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Captured on Video: Kenosha police shoot unarmed Black man at close range as he enters his car

Captured on Video: Kenosha police shoot unarmed Black man at close range as he enters his car

Posted by | Aug 24, 2020 |

Neighbors confronted law enforcement at the scene of a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, August 23 that drew a harsh rebuke from the governor and prompted crowds to march in the streets after a video posted on social media appeared to show officers shoot at a man’s back seven times as he leaned into a vehicle. Kenosha Police said a person was hospitalized in serious condition following a shooting by officers about 5:00 p.m. as police were responding to a “domestic incident,” the Kenosha Police Department said in a news release. Police did not provide details about...

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New study details why the Black Lives Matter Protests did not contribute to the surge of COVID-19 cases

New study details why the Black Lives Matter Protests did not contribute to the surge of COVID-19 cases

Posted by | Aug 14, 2020 |

The Black Lives Matter Protests protests are an issue brought up by many people who supported the reopening of businesses and the return of large gatherings in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. If there was not an outcry about the spread of the novel coronavirus during the Black Lives Matter protests in late May and early June, why was there one when people returned to restaurants, nail salons, bars, and beaches? Were the protests a potential “super spreader” of COVID-19? It was a concern public health officials initially raised. “I do think there was potential for this to...

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New report details how Senator Ron Johnson betrayed Wisconsin to make millions in personal profit

New report details how Senator Ron Johnson betrayed Wisconsin to make millions in personal profit

Posted by | Aug 9, 2020

When Ron Johnson ran for the Senate, he pledged to put his fortune into a blind trust to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. Johnson broke that promise — and has advanced numerous policies that have helped him grow his wealth by as much as 100% since taking office, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. The Congressional Integrity Project challenged the Wisconsin Senator on July 30 to put his money in a blind trust and disclose all tax returns from his decade in office. “Senator Johnson was sent to Washington to serve the public, but...

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2020 was supposed to be the “Year of Milwaukee” and then the pandemic upended everything

2020 was supposed to be the “Year of Milwaukee” and then the pandemic upended everything

Posted by | Aug 5, 2020 |

DNC host committee finance chair and Bucks SVP Alex Lasry believes his adopted city is on its way up despite the scaled-down presidential nominating convention. For Alex Lasry, 2020 was supposed to be the “Year of Milwaukee.” The 33-year-old had high hopes for his adopted city, scheduled to host the Democratic National Convention — the bid for which he chaired — beginning August 17. On top of that, the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the playoffs in February, giving hometown pride to Milwaukeeans who have not celebrated a basketball championship since 1971. Lasry, who serves as the Bucks’ senior vice president,...

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COVID-19 cannot be so safe for schools to reopen but so dangerous as to delay a national election

COVID-19 cannot be so safe for schools to reopen but so dangerous as to delay a national election

Posted by | Aug 1, 2020 |

“As Trump may or may not know, the date of the election is set by law, and would require an act of Congress to be overturned. Trump cannot postpone the election, the bedrock of American democracy, but the greater danger is that he can destroy its legitimacy.” – David A. Graham Lagging in the polls and grappling with deepening economic and public health crises, on July 30 President Donald Trump floated the startling idea of delaying the November 3 presidential election. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT...

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Interactive map documents extensive incidents of police violence against Black Lives Matter Protesters

Interactive map documents extensive incidents of police violence against Black Lives Matter Protesters

Posted by | Jul 11, 2020 |

Amnesty International recently launched an interactive map highlighting incidents of police violence that included Milwaukee and Wisconsin as part of a new campaign calling for systemic changes in policing. Police forces across the United States committed widespread and egregious human rights violations against people protesting the unlawful killings of Black people and calling for police reform. Amnesty International documented 125 separate examples of police violence against protesters in 40 states and the District of Columbia between 26 May and 5 June 2020. After the May 25 death of George Floyd, hundreds of thousands of people in America and other...

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