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A legacy of resistance: Historical resources for understanding local and national protest movements
As protests against police brutality continue, Reggie Jackson and Dr. Robert Smith provide insights into the protests of the past and the people that made them possible.
Sen. Kamala D. Harris named as Joe Biden’s running mate
In a historic moment, Kamala Harris has been selected as Joe Bidden’s running mate.
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
Community collects soil in remembrance of 1930 lynching
On the 90th anniversary of the infamous lynchings of Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith, and the attempted lynching of James Cameron, members of the Marion (Indiana) Community Remembrance Project collected soil to be sent to the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Black Lives Matter movement street art, murals see a surge
Two months after Chicago and the nation erupted in protest of George Floyd’s killing by a white police officer in Minneapolis, a growing number of signs of the Black Lives Matter movement can be found around Chicago in the form of murals and street art.
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Black Lives Matter movement sparks ‘collective awakening’ on marijuana policies
States and cities across the country have overhauled their marijuana policies in recent months, propelled by the Black Lives Matter protests over racial inequality and police brutality.
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Milwaukee protesters begin march to Washington, D.C.
Milwaukee protest leader Frank Sensabaugh starts his 750 mile march with supporters to Washington, D.C.
Activists celebrate decision to close ‘hellish’ St Louis jail
A glimpse of good news as activists in St. Lous celebrate the closing of a medium sized prison that had a reputation as a debtors’ jail.
Pac-12 football players threaten boycott
College Football players have increasingly recognized their ability to create change, both in their communities and their personal lives. This call for a boycott is the most recent example.
A new gentrification crisis
As the pandemic continues, plunging the nation into a recession, fear over evictions and the closing of small businesses is fueling concerns that gentrification may speed up.
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Protests Planned in St. Louis re: 2014 Killing of Michael Brown
Protests are scheduled to happen in St. Louis, Missouri this Sunday in response to Prosecuting Attorney for the County, Wesley Bell’s recent announcement that he will not file criminal charges against former Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown in 2014.
Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death – to be published on the day of his funeral.
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Peaceful Portland protests after federal withdrawal
Oregon’s governor, Kate Brown, agreed with the White House that the state police would take over responsibility for guarding the courthouse after weeks of escalating protests. She said that “Trump’s troops” were behaving like an occupying army in Portland and provoking unrest with heavy-handed tactics.
Read Barack Obama’s Eulogy for John Lewis
Former President Barack Obama delivers an impassioned call to action while eulogizing the late Rep. John Lewis.
Pollution Is Killing Black Americans. This Community Fought Back.
An intricate and personal look into environmental inequality centered on a Philadelphia neighborhood, this article examines the far reaching impact of pollution and climate crisis on Black America.
Milwaukee Said It First: Racism is a Public Health Crisis
The current global pandemic has renewed interest in Milwaukee’s recent decision to label racism a public health crisis.
‘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.
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Chicago removes Columbus statue
Chicago removed a Christopher Columbus statue from the city’s lakefront Grant Park before dawn Friday, a week after protesters tried to topple it.
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.
How I Became a Police Abolitionist
When people dismiss Blacks who call for police abolition as not caring about victims or safety, they tend to forget that those same Black citizens ARE those victims, those survivors of violence. This article’s author, who is Black and a human rights lawyer, gives a detailed and nuanced perspective on this dilemma.
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring. From student activist to elder statesman, Lewis continually encouraged the nation’s youth to start “good trouble” — and modeled just how to do that.