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Juneteenth Flag: Historic symbol of Black liberation from slavery flown at City Hall Complex for first time

Juneteenth Flag: Historic symbol of Black liberation from slavery flown at City Hall Complex for first time

Posted by | Jun 20, 2020 |

First time in the city’s history the Juneteenth flag was flown over a municipal building on June 19. It was a long overdue recognition for Milwaukee’s Black community, and one of many smaller events that took place throughout the area to celebrate the special day. Milwaukee is home to one of the longest standing Juneteenth Day celebrations in the country. Because the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the festivities for 2020, the city was able to start the day with a raising of the Juneteenth Day flag outside the Zeidler Municipal Building. The ceremony offered a positive way for the Milwaukee...

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Demonstrators pause outside police headquarters to hold “Black Lives Matter” candlelight vigil

Demonstrators pause outside police headquarters to hold “Black Lives Matter” candlelight vigil

Posted by | Jun 13, 2020 |

After eleven days of marching across Milwaukee in protest over the unlawful death of George Floyd by Minnesota police, demonstrators took a brief pause on June 8 to hold a memorial gathering on the doorstep of the Milwaukee Police Department’s (MPD) Administration building. The Black Lives Matter candlelight vigil was organized as an opportunity for members of the public to come together and express support for black men in the community who were killed due to police violence – simply because of their skin color. Several speakers also shared their personal journeys and hardships from police brutality during the...

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A Legacy of Lies: “Lost Cause” myth distorted Civil War history to infect America’s soul with White Supremacy

A Legacy of Lies: “Lost Cause” myth distorted Civil War history to infect America’s soul with White Supremacy

Posted by | Jun 12, 2020 |

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?

Wake-up Milwaukee: If Ryan Clancy is not safe from authoritarianism as an elected official then who is?

Posted by | Jun 2, 2020 |

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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