This story from 2019 details how the weekend of unrest unfolded in Sherman Park.
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Four years ago today, Sherman Park erupted in violence. We look back.
On Aug. 13, 2016, the neighborhood was thrust into the spotlight after violence erupted following the death of Sylville Smith, who was fatally shot by a Milwaukee Police Department officer.
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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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Unrest in Sherman Park: Three years later: The weekend
Three years ago this week, unrest in Sherman Park put the neighborhood-and our city-in the national spotlight. But what’s happened to the community since then? That’s the question we seek to answer this week – and our focus for the remainder of the year. Milwaukee County Sheriff’s vehicles patrol Sherman Park as park-goers enjoy the […]