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  • 2017
    • Giving Chances
    • A Grand Finale to Black History Month
    • Childbirth behind bars
    • Getting Smart on Guns
    • A Healthier Outlook on Life
    • Earth Day
  • 2016
    • My Visit To Lincoln Hills
    • A Ray of Hope for Job Seekers With a Criminal Record
    • Bills on the Move
    • Walker Turns Back on Pardon Duty
    • Senate Session Speeding to an End
    • DoC: Department of Cruelty?
    • Republicans Leave Major Priorities Undone
    • Meet Our New DOC Secretary
    • Reducing Recidivism
    • Work Left Undone
    • Jeter Firing About More Than Just Sports
    • I'm Not Even Close to Being Done
    • Get the Lead Out, Milwaukee!
    • Republican Voter Suppression Exposed
    • Returning the Power: Giving Victims a Voice
    • Juvenile Correction Saga Continues
    • Walker Blames Voter ID Opponents for His Own Mess
    • Mental Health Awareness Month
    • Transfer Juveniles Out of DOC Now!
    • Payday Lenders Are Predatory Lenders
    • Governor Walker Gets Wisconsin Sued Again
    • Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
    • Tough Love for Kids at Lincoln Hills
    • It's Time for Wisconsin to Ban Slavery
    • We Need to Overhaul Gun Laws
    • GAB's obituary
    • The Fight for Wisconsin’s Workers
    • Talk is cheap when it comes to our kids
    • Doing the work
    • Bringing hope to Milwaukee
    • Staff taught abusive tactics at Lincoln Hills
    • Creating pipelines and pathways to opportunity
    • There’s something in the water
    • Tearing our city down won’t build it back up
    • Building trust
    • Fighting against hate
    • To err is human
    • “Growing” juvenile corrections crisis
  • 2015
    • Walker Budget Stops Integration in Education
    • Protecting Right to Vote Remains Critical
    • Invest in people, not prisons
    • Mother’s Day: Program cuts in schools
    • We must do more on mental illness
    • Republicans prioritize drug testing and prison funding over education
    • Selling Out Workers
    • The Bucks mean big bucks, but at what cost?
    • Absentee Governor fails at budgeting… again.
    • What do Republicans have against Milwaukee?
    • Scott Walker’s flip flop on the Confederate flag
    • Investing in America’s Greatness
    • Why Republicans called it a “crap budget”
    • Reading between Walker’s lines
    • Are Our Prisons Safe?
    • On anniversary of voting rights act, more work to be done
    • Should City Workers Live in Milwaukee?
    • Walker backward on women’s issues
    • Education is the Key
    • Word is Bond…Julian Bond Was the Real Deal
    • The case against mandatory minimum sentences for violent felons
    • Scott Walker and the Racial Divide
    • Suicide Prevention and Childhood Obesity Regulations
    • What’s next for Walker and Wisconsin?
    • Boxes Are So Last Decade
    • Senator Taylor and the State of the Justice System
    • Rigging the balance of power
    • Strip search bill before the Legislature
    • With Liberty and Justice for All
    • Stripping Away Our Dignity
    • The System is Rigged
    • Milwaukee Summer Reading Project could soon see huge state support
    • Giving Thanks and Giving Back
    • CBD bill back before Legislature
    • Creating Change with Laws
    • 3 of my justice bills introduced
    • Celebrating Freedom on Juneteenth Day
  • 2014
    • Legislativamente Hablar
    • Assisting Community Businesses
    • Earth Day 2014
    • Distracted Driving
    • Denim Day
    • Mental Health Awareness
    • Stroke Awareness Month
    • Campaign Finance
    • Memorial Day
    • Small Business Week
    • Fathers Day
    • Juneteenth Day
    • The Jaws of Power
    • Student Loan Debt
    • Independence Day
    • General Election
    • Hobby Lobby Column
    • Foster Care
    • Affordable Care Act
    • NNO Column
    • Primary Election
    • Five Industries for Success
    • National Water Quality Month
    • LGBT Month
    • Labor Day
    • Importance of the Youth Vote
    • Hispanic Heritage Month
    • Domestic Violence Awareness Month
    • Back to School
    • The Need for Jobs
    • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    • November Election
    • Importance of Your Vote
    • LGBT Column
    • The Right to Work for Less
    • Women and Business
  • 2013
    • A New Year's Commitment
    • Informing Citizens about Health Care
    • Real Mining
    • Senate Scholar Program Opens New Doors for Students
    • A bill so good – they don’t want you to talk about it.
    • Independent Pardon Council
    • Black History Month
    • Strengthening BadgerCare, not on Walker’s List
    • International Women’s Day Calls For International Action
    • “The right of the People…against unreasonable searches and seizures”
    • The Wisconsin Voting Rights Act!
    • State Under Audit for Sex Offender Placement
    • Food Stamp Changes Proposed That Will Affect You
    • Celebrate EARTH Day!
    • Denim Day 2013: Tight Jeans Do Not Cause Rape
    • Children Ask the World of Us
    • Supporting our Veterans in the Budget
    • Memorial Day – Remembering those that have fallen
    • Garbage Dumping Day at the Capitol
    • Sausage Making
    • Not Silenced, Women Matter
    • Independence Day
    • Women's Progress
    • The Need for Impartial Redistricting
    • The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act
    • Enroll for Obamacare
    • Women at the Tables of Power Leads to More Sustainable Peace
    • Improving Our Mental Health System
    • Higher Ed, Lower Debt
    • The International Violence Against Women Act
    • Republicans Tell Independent Voters- “We Don’t Want You”
    • Raced-Based Mascots - Institutionalizing Racism
    • Computer Science is the Future
    • Moving Forward with Obamacare
    • Happy Thanksgiving!
