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 Police Department through a public records request.
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Senior Staff Reporter
Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, BJ, BS; Marquette University, MA
Edgar Mendez is a senior staff reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. He won a 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and 2014, 2017, and 2018 Milwaukee Press Club Awards for his reporting on taverns, marijuana law enforcement, and lead in water service lines.
In 2008, he won a Society of Professional Journalists’ regional award for columns dealing with issues such as poverty, homelessness and racism. His writing has been published by the Associated Press, Reuters, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other media.
Honors & Awards:
2008 Society of Professional Journalists’ Regional Award
2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
2014, 2017, and 2018 Milwaukee Press Club Awards
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