Category: BLM MKE
This page features news reports published by Milwaukee Independent about the George Floyd protests, the related Black Lives Matter movement, and their impact on the local community.
Editorial Note: We have published extensive features about racism since the very start of our news organization. This special “Black Lives Matter - Milwaukee” category was created to compile the extraordinary coverage related to the death of George Floyd, and all the intersecting issues since May 25, 2020. mkeind.com/GeorgeFloydProtests
Black Lives Matter | The George Floyd Protests in Milwaukee
Blaming the victim: How Trump’s war on justice in 2020 radicalized the response to Black Lives Matter
When George Floyd was murdered beneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020,...
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From MLK to MAGA: White grievance continues to roll back civil rights five years after George Floyd
Five years after the killing of George Floyd ignited a nationwide reckoning on race, the civil...
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Falling short on police reform: The George Floyd Act would not have saved George Floyd’s life
On March 3, the House of Representatives voted to pass the George Floyd Act, named after the Black...
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MCTS creates Rosa Parks scholarship as part of 5th annual tribute to her resistance of bus segregation
In addition to its annual on-board tribute recognizing Rosa Parks and her contribution to the...
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Nate Hamilton: On becoming the kind of leader his parents taught him to be
By PrincessSafiya Byers and Bridget Fogarty • Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Almost seven...
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Flight Risk: GOP donors help Kyle Rittenhouse get out of Kenosha jail after funding $2M bail
A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin...
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