Marching with Father Groppi: Looking back on Milwaukee’s Civil Rights demonstrations
In the summer of 1966, activist Father James Groppi & the NAACP Youth Council led a series of Civil Rights ...
‘That is how you turn hate into love’: Appleton’s Jesús Gregorio Smith for ‘Home Is Here’
What's one of the best ways to combat hate? For Jesús Gregorio Smith of Appleton, it's to push back with ...
Poet Derrick Harriell Wins Accolades For ‘There’s A Riot Goin’ On’
Sparked by the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith, a riot broke out in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood in August ...
Milwaukee Black Lives Matter Protester Talks About 800-Mile March To Washington D.C.
Sandy Solomon calls herself a protester. She’s part of a group of approximately 20 Black Lives Matter activists from the ...
‘We’re Protesting For A Better Future’: Madison Demonstrators Show Up For Black Lives, Equality
Demonstrations supporting Black lives and calling for police accountability have taken place in dozens of Wisconsin communities over the last ...
Remembering UW’s Black Student Strike Of 1969
When Geraldine Hines arrived on the UW-Madison campus as a law student 50 years ago, she had to adapt to ...