    • Coming Together to Make a Difference
    • Celebrating the Life of Nelson Mandela
    • The Women's Peace and Security Act
    • Celebrando la vida de Nelson Mandela
    • My City, My Biz Small Business Expo
  • 2012
    • TheGrio.com Column
    • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    • A New Year, A New Commitment
    • January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
    • A Right Delayed Is A Right Denied
    • Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
    • A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is a like tree without roots.
    • Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.
    • Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
    • Baseball Season
    • February Is Black History Month
    • HIV-AIDS: A Growing Epidemic Among Women
    • Where's the Beef?
    • End of Session Review
    • April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
    • Legislatively Speaking
    • Child Abuse Prevention
    • Job Loss
    • Childhood Education
    • Mother's Day
    • The Right to Work
    • Black Child Development Week
    • What Walker Has Meant for Milwaukee
    • Conservation Matters
    • Juneteenth
    • Our Path Forward
    • Music Appreciation Day
    • Obamacare (and Walker)
    • We Need Jobs Now
    • Bursting the Bubble
    • Voting Rights Matter
    • Heroism and Inspiration
    • Constitutions and Roadmaps
    • Time to Get Real
    • Blood Cancer Awareness Month
    • The Meaning of Courage
    • What to Know When Voting
    • Thank You!
    • Diabetes Awareness Month
    • Happy Holidays!
    • I'm Still Fighting for You
    • Kwanzaa: Unity for All
  • 2011
    • Thoughts on a New Year
    • The Vote...the Most Powerful Instrument
    • Reflect on the Past, Celebrate the Future
    • Milwaukee Community Journal Legacy Award
    • What Wisconsin Needs Now---Is Jobs
    • An Unnecessary Roadblock
    • You Can Fool Some People, Some of the Time
    • Without Your Health, Life is not Life
    • With Liberty, Justice, and Equal Education for All
    • Governor Walker to Hold Special Jobs Session
    • Constant Repetition Carries Conviction
    • A Chance for the Men and Women Who Wear the Uniform
    • A Vital (but Undervalued) Part of the Milwaukee Infrastructure
    • Veterans Day 2011
    • A Return to Inequity
    • Happy Thanksgiving
    • Why We Need to Be Concerned About Lung Cancer in Milwaukee
    • A Celebration for Our People, by Our People
    • A New Definition of Family
    • A Boondoggie Indeed.
    • The Holidays Bring So Much More...
    • Redefining the HIV/AIDS Discussion
    • YoungStar
  • 2010
    • Building Holiday Traditions: For the family, for the Community
  • 2009
    • Civil Right's New Direction
    • Black History Month
  • 2008
    • Poverty Awareness
    • Estabrook Cleanup
    • Cervical Cancer
    • Teen Pregnancy
    • Be a Problem Solver
    • Weathering the Coming Storm
    • Celebrating Black History Month
    • Voter Disenfranchisement
    • Poverty
    • Great Lakes Compact
    • Higher Ed
    • WIN Plan
    • LITE House
    • 1 in 100 Incarcerated
    • The State of Corrections
    • Budget Repair
    • MPS
    • Revisiting MPS Busing
    • Racial Disparities
    • Corrections
    • Keeping Notaries Public Honest
    • The Budget Repair Bill
    • Free Fishing Weekend
    • Funding Education
    • Be the Change
    • Juvenile Corrections Audit
    • AIDS
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Faith-Based Initiatives
    • African World Festival: Joy and Pain
    • When It Rains
    • Employment Efficiency
    • Textbook Costs
    • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
    • Working Students
    • Housing
    • Universal Care
    • Community OUtreach Events
    • Budget Shortfall
    • Jeannetta Robinson
    • Good Governance
    • Healthy Living
    • New Year, New People, New Power
    • The Mortgage Mediation Act
    • The Child Welfare Crisis Needs Leadership & Vision
    • The Grinch doesn't have a thing on this holiday season!
    • Wasted in Wisconsin
  • 2007
    • Budget Process
    • Help Wanted
    • Remembering Those Who Fought for Us
    • An Inconvenient Truth
    • Help Us Save SeniorCare
    • Wisconsin Women Lead the Way
    • An Apple A Day Isn't Enough
    • We've Had Enough Death
    • You Too Can Be a Hero
    • Cervical Cancer
    • Education: An Investment in Our Community's Future
    • Joint Finance Committee
    • Juneteenth Day
    • The State Budget
    • Beat the Heat
    • Republican Budget
    • Fulfilling the Promise of Health Care
    • Freedom for All
    • Cervical Cancer Update
    • Police Pay
    • Assembly Budget Punishes Milwaukee
    • Milwaukee on the Move
    • What Labor Day Really Means
    • Talking About Poverty
    • Shining a Light on Justice in Wisconsin
    • Enough Partisan Tantrums!
    • Hispanic Heritage Month
    • Bryant Running Things with Taylor
    • Agents for Change
    • Beyond Bus Tickets
    • Thanksgiving 2007
    • Heating BIlls
    • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    • Taking a Stand Against AIDS
    • Treatment Alternatives
  • 2006
    • Domestic Violence: Breaking the Silence
    • Death Penalty Referendum
    • Elections 2006: A Democratic Awakening
    • Economic Opportunity & Jobs
  • 2005
    • Is the Death Penalty Wisconsin’s Next Step Backwards?

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State Capitol , P.O. Box 7882
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