By T.R. Edwards, Esq. Advocacy Director, Hunger Task Force Dear Editor, We do not ask for help. We do not tell anyone when we struggle. Too often, we refuse to share our pain, struggle, or sorrow until we simply cannot hold it in anymore. That is, it seems, what it means to be a black person in America. Too often, we are afraid to be perceived as weak, incapable, or … [Read more...] about Food is a human right, but too many in my community are struggling to buy food
Editorials and Opinions
The Oreo Cookie and African Americans
“Every brother ain’t a brother…” Chuck D voiced this in the song, Welcome to the Terrordome. That lyric was true in 1990. It still is true in 2022 with the critical situation the African American community is in. African Americans, it is time to start identifying people and actions that are tools of the racist white agenda. Therefore, African Americans have to unmask the Oreo … [Read more...] about The Oreo Cookie and African Americans
Talk is cheap, but someone pays…
By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times With less than 8 weeks before the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the airwaves are flooded with campaign messages from various candidates seeking public office. The goal is to attract attention and project an image that, with any luck, will translate into votes and a win. However, when analyzing … [Read more...] about Talk is cheap, but someone pays…
What happened?
In 2022 the fashion industry is creating apparel supposedly designed to make everyone feel comfortable with themselves. You see this in stores like Victoria's Secret where plus-sized women are now modeling their lines. The fashion industry does not use this push to make African Americans comfortable with themselves. If anything the fashion industry is making African Americans … [Read more...] about What happened?
What was Trump thinking?
By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times Just when we thought we had momentarily quelled the tempest that is former President Donald Trump, another chapter of questionable and possibly illegal behavior cropped up with his name all over it. This time, it’s the inappropriate handling of documents produced during the Trump presidency that have ended up in Trump’s … [Read more...] about What was Trump thinking?
A Better Day
For centuries black people in the USA have prayed for the so-called better day. The day when black people could be free to live and do what they pleased. This better day was supposed to have taken place in June of 1865. The better day was supposedly revamped in the 1960’s with the end of segregation. Looking back from 2022 you have to wonder if black people even know what a … [Read more...] about A Better Day
Criminal justice?
By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times The United States of America and its brand, usage and application of the English language are peculiar in one aspect. That is, what you say and hear versus what actually transpires as a result can be vastly different. A classic example is the term “criminal justice.” According to the dictionary, the word “criminal” … [Read more...] about Criminal justice?
Are you tired yet?
In the USA there is a disconnect in many African American relationships. You have African American women who have to be strong because of the racist paradigm created by US society. On the other hand, you have the most hated male on the planet, the African American male. In this land of plenty you would think that with the gains African Americans have made the relationships … [Read more...] about Are you tired yet?
A primer for public service
By: Jacquelyn D. Heath Special to The Milwaukee Times With the 2022 Wisconsin primary election date set for August 9 – less than two weeks from now –and in-person, early voting locations available as of July 26, registered voters have the opportunity to cast a ballot for their chosen candidates. The pool of possibilities will be pared down for political offices ranging from … [Read more...] about A primer for public service
Money and ‘The Dream’
Many people in the USA have the concept that money is the key to salvation and possibly living the American Dream. In many instances different races who have migrated to the USA have epitomized the previous concept. Yet, when it comes to the African American, money does not have the same effect. African Americans have money, plenty of it when it comes to purchasing power. Why … [Read more...] about Money and ‘The Dream’