Black Lives Matter: Massive public demonstration makes peaceful march through Whitefish Bay
Nine grassroots demonstrations took place in Milwaukee on June 6 to raise awareness about social justice issues.
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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. Ten major Army installations are named for Confederate Army officers, mostly senior generals, including Robert E. Lee. Among the 10 is Fort Benning, the namesake of Confederate Army Gen. Henry L. Benning, who was a leader of Georgia’s secessionist movement and an advocate of preserving slavery. Others are in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana. The...
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Wake-up Milwaukee: If Ryan Clancy is not safe from authoritarianism as an elected official then who is?
Officers of the Milwaukee Police Department arrested Milwaukee County Supervisor Ryan Clancy following a peaceful protest in Shorewood on Sunday, May 31, after the city’s 9:00 p.m. curfew. Supervisor Clancy was filming an altercation provoked by police on his phone when he was blindsided by an officer and tackled to the ground. As an elected official attending the peaceful march, Supervisor Clancy was exempt from the May 31 proclamation by Mayor Tom Barrett, which was issued to maintain safety in the City of Milwaukee in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer....
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Maria Hamilton: On George Floyd’s death, police accountability, and a call to action for change
“When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction.” – Colin Kaepernick
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“Pop-Up” Drive-in Theatre initiative offers Milwaukee families a safe entertainment experience
New “Pop-Up” Drive-in Theatre initiative makes first effort to bring public entertainment to residents of the city on May 29, by creating a safe space for Milwaukee families to enjoy movies and live performances while supporting artists and local businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. After leaving a grocery store and looking around at an empty parking lot in Bayshore when the coronavirus first started its spread across Milwaukee, local artist and community advocate Anne Koller wanted to find a way to bring people together safely and support the arts in Milwaukee. “We have plenty of empty parking lots and...
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Milwaukee’s Interfaith community members consider cautious strategies for preparing in-person worship
After the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the “Safer at Home” policy on May 14, and ordered that the state must “reopen” amid the COVID-19 pandemic without a comprehensive safety plan, every industry and community has struggled under the chaos since to discern how that ruling would be applied – especially within the faith community. The Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee released a roadmap of policies from its diverse collection of members on May 19, addressing how different faith organizations would hold in-person worship services and protect the community from the coronavirus. “As faith communities either prepare to cautiously...
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