By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
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An Uncomfortable Truth
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor With just 57 days into the New Year, the nation is already creeping up on an ugly reality. Mass shootings have become a way of life in this … [Read more...]
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The Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence is Staggering
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Approximately 7,500 African Americans are killed each year because of gun violence. Further, it’s 20 times more likely that a … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Ranked Second in Nation for Black Homicide Rate
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Wisconsin has been called many things, including the state of one of the most segregated cities in the nation. Earlier this week, Wisconsin was ranked second in the nation for … [Read more...]
US Senator Cory Booker Visited Milwaukee to Discuss Gun Violence and Taking Action
By Nyesha Stone Everyday people die. And everyday someone dies due to gun violence. The list of victims who died because of gun violence is endless. Milwaukeeans know all too well what it means … [Read more...]
Erik “Doobie” Williams Celebrates His 5th Birthday with a Special Homecoming
By Dylan Deprey Erik “Doobie” Williams smiled from ear to ear as he jumped from one game to another. He laughed along with his friends as he added to the already growing amount of tickets in … [Read more...]
Eight Lost to Gun Violence in Eight Days, City Asks Community for Help, Local Organizers Ask Same from Officials
By Dylan Deprey “Frustrated.” It was the one word Vaun Mayes, Program the Parks, used to describe Milwaukee’s violent week, during a Community Task Force press conference. As of Thursday … [Read more...]
Brooke Shawver Shares Her Gun Survivor Story
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Brooke Shawver is no stranger to gun violence. As a child and later a young woman, two pivotal moments, each involving a gun, happened to her. These experiences have come to … [Read more...]
Khary Penebaker Shares His Gun Violence Survivor Story
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Joyce Penebaker, was a mom, a daughter, a wife and, a victim of gun violence. On Sep. 8, 1979, she took her own life with a gun she had been given for protection. Her son … [Read more...]
Rep. Sargent (Recycled) Statement on Assembly Republicans’ Refusal to Adopt Universal Background Checks in Wisconsin (Again
MADISON – A month ago Assembly Democrats attempted to pass Assembly Bill 65, a bill introduced by State Representative Terese Berceau (D-Madison) requiring universal background checks on firearm … [Read more...]
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