The Fourteenth Amendment (Section 1): "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside.
"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any persons within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
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MCJ Editorial
Community should honor historic accomplishment of "Little Rock Nine" by restoring the value of education in today’s children
Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of nine Black high school students who walked into history as they integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Read more
Corporate Racism--Preaching Diversity?
by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Blacknews.COM Columnist
A day before jury selection was scheduled to begin in the racial discrimination suit filed against Sodexho by Black employees, the global food giant agreed to shell out $80 million dollars. Read more
Jena 6: Too Early to Celebrate
by George E. Curry
The judge who presided over the trial of Mychal Bell and, more recently, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals have vacated felony charges against Bell growing out of a group of Black teens beating a White youth at Jena High School. Read more
Mayor Tom Barrett
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Mayor Tom Barrett addresses city’s commitment to affordable housing
by Mayor Tom Barrett
As a City, Milwaukee has much to be proud of in the area of affordable housing. Read more |
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