The anti-Jewish bigotry that characterizes the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has become even more apparent as BDS leaders and members seize upon
On this day in February 1946, hours after being honorably discharged from the US Army and still wearing his uniform, Sgt. Isaac Woodard Jr., a decorated veteran who had recently returned from the Pacific, was removed from a Greyhound bus, beaten blind,,
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., at right, tours Careers Industries, 4811 Washington Ave., on Monday. Courtesy of Careers Industries
RACINE â âShort-sightedâ is how some conservatives and organizations that support workers with disabilities are describing the proposal to raise the minimum wage for all Americans to at least $15 and eliminate the provision that allows certain groups of people, including adults with intellectual disabilities, to be paid less than minimum wage.
Subminimum pay
Joe Greene, executive director of Racineâs Careers Industries, said âin my perfect world Iâd pay everybody $15-plus,â but he doesnât see that as a possibility in this imperfect world.
Didn’t inform Black farmers of programs that could improve their farmland. Meanwhile, white farmers had few of these problems, Wright says. “That’s because of the local control, at the county level. You almost need to eliminate the county committees and local controls. Agriculture’s unique for that kind of county control, which sounds good for some folks. But not Black folk,” says Wright, who has since retired. “Local control is good, providing that you have a system of oversight to avoid having those local folk take care of themselves, their family, and their friends. In which case, Blacks have happened not to be any of the above, and they normally didn’t get services.”
Native and Indigenous people disproportionately affected by COVID-19
Protect Native Elders is a volunteer organization focused on helping Indigenous communities fight COVID-19. Pictured above, Protect Native Elders provided 700 face shields to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. (Bleu Adams)
Tamra Borchardt-Slayton stood outside the window of the hospital where her grandmother was being treated for COVID-19. Borchardt-Slayton was only able to wave at her grandmother before she was intubated.
“Currently, my grandmother’s in the ICU. We haven’t had any contact with her; it’s one of the most heartbreaking things I’ve ever had to deal with,” she said.