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Two victories important to progressives occurred this week. Wisconsin Supreme Court, and Chicago Mayoral campaign. Wisconsin voters on Tuesday chose to upend the political direction of their state by electing a liberal candidate Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the State Supreme Court, flipping majority control from conservatives. The result means that in the next year, the […]

The nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards were announced early Tuesday morning. Best in class Netflix’s German war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” and the Irish dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” with 9 and “Elvis” with 8 My husband and I always take time in each winner to see the potential nominees […]

Anti-Black redefined as pro-equality, anti-gay as pro-family and anti-immigrant as pro-American. In Tallahassee a march happened protesting DeSantis’s crusade against everything “woke,” a concept defined as “the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.” DeSantis’s obsession has led him from attacking critical race theory to, now, restricting the […]

The killing of Tyree Nichols, a Black man in Memphis, at the hands of Black police should prompt outrage and condemnation from racial justice activists, police reform advocates and law enforcement officials. Problems of race and policing are a function of an entrenched police culture of aggression and dehumanization of Black people.  It is the […]

In my last blog I talked abut rural resentment which has become a central fact of American politics and  supported for the rise of right-wing extremism. I attributed this rural resentment to perceptions that rural areas are ignored by policymakers, don’t get their fair share of resources and are disrespected by “city folks.” And then, […]

Republicans now control the House will soon try to slash Social Security and Medicare, threatening to create a financial crisis by refusing to raise the federal debt ceiling. This could erode the world’s faith that the United States will always pay its bills.  Lifting the debt limit allows the government to pay the bills it […]

As we approach the end of 2022, the NABWMT Board of Directors continues to work diligently to carry out our responsibilities to our members. We are all working together to make our organization stronger.  During the past three months, the Board of Directors has been focused on several initiatives for the upcoming year. First, the […]

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives onlineIn the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lighted up with the now familiar expressions of grief, mourning and disbelief. The hate isn’t limited to fringe sites. On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates have tracked an […]

The NABWMT fights homophobia and racism. and now needs to be aware that books by LGBTQ and Black are under attack. In my opinion, book banning is a violation of our First Amendment rights. When the government bans a book, it sends a clear message that certain ideas are not acceptable in society. Sounds familiar in […]

At this years NABWMT’s Convention Speakers Mack and Ken Scott Baron predicted that the Democrats would win a majority of 51-49 Senate seats.This came true as Warnock beat Walker in Georgia, giving Democrats this 51st Senate seat. We thank the team for helping to point out candidates policies that align with the values of the […]