COVID COVID COVID and the humiliating failure of America’s latest metaphoric war
“The Fake News Media is riding COVID, COVID, COVID, all the way to the Election. We are rounding the turn.” – Donald J. Trump “More than 225,000 people in this country are dead. More than 100,000 small businesses have closed. Half a million jobs are gone...
How Hope Topples Hate: Courage and resilience during dangerous and uncertain times
I’m tired. Tired of the uncertainty, pain and suffering witnessed each and every day in America. Tired of seeing fear in a child’s eyes when torn from their parent’s arms. Tired of the pandemic-empty streets with people huddled inside for their own safety. Tired of...
Democracy at Work: Milwaukee restaurants offer free food near polling sites to comfort waiting voters
When Adaja Greer-Smith left work in the afternoon to vote in Milwaukee’s April 7 primary, she encountered a line at John Marshall High School that was three hours long. She had not eaten yet and felt a migraine coming on as she sat in her car, waiting for the line to...
Night Lights: Hoan Bridge officially begins illumination along the lakefront every evening
After a three-month installation period, the first phase of the Light the Hoan project concluded with the official lighting of the west side of the bridge on October 22. Residents of Milwaukee and visitors can now enjoy the bright lighting nightly. During the...
A Milwaukee Lynching: Activists to install headstone at unmarked grave of George Marshall Clark
Over the past several years, Milwaukee Independent has used its editorial platform to push for public recognition of George Marshall Clark, and to memorialize the tragedy of his death. In this essay, guest writer Tyrone MackLee Randle Jr. shares his personal story and...
Stop-and-Frisk Continues: Reports says Milwaukee Police have not complied with lawsuit settlement
The Milwaukee Police Department continues to stop and frisk people in a racially discriminatory manner, and is still not compliant with key requirements of its 2018 Settlement Agreement, according to the latest annual report released on September 22 from the Crime and...
Community stakeholders hold voting rallies to “Light Up” Milwaukee and cause “Good Trouble”
Baptist Ministers, Buddhist priests, Mexican immigrants, leaders from the Hmong, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu communities, as well as unions and youth groups, came together on October 19 to light up Milwaukee and mobilize city residents for early voting. The candlelight...
Voting is Power: Milwaukee’s Latinx community installs “Black and Brown Lives Matter” Street Mural
Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA) and Voces de los Artistas (VDLA) hosted a massive street painting action and voter registration on to 700 block of Historic Mitchell Street, outside of the “Trump Neighbored Headquarters” in Milwaukee’s Latinx South Side on October...
Wisconsin offers more financial support to stabilize businesses and families affected by COVID-19
Governor Tony Evers announced two major investment programs on October 6 to aid the state’s recovery from the pandemic, a $47 million investment to support for child care, healthcare navigators, and energy and rental assistance to Wisconsinites, and a $100...
Miller Park site to take over as centralized hub for COVID-19 testing in Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) announced on October 6 the transition toward a centralized community COVID-19 testing site as the deployment of Wisconsin National Guard troops to...
Wauwatosa’s curfew ends but new video shows “out of control” violence by law enforcement continues
The city of Wauwatosa issued a legally questionable curfew on Wednesday, October 7 after Milwaukee County District Attorney announced that no criminal charges would be filed against Officer Joseph Mensah in the shooting death of 17-year-old Alvin Cole outside of...
Wauwatosa police retaliate against Cole family with violent attack that sends mother to hospital
Milwaukee Independent · Arrest of Tracy Cole Press Conference Under the questionable legality of an ambiguous curfew order, Wauwatosa police violently arrested the mother and sisters of Alvin Cole on October 8 while they sat in their vehicle at the end of a peaceful...
