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...]
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Police Shootings About Class as Well as Race
By Jesse Jackson After three days of peaceful demonstrations marking the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s fatal shooting in Ferguson, Mo., yet another African- American man was shot by … [Read more...]
Ferguson Still in State of Emergency Days After Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
A year after the police shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, his home city of Ferguson, Mo. was once again ablaze with the sights and sounds of protest and riot. Activity since the … [Read more...]
Ex-cop Who Fatally Shot Dontre Hamilton Will Not Be Reinstated to MPD
By Karen Stokes Christopher Manney 38, the former Milwaukee police officer fired due to the highly publicized fatal shooting of an unarmed, mentally-ill Black man, learned his fate Monday night … [Read more...]
Police: Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Two Officers in Ferguson
By Wesley Lowery and David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post CLAYTON, Mo. — Authorities charged a 20-year-old man from the St. Louis area with shooting two officers during a protest last week … [Read more...]
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One-thousand Gather for Tony Robinson’s Funeral, Autopsy Released
By Elizabeth Stephens, Madison Times Last Saturday, a funeral took place for Anthony “Tony” Robinson Jr., the unarmed biracial teen shot and killed by a Madison police officer over a week … [Read more...]
Madison Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Black 19-year-old man
By Karen Stokes Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Dontre Hamilton and now Tony Robinson, were all total strangers but what connects them is they were all unarmed Black men shot by another man who … [Read more...]
Red Arrow Rallies: Milwaukee’s Reflection of Ferguson, MO
By Eelisa Jones On Monday, Aug 25th at 4 P.M. about seventy people gathered at Water Street’s Red Arrow Park. Rally participants crowded around the park’s ice rink – some donning shirts with … [Read more...]
People across the nation affected by the outcry in Ferguson
By Karen Stokes The tragic events surrounding the Michael Brown Jr. case in Ferguson, Missouri has ignited emotions not only nationally but internationally. Michael Brown, an unarmed … [Read more...]