Podcast: Voices in Union – Episode 062320
Voices in Union: with Reggie Jackson and Maria Hamilton – is a weekly podcast that focuses on the African American Diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It connects local concerns to national trends on social justice, and educates the general population on the...
Protests can encourage imperiled people for a day, votes can save them for a lifetime
As I stood recently inside a glorious mass of humanity moving through the city streets with fists and signs and voices raised, I found my mind wandering. Even as I basked there in the radiant glow of disparate people assembling to celebrate black life and demand its...
Podcast: Voices in Union – Episode 060920
Voices in Union: with Reggie Jackson and Maria Hamilton – is a weekly podcast that focuses on the African American Diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It connects local concerns to national trends on social justice, and educates the general population on the...
ACLU issues stinging criticism of Milwaukee police for aggressive actions toward peaceful protestors
The ACLU of Wisconsin criticized Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales on June 10 for the Milwaukee Police Department’s failure to fulfill its legal obligation to implement community policing measures, as well as for overly aggressive policing tactics in the recent...
Milwaukee County Human Rights Commission denounces extrajudicial killings by police
Head of the Milwaukee County Human Rights Commission (MCHRC) released a statement on June 9 condemning recent actions by police, and the behavior of local law enforcement in the violent repression of protestors. Dr. Robert Smith called upon Milwaukee County officials...
I am a black life: What a Jesus of Color would say to white police
And Jesus walked into the 3rd Precinct, sat down and began to teach them, saying: You have heard it said, “Whatever you do onto the least of these, you do onto me.” I’ve heard you repeat that in your churches and in your Bible studies. I’ve seen it on your...
