covid opinion

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the deep structural inequities experienced by Black people every single day. Current elected and appointed officials continue to exacerbate these issues by prioritizing business interests over people’s lives.

The City of Milwaukee is set to receive its second installment of American Rescue Plan Act Funding. Ryeshia Farmer of the African American Roundtable explains why the money shouldn’t go toward the police budget and how residents can ensure it doesn’t happen.

If I can do my part to slow down the freight train that is COVID, then I am willing to take one for the team.

MPS will soon receive $506 million that can change the fabric of our city. While MPS claims to want input from the community on how to spend these dollars, its actions indicate otherwise.

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.

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.