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Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Community Leaders In Milwaukee Outline What Changes Policing Protesters Want

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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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Dozens Arrested In Milwaukee And Madison After Vandalism Follows Protests

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Protesters in Wisconsin clashed with police for a second night on May 31. Following peaceful protests during the day, there was widespread looting and property damage across some of the state's largest cities.

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Demonstrations Over Policing Concerns Followed By Clashes With Police

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The day began with a peaceful rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol, outlining continued frustration in the relationship between police and Madison’s black community. In 2015, a MPD officer shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson. Since then, protesters say not much has changed.

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George Floyd Protests Continue Around Wisconsin For Third Day

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Marches and gatherings over the killing of George Floyd continued for a third consecutive day across Wisconsin — including in Madison and Milwaukee, where hundreds defied curfews to protest into the evening.

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Volunteers Clean Up, Officials React After Violent Night In Madison

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Hundreds of volunteers and business owners were out early on May 31 in downtown Madison to clean up and repair storefronts after an evening of violence, looting and property damage following demonstrations over the death of George Floyd.

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Violence Erupts In Madison After Demonstrators Gather Across Wisconsin

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Thousands gathered for demonstrations across Wisconsin, joining people nationwide to express outrage over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed in police custody in Minneapolis. What began as a day of peaceful protest in Madison, though, turned into a chaotic scene.

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Protests For More Accountability In Policing Continue Around Wisconsin

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Protests in Wisconsin continue to advocate an end to system racism, with a crowd of thousands in Madison joined by other rallies across the state, including in Appleton, Milwaukee and Sheboygan.

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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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Protesters Rally In Milwaukee In Response To The Killing Of George Floyd

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Milwaukee residents called for change in the wake of three contentious days of protest in Minneapolis after George Floyd was killed in police custody.

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

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Corrinne Hess

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Danielle Kaeding

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Madeline Fox

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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.