Voting is Power: Milwaukee’s Latinx community installs “Black and Brown Lives Matter” Street Mural
Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA) and Voces de los Artistas (VDLA) hosted a massive street painting action and voter registration on to 700 block of Historic Mitchell Street, outside of the “Trump Neighbored Headquarters” in Milwaukee’s Latinx South Side on October...
Wisconsin offers more financial support to stabilize businesses and families affected by COVID-19
Governor Tony Evers announced two major investment programs on October 6 to aid the state’s recovery from the pandemic, a $47 million investment to support for child care, healthcare navigators, and energy and rental assistance to Wisconsinites, and a $100...
Miller Park site to take over as centralized hub for COVID-19 testing in Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) announced on October 6 the transition toward a centralized community COVID-19 testing site as the deployment of Wisconsin National Guard troops to...
Wauwatosa’s curfew ends but new video shows “out of control” violence by law enforcement continues
The city of Wauwatosa issued a legally questionable curfew on Wednesday, October 7 after Milwaukee County District Attorney announced that no criminal charges would be filed against Officer Joseph Mensah in the shooting death of 17-year-old Alvin Cole outside of...
Wauwatosa police retaliate against Cole family with violent attack that sends mother to hospital
Milwaukee Independent · Arrest of Tracy Cole Press Conference Under the questionable legality of an ambiguous curfew order, Wauwatosa police violently arrested the mother and sisters of Alvin Cole on October 8 while they sat in their vehicle at the end of a peaceful...
Brutality by Design: Wauwatosa shows that curfew policy is intended to terrorize civilian population
After the October 8 assault on the family of Alvin Cole, which sent his grieving mother Tracy Cole to the hospital with injuries, Milwaukee County Supervisor Ryan Clancy had a simple message for City leaders: Stop using curfews. Supervisor Clancy said that...
Plan to integrate County departments aims to elevate care and services for older Milwaukee residents
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced a proposal on on September 28 of a full integration of the Milwaukee County Department on Aging, Department of Veterans Services, and Department on Health and Human Services in the upcoming 2021 budget. The 2021...
MCTS creates new bus route connecting residents with jobs at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oak Creek
The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) launched a new bus route that connects residents with jobs at Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Oak Creek. Route 81 (Amazon-Oak Creek) starts service on October 11, operating seven days a week between the intersections of N....
Milwaukee Film releases lineup for its all-virtual 2020 festival featuring 197 titles
The all-virtual 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, will feature 197 film titles from across the globe and around the corner – and this year’s event is more accessible than ever, the nonprofit announced on October 5. Viewers can take part...
Milwaukee forced to abandon Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as additional in-person absentee voting sites
City leaders and community partners announced on August 31 that Fiserv Forum and Miller Park would be added as in-person absentee “early” voting centers for the 2020 presidential election. That decision was reversed on October 6, following a wave of legal challenges...
Free Tuition Program: Philanthropist Chris Abele donates another $500,000 to support “MATC Promise”
Philanthropist and former Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele recently donated $500,000 to the Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation to support Milwaukee Area Technical College’s flagship MATC Promise programs, which provide last-dollar free-tuition...
Thea Bowman Institute launches in Milwaukee to promote academic enrichment for Black women
Alverno College launched the Thea Bowman Institute for Excellence and Leadership on September 23, a program designed to serve Black women through academic and leadership programming. The Institute builds on existing Alverno initiatives that bring together students...
