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Open Mic Event Gives Residents a Chance to Connect with City Leadership

March 29, 2019

By Ethan Duran On the evening of March 21, residents and public officials gathered in Mobcraft Beer Brewery and Taproom to discuss justice, peace and inequality in Milwaukee for the first … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ben Rangel, Bridge the City, Ethan Duran, Evan Goyke, John Chisolm, Katie Sanders, Kyle Hagge, NEWaukee, Open Mic, Reggie Moore

Community Brainstorming Creates Conversation for Proposed Policing

May 4, 2018

By Dylan Deprey What began as the usual back-and-forth question portion of the monthly Community Brainstorming at the St. Matthew’s C.M.E. Church basement, ended in silence as a quiet voice … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Carleen Jordan, Community Brainstorming Conference, Dylan Deprey, John Chisolm, Milwaukee Police Department, Raymond Banks, Richard Schmidt, Tom Reed

The Milwaukee Courier Congratulates Wisconsin Primary Winners on Solidifying their Position for Upcoming November Election

August 13, 2016

On Tuesday, August 9, Milwaukee voters headed to the polls to vote in a variety of local and state elections. Approximately 18 percent turned out for the Wisconsin fall primary election. The results … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Crowley, Election Results, Gwen Moore, Jason Fields, John Chisolm, LaTonya Johnson, Lena Taylor, Leon D Young, Primary Election

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

Congresswomen Moore: District Attorney John Chisholm is the leader we need on crime

July 23, 2016

Through the homes, the bullets exploded like fireworks traveling like lightening, killing whatever future was imagined for the innocent children inside. 5-year-old Laylah Petersen was sitting on … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gwen Moore, John Chisolm

District Attorney John Chisholm Leads on Deferred Prosecution for Low-level Drug Offenders

June 25, 2016

For low level drug offenders, incarceration is not always the best or right answer. In 2006, when Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm took office, there were deep and wide racial … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Deferred Prosecution, John Chisolm, Low Level Drug Offenders, Milwaukee County Drug Treatment Court

Right-Wing Alderman Attacks District Attorney John Chisholm

June 18, 2016

Milwaukee’s crime rate has been on the rise lately, and Milwaukee’s Black community is facing the worst of it. Under President Ashanti Hamilton’s leadership, the city council’s Public Safety Committee … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ashanti Hamilton, Criminal Justice, John Chisolm, Milwaukee County District Attorney, Public Safety Committee, Verona Swanigan

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm Continues Bold Vision for 4th Term

April 30, 2016

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm committed to continuing to serve the people of Milwaukee County in his recent announcement that he would be seeking a fourth term in office. “When I … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: John Chisolm, Milwaukee County District Attorney

Milwaukee Celebrates Black Inventors

April 9, 2016

By Karen Stokes Inventions from African Americans inventors were on display at the Milwaukee County Courthouse to celebrate Women’s History Month on March 24, 2016. The free event, open to the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Inventors Gallery, Chris Abele, Great Black Inventors, John Chisolm, Karen Stokes, Peggy Hardy, STEM, Womens History Month

The Problems at Lincoln Hills Aren’t a Quick Fix

March 5, 2016

By Dylan Deprey The words: amputated, sexual assault, child abuse and inhumane do not commonly occur in regular conversation. Usually, these words arise during police dramas, horror films and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Brainstorming, Chris Abele, Dylan Deprey, Evan Goyke, Jermaine Reed, John Chisolm, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Mary Triggiano, Panel Discussions

No Charges Filed Against Former Milwaukee Police Officer in Dontre Hamilton Death

December 27, 2014

By Karen Stokes Former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney will not be charged for fatally shooting Dontre Hamilton. Hamilton 31, a mentally ill, Black man, was shot 14 times this … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chris Levy, Christopher Manney, Dontre Hamilton, Gwen Moore, John Chisolm, Karen Stokes, Nate Hamilton, Robert Bell Photography

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