Content referencing Ahmaud Arbery
Jesse Jackson Blasts City’s “Taxing and Taking”
Longtime activist and reverend joins local pastors to insist churches must stay tax exempt.
Nov 30th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneAfter Rittenhouse, Expect More Vigilantes
Self defense laws and lack of gun control at issue. Is reform possible?
Nov 22nd, 2021 by Bruce MurphyPeople’s Revolution Marks One Year of Marches
Group’s members vow to continue pushing for change.
May 28th, 2021 by Corrinne HessLocal Running Group Gets National Coverage
F.E.A.R. MKE turning heads, integrating running world, gaining a following.
Mar 9th, 2021 by Jeramey JanneneHow Progressives Worked on Election Turnout
A months-long, massive volunteer program secured more than 95,000 commitments to vote.
Dec 6th, 2020 by Priscilla BortProtest Shuts Down I-94 Freeway
Protests continued in city last week after Breonna Taylor decision.
Sep 28th, 2020 by Isiah HolmesMaking It Safer for Runners of Color
Milwaukee group Forget Everything And Run, or F.E.A.R., seeks to shift the narrative.
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Ana Martinez-OrtizKenosha Is Charlottesville
And a country divided by its president cannot stand.
Aug 31st, 2020 by U.S. Rep. Gwen MooreDemocrats Underscore Long Road Ahead in Fight for Racial Justice
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Rep. Jim Clyburn, Floyd family call for reflection and reckoning in convention segment “We the People Demand Racial Justice”
Aug 17th, 2020 by 2020 Democratic National ConventionBaldwin, Senate Colleagues Demand Answers from Attorney General Barr and Acting Secretary Wolf on Deployment of Anonymous Federal Agents in American Cities
In the wake of Trump's threat to deploy more federal agents, Senators press Department of Justice and Homeland Security heads on accountability and legal authorities for militarized interventions in American cities
Jul 22nd, 2020 by U.S. Sen. Tammy BaldwinBoard Passes Racial Equity Proposal
A response to calls for police reform aimed at courts, sheriff's office, transit system.
Jun 29th, 2020 by Graham KilmerNooses Hung From Riverside Park Tree
With laminated photos of Blacks killed by cops. Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
Jun 24th, 2020 by Isiah HolmesEvers Calls For Action to Dismantle ‘Systemic Racism’
Governor says, "We must use this dark moment to begin to be an example for the rest of the nation."
Jun 5th, 2020 by Erik GunnStatement from Senator Erpenbach on Nationwide Protests: Black Lives Matter
Jun 1st, 2020 by State Sen. Jon Erpenbach
Running While Black Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence
On February 23rd Ahmaud Arbery was killed for going on a run as a black man. National movement will honor his life with 2.23 mile run.
May 8th, 2020 by Tenia Fisher, Danielle Nabak and Ranell Washington