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We are being suffocated by a system of colorism and supremacy
by Jabril FarajWe declare the right of every person to water, food, care and shelter and affirm our absolute right to peace of body, mind and spirit.
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#WeWillWin as long as we support one another
by Jabril FarajBrooklyn sits in a wheelchair, behind a fold-out table, to welcome volunteers to the Bernie Sanders Dubuque field office the weekend before the Iowa Caucuses, the first leg of the Democratic nomination process. Buses and caravans of volunteers are coming in from all over the Midwest — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and even Ohio — and not one of them gets by without Brooklyn...
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Bernie Sanders can’t save us but, together, we can create a more just society
by Jabril FarajDespite almost thirty years in Washington, Bernie Sanders hasn’t bowed to corruption. He listens, and he’s been speaking up for us for a long time.
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Ex-prisoner: incarceration is “destroying our people”
by Isiah HolmesActivists and former inmates said incarceration is part of a “systematic design” that destroys families and traumatizes communities of color.
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State Assembly candidate: invest in communities, not corporations
by Jabril FarajResidents expressed a desire for a better future, yet doubt that a system which hasn’t worked for them in the past will change. Rick Banks, a community organizer and central city native, hopes to bring that perspective to the Wisconsin legislature.
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Community activist freed from federal custody, as supporters question legitimacy of charges
by Jabril FarajVaun Mayes — recently indicted for plotting to firebomb a police station in 2016 — was released from federal custody last week after a judge struck down an appeal from the United States Attorney’s Office that sought to keep him in custody during the trial.
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Group seeks millions to light Hoan Bridge, as Milwaukee communities suffer
by Jabril FarajAs poverty and lead poisoning continue to afflict Milwaukee’s central city communities of color, downtown boosters are setting out on a campaign to raise $1.5 million in the next year to cover the Hoan Bridge in lights.
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‘20 Weeks, 20 Hoods’ promotes peace by building relationships
The 20-week campaign seeks to connect and support residents in five Milwaukee neighborhoods.
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Juneteenth Day celebration unites Black Milwaukee
by Jabril FarajThe yearly festival, which celebrates the freeing of the last slaves, attracts thousands with quality local music, food and business.
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MSO, Gibraltar partnership unites people through music
by Jabril FarajCellist Peter Thomas and music club owner Evan Christian are bringing classical music to the masses through a Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra residency.