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At a Wisconsin rally on Friday, Donald Trump called Kamala Harris a “low-IQ person” and vowed to save the economy “from total obliteration” in a 1.5 hour-long meandering speech that touched on top campaign issues including the economy and foreign policy – but also featured threats to curb press freedoms and a lengthy discussion of […]
Hey, Milwaukee, it’s deadline time! Come join us Thursday, Oct. 17 for free food, fellowship, drinks and discussion. We will gather at 5:30 p.m. for the Milwaukee Black Political Power Tour. Our main topic will be “Advocating for Change – Addressing Violence Against Black Women in Wisconsin.” The panel, which will be moderated by Christina […]
Black voters make up roughly 5 percent of the electorate in Wisconsin. But in this swing state where the election is likely to be won by a slim margin, their vote is critical for both campaigns. We spent several days in the Milwaukee area, the heart of Wisconsin’s Black population, talking to dozens of residents […]

CNN — The death of a Black man after he was pinned to the ground by security guards at a Wisconsin hotel last month is being investigated as a homicide, as members of his family and their attorneys on Wednesday called for criminal charges and marched to the hotel in protest of the fatal encounter that was […]
A black man died begging for help while he was pinned down by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel — in a case that is drawing comparisons to the 2020 death of George Floyd, his family says. D’Vontaye Mitchell, 43, was pronounced dead after four security guards were filmed holding him down on his stomach […]
A Black man died after four security guards pinned him face down on the ground outside a hotel in Milwaukee in an act his family’s lawyer called “disturbing” and “reminiscent of the killing of George Floyd.” Dvontaye Mitchell, 43, went to the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel on June 30. Police said a person had entered […]

CNN — The death of a Black man after he was pinned to the ground by security guards at a Wisconsin hotel last month has left his family with more questions than answers – despite parts of the encounter being captured by witnesses. Dvontaye Mitchell, 43, was at the downtown Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee on […]
A Black man died after four security guards pinned him face down on the ground outside a hotel in Milwaukee in an act his family’s lawyer called “disturbing” and “reminiscent of the killing of George Floyd.” Dvontaye Mitchell, 43, went to the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel on June 30. Police said a person had entered […]
From the Imaginations of Black Women How does a city transform when Black women build dreams for the healing and well-being of a city? HoneyBee Sage, a healing café offering tea, non-alcoholic beverages, medicinal herbs and natural products. 414loral, a floral shop that hosts sound baths, yoga and Black men’s healing circles. Alice’s Garden, a […]
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