Almost 2,000 images from 12 Milwaukee protest events used to make photo mosaic honoring George Floyd
As community murals get installed in Milwaukee to honor Civil Rights leaders and people of color who have been killed by police, social media platforms have been flooded with livestream videos from protest marches and pictures documenting nearly a month of...
Beyond Casual Cruelty: Lawsuit accuses police of attacking journalists covering George Floyd Protests
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit, on behalf of journalists who were targeted and attacked by Minneapolis and Minnesota police while covering protests over the killing of George Floyd. The lawsuit was filed on June 3 against...
Commemorating Freedom: Juneteenth officially recognized as a holiday in Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson announced on June 15 that Milwaukee County employees will have a floating holiday on June 19 to mark Juneteenth Day and the end slavery in America. Executive Order #20-15 is part...
Senator Tammy Baldwin: Our March for Racial Justice
Systemic racism has plagued our country for far too long and those that deny it can do so no longer. Despite the best intentions of many who work within our institutions of public service, education, economic, health care and criminal justice, the outcomes produced by...
Comeback Cuisine: Box lunch program encourages employers to support neighborhood eateries
Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 kicked off the Comeback Cuisine challenge on June 3 to encourage downtown companies to support nearby restaurants by purchasing box lunches for their returning employees. The effort was designed as a “welcome back” gesture to...
Pandemic causes Underground Collaborative to permanently close community arts center
Milwaukee’s unique creative venue, art gallery, and rental space on the Lower Level of the Plankinton building in the Shops of Grand Avenue will close permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Established in 2012, The The Underground Collaborative featured over 8,000...
Milwaukee County’s housing initiative allocates $10M to prevent evictions and offer mortgage assistance
The Milwaukee County Housing Division received $10 million of Milwaukee County’s allocated CARES Act funding to provide eviction prevention, housing acquisition, and mortgage assistance. The funds became available on June 11 and will support Milwaukee County residents...
Brown People for Black Power: Latino group marches in solidarity with BLM across James Groppi Bridge
The Hispanic activist group El Pueblo MKE organized a “Brown People for Black Power” march from the South Side of Milwaukee to the East Side in a show of unity for Black Lives on June 6. The march started at the Mitchell Park Domes and made it a point to...
Franklin students petition school district to improve insufficient education about racial injustices
Following the lead of the Elmbrook, New Berlin, Kettle Moraine, and several other Wisconsin School Districts, a group of Franklin Public Schools alumni recognized that its educational program did not prepare them to deeply understand and analyze the social injustices...
Racism and Shorewood: Eric Lucas talks about being spit on during peaceful demonstration
A public outcry continues to grow for the disbarment of a Shorewood attorney who spat on a high school student during a peaceful anti-racism rally and march on June 6. Lawyer Stephanie Rapkin, who is white, showed up at the protest as it traveled from Whitefish Bay to...
A Legacy of Lies: “Lost Cause” myth distorted Civil War history to infect America’s soul with White Supremacy
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....
Rise and Thrive: A “Lives in Landscape” Series – Summer of Empowerment
This multi-part editorial series was based on the “Rise and Thrive: A Lives in Landscape Exhibition” created by Milwaukee artist Brianna Joy Seipel. The project was produced in partnership with LOTUS Legal Clinic and the Untold Stories program....