Every single Milwaukee County resident, regardless of if one has children, should be alarmed. Lead-poisoned children compromise the health of our communities.
Opinion: Community Voices
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: When will our kids become a true priority for Milwaukee?
Milwaukee’s educational crisis extends beyond MPS, threading across sectors and geographies, sagging our city’s vitality “like a heavy load.” But acknowledging the scope of the challenge cannot become another excuse for inaction, another reason for finger-pointing and blame.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Trump needs to serve all of America
President Trump, will your policies always penalize the less fortunate, those who look different and those who worship and love differently than you?
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
We asked residents what messages they have for the new White House administration. Here’s what you said.
We asked community members what messages they have for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: DEI is under assault. And I refuse to be silent.
We cannot allow the forces of division to weaken the very things that make us strong—our differences, our histories, our unique perspectives.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: America, we have proven we are not worthy of Dr. King’s dream
The irony of Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony occurring on the same day we celebrate Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s birthday is not lost on me.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: I gave up on a dream. Then I made it a reality.
I figured I was “too old” for college, but with my husband’s support and encouragement, I took a risk and began to dream again.
Posted inCommunity, Election Watch 2024, Opinion: Community Voices
OPINION: Here’s how we get through the next four years
Venice Williams shares words of encouragement for us all.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: As Puerto Ricans, we need to value ourselves
We are no different from our immigrant siblings who come to the United States to work, thrive and serve as the backbone of a country that often under appreciates and vilifies their existence.
Posted inCommunity, Opinion: Community Voices
Opinion: Milwaukee Health Department must improve its lead testing procedures
It’s time for the Milwaukee Health Department to stop misleading Milwaukee residents with simplistic and scientifically unsupported claims about lead-based paint.