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MKE County Exec David Crowley commits his tenure to addressing inequities

Amidst the ongoing pandemic, Milwaukee County Executive David Crawley announced that he would be dedicating his tenure to “addressing the gaping inequities” across the city

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Milwaukee protesters begin march to Washington, D.C.

Frank Nitty and marchers

Milwaukee protest leader Frank Sensabaugh starts his 750 mile march with supporters to Washington, D.C.

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‘I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired’

James E. Causey brilliantly examines the plight of Black America and Black Milwaukee specifically. Connecting the turmoil of today to sixty years worth of history.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – 45 Wisconsin Communities Protest

As video of George Floyd’s death spread across the US, protests followed in major cities — as well as unexpected small cities and tiny virtually all-white towns around Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin still has Confederate monuments and symbols despite its history as a progressive state. Here’s what they are.

Jefferson Davis memorial in Prairie du Chien, WI

Despite Wisconsin’s allegiance to the Union during the Civil War, its loyalties to the Union and the end of slavery were not as clear-cut as Wisconsinites might like to think.

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Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Africa Declares Black Lives Matter

The global uprising against racist police brutality that ignited in the United States has spread to the Blackest continent of all, showing that the aftershocks of class struggle in imperialist countries are often felt in the regions they historically exploit and oppress.

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What each of us can do to end racism

By Diana Diaz-Granados, La Crosse Tribune The recent killings of black Americans that have sparked protests around the country are not anomalies: Before George Floyd was Eric Garner; before Ahmaud…

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Why the Virus Is a Civil Rights Issue: ‘The Pain Will Not Be Shared Equally’

The COVID-19 infection and death rates in the Black community reflect systemic racism in all aspects of American society: healthcare, employment, education, VA benefits, home mortgages/credit, etc.

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Republicans tried to suppress the vote in Wisconsin. It backfired

Despite a US Supreme Court decision not to postpone elections, Wisconsin voters braved the cold and coronavirus to elect a democratic supreme court justice.

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Childhood trauma in the U.S. is a ‘public health crisis’

A new study on childhood trauma provides compelling evidence for why childhood trauma should be a focus of Milwaukee and the country.

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