Posts Tagged ‘Milwaukee’
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Voices in Union: with Reggie Jackson and Maria Hamilton
This podcast episode includes a discussion about the Black Lives Matter march from Milwaukee to Washington DC, and its realtime spotlight of police harassment and brutal public racism along the journey.
Read MoreMKE 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
Read MoreSpecial 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.
Read MoreMilwaukee 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.
Read MoreSpecial 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.
Read MoreWHEN HELL FREEZES OVER: NEW DOCUMENTARY CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF FATHER JAMES GROPPI
2020 will see the premiere of a new documentary movie about Milwaukee’s own civil rights leader, Father James Groppi. The demand for equal rights and justice he spotlighted in the 1960s remains as relevant and controversial today as it was over 50 years ago.
Read MoreCNN Highlights Living While Black in Milwaukee
On June 9, 2019 CNN’s “United Shades of America” series with Kamau Bell aired a one-hour segment of interviews with black Milwaukeeans entitled “Living While Black.” Reggie Jackson, Head Griot of ABHM, was featured.
Read MoreMKE Turners Turn $4,000 into a $16,000 Gift to Support ABHM
Milwaukee Turners organization, its leadership, members, and supporters raised $8000 to support ABHM. With the dollar-for-dollar match by philanthropist and MKE County Executive Chris Abele, this resulted in a total gift of $16,000 to the museum! The Milwaukee Turners, founded by abolitionists in the 1850s, is the oldest civic organization in the city and has been deeply committed to social justice since its founding.
Read MorePublic hearing to determine if George Marshall Clark’s lynching site will be added as landmark
George Marshall Clark, a free Black man, is the only person to be hung in Milwaukee’s history . He deserves to be recognized with a historical marker at the lynching site.
Read MoreJuneteenth and the future of Milwaukee
American descendants of slaves have celebrated Juneteenth for 153 years, but freedom remains elusive for many.
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