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Lena Taylor
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The Time Is Always Right to Discuss Reparations
Legislatively Speaking On the same day we celebrated Juneteenth Day in Milwaukee this year, a congressional hearing on H.R. 40 was being hosted by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the…
A Foreigner In Our House
Legislatively Speaking Okay, I admit I shouldn’t have been surprised but it still landed like a ton of bricks. When ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos asked Donald Trump whether…
Hemp History Week: An Education for All
Legislatively Speaking CBD, cannabis, marijuana, and hemp represent words that are new and unfamiliar, yet old at the same time. This week gives us an opportunity to better understand the…
Education Has Changed, Funding Hasn’t Kept Pace
Legislatively Speaking It should come as no surprise to anyone that Governor Tony Evers would place a priority on K-12 education funding. After all, as the former State Superintendent of…
Pro-Choice and Pro-Life
Legislatively Speaking In watching national coverage of Alabama legislators discussing the recent passage of a nearly complete ban on abortion, I was struck by the comments of Senator Vivian Davis…
Mercy on Us: Marvin Gaye’s Message on Environmentalism
Legislatively Speaking When things are happening around me, that I can’t immediately explain, I will often defer to Marvin Gaye’s 1971 release “Mercy, Mercy Me: The Ecology.” The song was…
Building a Black Bench Requires All of Us
Legislatively Speaking As many of us cheer on the Milwaukee Bucks, in Round 1 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs, we are mesmerized by the talent of Giannis Antetokounmpo. However,…
“Loosies” Are Killing Us
Legislatively Speaking Loose Cigarette Sales Must Stop The first time most people really thought about the illegal nature of selling single or loose cigarettes from a pack was likely five…
Plantation Politics
Legislatively Speaking Carol Moseley-Braun, the first African-American female elected to the United States Senate once said, “Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most…
An Act to Remember
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Ninety-three years of Black History programs, celebrations, and teachings of about the descendants of African people were made possible by a single act.…