Brown People for Black Power: Latino group marches in solidarity with BLM across James Groppi Bridge
The Hispanic activist group El Pueblo MKE organized a “Brown People for Black Power” march from the South Side of Milwaukee to the East Side in a show of unity for Black Lives on June 6. The march started at the Mitchell Park Domes and made it a point to...
Franklin students petition school district to improve insufficient education about racial injustices
Following the lead of the Elmbrook, New Berlin, Kettle Moraine, and several other Wisconsin School Districts, a group of Franklin Public Schools alumni recognized that its educational program did not prepare them to deeply understand and analyze the social injustices...
Racism and Shorewood: Eric Lucas talks about being spit on during peaceful demonstration
A public outcry continues to grow for the disbarment of a Shorewood attorney who spat on a high school student during a peaceful anti-racism rally and march on June 6. Lawyer Stephanie Rapkin, who is white, showed up at the protest as it traveled from Whitefish Bay to...
A Legacy of Lies: “Lost Cause” myth distorted Civil War history to infect America’s soul with White Supremacy
The U.S. military recently began rethinking its traditional connection to Confederate Army symbols, including the Army base names, mindful of their divisiveness at a time the nation is wrestling with questions of race after the death of George Floyd in police hands....
Rise and Thrive: A “Lives in Landscape” Series – Summer of Empowerment
This multi-part editorial series was based on the “Rise and Thrive: A Lives in Landscape Exhibition” created by Milwaukee artist Brianna Joy Seipel. The project was produced in partnership with LOTUS Legal Clinic and the Untold Stories program....
Senator Baldwin joins Congressional resolution to abolish qualified immunity for law enforcement
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), as well as Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), in introducing the Justice in Policing Act of 2020...
Jack Davidson: An open letter to Milwaukee law enforcement on the “kettling” of peaceful protesters
Thugs. Bullies. Weasels. Morons. Cowards. This is an open letter to “the Police.” Specifically the Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department, and Wisconsin National Guard, regarding the “kettling” of protesters on Tuesday morning,...
Milwaukee small business owners experience financial hardships from slow federal response to COVID-19
As Wisconsinites headed into a holiday weekend with a patchwork of local public health orders and directives, Milwaukee small business owners shared their views about reopening the Badger State and the challenges of navigating the federal government’s economic...
Common Council calls for investigation into use of knee by Milwaukee police to restrain protestor
Members of the Milwaukee Common Council released a joint statement on June 5, regarding a June 2 incident where a Milwaukee police officer was filmed restraining a protester using the same method that killed George Floyd in Minneapolis. The council members called for...
Milwaukee to create commission for examining police conduct and to reinforce community trust
Mayor Barrett announced the creation of a Commission on Police Accountability and Reform on June 5, with the mission to examine police practices and strengthen community trust among law enforcement officers in every neighborhood of the city. “The tragic events in...
Jonathan Brostoff: A peaceful community means our neighbors are not seen as enemy combatants
State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement in response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, and the nationwide uprisings for justice that have sprung up in the days since. “George Floyd should be alive...
Alt-Right group threatens to assassinate Milwaukee activist Frank Nitty in effort to stop peace marches
Protests over the officer-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis continued on June 3 for the sixth day in Milwaukee, with several concurrent marches held and a dangerous development that threatened the life of a prominent community organizer. According to...
