Podcast: Vaun Mayes
Vaun Mayes talks about growing up in the South, the importance of empathy and the forces — including racism, profiteering and crime — at work in Milwaukee.
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Community activist freed from federal custody, as supporters question legitimacy of charges
Vaun 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.
‘20 Weeks, 20 Hoods’ promotes peace by building relationships
The 20-week campaign seeks to connect and support residents in five Milwaukee neighborhoods.
Juneteenth Day celebration unites Black Milwaukee
The yearly festival, which celebrates the freeing of the last slaves, attracts thousands with quality local music, food and business.
Demonstrators encourage gas station boycott after employee discharges shotgun
A group of protesters have taken up residence outside a BP gas station in Sherman Park and are asking community members to take their business elsewhere after an employee dispersed a crowd of Black youth Tuesday night with gunshots.
Nate Hamilton, protest leaders arrested on state charges
Milwaukee Police said six protesters were arrested Thursday night at a rally for Dontre Hamilton in Red Arrow Park for using voice amplification equipment. Nate Hamilton, Dontre’s brother, Jennifer Epps-Addison, executive director of Wisconsin Jobs Now, and two individuals who were targeted by police late last year for organizing protests in Milwaukee’s central city were among the arrestees. Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said the protesters did not have a permit.