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Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin


 
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Demonstrators Gather In Milwaukee To Protest George Floyd, Joel Acevedo Killings

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Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Demonstrators marched in two separate protests in Milwaukee: One demanding justice for George Floyd and another demanding justice for Milwaukee resident Joel Acevedo.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020
Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Police Violence, The Pandemic And The Public Emergency Of Racism

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Frederica Freyberg
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What does the killing of George Floyd mean for the people of Wisconsin? Gov. Tony Evers discusses his concerns about racial inequity in policing and the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color.
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Along With Cries For Justice, Activists Call For Policing Protesters To Vote

Corrinne Hess
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Thousands of people across Wisconsin have turned out for protests calling for changes to policing policies and tactics they say result in disproportionate use of force against people of color. Some activists say lasting change will only happen if protesters also turn out to vote.
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Eighth Day Of Demonstrations Across Wisconsin Call For End To Police Brutality

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For the eighth day in a row, protesters across Wisconsin gathered Friday to remember African Americans killed by law enforcement and fight for the end to racial injustice and police brutality.
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Milwaukee Mayor Seeks Reviews Of Use Of Force By Police During Protests

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Police in Madison and Milwaukee have used tear gas on policing protesters and shot rubber bullets when they have felt threatened. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said he wants a full review done whenever he sees a video or an incident that raises questions.
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Protesters Block Beltline In Madison, March From Milwaukee To Wauwatosa

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Protesters blocked traffic on a major arterial roadway and confronted a school board official in Madison, while hundreds in Milwaukee marched to Wauwatosa, in the seventh day of statewide protests calling for justice for George Floyd and decrying racial injustice.
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'It's Time For People To Take A Stand': Policing Protests Continue In Wisconsin

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Demonstrations continued across Wisconsin on June 3, with protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man killed while in police custody.
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Wisconsin Police Chiefs Decry Killing Of George Floyd

Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
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Several Wisconsin police chiefs have condemned the actions of the police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, killing the Minneapolis man.
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Community Leaders In Milwaukee Outline What Changes Policing Protesters Want

Corrinne Hess
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Black community leaders in Milwaukee are outlining the changes they think it will take to address the concerns of police accountability protesters turning out in city and across the nation.
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Evers Outlines Opportunities To Move Needle On Race And Public Health

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Frederica Freyberg
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Gov. Tony Evers declared racism to be a public health crisis, but what tangible steps will he take to heal that malady? The governor discusses proposed legislation that would change how police in Wisconsin use force and building with communities of color.