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The Milwaukee representative introduced a slate of legislation titled Enough is Enough. //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Rep. David Bowen speaks at a press conference introducing Democratic bills on police reform. Photo by Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner.
“This is our chance for transformation,” Rep.
David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) said during a press conference at the Capitol announcing a new package of police reform bills. Dubbed “Enough Is Enough,” the package contains ambitious proposals that respond to the calls of Wisconsin residents who have marched in the streets over the past year.
Speaking in front of a crowd of about 30 activists, elected officials and community leaders at the State Capitol, Bowen introduced his bills saying they were building on, not negating, recent proposals that came out of Assembly Speaker
Police reform advocates discuss victories and challenges that remain. //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
The People’s Revolution’s Day 365 anniversary protest in Milwaukee. Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner.
A year ago, countless people across the country and the world took to the streets to express outrage at the killing of
George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. As the weeks and months continued, the movement in the streets adapted, endured and evolved strategies to achieve policy changes in policing. In the Milwaukee area, the results are mixed.
The longer the protests went on, the more citizens learned about local instances of police-related violence, which fueled more protest. Now, half-way through 2021, some organizing groups which took part in the 2020 protests have had time to look back and assess what came of a year in the streets.
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather and march to the Milwaukee City Hall. Many called for the removal of Milwaukee police Chief Alfonso Morales. ((Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)) -
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Police in Milwaukee are now banned from using chokeholds, following a unanimous vote by the Fire and Police Commission. The FPC meeting was preceded by weeks of organizing by residents and activists pushing for the ban on a hold officers were not trained to utilize. Community members emphasized the importance of banning chokeholds, without exception, hoping to close any loopholes in the policy.
Commissioner Amanda Avalos echoed the point in a statement made shortly before the FPC voted. I don t think I need to explain the urgency around why adding language in our policies around banning chokeholds, with no exceptions, is critically important for everyone s safety, said Avalos. We ve seen across the country how many times this ends up killing people, specifically Black and br
Friends describe a kind, committed man focused on giving back. //end headline wrapper ?>Rick Banks. Photo courtesy of Rick Banks.
Rick Banks has always been a problem-solver.
Since he was a child, he has always thought about how he could make things better, he said.
From connecting Harambee neighborhood residents to resources near them to knocking on doors to be a resource for people who have election-related questions, Banks can be found serving Milwaukee.
Now the 29-year-old is making his mark through community and political organizing.
“My personal mission is the development of the Black community in Milwaukee,” Banks said.