Fiserv Forum and Miller Park to serve as Early Voting Centers for the 2020 General Election
Mayor Tom Barrett joined City leaders and Senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks Alex Lasry on August 31 to announce Fiserv Forum and Miller Park as two additional early voting centers for the 2020 general election. Prior to the development, an additional 15...
Wisconsin mails information about election participation to 2.6 million registered voters
The Wisconsin Elections Commission recently mailed information packets to 2.6 million registered voters about their options for voting in November. The mailing, which began arriving in homes on Wednesday, September 2, encouraged voters who choose to request an...
Joe Biden visits privately with Jacob Blake’s family before offering a message of healing to Kenosha
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told residents in Kenosha on Thursday, September 3, that the turmoil their city has experienced in recent weeks could be part of an awakening that helps the United States confront centuries of systemic racism and social...
Democratic National Convention organizers donate office equipment and PPE to Milwaukee nonprofits
The Democratic National Convention Committee and Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee, alongside Representative Gwen Moore and Mayor Tom Barrett, announced on August 31 that a series of donations would be made to community organizations throughout Milwaukee’s neighborhoods....
Rebuilding Kenosha: State Democratic leaders offer no-interest microloans to help restore businesses
Governor Tony Evers, together with State Senator Bob Wirch, Representatives Tod Ohnstad and Tip McGuire, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), announced state support on September 1 for businesses that suffered damage in Kenosha over the week that...
SCLC launches campaign for Jacob Blake to help his family provide long-term medical care
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization co-founded and originally led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., announced on August 30 that the Atlanta-based civil rights organization would lead a campaign to help the family of Jacob Blake secure...
Milwaukee activist Frank Nitty delivers “I’m Tired” speech in DC calling for change and Black unity
An estimated 50,000 people attended the “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” March in Washington, DC on Friday, August 27, including Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton; Jose Acevedo, father of Joel Acevedo; Sedan Smith, brother of Sylville Smith, and other...
Teen vigilante accused of traveling to Kenosha to “hunt protestors” is charged with homicide
A white, 17-year-old who was reportedly obsessed with law enforcement and a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump was arrested on Wednesday, August 26, in the killing of two people during a third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black...
Wisconsin Representatives call for investigation into if Kenosha police assisted in acts of terrorism
State Representatives Jonathan Brostoff and David Bowen issued responses to the deaths and events surrounding the incidents that took place on August 25 in Kenosha. Both representatives have marched weeks as observers with the Black Lives Matter groups in Milwaukee,...
Raysean White reflects on recording the latest example of police brutality against a Black man
Following the string of police shootings of unarmed Black men this year, which culminated in nationwide and ongoing unrest after the death of George Floyd, a 22-year-old Kenosha man filmed the latest extrajudicial killing of an unarmed man of color by law enforcement....
Prepared remarks on the shooting of Jacob Blake by an officer of the Kenosha Police Department
Civil Rights organizations originally planned to hold an emergency press conference at Civic Center Park in Kenosha, following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer. The effort to heal the community was derailed by city officials and the...
Within the Folds: Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2020 collection aims to engage public on cultural issues
Nineteen creative works scattered over a mile and a half of downtown Milwaukee for the annual free exhibition of international, national, and regional artists, officially went on view beginning August 19. The featured pieces continued Sculpture Milwaukee’s...
