A large and growing vigil is happening now in Madison WI to respect the contributions to the community made by Mr. Anthony "Tony" Robinson before his last Friday night.
Relevant links are:
Crowd continues to grow. 300 or more here
"Winter in New York City (OFFICIAL VIDEO)-Civil JustUs" (3-07-2015 YouTube) by Yung Grandfather, Civil JustUs, and Gil Scott-Heron.
More protests planned in Wisconsin capital after police shooting (Reuters, 3-08-2015)
"Hold each other. United we stand, divided we fall" Community pays respect for #TonyRobinson @BadgerHerald
Here's a statement from Young Gifted and Black Coalition
"The change that I saw him go through in the last few years was amazing"
p.s. for context:
I recommend A Tale of Two Madisons by Rev. Dr. Alex Gee, Jr., who works for hope, transformation and justice. And I recommend Driven to act: How I got through racial hazing and how what I learned can help Madison by Michael Johnson who works to bring people together, not to further divide, telling two shocking stories here. Also see 2-12-15 YG&B Coalition maintains stance in meeting with Equal Opportunities Commission.
YG&BC is Young Gifted and Black Coalition that had organizing meeting 3-7-15 as seen here. Christ the Solid Rock Church is organizing assistance for Robinson’s family. All with access to services and who could be of help, contact them.
1-9-2015, YG&BC: Open letter to Madison Police Chief Michael Koval.
1-12-2015, Koval replied in a thorough blog post here.
1-13-2015, YG&BC: They Got This Blunt Reply .
3-2-15, YG&BC collaborating with MPD to defuse racial disparities.
Searchable database Killed By Police 2015 (est. 5-13 includes 2013 - Present)
If you think 'reverse racism' is worse than what blacks face, read the Ferguson report by Ian Reifowitz MAR 08, 2015
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