Unrest in Sherman Park: Three years later: Crucial conversations in the park | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
August 14, 2019
Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the unrest in Sherman Park—a day that captivated the attention of the city (and the world). To chronicle the occasion, the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service assembled neighbors and community leaders who are on the front lines in the Sherman Park community for a series of Facebook Lives.
Our guests talked about changes in the community since 2016.And they talked about things that have notchanged.
Most important, they talked.
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•Conversationwith Sedan Smith, brother of Sylville Smith, who wasfatally shot by a Milwaukee Police Department officer
•Conversationwith Vaun L Mayes and Gab Taylor from Program The Parks MKE and Community Task Force MKE
•Conversationwith Mildred Haynes, Sylville Smith’s mother
•Conversationwith Markasa Tucker and representatives of UBLAC Milwaukee Annia Leonard, Sierra Nicole, and Lisa Jones
•Conversationwith Camille
Mays, Jarrett English and David Muhammad
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