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10 Years After his Death, Dontre Hamilton’s Family Calls for More Policing Reforms

April 27, 2024

After her son, Dontre Hamilton, was shot and killed by a Milwaukee Police Department officer, Maria Hamilton is still fighting for change.

Popular Interests In This Article: Dontre Day, Dontre Hamilton, Edgar Mendez, Maria Hamilton, Milwaukee Police Department, Nate Hamilton, Police Reform, PrincessSafiya Byers

‘The Leader Our Parents Taught Us To Be’: The Evolution Of Nate Hamilton

November 22, 2020

By PrincessSafiya Byers and Bridget Fogarty Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org Almost seven years ago, Nate Hamilton was working as a roofer, trying to create a good life for his two […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bridget Fogarty, Community Collaborative Commission, Dontre Hamilton, Nate Hamilton, Safiya Byers

Dontre Hamilton’s Mother To Speak At Democratic Convention

July 22, 2016

Maria Hamilton ‘Excited’ For The Nation To Hear Her Group’s Voice By Chuck Quirmbach The mother of a Milwaukee man killed by police during a confrontation will speak at the Democratic National Convention later this month. After her son Dontre was shot in 2014, Maria Hamilton helped create a group of mothers who have had […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chuck Quirmbach, Democratic National Convention, Dontre Hamilton, Maria Hamilton

Milwaukee’s ‘Stop & Frisk’ Policy Strains Black Residents’ Relationship With Police

August 21, 2015

by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service MILWAUKEE — Nate Hamilton sat in his living room, smashed a cigarette into a glass ash tray, and spoke purposefully about his 31-year-old brother, Dontre, who died last year after being shot 14 times by a Milwaukee police officer during a struggle over the officer’s baton. “I loved […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Christopher Manney, Dontre Hamilton, Edward Flynn, Police Brutality, Sherwin Hughes, Stop And Frisk, Tom Barrett, Tory Lowe

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The larger Issue Ignored

January 23, 2015

By Srijan Sen January 23, 2015     Every now and then a nation experiences dramatic social change due to internal or external conflict. Countries like Russia, France, South Africa, Germany, India and China have gone through historical change through public introspection and overhaul of domestic and foreign policy. Smaller nations currently undergoing sociopolitical change […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Derek Williams, Discrimination, Dontre Hamilton, Ferguson MO, George Zimmerman, JANUARY 23 2015, Michael Brown, Social Disintegration, Trayvon Martin, VOL. 25 NO. 3

Jesse Jackson Joins Hamilton Family in Fight for Justice

January 9, 2015

By Karen Stokes January 9, 2015       Hundreds of Milwaukee area residents and protesters gathered on a cold, wintry, Friday afternoon in downtown Milwaukee to rally in support of a fight for justice lead by the family of Dontre Hamilton, and to hear inspiring words from the family and civil rights leader, Reverend […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights, Dontre Hamilton, James Groppi, JANUARY 9 2015, Jesse L. Jackson Sr., John Chisholm, Milwaukee, VOL. 25 NO. 1, WNOV



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