Article Courtesy of the Steve Fund The Steve Fund launches an online resource center during Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, with scientific information from premier experts on student-of-color mental health and emotional well-being. A new online knowledge center offers expert information on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color. It was […]
‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill Could Make Targeting Law Enforcement Officers A Hate Crime
Wisconsin Lawmaker Says Officers Should Have Special Protections In Wake Of Dallas Shooting by Patty Murray Rep. David Steffen, R-Green Bay, will introduce a bill next session to include law enforcement officers under the state’s hate crime protections. The “Blue Lives Matter” bill is based on legislation passed earlier this year in Louisiana and was […]
Hundreds Gather For Protest March In Madison Sunday
Group Marched Up State Street To Dane County Public Safety Building by Bridgit Bowden Several hundred people gathered in Madison on Sunday to protest the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police and the killing of five police officers in Dallas. The group marched up State Street, around the state Capitol and to […]
State NAACP Extends Condolences, Urges Voters to Hold Officials Accountable
MADISON, WI – NAACP Wisconsin State Conference President Frank A. Humphrey today issued the following statement regarding the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in St. Paul, Minnesota, following police encounters and ongoing violence at protest rallies across the nation: “The events of last week remind us as citizens […]
Left, Right Seek to Halt $4.2 Billion in Asset-Seizure Abuse
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service Darren wants his surname kept secret. After enduring civil-asset forfeiture, he fears reprisals from law enforcement. “And you know why? Because this thing has let me know for a fact there’s no limit to what the police will do,” he said. “And they have the law behind them.” The […]
Legal Tips – Tools For Interacting With Police Safely
In response to the increasing attention to local, state, and national police conduct when interacting with the public, the mission of Legal TIPS is to provide the citizens of Madison a guide to understanding their rights during common encounters with law enforcement. In addition, it provides insight from the Madison Police Department on what their […]
From Beloit to St. Louis: A Negro League Players’ Story
By Dylan Deprey Whether it is blasting whiffle balls over the neighbor’s fence or having to drop the boxing gloves and pick up a baseball mitt after a solid punch to the nose, professional baseball players from every generation have their story. While players’ love for baseball can run as deep as a fly ball […]
Bipartisan ‘Manufacturing Universities’ Legislation Passes Senate
Provision would strengthen U.S. engineering programs to meet 21st century manufacturing demands WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced the Senate passage of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which included Baldwin’s bipartisan legislation to help U.S. universities strengthen their engineering programs to meet the demands of the modern manufacturing industry. The Manufacturing Universities […]
After Serving Nine Years in Prison for a Quadruple Murder He Didn’t Commit, Davontae Sanford Is Finally Free
By Tatyana Hopkins (NNPA/DTU Fellow) The lawyers of wrongfully convicted Davontae Sanford said it was clear from the beginning that he was innocent and his confession was false. Megan Crane, Sanford’s lawyer, said that “police practices that are widely inappropriate for vulnerable juvenile suspects and a criminal justice system that systemically failed him at every […]
The Freshwater Capitol of the World Could be a Façade
By Dylan Deprey During the night, a child gets out of bed to get a glass of water. Having zero knowledge of the lateral lead pipes under their house, they drink the water. Then like any other night, they go off to bed. This scenario is what the Freshwater for Life Action Coalition (FLAC) is […]
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