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Michael Render, known as rapper Killer Mike, shared his thoughts on systemic racism and police brutality during his Distinguished Lecture Series Talk Monday.
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Killer Mike expresses views on systemic racism, policing at talk

Render focused on police throughout his talk, but said the need for cops comes from our capitalistic system that oppresses and forces people into poverty. “So long as you create your own crime, you are going to need a system to deter crime,” Render said. “In some small way, we participate in the system. We all see ourselves as oppressed, but we are Americans, and we oppress everyone.”


The Madison Ethics Board is set to decide Tuesday if a complaint filed against a city council member for improper involvement in a contract will go forward.
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City council member accused of improper involvement in beer garden contract

A Madison alder is set to go before an ethics committee Tuesday after being accused by a resident of improper involvement in creating a contract between the city and a business—which her husband is involved with—that’s planning to build a controversial beer garden near Lake Monona. A complaint against Ald. Sara Eskrich, District 13, was filed last month by city resident Janet Etnier, according to the Wisconsin State Journal


Madison police arrested 23-year-old Ulices Lopez Guadarrama after the alleged drunk driver crashed into a taxicab Saturday on West Dayton Street, injuring a 55-year-old man.
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Alleged drunk driver collides with taxi on West Dayton Street, flees scene

An alleged drunk driver crashed into a taxi on West Dayton Street—injuring a 55-year-old passenger—and drove away early Saturday morning, the Madison Police Department said Monday. Ulices Lopez Guadarrama, 23, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and causing injury, a hit and run involving injury, running a red light and driving without insurance, according to MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain. Guadarrama reportedly ran a red light before colliding with the cab and driving away.


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Participants analyze whiteness, supremacy in workshop

The goals of the workshop included having the participants challenge one another and acknowledge that no one is at the same place in understanding the constructs of race and white supremacy. However, it was noted that the participants would leave with a better understanding of how whiteness affects one’s interactions on a daily basis.


A 36-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after waving a seven-inch knife around on at the intersection of West Gilman Street and State Street, according to Madison police.
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Man arrested after waving knife around on State Street

A man was arrested Wednesday morning after waving a seven-inch knife near State Street. Andrew Fischer, 36, was taken into custody for disorderly conduct while armed, resisting and obstructing and on a warrant, Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said in an incident report. A 22-year-old woman called MPD around 8:30 a.m.


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Shots fired outside State Street bar

A man reportedly fired a gun into the air multiple times outside of a State Street bar early Thursday morning. James Slattery, of Fitchburg, was taken into custody on tentative charges of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon and carrying a handgun where alcohol may be served, Madison Police Department Lt.


Democratic U.S. congressmen met with UW-Madison experts, policy makers and labor representatives to discuss the “Future of Work, Wages, and Labor” at Memorial Union’s Festival Room Thursday.
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U.S. congressmen, experts discuss labor force at Memorial Union

Congressional leaders, including U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., focused on addressing the political, economic and cultural concerns facing Wisconsin amid a changing economy during a discussion at Memorial Union Thursday. The panel met to talk about issues ranging from declining union membership, stagnant wages and job loss to racial disparity and public school funding. The panel included U.S. Reps. Pocan, Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., and Donald Norcross, D-N.J., as well as education, labor and policy professionals from around the country.


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