Students, teachers and community members rallied in front of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) central office on June 17 to call for an end to the school district’s contract with the Milwaukee Police Department.
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Defund the police? Milwaukee eyes future amid Black Lives Matter protests, coronavirus budget crunch
Calls to shift funds from policing to programs that improve quality of life for people of color aren’t new. But this time, more people are listening.
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NNS on Lake Effect Radio: Unrest in Sherman Park
NNS reporter Jabril Farij goes on the air with Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to talk about protests in Sherman Park in the wake of the police shooting of 23-year-old Silville Smith