racial disparities

Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees with being a party to felony murder in connection with a Black man’s death.

The death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel has been ruled a homicide. An autopsy released by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office on Friday concludes that D’Vontaye Mitchell suffocated June 30 while being restrained.

A Milwaukee woman who argued she was legally allowed to kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her has pleaded guilty to homicide. Prosecutors allege Chrystul Kizer shot Randall Volar at his Kenosha home in 2018 when she was 17.

Dermatologists will offer a free screening Saturday morning on MLK Dr. in Milwaukee.

“Do For Self: the story of Milwaukee’s Black Cross Nurses” is a new exhibit at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society that chronicles the foundation of the Black Cross Nurses in Milwaukee.

A new statewide project, lead by Wisconsin Medical Society, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Nurses Association, is working to improve health outcomes for Black people, post pregnancy.

Across the U.S., and especially here in Milwaukee, pregnant people and newborn infants are more at risk for dying from complications compared to other developed countries. AkkeNeel Talsma, an associate professor at the college of nursing at UW-Milwaukee, developed the MaternityMetrix app to help change that.

Chrystul Kizer is charged with first degree intentional homicide for shooting the man who trafficked her when she was a child. The case is scheduled for motion hearings to determine pre-trial issues in late September.

Prejudice practices turned what should have been a benefit into a barrier for many Black U.S. veterans.

President Woodrow Wilson established National Flag Day on June 14, 1916, to commemorate the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States. While the American Flag can be seen as a symbol of freedom for all, some communities of color have a tense connection to that symbol due to their experiences in the United States.