By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 2016, former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah fatally shot Jay Anderson Jr. Prosecutors originally declined to file charges against Mensah, but nearly five years … [Read more...]
Kenosha Police Officer Identified as Jacob Blake Shooter
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Seven. That is the number of times a police officer shot Jacob Blake while his children sat horrified in the car. The shooting occurred 40 miles away from Milwaukee in … [Read more...]
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NNPA Newswire Special Report: Police Shootings of African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A police officer’s bullet shattered a window and fatally struck Atatiana Jefferson as she and her 8-year-old nephew played video … [Read more...]
Antwon Springer’s Family Still Seeking Justice
By Evan Casey Justice has yet to be found for the family of Antwon Springer, following the shooting and killing of Springer by Milwaukee Police Officers last September. Springer, who was 36 … [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...]
Young Milwaukee Parents Speak about Police Involved Shootings
By Yasmine Outlaw As police related shooting deaths and the rate of Black males continue to rise, young Black parents are forced to change their beliefs on parenthood. The generation of young … [Read more...]
Heaggen-Brown Found Not Guilty in Sylville Smith Shooting
By Dylan Deprey and Karen Stokes A jury found former-Milwaukee Police Department officer Dominique Heaggen-Brown not guilty in the shooting death of Sylville Smith on June 21, 2017. The City … [Read more...]
Many Still Seek Answers after Lakefront Shooting
By Karen Stokes At a brief news conference on Monday, Sheriff David Clarke updated information on the shooting which occurred at Milwaukee’s Lakefront. “On Sunday, June 11th at 7:41pm, in … [Read more...]
Family of Jermaine Claybrooks Looking for Answers
By Karen Stokes On a partly cloudy afternoon on the first day of spring, the family of Jermaine Claybrooks wasn’t concerned about the weather, their main concern was uncovering the truth about … [Read more...]
Amid the Unrest, Lies an Opportunity for Change
By Karen Stokes and Dylan Deprey Days after the unrest that devastated the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, the events of last Saturday are now being discussed and scrutinized locally as … [Read more...]