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We Just Want To Live

March 5, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Whether Abroad or At Home, Being Black Is A Problem Shortly after the murder of George Floyd, another video emerged that sent chills through the spines of Black folks. The viral depiction of a young Black boy, Keedron Bryant, belting out the song’s title lyrics “I Just Want […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Racial Discrimination, Racial Disparities

MPS Disproportionately Suspending Black Students at Similar Rates to 10 years ago, New MPS Data Reveals

February 12, 2022

By Sam Woods 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. Despite making up 50% of the MPS student body, Black students have received 81% of suspensions this school year, according to data MPS […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Milwaukee Public Schools, Racial Disparities, Sam Woods, Student Suspensions

Wisconsin Imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No State Has a Higher Rate.

October 23, 2021

By Clare Amari (Wisconsin Watch) 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. Wisconsin imprisons Black residents at a higher rate than any other state in the country, a new report found, highlighting long-standing […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Clare Amari, Incarcerated People, Mass Incarceration, Racial Disparities, Ramiah Whiteside, The Sentencing Project

DHS Adds COVID-19 Vaccination Data to Existing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Dashboard

June 12, 2021

Data show higher case rates and lower vaccination rates among Wisconsin’s Black, Indigenous, and people of color The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities page has been updated to include vaccination data in addition to existing data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by group. The data […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19, Health Disparities, Racial Disparities, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services

County Executive David Crowley Discusses Journey to Racial Equity

March 6, 2021

By Karen Stokes Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has lofty goals for the county and for communities of color. He has bold ideas for reaching those goals but his number one priority is getting through the pandemic. Crowley is the first Black man elected to the county executive position. Prior to Crowley, Lee Holloway and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Crowley, Karen Stokes, Racial Disparities

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Government, community and faith-based leaders join forces to champion the fight against COVID-19

February 27, 2021

By Darryl Sellers The new year has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight against COVID-19. More transmissible variants of the coronavirus which have emerged are swiftly sweeping their way across the United States. This latest trend in the almost year-long pandemic is especially troubling for Black people who are […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Darryl Sellers, Racial Disparities

Dr. Susan Moore, An African American Physician, Chronicles the Racist Medical Care that Led to Her Death

January 2, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia (EDITOR’S NOTE: You can make a donation to the GoFundMe campaign [https://bit.ly/3pCAQI1] set up for Dr. Moore’s funeral costs and expenses for her 19-year-old son and elderly parents. As of this writing, the campaign has raised more than $162,000.) The disparities in health care treatment […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19, Dr. Susan Moore, Racial Disparities, Stacy M. Brown

Milwaukee Police Department’s Stay-At-Home Arrests Reveal Deep Racial Disparities

July 4, 2020

By Edgar Mendez 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. African Americans make up the majority of residents arrested on charges of violating Milwaukee’s stay-at-home order, according to data obtained from the Milwaukee […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Arrests Made, Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Police Department, Racial Disparities, Stay At Home Order

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

People of Color and the Pandemic

April 25, 2020

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall: This is “Law of the Land.” It was known as early as March, that there was a disproportionate impact, disparities, around race. We want to delve into what those disparities may be and what might have caused them. We know that people of color are on the front lines in our service […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Allan Wernick, David Mark Greaves, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Racial Disparities

Soglin, Community Organizers Announce Plan To Reduce Violence

July 22, 2016

Proposal Would Cost $3 Million Over 3 Years By Bridgit Bowden Madison Mayor Paul Soglin was joined by grassroots organizers to announce a plan addressing racial disparities and violence prevention on Wednesday afternoon. The Focused Interruption Committee includes leaders from the NAACP, MOSES, Nehemiah and other community groups. The committee’s 15-point plan would cost $3 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bridgit Bowden, Focused Interruption Committee, Paul Soglin, Racial Disparities, Violence Prevention

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