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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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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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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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The Miseducation of Doug Ducey | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers See Doug run. See Doug win. See Doug screw up. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has laid bare part of the upcoming Republican playbook for 2022-23—teacher licensure requirements. Last week, in an unprecedented move, he signed into law an education measure decreeing that public
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As We Gather ‘Round the Table, Let’s Start Telling the Truth | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers For 15 years I have had the great fortune to summer on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Aside from serving as a summer haven for the weary, the island, with its picturesque backdrop, towering cliffs, and sandy beaches plays host to an important part of American
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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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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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The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem: Why Officially Acknowledging Juneteenth Means Something | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Admittedly, I have never struggled with alcohol addiction, but I know individuals who have. When speaking to them, they all told me, “The first step is admitting you have a problem; we admit we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.” Utilizing that
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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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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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Jim Crow 2.0: Why Congress Must Pass the For the People Act - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… and violence used to bar African Americans from the ballot box. In … name, address and employer of African Americans would be published in the … of suffrage first granted to African American men during Reconstruction. Voting is …
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Remembering the 1972 National Black Political Convention: Unity without Conformity | The Madison Times
By Lena C. Taylor & LaKeshia Myers Fifty years ago, in Gary, Indiana, nearly 10,000 Black people gathered to talk politics. They were Democrats, Republicans, Socialists, Independents, Pan-Africanists and Feminists. They represented every rung on the socioeconomic ladder, every educational
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Please, Take Responsibly: Prescription Drug Safety | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers April 21, 2016, is a date that I will never forget, it was the day “His Royal Badness”, Prince, passed away. While I was sorrowful that one of my favorite music artists had transitioned, I was even more saddened to learn the cause of his death, accidental overdose. According to
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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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Judge Everett Mitchell: Too Legit to Quit - The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers To know me, is to know that I have an opinion. I am thankful that I chose a career that values opining on issues, as it allows me to truly “mind the business that pays me”. For those that follow this column closely, you will remember in my post-election
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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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Buying Black: Black Businesses Fuel the American Economy | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers August is Black Business Month, a time to celebrate and cherish the many African American owned businesses across the country. In 2019, there were 134,567 Black-owned employer businesses (businesses with more than one employee) in all sectors of the U.S. economy, an 8% hike
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The Spirit of Lee Atwater Lingers Among Us: How Critical Race Theory Became the GOP’s new Southern Strategy | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers As a historian and educator, I have always been fascinated by the methods and platforms of big tent political parties and the strategists who often lead them. One of the most interesting was Republican Lee Atwater. Atwater, a southern political consultant is known as the father
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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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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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White Fragility: The Essence of America’s Fear of Critical Race Theory | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers A century ago, African American citizens of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had their community decimated within the span of 18 hours. Spurred by a rumor of an alleged sexual assault of a white female by a Black teenager in an elevator, the Black neighborhood was
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Representative LaKeshia Myers Issue Statement Regarding Wisconsin Legislature’s Passage of Critical Race Theory Bills | The Madison Times
MADISON– Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding AB 411 and AB 414. Myers stated, “The bills passed by the legislature today, should be called the ‘White Supremacy Preservation Package of 2021’, because that is what they represent. Both AB411 and AB414
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: It’s Time for Equity in Women’s Sports | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers All my life I have been immersed in and around sports. Whether watching on television or participating in team sports as a student, I’m very thankful that my parents made it their business to introduce me to various sports to develop athleticism, camaraderie and leadership
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From Jim Crow to James E. Crow, Esquire: White Supremacy is Still Holding On | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers America is slowly, but surely, becoming more diverse. This has been confirmed for years by census statisticians and has created a wave of panic for some whites who are afraid of living in a majority BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) country. This level of alarm is
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These Are A Few of My Favorite Things | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings; These are a few of my favorite things.”  My Favorite Things is one of my favorite holiday tunes, I don’t really know if it was originally
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Black in the Ivory Tower: High Stakes & Even Higher Expectations | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers According to the U.S. Census, 1.68 percent of Americans over the age of 25 have a PhD. This equates to approximately 2.5 million people (U.S. Census, 2013). Americans with professional degrees such as physicians or dentists make up 1.48 percent of the U.S. population, making
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To Sir Sidney, With Love | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers I remember the first time I saw Sir Sidney Poitier act in a movie. I was about 7 years old and I walked into our family room where my parents sat watching the movie, “To Sir, With Love.” I thought the movie was funny at first, because of the actors’ British
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Get it, While the Getting Is Good: Student Loan Forgiveness | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers Student loan debt continues to be a hot topic among many Americans, especially millennials who on average, carry $32,000 in debt. Those who default on their student loans can be exempt from certain types of employment, which can perpetuate the cycle of poverty from one
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Dr. Gloria Gilmer: Wisconsin’s Own ‘Hidden Figure’ | The Madison Times
By LaKeshia N. Myers “It could be old math; something that looks at the problem numerically and not theoretically. Math is always dependable.” These words were spoken by Taraji P. Henson in her iconic performance as NASA computer, Katherine Goble Johnson, in the movie “Hidden Figures.” I thought
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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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