by Leotha Stanley | March 10, 2020 | Cover Artwork
Cover: Female Buffalo Soldier Private Cathay Williams Artist: John W. Jones gallerychuma.com
by Yvette L. Craig | March 10, 2020 | Publishers Note
I consider myself a lifelong learner. It allows me to improve as a person, bit by bit and day by day. Boredom will set in if my mind isn’t growing. This edition of UMOJA is our Women’s History Month issue. I was elated to find in my quest for the perfect cover that I...
by Yvette L. Craig | March 10, 2020 | Feature
Vanessa McDowell is a warrior in the arena of civil rights. And when she speaks, she grabs you by the scruff of the neck and doesn’t let go. Armed with the breastplate of faith, she remains steadfast in her values, morals and unshakable fight for justice and equality....
by By Alexandria Mason | March 10, 2020 | Feature
Mayoral Candidate Strives to Make History Before officially announcing her run for Milwaukee’s mayoral office, Democratic state Sen. Lena C. Taylor had a subtle tip to inquiring minds: her sneakers. For weeks, she donned Chuck Taylor All Stars, pointing to her...
by Felicia Clark | March 10, 2020 | Feature
Prenicia Clifton vividly recalls the time she was urged to camouflage her beautiful almond skin with white paint just so she could blend with the rest of the cast in a China opera company. She declined. “They wanted me to lighten my hue just to make the crowd more...
