While it may be the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that freed African Americans, let us continue to observe Juneteenth Day as our day of reflection and freedom, acknowledging that we still have a long way yet to go.
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service invites community members to submit opinion pieces of 500-800 words on topics of interest to central city Milwaukee. To send a submission for consideration, please email info@milwaukeenns.org. The views expressed are solely those of the authors.
OPINION: How the March with Pride for #BlackLivesMatter forever changed me and my community
The March with Pride for #BlackLivesMatter brought hope that I had started to lose. It brought a sense of being proud to represent not only our LGBTQ+ community, but most important, my BLACK community under this beautiful umbrella.
OPINION: Our community should decide how $400 million in COVID recovery money is spent. Period.
We cannot be committed to equity if we are not honest about how the usual decisions have furthered the wealth, health and opportunity gaps within a majority Black and brown city. Black and brown folks should be valued.
One year later: Milwaukeeans reflect on change since George Floyd’s death
After a year of tumult and protest following the death of George Floyd, community members reflect on what’s changed and what work remains.
OPINION: Milwaukee post-pandemic: ‘There is no going back to the old “normal,” and nobody should want to’
Writer Frank Schneiger believes Milwaukee cannot return to the status quo of life before the pandemic and offers eight assumptions for a better, healthier, more peaceful community.
OPINION: My ‘leap of faith’: Why I’m running for Miss Wisconsin
I am running for Miss Wisconsin because winning this prize will help me further my journey to create change in Milwaukee.
OPINION: How filmmaker Marquise Mays inspired Vel R. Phillips students to share their own stories
Students at the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School recently met with rising filmmaker Marquise Mays to learn about his film “The Heartland,” which inspired them to reflect on their own aspirations.
OPINION: It’s time for Biden to deliver on his promises for immigration reform
While there has been progress under the Biden administration, it is unconscionable and immoral to delay reform at a time when immigrant essential workers have been risking their lives to feed and keep others safe.
OPINION: How reading programs allow Vel R. Phillips students to see themselves – and others
Students at the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School have been busy reading lately, using books from local and national authors to ask important questions of themselves and the community.
OPINION: What I want my patients to know as schools reopen
Teaching our children is arguably the most important thing that our society does. Let’s take pride in getting back to how we do that best.
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