3.2 million Americans who has student loan debt in excess of $100,000. While the Biden Administration has worked tirelessly strengthening loan forgiveness programs and cutting the red tape that exists for borrowers to prove eligibility, I have continued to pay close
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Every Day Is a Day of Thanksgiving - The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Everyday is a day of thanksgiving God’s been so good to me Everyday He’s blessing me Everyday is a day of thanksgiving Take the time to glorify the Lord today ~Dr. Charles G. Hayes, Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer The holiday season is upon us. Next week millions of Americans
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Pain in Plain Sight: Domestic Violence & the Judicial Silencing of Women (Part 2) | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers On June 5, 2018, Chrystul Kizer shot and killed Randall Volar. Kizer, who was then seventeen years old, alleged that Volar began trafficking her using the website Backpage. Volar was previously arrested in 2017 after a fifteen year-old girl reported him to police for giving her
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O Say, Can’t You See? — Why Legislating American Patriotism is a Slippery Slope - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
By LaKeshia N. Myers Before anyone decides to draw their own misinformed conclusions about me (or the title of this article), let me set the record straight: I am very patriotic. Being the niece and cousin of veterans who have served in every military action since the Korean War, my love for
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There Can Be No Masters at The Table of Human Rights | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, “I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.” I was reminded of this quote last week when I learned of Bishop Tutu’s passing. It made me
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O Say, Can’t You See? — Why Legislating American Patriotism is a Slippery Slope | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Before anyone decides to draw their own misinformed conclusions about me (or the title of this article), let me set the record straight: I am very patriotic. Being the niece and cousin of veterans who have served in every military action since the Korean War, my love for
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Haiti: Paying the Price of Freedom Since 1804 | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers James Brown once said, “You’ve got to pay the cost to be the boss”—truer words have never been spoken, especially when one considers the plight of Haiti. A small Caribbean nation bordering the Dominican Republic; separated by the Dajabon River and hundreds of years of
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It’s Policy That Counts: Politicians’ Role in Gun Control Debate | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Whenever there is a shooting—a mass shooting like the one we just experienced in Uvalde, Texas, or a community shooting, which seems to be happening more frequently in the City of Milwaukee—one of the first things people do is ask, “where are the elected officials?” And without
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Damn ‘The Man’, What About Us? | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers I am exhausted. Literally and figuratively, exhausted. This week has been one for the record books. It was filled with sham committee meetings for rushed, ill-prepared, politically motivated legislation in the state capitol. As election fervor draws nigh, there were discussions
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Rock-a-bye Baby: Why The American Child Care Crisis is Bad for the Economy | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers In 1984, my mother was one of the 52% percent of American women who worked outside the home. Both my parents being public school educators, they knew they would need to rely on quality child care upon my birth and mom’s return to work. Enter Mrs. Virginia Dotson; “Mama
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Hurry Up, and Wait: Wisconsin GOP Slow About Giving Student Loan Tax Credit - The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers “Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight.”~Traditional Folk Tune. Wishing. Hoping. Praying. That is what many millennials and Gen Xers have been doing for years when it comes to student loan debt relief. Some
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Sickle Cell Anemia: A Clarion Call | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers As a teenager in the 1990s, life was good. I had no real responsibilities and a friend group rivaled by the (middle school) masses, and to top it off, we had the perfect soundtrack to narrate our young lives, TLC. The trio of Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez and
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