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Democratic National Convention organizers donate office equipment and PPE to Milwaukee nonprofits

Democratic National Convention organizers donate office equipment and PPE to Milwaukee nonprofits

Posted by | Sep 3, 2020 |

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. The donations include hundreds of items of office equipment, which will support the operations of a wide array of local nonprofit groups, as well as unused PPE, which will bolster the protective gear available to Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. as the organization continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “From the beginning of the pandemic, the convention team has been steadfast in our commitment...

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Rebuilding Kenosha: State Democratic leaders offer no-interest microloans to help restore businesses

Rebuilding Kenosha: State Democratic leaders offer no-interest microloans to help restore businesses

Posted by | Sep 2, 2020 |

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 followed the shooting of Jacob Blake. Up to $20,000 of assistance will be offered to businesses in the form of no-interest loans to help cover repair costs. The WEDC has allocated up to $1 million in funding for the Disaster Recovery Microloan (DRM) Program to help the affected businesses. The loans can be used for procurement of cleanup and restoration...

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SCLC launches campaign for Jacob Blake to help his family provide long-term medical care

SCLC launches campaign for Jacob Blake to help his family provide long-term medical care

Posted by | Sep 1, 2020 |

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 support for his long term recovery and care. Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president and CEO of SCLC revealed the news publicly after a meeting with Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Jr., and other family members at a location in Wauwatosa, where the younger Blake remains in a hospital receiving treatment. Family members have traveled to the Milwaukee area from other...

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Milwaukee activist Frank Nitty delivers “I’m Tired” speech in DC calling for change and Black unity

Milwaukee activist Frank Nitty delivers “I’m Tired” speech in DC calling for change and Black unity

Posted by | Aug 30, 2020 |

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 advocates representing Milwaukee. Individuals and community groups from all over the country gathered to mark the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 at the March on Washington. The collection of featured speakers all reaffirmed their commit to fighting for meaningful criminal justice reform. MLK’s son also issued a sobering reminder...

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Wisconsin Representatives call for investigation into if Kenosha police assisted in acts of terrorism

Wisconsin Representatives call for investigation into if Kenosha police assisted in acts of terrorism

Posted by | Aug 27, 2020 |

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, in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. “I am sick. Last night, a white terrorist was allowed to cross state lines, enter Kenosha, rub elbows with and receive encouragement from Kenosha police officers, and then go on to murder two protesters and injure a third. And when he walked towards the police, hands up,...

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Prepared remarks on the shooting of Jacob Blake by an officer of the Kenosha Police Department

Prepared remarks on the shooting of Jacob Blake by an officer of the Kenosha Police Department

Posted by | Aug 25, 2020 |

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 representatives were never given the chance to speak. The organizers released their prepared statements, a handful of which are presented here as written. Prepared remarks on the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer By Darryl Morin, National President of Forward Latino “Yesterday we saw the appalling video of yet another black man being shot by...

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