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The Common Council of the city of Milwaukee voted on July 10 to approve a settlement of a federal lawsuit brought against the city by a group of Black and Latinx Milwaukee residents. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, Collins v. City of Milwaukee challenged the Milwaukee Pоlіcе Department’s vast and unconstitutional stop-and-frisk program. “In this agreement, the city would agree to rigorous monitoring of officers’ stops and frisks by an independent entity that will publish its findings for the public,” said Chris Ott, executive...

“American Indians In Milwaukee” will be the July 11 lecture at the North Point Lighthouse and Museum. Author and historian Antonio J. Doxtator will present a fascinating look at the people, places, and events that have contributed to the history of American Indians In Milwaukee. Milwaukee is an Algonquin word meaning “the Good Land,” and Wisconsin’s 11 American Indian tribes have long-lived and gathered here, contributing to its name and identity. From the Red Power Movement of the 1970s that sparked a resurgence of local American Indian culture and pride, American Indians continue to contribute to the growth and...

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee recently received a $1 million gift from Mrs. Billie Kubly to establish the Dr. Michael C. Kubly Military & Veterans Mental Health Endowment. The endowment was named in honor of Mrs. Kubly’s late husband, a veteran and renowned orthopedic surgeon in Milwaukee who died in January. Mrs. Kubly has a high regard for veterans and a passion for removing the stigma around mental illness, suicide and depression. Her father was a World War I veteran who was affected by the war, and her late husband served in Vietnam, where he was deeply affected by the...

“Fake news.” It’s a hashtag, a rallying cry, a string of syllables easily deployed as either a joke or a grave threat to press freedoms and journalists’ well-being. In the twelve months since his election, President Donald J. Trump has leveraged the phrase—arguably a co-campaign slogan to “Make America Great Again”—to rally supporters and ostracize the media, crafting an increasingly tenuous relationship with the latter. Such rhetoric drives an ever-unpredictable policy agenda, yet it is difficult to fathom Trump’s administration truly championing the “mainstream media” it vehemently attacks. While his aggressive negotiating tactics may offer some hope to reporters...

In 2017, over 7,000 sex trafficking cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, including cases in Wisconsin. Right now, Wisconsin residents are being trafficked in our cities, our suburbs, our rural towns, and our Tribal communities and in most cases, it is happening right in front of us. If we are going to put an end to this terrible form of child abuse, it is time to start talking about it. In an effort to shed light on the issue of trafficking in Wisconsin, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) has recently launched the “WI, We...

Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) Founder and CEO Terry Gou formally broke ground for the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in Racine County on June 28. President Donald J. Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker joined Mr. Gou in marking the start of construction of the campus which has promised to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin with $10 billion investment. “I am truly thrilled to be here in the Badger State with the hardworking men and women of Foxconn. As Foxconn has discovered, there is no better place to build, hire and grow than right...