Calls for justice ring through Downtown La Crosse following the police shooting death of Daunte Wright
April 16, 2021 12:53 AM Molly Ringberg
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – A large group of protesters gathered at Riverside Park Thursday evening before marching through Downtown La Crosse.
Organized by the high school group, “Black Student Leaders,” they’re calling for justice following the shooting death of Daunte Wright – another Black man killed at the hands of police.
The group brought community members together to connect with one another; listening and sharing the trauma, pain, and hurt many have been feeling over this past year.
One organizer said the impact of the murders of Daunte Wright, George Floyd, and far too many others goes beyond the Black community.
Black Student Leaders, LIT come together for group public art project in La Crosse
April 16, 2021 10:02 AM Jourdan Vian
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) A group of area students have come together to design and create a traveling public art project, which will be on display this weekend in downtown La Crosse.
Black Student Leaders and Leaders Igniting Transformation have collaborated with local artist Breckin Sargeant to bring to life their vision for a public part piece. The painting will be created from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Larson’s General on Main Street in downtown La Crosse, where it will stay for about a month. The piece will then be displayed at the La Crosse Public Library Main Branch, People’s Food Co-op and River City Gallery.
A student-led group of protesters marched through Downtown La Crosse Thursday evening in the wake of the death of Daunte Wright, and to call out other injustices, including recent derogatory
The first Black sheriff in Wyoming takes over an agency that has faced significant controversy
By Emma Tucker, CNN
Albany County Sheriff Aaron Appelhans stands in the county courthouse in Laramie, Wyoming. (CNN)For the first time in its 130-year history, Wyoming has a Black sheriff. Aaron Appelhans, 39, has taken charge of the Albany County Sheriff s Office, which faces two pending lawsuits and calls for reform in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Robert Robbie Ramirez by a deputy in 2018. You don t see a whole lot of African Americans in law enforcement, Appelhans told CNN. So, I m trying to overcome that roadblock of taking a non-traditional career path and affect change within my community.
The first Black sheriff in Wyoming takes over an agency that has faced significant controversy CNN 2/21/2021 By Emma Tucker, CNN
For the first time in its 130-year history, Wyoming has a Black sheriff.
Aaron Appelhans, 39, has taken charge of the Albany County Sheriff s Office, which faces two pending lawsuits and calls for reform in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Robert Robbie Ramirez by a deputy in 2018. You don t see a whole lot of African Americans in law enforcement, Appelhans told CNN. So, I m trying to overcome that roadblock of taking a non-traditional career path and affect change within my community.