Diversity Management, News and Updates
Black Americans have a long history of being over-policed and charged with crimes at a disproportionately higher rate than whites — and nowhere in the United States does that appear truer than in the state of Wisconsin. Deon J. Hampton of NBC News has reported that “years of housing segregation…
Terrill Thomas, who was only 38 years old, begged for water for days after Officer James Ramsey-Guy shut off all water to his cell, as ordered by Lt. Kashka Meadors of the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. But the water was never to come. Thomas, who was mentally disabled, died of…
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele signed a resolution on Monday declaring racism and discrimination a public health crisis in the area. “Everybody has been reading and hearing about the same set of statistics in Milwaukee for decades,” Abele said. “We lead in an unfortunate way the racial disparities in employment,…
Driving home from church is dangerous in Wauwatosa, Wisc., if you’re a Black teen in a car with your grandmother who happens to be white, and police think you’re robbing her. Akil Carter, age 18, sat in the backseat of a vehicle, while his grandmother and another white woman were…
Milwaukee’s school-to-prison pipeline for Black students is notoriously awful. In Milwaukee County, more than half of Black men in their thirties have served time in prison. The racism and racial profiling that perpetually exists in the city is again in the national spotlight as police used excessive force on a…
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke revealed Wednesday that he has officially hopped on the Trump train but officials say the announcement may have been premature. Clarke told a Milwaukee radio station he will be taking a senior position with the Department of Homeland Security. “I’m both honored and humbled to…
Organizer Ken Reed said amid Confederate flags, “Obviously we’re exercising our Second Amendment rights but that’s because we have to defend ourselves.” By Sheryl Estrada Twitter Waving Confederate flags and armed with assault rifles, White Lives Matter supporters stood in front of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…
This incident was unlike the recent police-related deaths of unarmed Black men, including Alton Sterling. Smith was armed, a foot chase ensued and he refused to drop his gun, according to authorities. The clashing of citizens and police is more indicative of a tipping point for the city of Milwaukee…
By Sheryl Estrada The same week Wisconsin Republican lawmaker Bob GannoninsultedMilwaukee’s Black community, U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) took tothe House floor to criticize the abortion rates for Black women. Last week, Duffy, who may be weary of hearing about injustices against Blacks, scolded the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)for not…
A Wisconsin state lawmaker released a statement on Wednesday titled “Murder, Mayhem and Jobs,” in which he essentially blames Milwaukee’s Black residents for the state’s woes. Amidst the recent news that Wisconsin’s workforce development agency said it received notices of more than 10,100 layoffs in 2015, the highest amount since…
