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Madison police response to shooting contrasts with Ferguson

Posted on March 11, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Todd Richmond Within hours of a white officer shooting an unarmed black man, the police chief of Wisconsin’s capital city was praying with the man’s grandmother, hoping to strike a conciliatory tone and avoid the riots that last year … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin capital marked by third day of protests after police shooting

Posted on March 9, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Ben Brewer Activists protested for a third day in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman, the latest in a string of killings that have intensified concerns of racial … Continue reading →

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