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MAY 04, 2023

UW-Madison students advocate for racial justice on campus

By: Fiona Hatch, Sarah Kirsch and Lexi Spevacek The ASM Hearing Room during the open caucus. ASM members, seated at the tables, listened to students share concerns and suggestions for …

JULY 22, 2020

Activists groups and Madisoninas malign Chief Wahl, MPD in open letter.

The letter demands the permanent police chief have a devotion to racial justice and be recruited from outside the MDP. Photo: Cliff, licensed under creative commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: …

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JULY 20, 2020

Madison man harasses Black artists, gets fired.

After a video of a white Madison man yelling at Black artists painting a mural spread across Facebook, his employers let him go. Graphic: Sam Buisman Listen to the audio …

JULY 15, 2020

Badger athletes’ uniforms to sport black crest logo in show of solidarity.

The usual white “W” in UW Athletics’ crest logo will be changed to black for the 2020-2021 school year. Photo: UW Athletics. Author: Sam Buisman UW-Madison’s athletic uniforms will feature …

JULY 13, 2020

Washington NFL team to change name in reaction to George Floyd protestors.

Native American advocacy groups praised the team’s decision to retire its name and mascot, long criticized as racist caricatures. Photo: Delano Scott, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman The …

JULY 08, 2020

UW Madison reveals array of anti-racist programs in response to protestors.

Amongst the new programs are a $10 million fundraising effort for diverse recruiting, mandatory implicit bias training for freshman, $1 million in funding for research on race in America. Photo: …

JUNE 24, 2020

Protestors topple “Forward” statue, firebomb building, in continued demonstration against the police.

Using a hijacked towing vehicle, protesters dragged the Lady Forward statue down State Street. Photo: Carla Christenson. Author: Sam Buisman Demonstrators topple the “Forward” statue in a destructive night of …

JUNE 23, 2020

Arrest outside Cooper’s Tavern refuels Madison’s protests against police brutality.

Video released by the MPD shows the arrest of Devonere Johnson, in which four officers pin him to the ground, and an officer later tackles him when he attempts to …

JUNE 22, 2020

YWCA CEO Vanessa McDowell and Race and Gender Director Gery Paredes Vásquez on George Floyd, Madison’s protests, and the struggle for racial justice.

News Director Sam Buisman talked with the pair about the impact of recent protests on the larger fight to dismantle white supremacist power structures. Photo courtesy of YWCA Madison. Graphic: …

JUNE 21, 2020

Evers and Barnes make Juneteenth announcement of police reform package.

The nine bills aim to reduce police violence while increasing accountability and transparency. Photos: SEIU Local 1; Tony Evers Campaign, licensed under creative commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman. Author: Sam Buisman …

JUNE 18, 2020

March through West Washington neighborhood continues Madison’s police protests.

Upon arriving at the Capitol, protesters chanted policy-specific demands. Photo: Sam Buisman. Listen to the audio version of this story here, originally aired on 6-18-20.Author: Sam Buisman Hundreds of …

JUNE 15, 2020

Supreme Court rules it illegal for employers to discriminate against LGTBQ+ employees.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court decided that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects LGTBQ+ employees. Photo: Mark Fischer, licensed under creative commons. Author: Sam Buisman …

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