The Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee stands in solidarity with Eric Lucas III, the African American child who was spat on by Stephanie Rapkin, a white Shorewood resident. We condemn her actions against peaceful protestors marching against police brutality against Black people.… Continue Reading »
“Op-Ed: Addressing Milwaukee’s structures of racism in the wake of George Floyd’s death”
Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, AADS Associate Professor, along with AADS Ph.D. Candidate, Crystal Ellis, discuss how today’s protests about George Floyd’s killing at the hands of police officers are not only about his death but is the culmination of Black people’s frustrations at persistent inequalities that strangle our life chances in their recent article, “Addressing Milwaukee’s structures of racism in the wake of George Floyd’s death.” published in The Cap Times.… Continue Reading »