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Lena Taylor
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When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them
Legislatively Speaking To say, I am “struggling” would be the understatement of the year. My head is reeling from the recent events involving the Trump administration’s decision to assassinate another…
Faith Without Works Is Dead
Legislatively Speaking Growing up, I often recall my grandmother quoting biblical scripture. James 2:14-26 in particular, always stood out. The New King James Version of the book of James 2:14-17…
Cultural Appropriation: Black History Month is About Black Folks
Legislatively Speaking Over the last few years, you may have heard the phrase “cultural appropriation.” According to one definition, cultural appropriation is the act of adopting elements of an outside,…
Fifth Avenue Isn’t Looking So Safe Anymore
Legislatively Speaking In 2016, Donald Trump made a comment to describe how well his campaign was doing. He infamously said “You know what else they say about my people? The…
The Affordable Care Act: Still Standing
Legislatively Speaking It’s hard to believe it’s been two and a half years since Congressional Republicans trotted out their American Health Care Act. Introduced in early 2017, the act was…
“This Right Here”
Legislatively Speaking Zimmerman’s Twisted Dance With Justice You may not know the name of them, but if you use social media, you have definitely seen a “GIF”. In its simplest…
Thanks and Mourning: Can You Do Both?
Legislatively Speaking It’s amazing what we didn’t learn in school, how history can be revised, and how omissions can change the way we remember a story. I recall looking forward…
Gun Sanctuary Counties Are a Misnomer
Legislatively Speaking By now, many of you have heard that Wisconsin’s Florence County has passed a resolution declaring the county as a Second Amendment sanctuary, or “gun sanctuary county” as…
45 Seconds to Punctuate Years of Meaningless Action
Legislatively Speaking It didn’t take a minute. In a combined 45 seconds, both houses of the Republican controlled Wisconsin State legislature dismissed Governor Evers’ special session on gun violence. It…
Special Session Lacks Special GOP Attention
Legislatively Speaking This week, the Governor called a special session of the legislature to take up the issue of gun violence. The session included two legislative proposals to address the…