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LaKeshia Myers
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To Protect & Settle Out of Court: Taxation Without Adequate Protection
It is no secret, nearly fifty percent of the city’s budget is spent on public safety. This is due in part to police pensions, vast amounts of overtime pay, and…
Student Loan Forgiveness: A Dream Deferred
I am one of the forty-five million Americans that have student loan debt. Having earned my undergraduate degree virtually debt-free, my masters, education specialist, and doctoral degrees left me with…
Alzheimer’s: A Silent Killer
Growing up, I was an avid women’s basketball fan. Some (my mother) might actually have classified me as a “super fan.” But among all of the posters of Lisa Leslie…
Removing the Stigma of HIV /AIDS
By Representative LaKeshia Myers February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which is a day to increase awareness about HIV among African Americans and to encourage people to…