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...]
No Headlights, Sheds Light on Community and Police Relations
By Dylan Deprey Quelle Robinson’s Facebook post began with the title, “04/08/2018 a day I’ll never forget.” Below the post was a 42 minute Facebook live video shot from the backseat of a … [Read more...]
Police Satisfaction Survey Shows that Almost Half of All Black Residents in Milwaukee are Not Satisfied with the MPD
By Evan Casey New data from the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission showed that most Milwaukee residents are satisfied with the Milwaukee Police Department. This data, released at the Fire and … [Read more...]
ACLU Releases Reports that Say the Milwaukee Police Department are Performing ‘Stop and Frisks’ Without Legal Justification
By Evan Casey A new report from the ACLU of Wisconsin found that the Milwaukee Police Department’s stop and frisk policy is often times impacted by the race of an individual. The report, based … [Read more...]
Community Looking for New Police Chief to “Bring Back the Trust”
By Karen Stokes More than 100 residents, police, and elected officials attended a town hall meeting Wednesday night at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society to contribute to a discussion on … [Read more...]
Fire and Police Commission Announce Community Feedback Portal
By Dylan Deprey After a week into the New Year, Milwaukee had found itself staring at a “Help Wanted” sign hanging from Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn’s office. For some communities, there was … [Read more...]
Trust Lost: The Milwaukee Police Department and the Community
Draft of a Department of Justice report finds that the MPD could do a better job of effectively engaging with the community By Evan Casey “MPD does not have a department-wide strategic plan … [Read more...]
Family Receives No Compassion Following Police Involved Shooting of Antwon Springer
By Dylan Deprey The night began as a celebration of life for Hercules Brown Sr. and his family as they celebrated his 83rd birthday. Aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and grandchildren … [Read more...]
Voces De La Frontera Rally Against New SOP’s
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The collective cry of “Si se puede” rang through City Hall on July 5, 2017 during a rally organized by Voces de la Frontera in protest over the changes made to Milwaukee’s … [Read more...]
Milwaukee launches Promise Zones Initiative
By Karen Stokes The issues plaguing the City of Milwaukee include: unemployment, poverty, car theft and violence. If the situation remains unchanged it will continue to leave a dark cloud of … [Read more...]
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